Unusual things that you find calming?

nas24

So what are some things that you do or find calming that aren't usually the "norm" go to things that people say to do to relax? I'll go 1st.
1) Washing my hands. Sometimes ill take 2-5 minutes washing my hands because it so calming to me, healthy too
2) The smell of bell peppers. Weird I know, but I can even catch a smell of them in the grocery store and I just become instantly relaxed, lol.
3) Having tea with yogurt pretzels and/or trail mix. It reminds me of this spa I would go to, when while you were waiting for your massage, you could sit in their "den area" in you warm robe and have tea and they had trail mix and yogurt pretzels to snack on Now almost every night before bed, i re-do my spa experience.

karylee44

insence... any kind.. earthier the better.
loud classical music.. so loud that i can FEEL the low notes.. (really comes down to the feeling of the vibrations)
laying out on the railing on my front porch in the sun.
smell of cow poo..

nas24

smell of cow poo... me too!! lol

Operation_Me

sad songs

MellyLikestoRun

Sticking my hand in a pail of bird seed or rice. I find the feeling to be really soothing. I also like to twirl hair, mine or my kids'.

Melissa

1Kristine1

Singing in the car

andi_everywhere

Washing the dishes
Cleaning the pool (when I had a pool)
The smell of sawdust
The smell of my dog's stinky belly
Tweezing my eyebrows

weirdo...

annalee_1

Swimming, I love to swim and how my skin feels after I get out. Heaven

BrandiPants

Mowing the lawn. I put my head phones on, just zone out and mow. Its super calming to me and i burn about 700 calories doing it!

Natx83

Watching small children fall over :laugh:

nas24

Watching small children fall over :laugh:

nice.. i dont find it calming, but it gives me a good laugh for sure. I have a toddler, so i see it all the time

frosty73

I get calmed by having my hubby rub a teeny tiny circle on the tip of my nose. Weird, I know!

LindaLouLu

Belting out an Oscar Mayer song. Works wonders!! :laugh:

Julz2586

Watching small children fall over :laugh:

ROFL :laugh:

Oliviamarie05

Cleaning. If I'm upset or nervous, I tend to go crazy on my house. Especially the dishes. I will hand wash them instead of using the dishwasher.

I'll take a walk and listen to music. Any kind really. As long as I can zone out.

I will also take at least a 30 minute shower. I love the water, as hot as it can go, on my skin and I start to feel better and more myself.

taso42

Heavy metal

futuremalestripper

Marilyn Manson music. Most find it either terrible or energizing, but I find it really relaxing.
Everytime I have a test, I listen to a couple songs before hand and it calms me right down.
It's like my meditation music. =P

Contrarian

Watching The Joy of Painting. Happy little trees...

knittnponder

Stormy weather (wind, rain, thunder...I love it all!)
Folding laundry
Classical music
My feet in warm grass or sand
Wind in my hair
The sound of frogs
Watching my chickens scratch around the yard

CannibalisticVegetarian

-Washing my hands

-Playing in water or just sticking my hand in water..like maybe a tubful

-Smelling paper (the bible's pages especially or copy paper.. or just smelling the printer as soon as someone finished printing something)

-Sliding my hand underneath my pillow (or if someone is sleeping beside me, it'll be under THEIR pillow) as I'm trying to sleep.

danger_kitteh

Sticking my hand in a pail of bird seed or rice. I find the feeling to be really soothing

Have you ever seen the movie Amelie? One of her professed life's small pleasures is immersing one's hand in a sack of grain and I totally agree.

MinMin97

A combination of the following scents: pine trees, roses, coconut oil. I discovered this from a friend who does aromatherapy with essential oil. The reason? As a child, we had a pool outdoors in the mountains (pine trees), thus the coconut oil, and a rose garden on the border of the pool :glasses:

RenVan

Sitting in the hot tub and staring at the night sky, moon and stars are amazingly bright in the country. (when I lived in the country)

Contrarian

Thunderstorms.

norabeth

Cooking
Yoga
Walking my dogs
Cuddling on the couch with my hubby
Shaving my legs

greasygriddle_wechnage

cleaning my dogs ears
bouncing my leg
checking my daughters head for ticks (in summer )

unsound

The smell of a freshly sharpened pencil. Don't know why, but I love it.

ines25

There's a lot of things for me, the smell of rain which make me want to eat dirt
Love lavander smell, salt lavender while taking a long hot shower, love to hear classical music specially on cloudy and rainey days, the change of color of the leaves in fall season make happy and relax, teas with rose water classical music and lavander oil burning make my day very relaxing lol

180farm

Going to the dentist. I love the heat of the light and comfy chair. Weird but true.

princeza9

Tea
Listening to Dashboard Confessional or Blake Shelton
Baking

nas24

Also before i go to bed, when im laying there, i rub my feet back and forth with the covers between them. Like a mini foot massage