International Relaxation Day

International Relaxation Day will be held on the 15th August, 2025. A day to relax or choose to learn new relaxation techniques. Or perhaps take some time out in a busy day to relax. Since 1985, National Relaxation Day is held annually on the 15th August in the USA. This was a great idea by a nine year old, Sean Moeller from Michigan. Nowadays, with thanks to social media platforms many people around the world celebrate National Relaxation Day and more recently, International Relaxation Day.

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What’s involved for International Relaxation Day?

International Relaxation Day is an opportunity to reflect and share the importance of relaxation and how people, families, organisations and communities can learn about applying relaxation in their daily lives and routines. Social media can be used to share what methods you have found useful to aid relaxation. You can use the hashtags: #InternationalRelaxationDay #InternationalRelaxationDay2025 #Relaxation

If National Relaxation Day is recognised in your country then you can use the hashtag: #NationalRelaxationDay

The Centre for Stress Management supports International Relaxation Day.

International Relaxation Day Website

This year the National Wellbeing Service Ltd launched a website dedicated to International Relaxation Day which includes information about how to relax. It also has a Research Hub for health practitioners, teachers, health coaches, doctors, psychologists and other professionals who may wish to use relaxation in their area of work.

International Relaxation Day Online Conference, 15th August 2025

15th August, 2025

Start Time: 20:45 Auckland, NZ; 16:45 Shanghai, China;10:45 CET; 09:45 BST; 04:45 EDT, New York, USA; (NB. 14th August: 22.45 Honolulu)

Location: Virtual, Zoom Conference

Cost: Free event

Welcome to the International Relaxation Day Online Conference, 2025. We have live and pre-recorded presentations from relaxation and stress experts, academics, researchers and practitioners from around the world sharing with us their knowledge about relaxation techniques.

Who is this conference for?

The conference may interest members of the public who may wish to learn more about relaxation techniques and their benefits to health and wellbeing. The conference may also interest health professionals.

Visit the conference website for full details.

PLEASE REGISTER FOR EACH LIVE SESSION YOU WISH TO ATTEND
For the live keynote papers, afterwards, speakers will join attendees in a Zoom Meeting room to discuss their presentations.

09.45-11.15 BST
1. *LIVE* Harnessing Relaxation to Enhance Wellbeing with Prof Stephen Palmer & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan. REGISTER HERE

11.45-12.45 BST
2. *LIVE* Relaxation Club with Prof Stephen Palmer & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan.
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13.00-13.30 BST - Premiere
3. +Pre-recorded+ Mindfulness - a trainable dimension of health and wellbeing with Dr Karen E. Neil. VIEW HERE

14.00-14.30 BST - Premiere
4. +Pre-recorded+ Sufi Qawwali Music for Stress Management with Yumna Ali.
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14.45-14.55 BST - Premiere
5. +Pre-recorded+ Coping creatively and using creativity to cope: How creativity can be applied in meditation and stress management with Dr Qing Wang.
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15.00-16.15 BST
6. *LIVE* Leadership, self-care and relaxation with Dr. Richard MacKinnon.
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16.30-17.00 BST - Premiere
7. +Pre-recorded+ Relaxation for All: Cultivating a Way of Being in Everyday Life with Prof Stephen Palmer PhD.
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17.45-18.30 BST - Premiere
8. +Pre-recorded+ Mission Impossible? Reclaiming calmness in a highly anxious world, with Judit Varkonyi-Sepp. VIEW HERE

18.30-19.00 BST - Premiere
9. +Pre-recorded+ Relaxing into relational mindfulness with Liz Hall.
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Conference end 19:00 BST