Ahhh, the joys of spring.  Fresh dew filled air, green popping up with splashes of color all through nature.  The sun is shining again and we are finally seeing blue skies.   Usually,  this alone can lift one's spirits from the winter blues.  But sometimes others may need an extra boost.  Maybe lack of sleep is causing you to be moody.  Maybe the busy schedule and routines that we have are wearing us down, regardless of the beautiful spring weather.  I have felt this burden.  The burden of stress due to being too busy.  I may sometimes internalize it and feel it in my gut and chest.  Anxiety is not good for the spirit.  It is hard to enjoy the positive things in life if we do not make ourselves a priority sometimes.  It is important we take the time to stop and breathe in the fresh air.  It is so beneficial to take time at home to just be as well.   Even if it's only thirty minutes ...or just ten.  If we are going to have such a schedule in life, make this spring your first season to fit in some stress reduction time and make it a priority.   Make it a part of the daily routine. 
 
At home, my family has a growing interest in you tube.  My daughter makes videos, learns about science projects, has watched math lessons, and spends down time watching creative videos as well.  My son also has some zone out periods at home with you tube...watching trains and Lego videos just to name a couple.  I personally love relaxation music.  I find myself searching you tube for music to relax to in the evening.  Through this type of search I discovered online guided meditations.  Realistically, I can find the time in my busy schedule for this at home.  It helps with falling asleep or shutting down for a small time to be more present with myself with out having to leave home.  It's free.  It shows great example to my kids on how to take a minute and create a quiet space too...(because we all know it is hard to do that with kids running around at home).    But really, it can work.  I would like if you tried.  Believe me, I find myself pretty desperate these days to make this time fit in a schedule of work and activity and play.  But if I can do it, I have faith that you can too. 
 
Here are some you tube channels and names that I found that can maybe work for you.  I have used these meditations and relaxation music for a sleep aid at night, background relaxation music while working on something at home, or for bringing an anxious moment to a more calm way of being.  It has felt therapeutic and refreshing.  I hope you can benefit from this as well.  These are just a few options.  Taking the time to just search through these meditations finds one relaxation in itself.  Go ahead, give it a try. 
 
"Letting go: A guided meditation, the Magic Book, spoken word Guided Visualization, waterfall relax."    JASON STEPHENSON
 
"Surrender Meditation/ A Spoken guided Visualization (Letting Go of Control)"    JASON STEPHENSON
 
"Guided Meditation:  Deep Relaxation and Stress Release"   LINDA HALL
 
"Mindfulness Meditation: Guided Ten Minutes"      THE HONEST GUYS