What Do You Do with a Zen Garden

Since so much focus is on meditation, Zen gardens were to help the mind calm down and focus. Using sand, rocks, pebbles, and sometimes plants, water, or bridges, these gardens evoke calm, tranquility, and peace. Raking the sand into swirling patterns is relaxing, and looking at the lines can help you focus.

How do you use a Zen garden?

1. Step 1: Fill your container with sand and essential oils. Pour the sand in your container and shake it from side to side to even it out. …
2. Step 2: Place stones and trinkets in your garden. …
3. Step 3: Add plants for a touch of green. …
4. Step 4: Create your sand pattern with a mini rake or skewer.

What does a Zen garden have?

A traditional Zen garden, known as karesansui, is a minimalist dry landscape comprised of natural elements of rock, gravel, sand and wood, with very few plants and no water. Man-made components include bridges, statuary and stone lanterns, with an enclosing wall or fence to separate the space from the outside world.