Have you ever seen one of those desktop zen gardens? You know the small box with an even smaller rake to pull through the sand? It’s supposed to help you feel more calm but do you know how to put one ...

For some people, a box of chocolates is the perfect way to de-stress after a long day. For others, a few minutes painstakingly tending to a desktop zen garden does the trick. But for those who are ...

It may seem curious that viewing a sparse landscape of rock and gravel can be an antidote to the day's chaos. But a Zen garden, a minimalist composition of carefully placed stones, is calming — if you ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Have you ever been to a Zen garden? The Japanese rock gardens are intended ...

The secret of the mysterious, centuries-old appeal of the Ryoanji Temple garden in Kyoto has been solved, claim scientists in Japan. They think visitors unconsciously detect a “hidden” tree pattern, ...