What techniques do you use to de-stress?

Besides my daily long walks with my Mika dog, this t'ai shi form I've done for over a decade, sporadically, helps also:



http://www.taichichih.org/originator.php



I started doing this form at my bedside while still in the hospital after my heart surgery last March. I did it every day when I got home, also, before I could really go for walks again. ;)



I also slow my breathing and visualize strength flowing into me from the earth, through the soles of my feet. I also do sitting meditation as well at times.



Listening to nature sounds, water/rain sounds CDs or peaceful New Age music helps, too, as someone else wrote.



There is much we can all do in many ways. Diet & exercise, too. We *know* our hearts need our help as we all have gone through heart issues/events. We've had our "wake up calls," haven't we? So we know how important it is to change our lives to healthier lifestyles. Hard to do! But we CAN do it!!! :)