--- title: Calm.com Offers Guided Relaxation description: The concept is simple. Nature scenes with sound and/or music, and sessions in various lengths that are either guided or merely timed. --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/02/05/calm-com-offers-guided-relaxation#) [MEDIA](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/media) # Calm.com Offers Guided Relaxation Feb 5, 2015 7:00:03 AM  |  by [Lisa Hess](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/lisa-hess) [![TechTalk sized](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/TechTalk-sized-652.png?width=326&height=244&name=TechTalk-sized-652.png)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/TechTalk-sized-652.png)   [![Art/photography: Griffin Keller, unsplash.com.](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/whtXWmDGTTuddi1ncK5v_IMG_0097-550x367.jpg?width=305&height=203&name=whtXWmDGTTuddi1ncK5v_IMG_0097-550x367.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/whtXWmDGTTuddi1ncK5v_IMG_0097.jpg) Art/photography: Griffin Keller, unsplash.com.   As I write this, I am at the beach. Okay, not really. I’m on my living room sofa with my laptop on my lap and a beach scene from Calm.com running in the background. I heard about this web site twice in the past week, and since it’s pretty unusual that I hear about any web site twice in the same week, I thought it might be worth a visit. The concept is simple. Nature scenes with sound and/or music, and sessions in various lengths that are either guided or merely timed. And if you close your eyes during the timed session, you won’t know it’s over -- there are no obnoxious beeps or squeals to alert you. Instead, a pop-up window with buttons that allow you to share your session on social media (if you wish to do so -- I did not) simply and silently appears. There’s a countdown clock in the lower left hand corner of the screen as well. I tried both the two minuted guided and the two minute timed sessions. Once you click on your time choice, a screen appears that says: Prepare for your 2 minute session: >  choose your preferred nature scene > > wear headphones if you have them > >     ensure you are free from distractions As I was the only one in the house, the third one was easy. I opted out of the headphones, but I suspect that the experience is more encompassing with headphones. While I enjoyed the two minute guided relaxation with flowing water and background music, it wasn’t until I found the beach scene (and switched off the music) that I was hooked. In fact, as I said, I have it running in the background as I type this. Calm.com is available for iPhone and Android, but I liked using the online site. I like the idea of completing a task and taking a calming two to five minute break (options are two, five, ten, fifteen and twenty minutes), and I really like allowing the beach scene and sounds to continue to play in the background while I work. 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