Our Relaxation Section is designed to help you find your inner Zen. With our articles about relaxation, and our relaxation tips, you will feel so tranquil you will be on cloud 9.
Here’s a selection of some of our best content for relaxation.
A Guide To Meditate Relaxation Techniques
Do you meditate? Have you tried yoga, tai chi, qi gong, and other relaxing techniques? If so, we’d love to know which ones worked for you. And which ones worked for us? Well find our the relaxation techniques that we recommend the most in this guide.
The Best Relaxing Meditation Techniques
Nine Round Breathing
One of the most relaxing meditation techniques is Nine Round Breathing. This is a fabulous technique in which you focus your mind while taking deep breaths. It is oh so simple, and will make you relax so deeply you forget everything.
Read our guide to Nine Round Breathing
How To Quiet Your Mind And Produce Peace
Ever wished you could quiet your mind and produce peace? Well now you can with this guide. Whether you’ve had a hectic day at work or you’re fed up with house chores, use this quite to quickly quiet your mind and product peace.
Read How To Quiet Your Mind And Produce Peace.
Our Latest Relaxation Articles
Ever feel like your mind is constantly racing, making meditation feel impossible? You sit down, close your eyes, and instead of peace, you’re bombarded with thoughts. If this sounds familiar, Resting Awareness Meditation can help. Unlike other techniques that require active focus, this method allows thoughts to come and go naturally—no force, no struggle. It’s…
I created this meditation after months of being trapped—my mind wouldn’t release old pain, future fears, or impossible standards. I replayed mistakes endlessly, couldn’t relax, couldn’t feel grounded. It’s exhausting—and it’s the kind of grip that makes even simple meditation feel impossible. That was twenty five years ago, before I started teaching meditation. When one…
Struggling to relax, even with meditation? You’re not alone. Many people sit down to meditate only to feel more restless. That’s why I designed this 15-minute guided meditation script—to help you quiet your mind, let go of tension, and actually feel at ease. I’ve used this exact script with my students, and it works. Let’s…
The first time I tried forest bathing meditation, I didn’t expect much. I was stressed, mentally cluttered, and honestly just looking for a break. But as I slowed down and started noticing the breeze through the leaves, something in me softened. My breath deepened. My mind got quiet. Shinrin Yoku—“forest bathing”—is more than just being…
Whenever a client is looking for quick ways to relax and reduce stress, I recommend different mindfulness exercises, which are a lot easier than full-on meditation when you’re just getting started. There’s also a ton of different ones. As Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D. [a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin] told The New York Times:…
When I first learned Anapanasati meditation, I struggled to focus and found myself anxious and restless. But over weeks of practice, I noticed my mind settle, my energy stabilize, and my sense of inner clarity grow. This simple breath practice transformed my meditation experience—and it can do the same for you. Anapanasati, the Buddhist practice…
One of my meditation students came to me recently and asked what the best breathing meditation technique is. They had heard that breathing meditation can reduce stress and anxiety and wanted to see if it would work for them. “That depends”, I said, because what is right for one person might not be right for…
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There were days when I felt like I was living from the neck up—lost in thoughts, disconnected from my body, and constantly tense. I didn’t know how much I was holding until I finally stopped to feel it during a Body Scan meditation session. Over my 25 years as a meditation teacher, Body Scan Meditation—developed…
