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There are far too many reasons to be stressed right now, and to-do lists seem to laugh in the face of our attempts to truly unplug and unwind. But taking the time to relax is vital to our health.

Celebrities are some of the busiest people on the planet, with very little privacy and very hectic schedules, so they must be doing something to keep them going. Check out this gallery to see the surprising, weird, and smart things the stars do to relax.

▲The actress told Violet Grey that her secret to relaxation is soaking in a hot bath with Epsom salts and bath oils for at least half an hour.

▲For a busy woman like Bündchen, it's about maintaining a relaxed state. "I noticed every time I felt overwhelmed I would hold my breath. I had to learn to stop, relax, and take long deep breaths and within seconds I would feel more clear and ready to deal with the situation in a more loving way," she told People.

▲What does one of the world's most famous matriarchs love to do for herself? "Costco is a passion. Costco is like a massage," she confessed to the New York Times.

▲The Red Table Talk host told Women's Health, "I do a lot of reading, meditating, and praying to stay as grounded as I can be in this crazy world."

▲While many enjoy yoga or long baths, Saldana reportedly unwinds by wielding a lethal weapon. She says releasing a lot of power is very soothing, but it also forces you to get in touch with yourself and your control.

▲The former supermodel told Into the Gloss that she tries to go into an infrared sauna for 20 minutes at least once a week, as recommended by her homeopathic doctor, which helps her relax, improves her sleep, and improves her circulation.

▲The TV mastermind told The Oprah Magazine that she recharges alone in the bath. "The bathtub is the most important thing in my new house. It took me weeks to pick that bathtub."

▲The actress told Stylist magazine that doing something you love is a form of meditation, and that in her case, "I find meditation in sitting on the floor with the kids coloring for an hour, or going on the trampoline."

▲The singer described her relaxation as embedded in her daily routine, eating well, taking salt baths, and really appreciating all the forms of self-care her parents never had.

▲The model enjoys an artistic release, especially painting pottery. "I do a lot of art at home, like painting, drawing, sometimes working with clay. I build a lot of Lego sets. That's art, I guess!" she told Harper's Bazaar.

▲To maintain her calm, thoughtful, compassionate personality, Winfrey says she reserves Sundays "as a spiritual base of renewal—a day when I do absolutely nothing. I sit in my jammies or take a walk, and I allow myself time to BE."

▲The musician and actress said reading a novel before bed is her preferred way to unwind, as it's "relaxing and edifying, but if I'm too tired for that, I'll try to get in a 'Breaking Bad' episode on Netflix."

▲The actor takes to the road when he's feeling tense. "On a motorcycle, you can't really think about more than where you are. There's a freedom that comes with that—from stress, worry, sweating the small stuff," he says.

▲The actress doesn't need anything fancy, as she told Interview that the thing that's most grounding for her before bed is washing her face, cleansing the day away, and sitting in bed with a book and a cup of tea.

▲What does this model always carry with her in a Ziploc bag? Bath salts! As well as amber or lavender candles, she told Vogue.

▲The actress is all about surrounding yourself with the things that make you happy, whether it's a cupcake or your friends, she told Elle.

▲Walking is Yoko Ono's preferred form of relaxation, she told Rolling Stone, despite the fact that very few famous people still do it due to the degree of danger involved with recognition.

▲The English model says all she needs to calm down is a sewing machine, fabric, a pattern, and privacy. "And at the end of it you get a bedspread or some curtains or something to wear," she told the Daily Mail.

▲In her book 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,' Kondo stresses the importance of de-cluttering and organizing your home in order to relax.

▲The singer has had quite the ride between her career singing and acting, as well as her struggle with addiction. But to de-stress, she told Self Magazine, she turns off her cell phone and makes time to meditate.

▲What's pain for others is the singer's relaxation: Pilates. She told Vogue that because it forces her to focus on her breathing, it brings her peace.

▲The filmmaker loves to unwind in the kitchen. "I've always been a so-so cook, but I bake very well. It's relaxing. I don't bake anything too exotic, just homemade cherry or apple pies," she told The Guardian.

▲The actor revealed that to combat his anxiety, he writes songs. "I take extremely personal subjects and put them in the songs."

▲The famous designer has an evening routine of a long, hot bath with candles. "It's when I can breathe from the day to the night, and that means a lot to me," she told Harper's Bazaar.

▲J-Law told Vogue that downtime used to make her depressed instead of relaxed, but that she's learned to enjoy just hanging out and drinking wine with friends.

▲The writer and filmmaker told the New York Times that her escape after being at her typewriter all day is cooking, particularly because she knew it would work out (as opposed to her projects).

▲The famed director and producer praises the effect of meditation in his life: "Calm, clarity, a balance, and at times—a recognition."

▲The singer spoke to Redbook about women's tendencies to give a lot and not take enough care, advocating for at least two hours a week of completely "selfish" activity, be it shopping or joining a class.

▲The young billionaire told HuffPost Teen that she often listens to music as a way to relax. "I put my headphones in and just sit by myself and listen or find a quiet space."

▲The actress told Seventeen magazine that she loves doing yoga and has even thought about opening her own studio, complete with a vegan/organic bakery and a massage center.

▲When asked how he unwinds when he's not tied up in his music, Bieber simply responded: "Watch movies and hang out with my friends."

▲While songwriting is Swift's career, it started as, and remains, her form of stress relief. "It's me sitting on my bed feeling pain I didn't understand, writing a song, and understanding it better," she told ELLE.

▲The actress reportedly loves hot yoga as a form of relaxation, as the practice helps her release stress (in addition to all that sweat).

▲The actor says he uses the gym as a place to work out all of his stress, and that by the time he's leaving he either stopped thinking about the stressors or they don't seem as bad as before.

▲The English comedian is a big fan of using meditation to relax, especially because of the way it connects him to a source of energy above the material world.

▲The movie star told Parade that if he's dealing with stress, his mind goes back to what interested him as a boy: architecture. "I walk around the yard and start thinking about what I need to do to the house structurally," he said, likening the process to solving a puzzle.

▲The former First Lady championed fitness, so it was no surprise when she told Marie Claire that she deals with stress and tension by putting her iPod on and going to the gym or for a bike ride.

▲The actress told Nylon that she finds relaxation by sitting with her baby and her boyfriend for a couple of hours and just doing absolutely nothing.

▲Khloé Kardashian told Marie Claire that the gym has relieved a lot of her stress and calmed her down. "You're building endorphins and feeling good about yourself. It's saved me," she said.

▲The actress told Vibe that she removes stress from her life by owning her imperfections and being vulnerable with the people around her.

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The filmmaker is such a huge fan of using Transcendental Meditation to relax and to combat stress, sadness, fear, and more, that he created his own foundation dedicated to the practice.

Find out which other stars love Transcendental Meditation, and what it is, here.

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27/09/19 por StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Relaxation

There are far too many reasons to be stressed right now, and to-do lists seem to laugh in the face of our attempts to truly unplug and unwind. But taking the time to relax is vital to our health.