what sort of relaxation techniques do you use?

[Nicholas]

I personally find looking at the clouds, picking one and then visualising breathing it in, pause, then breathing it back out to where it exists. Visualising this while my eyes are open seems energising and de-stressing.

When I am not outside or its dark I imaging my intake of breath to be the creator, and breath out my feelings of tension.

The cloud one rocks for me!