I'm a writer, my mind doesn't go quiet until a "The End."

Bob Ross

Hiking in the woods alone. That is the ideal thing to calm my mind.

My peeps in the old country send me videos of the edge of the ocean with the tide coming in or going out.just about every week. I watch it over and over until my breathing stills and my heart stops racing.

Well, the short answer is “alcohol.”
The longer answer is, “Vodka, Tequila, Rum, Gin,” and a splash of soda.

Camomile and honey tea, a fun movie and the company of my family (including my two dogs)

Works every time

sleep

Camping out in the woods. A rainy day in the summer time. Pretty much anything that has to do with nature on some level.

A week by the beach sounds like just what the doctor ordered!

Which ocean/beach are you visiting? I'll be right over! =]

Retired, when I wake up, my mind is very relaxed and quiet knowing I am in full command of my schedule and agenda.. then a thump on my bedroom door if I committed the mistake of not letting it open... Bella (my fat jailer) steps in demanding attention before Cindy (the alpha female) barks not believing the scene in front of her, Mia (the spoiled little blonde brat) starts her lazy strut. My schedule is full and ruined, no more quiet brain or relaxed mind. CHIHUAHUAS! ...and they are not even mine!

That would quiet my mind. Its constantly racing.

Sex or Martinis..

Mindfulness and living in present moment.

I wish I knew. My mind talks to me more than I can stand sometimes.

Sleeping seems too

Thats a Beautiful picture!, sometimes reading quiets my mind

It is a skill l don't and have never had. Wish l did. Unconsciousness is it, and l don't want to take that much of those kinds of drugs. Although occasionally it is nice to do so.

Sleeping pills

I am a crafter so my mind is quietened by certain work such as working with yarns spinning weaving etc they are mostly rhythmic and i find that a comfort .I also garden a lot and find the sun on my face and the outdoor work very inspiring and again rhythmic - so although I am not a dancer I find that I move in a way that feels healing that I use my body and hand tools to come together. My greatest inspirations for artworks come from being outdoors - It feeds me and hte quietude helps me balance myself - (This is all sounding very esoteric for a cockney girl from ('Sarf Lunnon '

Xanax.

..........but being out on or by the water works best for me.

If I sit quietly I fall asleep. So I have to find my figurative zen while being active. I find weightlifting calms my mind. I think it's the counting and the fact that it's my body doing the work, not my brain.

Looking up at the stars. Fortunately I have little light pollution where I am so my view of the milky way can be quite good. It doesn't really quiet my mind more just focuses it on one thing, everything. Looking at the stars is looking at more than anything on earth. The beach is okay but the cosmic ocean is my peace and quiet.

The ocean can’t be beat! After I retired I accidentally discovered why monastics do what they do (and don’t do) and why monasteries are always in peaceful rural settings —— the chaos of city life and business responsibilities, and relationships with haggard people all drain the ‘peace’ right out of you. Mental disciplines aren’t the only contributors to a quiet mind. Your surroundings can contribute a lot.

Going to my safe place.