Which ocean/beach are you visiting? I'll be right over! =]

Going to my safe place.

I try to take a moment at least a few times a day to quiet my mind

Sex or Martinis..

That would quiet my mind. Its constantly racing.

Retired, when I wake up, my mind is very relaxed and quiet knowing I am in full command of my schedule and agenda.. then a thump on my bedroom door if I committed the mistake of not letting it open... Bella (my fat jailer) steps in demanding attention before Cindy (the alpha female) barks not believing the scene in front of her, Mia (the spoiled little blonde brat) starts her lazy strut. My schedule is full and ruined, no more quiet brain or relaxed mind. CHIHUAHUAS! ...and they are not even mine!

My peeps in the old country send me videos of the edge of the ocean with the tide coming in or going out.just about every week. I watch it over and over until my breathing stills and my heart stops racing.

Bob Ross

Distraction. Whether it's social interaction, chatting online, movies, video games, dating, sex, etc... I have to do things to entertain the front of my mind to forget thoughts. I don't smoke, and I only drink when in company.

I noticed that repetitive tasks, chores, work, studying, and showering do not alleviate thoughts.

Solitude helps. I like to work things out in my mind instead of having others interject in my thoughts.

Camping out in the woods. A rainy day in the summer time. Pretty much anything that has to do with nature on some level.

Hiking in the woods alone. That is the ideal thing to calm my mind.

The ocean can’t be beat! After I retired I accidentally discovered why monastics do what they do (and don’t do) and why monasteries are always in peaceful rural settings —— the chaos of city life and business responsibilities, and relationships with haggard people all drain the ‘peace’ right out of you. Mental disciplines aren’t the only contributors to a quiet mind. Your surroundings can contribute a lot.

If I sit quietly I fall asleep. So I have to find my figurative zen while being active. I find weightlifting calms my mind. I think it's the counting and the fact that it's my body doing the work, not my brain.

Well, the short answer is “alcohol.”
The longer answer is, “Vodka, Tequila, Rum, Gin,” and a splash of soda.

I am a crafter so my mind is quietened by certain work such as working with yarns spinning weaving etc they are mostly rhythmic and i find that a comfort .I also garden a lot and find the sun on my face and the outdoor work very inspiring and again rhythmic - so although I am not a dancer I find that I move in a way that feels healing that I use my body and hand tools to come together. My greatest inspirations for artworks come from being outdoors - It feeds me and hte quietude helps me balance myself - (This is all sounding very esoteric for a cockney girl from ('Sarf Lunnon '

Lovely picture and I like what you wrote but aren't you in Phoenix?

Mindfulness and living in present moment.

I write down all the things I have to do on a list and make notations when I will work on them. Then I can go to sleep knowing everything is under control.

Sex and oceans work the best

A week by the beach sounds like just what the doctor ordered!

sleep

Camomile and honey tea, a fun movie and the company of my family (including my two dogs)

Works every time

Looking up at the stars. Fortunately I have little light pollution where I am so my view of the milky way can be quite good. It doesn't really quiet my mind more just focuses it on one thing, everything. Looking at the stars is looking at more than anything on earth. The beach is okay but the cosmic ocean is my peace and quiet.

Xanax.

..........but being out on or by the water works best for me.

I'm a writer, my mind doesn't go quiet until a "The End."