Relaxing - mmm - not sure on that one - these days the more I try the harder it gets - there you are trying to unwind and forcing your mind to go blank and before you know it up pops a reminder that the washing needs to come out of the tumble dryer, the spuds are boiling over and the grass needs the mower running over it!
I turn off my phone, stretch myself out on the sofa and listen to a mindfulness CD whilst breathing slowly in and out with my eyes closed. Even a ten minute session make all the stresses recede and give me a sense of well being.
Either I run a bath and take a book and little picnic and 'something' to drink ;-) or snuggle up with a cosy blanket on the sofa with a new box set plus the little picnic & 'drink' :-)
I love going for a long walk in either the woods or along the coast or river and try to do this every day. It blows away the cobwebs and makes you feel calmer and then home for tea and a relaxing soak in the bath.