Relaxation.

I've been instructed to try and stop turning everything into an intellectual exercise, and instead, feel (sensory) more. Sight, smell, hear, touch and taste. Sounds a bit... wishy-washy. But apparently it will help. Unfortunately, it's a bit too hard to achieve.

Intellectualize less: apparently that's what I do, but I don't really get what it means. All I know is the brain is always working. It's hard to do nothing. e.g. In lectures, if the lecturer is being boring, I quickly scan subsequent slides, and if I understand it already, I stop listening. Not being able to do nothing, I start sms-ing, reading the news on my phone, looking around at fellow classmates... another e.g: At a party the other night, everyone was dancing, really really into it, and no matter how hard I tried, my head wasn't in it. One could attribute it to my horrific dancing skills, but what I found hardest was not to start looking around, thinking about something else. Mind doesn't seem to shut-down, or even go on standby, not even when I'm sleeping.

Feel more: I asked what this meant. Apparently, to use the five sense more. Suggestions I got were taking hot baths, doing yoga, putting up scented candles, touch / be touched. Those that know me would know I inwardly scoffed at such suggestions. Most were quite uncharacteristic of me.

I was asked what I did for relaxation. Thing is, I don't have any activity in which relaxation is the goal. Some things turn out to be relaxing, of course, like sitting at the beach watching the waves... but usually only when there's time for that. Take photos... that is something that I find very relaxing, and satisfying, when good results are produced.

Of course, there are other relaxing activities. Ones that bring the mind to an abrupt halt, ones that makes you forget completely everything else that is going on in the world. But... such activities, in my words, are not sustainable. Most others would say, activities that are "bad for you".

Hence, I am open to suggestions. Suggestions for relaxing activities that calms the mind and decreases brain activity.

Criteria: the activity must be "good for you".