Wow, a lot of gardeners here! I leave that to my DH. To de-stress I read, knit, do math puzzles, usually in front of the TV during a Netflix series (currently Strange Things). I like a lot of other stuff (shopping, walking, my weight-lifting class, decorating the house) but wouldn't call it therapy really, just fun stuff. Thanks for the fun thread!

Walking (exercise), baking, reading, knitting, and coloring...you know, that new craze for adults I loved it as a kid, toyed with becoming an artist but life got in the way. Last winter I purchased a mega-kit of artist-grade colored pencils and they make me so happy just to look at them.

Gardening, walking. Purring kitty on lap or watching them play in catnip. Playing or listening to music. Shopping. The feeling AFTER the workout or yoga class. Sharing tea, coffee, wine... with a friend, spouse, colleague, etc. SHOPPING. Redecorating. The results of housecleaning but not the activity.

Last but not least, organizing things or thoughts. I can be very geeky about this. My career was a software engineer but I did not start out with a degree in the field and continued to take night school classes for quite a few years although some were courses I didn't really need. Decades ago when I was going through a divorce I signed up for an evening Calculus class and got an A+. It was a few years later that I realized this was an unconscious attempt to organize my way out of the mess and the stress It give me a good laugh every time I think about it.

Oh yeah, laughing is great stress relief too!

So many great stress releases here! There are many things I love doing, but time and energy is limited due to RL circumstances.

Walking, laughing and meditating would be the easiest and lowest threshold service for me.

Other activities I love (but may at times find hard to schedule) are yoga, pilates, strength training, reading, sewing, cooking,
scrapbooking, being with friends, outdoor activities, biking,
swimming.

Great Topic. I go HOUSE dancing. It is a wonderful freeing sort of dance/sport/workout. It relieves major tension.

Exercise, gardening, playing the piano, cooking. I have trouble being 'still' but am learning how through yoga. I generally have to 'burn off' stress.

I have two forms of therapies: cardio and podcasts. Both of these relax me in ways that I can't describe. Everything seems better afterward.

My garden, my yard and patio, redecorating and styling my house, and reading. Sleeping and getting extra rest has become therapeutic this past year too - the more I get, the more relaxed and focussed I am. A nap is my favourite part of the weekend afternoon.

Great question! I wish I could say gardening was one of mine, but it's actually one of the things I avoid and then feel guilty about. I have a spectacular weed garden out back. Want to come over and do some planning in my backyard?

My true therapy activities are reading and hiking (alone; it's enjoyable, but not relaxing, if I have to talk to people). I would put sleep, since I really need quite a lot of it and I'm very cranky if I don't get it, but since I'm unconscious while I'm doing it, I don't think it counts.

I used to watch telly quite a bit, but that never seems to happen anymore. I've got out of the habit over the past few years, since I started a second degree, and have homework in the evenings. Nowadays I'd rather sit at the laptop and binge-read articles about the Donald Trump trainwreck.

Aziraphale, I know what you mean about hiking alone. That's how I feel about jogging. I really dislike running with other people, which shocks my friends because I am otherwise a social person. They will ask me to meet them for a run and I'll always say no.

Walking with my dogs, riding roller coasters (yes, I consider this a stress reliever because it is tons of fun), kayaking, paddleboarding, yoga, pilates, sewing, crafting.