Unusual things that you find calming?
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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![;) ;)](https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/resources/emoji/wink.png)
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.
1) Washing my hands. Sometimes ill take 2-5 minutes washing my hands because it so calming to me, healthy too
![;) ;)](https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/resources/emoji/wink.png)
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.
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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..0 -
smell of cow poo... me too!! lol0
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sad songs0
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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'.
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Singing in the car0
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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...0 -
Swimming, I love to swim and how my skin feels after I get out. Heaven0
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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!0
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Watching small children fall over :laugh:0
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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 time0 -
I get calmed by having my hubby rub a teeny tiny circle on the tip of my nose. Weird, I know!0
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Belting out an Oscar Mayer song. Works wonders!! :laugh:0
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Watching small children fall over :laugh:
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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.0 -
Heavy metal0
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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. =P0 -
Watching The Joy of Painting. Happy little trees...0
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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 yard0 -
-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.0 -
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.0
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