Lindsay Lohan relaxes with meditation.

The 28-year-old actress finds it ''hard'' to shut herself off and relax but is slowly learning ways to calm down and retreat from her hectic life.

She said: ''I have some meditations so I tend to do those quite a lot.

''Music is always something that calms me too. At the moment I really love 'Sunday (Klangtherapeuten Remix)' by Max Manie.

''I do Deepak Chopra's 21-day Meditation. It's the most personal thing I can think of that I have for myself. Just being able to shut off.

''It's a hard process, but I've been practising it for a while now and it does work.''

The 'Mean Girls' star - who has been to rehab six times - has reevaluated her life and always tries to do her best, and will take measures to be ''selfish'' if she feels she is heading down the wrong path.

She told Britain's Marie Claire magazine: ''Every day I think, 'What's more important? What makes me happy? When do I feel my best? When do I feel I'm giving my best? Am I making other people happy? How can I make other people happy?'

''They are the general guidelines I try to live by. You know, it sounds selfish but you do have to put yourself first.

''There are certain jobs where you don't have to show up and put a face on but you do in the industry I work in. So it's about stepping back and recognising if things do start slipping a little bit, how to get back to the same part of life and just being OK with being alone.''