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Nice Thread,I like the idea of it all :).

1:I love photos,so something along them lines.
2:Having a Nap
3: Reading a book
4:Making cards,or writing letters
5:Cooking or drinking tea
6: Watch a movie
7:Bath

Going swimming is another good one,or yoga,

1. Colour-in! I have colouring in books especially for this purpose :)
2. Going for a run :)
3. read a non-uni or tafe related book
4. chilling out with dormies or course-mates in the sun or in front of the TV or at the bakery :)

Ohh Jenna how did i forget coloring in,I have a my little pony book at the momment,i want a fairie on but with out the alphabet in it lol.

- Sit in the middle of the ocean and concentrate on levitating.

thanks so much everyone! im busy copying and pasting to make a list up!

@Le Ophelia - the "coma" state you mentioned, is that something you get to with meditation? I really like some of your ideas - certainly a bit different to others ive heard so far!

One more for me is to go on the swings. I'm a 22yr old guy but there is still something soothing about swinging!

@ Mazzman swings are bloody awsome its like awhole diffrent world when your on them its like your free again,full off innoncence like when you were a kid,Idk how to explain but agree.

Coma state can be by medication or it can be by challening your thoughts n switching complete off from things n zoning out,Im not sure which Ollie meant though,so it will be good to hear back from her.

When I do meditate at home - I block everything outside of me & shut myself from the world, but it takes a while to do so.  I'm always trying to get in touch with my inner self. It's a part of my way of living my belief.

When I'm in that 'coma' stage - I'm another place and I imagine a lot of stuff, like, how I wish I was living my life.

For me to wake up, I have to find a place in my mind, to wake up & I always do. I've been doing it for almost 4 years, but I wouldn't recommend people to try it on their own, if they can't wake up on their own.

I am different! My cousin M, who is 21 & a guy - loves to swing too. It's fun & everyone has their liking :) Great stuff Mazzman *thumbs up*

I love listening to this Linkin Park: In the end whilst I relax.

hey lovely reach out people! so here is the list that i've come up with so far from lots of different people - would love to add some more to it if there are things that i've missed!

-          humming oneself to sleep

-          go for a walk

-          listen to music

-          dance around to my favourite songs

-          potter

-          do a project, like sketching or painting

-          read

-          eat celery with steak sauce on it; or pickles

-          make cookies

-          watch a movie

-          paint my nails

-          have a bath

-          get a hair cut

-          go to a cafe and read the paper

-          watch sex and the city with a packet of snakes on my bed

-          wander around the shops

-          pat my dogs

-          clean the house

-          deep breathing

-          sitting in a corner looking out

-          tea

-          kinaesthetic awareness thoughts

-          reading

-          sex

-          rock climbing

-          Yoga

-          Writing

-          Drawing

-          Lighting candles or incense

-          intense sport followed by stretching

-          different breathing techniques

-          Swinging left to right on an office chair

-          hand sewing

-          Having a Nap

-          Making cards,or writing letters

-          Cooking or drinking tea

-          Watch a movie

-          Bath

-          Going swimming

-          oil burning

-          gardening

-          playing with cat

-          I paint

-          play nintendo Wii

-          go to the beach

-          eat gelato

-          jog with your fave tunes cranking!

-          Colour-in! I have colouring in books especially for this purpose

-          chilling out with dormies or course-mates in the sun or in front of the TV or at the bakery

-          lavender

-          Sit in the middle of the ocean and concentrate on levitating

-          Stand in the middle of the road & focus that 'time is moving faster than me'

-          Hang upside on the monkey bars & focus on how I see the world upside down

-          Sit on a very high building (imaginative, whilst I'm in that coma stage) & see the whole world & think to myself about lots of stuff.

and while not necessarily under relaxation - i've found that Dr Happy's 100 tips for happiness really help me relax and enjoy myself! i recommend checking it out!

http://thehappinessinstitute.com.au/freeproducts/docs/100%20Ways%20to%20Happiness.pdf

@Mazzman: awesome list!

I discovered another one today - although I suggest if you try it not to do it with a full stomach! Also don't do it where you might fall or run into something! (that's my disclaimer :P)


- spin around and around in a circle until you are so dizzy you fall over and then lay back and watch the world go by...

i love the colouring in idea i think i may just go down to big w and pick my self  some up today.

It may not seem relaxing when you read it, but for alot of people, including myself.. it works like a god;
screaming into a open space

My fav is singing really loudly in the car to reggae.

@Nadine - Lol - we should be partners in crime when it comes to singing loud in the car!! Than u have the cars on the otherside looking at us weirdly saying: :-/ | but than again - we could have nice voices in singing! :) 

I listen to music - I prefer country music as I can try and fit into the lyrics!

Otherwise I go out and spend some time with our gorgeous 17hh Appaloosa gelding..... brushing and grooming him seems to help me relax and I can feel it all the time!

Joe

@Joe - whoo! I'm glad I found another country music fan!!
(mind these caps, I am sorry, but)
OMG. YOU HAVE A HORSE?!!?!!
Of course a horse would help you relax. I find grooming and just talking to them helps so much. Horse's lift my mood immensely. And an Appaloosa too. What colouring? I like the leopard but the spotted blanket is also very nice. Gee whiz, 17hh... he's pretty massive! hehe. :)

@McLeod,

Cannot post photos into posts - so I have uploaded the photo to Photobucket so you can see him!

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f152/huppypuppy_2008/100_3712.jpg

He's a big sook - I occasionally ride him when my legs want to agree with his wide body!

Joe