A relaxation apparatus (10) includes a body-supporting unit (13) for supporting a user's body, a rocking unit (12) for rocking the body-supporting unit back and forth and a controller (24) for controlling the rocking unit to rock the body-supporting unit. The body-supporting unit is provided with a seat (30) portion for supporting the hip and thigh of the user. The controller controls the rocking unit to perform a rocking motion within a range that a level of a front part of an upper surface of the seat portion is kept always equal to or higher than that of a rear part of the upper surface during the rocking motion.
