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November 2009 
When you feel tense or stressed, what do you do to relax?
Posted on Oct 17th, 2009
by 
rudyan
rudyan
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for September 28, 2009:
Breathe.
Walk. In nature. Along the beach. In gardens. Among trees and flowering shrubs. To the shops or library. To the clinic. To nowhere. To engage (or not) with fellow beings on the path.
Read. Physics. Mysteries. Mystics. Poetry. Classics. Stories. Children's lit. Whatever the moment draws me into.
Write. In my journal. On my blogs. At DD. Wherever. Whatever occurs. Slowly, diving deeply into the feeling of whatever I'm writing about. Fast as I can, to block out the internal editor that tells me: Don't go there. Truly good. Truly bad. Without judgment (hopefully).
Clean. Wash the dishes. Scrub the kitchen floor. Sanitize the bathroom. Take a shower or long bath.
Make phone calls. To my best friend. To my mother. To my sister. To another sister. To you (?).
Exercise. Cycle. Jog. Do yoga. Use free weights. Walk (which has its own paragraph above, but sometimes I walk purely for exercise). Dance (which will have its own paragraph below, because it gives me such joy).
Put on music, whatever appeals in the moment (so much to choose from).
Dance to whatever music is playing. Dance to whatever music I'm hearing in my head even when I haven't put any on.
Do any or all of the above. The main thing is, to de-stress I need to get out of the routine, out of the ordinary, take myself out of the situation. Change something. Move the body.
Walk. In nature. Along the beach. In gardens. Among trees and flowering shrubs. To the shops or library. To the clinic. To nowhere. To engage (or not) with fellow beings on the path.
Read. Physics. Mysteries. Mystics. Poetry. Classics. Stories. Children's lit. Whatever the moment draws me into.
Write. In my journal. On my blogs. At DD. Wherever. Whatever occurs. Slowly, diving deeply into the feeling of whatever I'm writing about. Fast as I can, to block out the internal editor that tells me: Don't go there. Truly good. Truly bad. Without judgment (hopefully).
Clean. Wash the dishes. Scrub the kitchen floor. Sanitize the bathroom. Take a shower or long bath.
Make phone calls. To my best friend. To my mother. To my sister. To another sister. To you (?).
Exercise. Cycle. Jog. Do yoga. Use free weights. Walk (which has its own paragraph above, but sometimes I walk purely for exercise). Dance (which will have its own paragraph below, because it gives me such joy).
Put on music, whatever appeals in the moment (so much to choose from).
Dance to whatever music is playing. Dance to whatever music I'm hearing in my head even when I haven't put any on.
Do any or all of the above. The main thing is, to de-stress I need to get out of the routine, out of the ordinary, take myself out of the situation. Change something. Move the body.
Loreena McKennitt - La Serenissima
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reading this just feels…relaxing! so many options which can allow us just to breathe and relax.