Along with several other suggestions here (full night's rest, sitting in my yard/porch, smoking), I'd also add taking a long, hot bath with either bath salts or bubbles. Wonderful way to melt away even the worst of days.
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I enjoy brewing loose leaf tea gongfu style (in a small vessel with many infusions): it gives me just enough to do, and a pleasant stimulus to focus on, that it's very grounding.
Is that where each cup(infusion) tastes different and there's a whole ritual kinda thing?
Yeah, I found a neat article that explains it: https://pathofcha.com/blogs/all-about-tea/a-detailed-guide-to-gong-fu-cha-the-chinese-way-to-taste-tea
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Planning my evening and getting to bed at a decent time, letting myself sleep all night, does a lot. Especially after taking a shower.
A couple of things:
- I find hand washing dishes to be very meditative.
- The practice of chanting Hindu mantras Here's an example Or doing japa
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I'm a very flitty sort of person, and can be pushed off balance decently easily. My job is pretty fast paced, so I can't just go for a walk or meditate for 10 minutes. So my rule is to not focus on everything coming up, but just focus on what's directly in front of me. Which, yeah, I know sounds dumb but it honestly does work.
Instead of thinking "Oh, that line of customers is long" -> "Oh god I'm not going to be able to serve the customers fast enough" -> "oh my god they're going to leave and I'm going to get in trouble for not being fast enough."
I don't even acknowledge the length of the line. Look directly ahead, and focus on what you're doing right now. Shit will always be coming in from every direction, but quick steps make for shorter journeys.
Outside of work, hobbies, crochet, gardening. Getting in touch with nature is a big one for me.