I do yoga as a physical tool, also just lying in my bed and trying to clear my mind (that might count as meditation, though). I use a lot of herbal stuff. There are a lot of herbs that you can either make into tea or smoke (I'm not talking about tabacco or marijuana), like kava kava, valerian root, damania, mugwort (although mugwort can give you nightmares). Breathing exercises are good, too. One is that you take in a breath for four counts, hold it for four counts, breath out for at least four counts (I usually do about six), don't breath for another four counts, breath in for four counts...etc, until you mind is slightly cleared and then you take a lot of deep breaths with long exhales.
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I am the wise little owl in the linden trees near the water.