Wired’s How-To Wiki has a nice roundup of time-tested relaxation advice, touching on the benefits of getting outside, quick meditating breaks and turning off email notifications. Among the tips anyone can use is a list of stretches that are desk do-able.
NatureSoundsFor.me is a nature-sound mixing board that not only lets you mix together sounds but share and download them too.
Believe it or not, you can improve your concentration and slow down your day-to-day life with meditation without ever uttering the word “chakra”. Incense, yoga pants and annoying dinner conversation are also optional. All you need is your breath.
If you’re stressed out after a whole week of work, web app Xoki will relax you by creating a custom, blank, colour-changing background in your browser.
Meditation means a lot of different things, but at its heart is a quieting of the mind, which can boost your focus and general health. Audio Dharma offers six free recorded classes that introduces concepts and helps you through some early sits.
Everyone needs a little time off, but sometimes factors like economic troubles and the hassle of travelling with small children make it easier to vacation in your home town instead of travelling afar.
Whether you work quietly alone at home or in an office where the hum of fluorescent lights is the dominant soundtrack of your day, tune into one of the 31 ambient loops offered on the iSerenity web site. Listen to the clack of typewriters and maybe your own keyboard pace will pick up; if you miss the big city, you can have New York City as your background (at least, the safe-for-work version); expatriate Angelenos would probably prefer “Highway Hiatus.” It’s like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for your ears. Looking for more phonic tonics? SimplyNoise does white noise in your browser and does it well. Serenity now.
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