Ways to Relax

If you’re looking to wind down or get your mind off everything that’s going on at work or uni, watching some of the most relaxing vids on the internet could be great for you. Whether it’s carving or cakes, art or ASMR, there’s something for everyone!

baby sloth

Ways to Relax: Animals

Research has shown that viewing pictures or videos of cute animals reduces stress and lifts your mood.

marbled paint flowing over round object

Ways to Relax: Oddly satisfying

This genre of videos is a great way to relax your mind, and let yourself chill out.

Image of artwork created on weavesilk.com. The artwork features colourful wiggly lines crossing over each other to create a hypnotic pattern.

Ways to Relax: Simulations

Simulations let you immerse yourself in an activity or a new world, from the comfort of your computer.

Image of a person icing a cake.

Ways to Relax: Food

Baking and cooking videos appeal to your brain’s attraction to symmetry and repetition, while also showing you something new.

Image of a woman running a brush over a microphone.

Ways to Relax: ASMR

ASMR is described as your brain responding to scratching, whispering and other sounds with a tingling feeling. It can be helpful to relax or sleep.

bob ross man painting a landscape

Ways to Relax: Art and design

There’s a kind of magic to watching an artist do their thing, and it really is soothing to just chill out and enjoy the show.