{"id":272,"date":"2020-03-20T14:59:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T14:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counselingservice\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:30:37","slug":"irelax","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/online-help\/irelax\/","title":{"rendered":"Relaxation Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<p>Self-care, self-soothing, and relaxation are important. Here are some links for guided relaxation exercises that you can try on your own. You may find it helpful to do between counseling appointments or just for everyday practice. Find what works for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/relax-slider.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/relax-slider.jpg 404w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/relax-slider-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Guided Relaxation Exercises<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PYs5zyM9zk8\" target=\"_blank\">Waterfall<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pti8w-JP_1E\" target=\"_blank\">Relaxing Nature Scenes<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nZADKDcXlRQ#Ocean%20Waves\">Ocean Waves<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n_8L_z36lLY\" target=\"_blank\">Bubbling Brook<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OdIJ2x3nxzQ\" target=\"_blank\">The Forest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/relaxing-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/relaxing-music.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/relaxing-music-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Calming Music for Relaxation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Iw8q5f3og8&amp;feature=related\" target=\"_blank\">No.1<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gmxVMEOAzeM&amp;feature=related\" target=\"_blank\">No.3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Online Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ucrcounselingcenter.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of California, Riverside<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/marc.ucla.edu\/body.cfm?id=22&amp;oTopID=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UCLA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-care, self-soothing, and relaxation are important. Here are some links for guided relaxation exercises that you can try on your own. You may find it helpful to do between counseling appointments or just for everyday practice. Find what works for you! Guided Relaxation Exercises WaterfallRelaxing Nature ScenesOcean WavesBubbling BrookThe Forest Calming Music for Relaxation No.1No.3 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":238,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-272","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2308,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/272\/revisions\/2308"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/counseling-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}