Relaxation Tip - candlelight bath

I am going to spend tonight relaxing in a nice luxuriant candlelit bath. I'll just have to time it so it coincides with the couple of hours of darkness we get. LOL

I love taking baths by candlelight, nice hot water that is just barely cool enough to sink into. Last time I did that it was winter and I opened the window slightly. I could see the steam drifting back and forth along the edge of the water as I lay in the tub. Really neat effect in the gently flickering candlelight, great for relaxing.

Relaxation Tip - Yoga

If you have never tried Yoga before, you might consider trying a few simple moves as part of a relaxation exercise to help you ease away stress. I'm not very well versed in Yoga, so I suggest watching a fitness program that incorporates it as part of the cool down session, or search online for basic Yoga exercises. This can be a great way to limber up and clear your mind in the mornings before you get to work on the day's duties.

Walking tour videos for treadmill workouts

As a full time caregiver I find it hard to get out and go for long walks to enjoy the scenery, so I went on a mission to find myself something I can use with my treadmill to give the effect of a walk while not leaving the house.

YouTube was useless. I wasted a lot of time there looking for something I could watch and never did find even a halfway promising looking video. It did make me determined to make my own videos and share excerpts of them through YouTube. Then I found what I was looking for, not on YouTube, on Starling Fitness.

Check out the walking videos that Starling Fitness has for sale (only $5 each too, very affordable for family caregivers). These are videos from the point of view of the walker that have no annoying tour narration, just the natural sounds of the area you are walking through so that you can feel like you are there walking around. I'll be ordering one of them, just need to wait a few days to get the money in my PayPal account and decide what one to start with. LOL After I get it I'll let you know what I think of it and if I'm ordering the rest of them or not.

Relaxation Tip - Gardening

It has been too long since I have had a chance to just get out into the yard and do some gardening, but that was always a good way to relax and de-stress after a long hard day. Even if you can only make it into the garden for a few minutes a week it can be a good way to relax. This year I want to get our garden back up and going with peas and carrots and all that in it so that it can be used as a way to relax and enjoy the yard.

Relaxation Tip - candlelight bath

One of my favorite ways to relax is by taking a long hot bath by candlelight. Even if I can not spend more than a few minutes relaxing in the tub, I like to fill it with as warm a water as I can stand to get into, then light candles all around the room (in safe places) and relax for a little while in the tub. It is a wonderful way to calm the mind and relax tensed muscles.

Relaxation Tip - Smooth jazz

Okay, my current tip for relaxing is to tune in your local smooth jazz station on the radio (okay, you don't HAVE to make it jazz, that's just what I am listening to), get a mug of something warm and comforting to sip (I'm sipping French Vanilla coffee) and kick back and let the music flow over you.

It's soothing and relaxing and you can just let your mind drift on the notes of music as the stress floats away.

The radio just summed it up with "Relax, unwind, enjoy. 105.7 The Breeze."

So, relaxation tip for today. Get a radio and listen to something smooth and peaceful that lets you just relax and unwind.