Best way to relax?

[Lostandbroken]

Any ideas on the best way to relax? I used to use yoga and playing my insturnment or even art to relax but now they all just remind me of bad times..

[Hidden]

What instrument did you play? Maybe you could try a new hobby? I found knitting to be relaxing. I like to do counted cross stitch as well. People change as they grow. What was good for you in the past is not what you need now. I had so many hobbies. I stopped doing some and start new ones all the time. I even learned how to repair old pocket watches.

[Lostandbroken in reply to Hidden]

Flute, I have a clarinet just never learned to use it maybe I'll do that

[Hidden]

Hemi-sync music and visualization videos (both free on YouTube) I also like to color mandalas. All you need or some markers/crayons/colored pencils/whatever you like to color with (I recommend colored pencils for these as they have small spaces) and look up FREE Mandala Prints on the internet. Hopefully you have a printer.

Or you can buy Mandala coloring books. Coloring is very therapeutic and yes it is for grow ups too. Here is a website for the Mandalas and there are many more:

printmandala.com/

I also have a book you can get on Ebay, Amazon or Barnesandnoble called The Art of Mandala Meditation: Mandala Designs to Heal Your Mind, Body and Spirit. It is an AWESOME way to relax!! It is very healing. There are colorful Mandalas to meditate on for Trauma, Sleep, etc. Amazon has it used from $4.81. This one you don't color, they are only for meditating, so you can get it used just fine. Here is the link to that:

amazon.com/Art-Mandala-Medi...

You can click the Look Inside! Button and scroll down to see some of the designs and you can ALSO get it for FREE with their App. It says this right under the Kindle Price.

For CHILLING and RELAXING I print coupons on Coupons.com and I also LOVE Freebie websites where I sign up for FREE samples at MySavings.com and FreeStuffFinder.

freestufffinder.com/free-sa...

mysavings.com/

Magazines-In The Moment and Calm. Find on ebay, Amazon, Barnesandnoble. AMAZING mags!

It's just fun stuff to do and ways to chillax. I also like movies. Check out VUDU-you can watch a lot for FREE if you are OK with watching (short!) ads!!

I also scrapbook, upcycle things and make art and jewelry. Very Relaxing.

Hope all this helps!

[Lostandbroken in reply to Hidden]

Thank you

[Delora]

I often bake 😊 for the couple of hours you're baking I find I'm solely focused on getting a good bake and decorating it well my mind has no time for anything else.

I hope you find your relaxing thing soon x