Your favorite relaxing/de stressing routine

Ricka · 02-16-21, 05:41 PM

Can I ask what your favorite relaxing routine is?

Do you have a favorite video (like yoga video) you love to follow? Do you have Favorite instructor(s) that helps with de stressing?

Or do you do something else? Perhaps you make a point to have 20 minutes of quiet time with lavender tea, or get a massage?

I feel like i have so much tension, and I want to get rid of it.

ncl · 02-16-21, 05:56 PM

Pre pandemic: massage

In pandemic: Travis elliot yin yoga.

edensmom · 02-16-21, 09:56 PM

I get up very early to have alone time. I drink coffee, write in my journal and do a short guided meditation. Often I do my workout right after. I love starting my day this way. I just feel GOOD.

If I'm stressed or agitated in the day I will often listen to a short guided relaxation or meditation.

bubbles76 · 02-16-21, 10:11 PM

Tea and Golden Girls. Or Living Single.

yogapam · 02-16-21, 10:17 PM

Listening to a chick lit audio book & relaxing with some herbal tea, stretching, or going for a walk

bzar · 02-17-21, 12:15 AM

sewing and playing piano.

Paula N · 02-17-21, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bubbles76

Tea and Golden Girls. Or Living Single.

I could watch the Golden Girls a thousand times over and never get tired of it! I think one of my life goals is to find three roommates to live with when I get older.

Laura S. · 02-17-21, 11:58 AM

Reading or paper crafting. I got a gel plate for Christmas and I love making prints on all kinds of paper and other stuff - I gel printed empty toilet paper rolls before using them to make something. Mainly, I look for something I can get totally absorbed in and these are the two things that do this for me.

BunnyHop · 02-17-21, 03:52 PM

I've picked up some crafting hobbies and I really enjoy them. Learning the basics was pretty simple, but there's a lot more potential there, and that's fun too.

The anti-anxiety 4-7-8 breathing technique has done me a world of good, and I do that whenever I feel the need, but also when I wake up in the middle of the night, it does seem to help me fall back to sleep.

The whole warm bath thing is great, but not one I'm fond of in the dead of winter. If I'm not careful I can wind up getting chilly afterwards, mostly from not being careful enough about getting dry and covering my feet.

laurajhawk · 02-17-21, 04:17 PM

I love meditation and yoga, but lately my go-to is The Great British Baking Show. Everyone is so nice, the setting is beautiful, the stakes are low, and you can look at amazing baked goods without gaining weight. What's not to love?

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02-16-21, 05:41 PM
Ricka Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016	Your favorite relaxing/de stressing routine Can I ask what your favorite relaxing routine is? Do you have a favorite video (like yoga video) you love to follow? Do you have Favorite instructor(s) that helps with de stressing? Or do you do something else? Perhaps you make a point to have 20 minutes of quiet time with lavender tea, or get a massage? I feel like i have so much tension, and I want to get rid of it.

02-16-21, 05:56 PM
ncl Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Western North Carolina	Pre pandemic: massage In pandemic: Travis elliot yin yoga.

02-16-21, 09:56 PM
edensmom Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pacific NW	I get up very early to have alone time. I drink coffee, write in my journal and do a short guided meditation. Often I do my workout right after. I love starting my day this way. I just feel GOOD. If I'm stressed or agitated in the day I will often listen to a short guided relaxation or meditation.

02-16-21, 10:11 PM
bubbles76 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Jersey	Tea and Golden Girls. Or Living Single. __________________ "You humans have the potential to be the most wonderful beings there are - if you can get past all these enormous stupid spots you seem to have in your hearts. It's not your fault. You just don't know how to work your hearts right yet. That's why there are dogs." - Jim Butcher, Zoo Day

02-16-21, 10:17 PM
yogapam VF Supporter Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West coast of Canada, eh. ;)	Listening to a chick lit audio book & relaxing with some herbal tea, stretching, or going for a walk __________________ **~Pam~** Certified Level 4 Essentrics Instructor - March 2021 Hatha YTT - 2011 Your body keeps an accurate journal regardless of what you write down..... "Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." Jim Rohn "It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” - Tony Robbins Check out my Instagram account, @fitness.ficti0n.inspirati0n

02-17-21, 12:15 AM
bzar Exchange Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: PalmTreeVille	sewing and playing piano. __________________ ~jeannine Miyagi: Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important. [walks away, still making circular motions with hands] ~ Pat Morita, The Karate Kid, 1984 disclosure: in the years 2002-2004 i had a professional relationship with a distributor of fitness videos; see profile.

02-17-21, 11:58 AM
Laura S. VF Supporter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC	Reading or paper crafting. I got a gel plate for Christmas and I love making prints on all kinds of paper and other stuff - I gel printed empty toilet paper rolls before using them to make something. Mainly, I look for something I can get totally absorbed in and these are the two things that do this for me. __________________ Laura Laura's Workout Mantras: Something is better than nothing The best workout is the one you will DO

02-17-21, 03:52 PM
BunnyHop Join Date: Nov 2008	I've picked up some crafting hobbies and I really enjoy them. Learning the basics was pretty simple, but there's a lot more potential there, and that's fun too. The anti-anxiety 4-7-8 breathing technique has done me a world of good, and I do that whenever I feel the need, but also when I wake up in the middle of the night, it does seem to help me fall back to sleep. The whole warm bath thing is great, but not one I'm fond of in the dead of winter. If I'm not careful I can wind up getting chilly afterwards, mostly from not being careful enough about getting dry and covering my feet. __________________ Anna

02-17-21, 04:17 PM
laurajhawk Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado	I love meditation and yoga, but lately my go-to is The Great British Baking Show. Everyone is so nice, the setting is beautiful, the stakes are low, and you can look at amazing baked goods without gaining weight. What's not to love? __________________ - Laura "Don't say 'I can't' ... say 'I presently suck at this thing.'" - Matt Meese, BYU Divine Comedy