Japanese miniature rock gardens make the stress of life slip away -

By cultivating a miniature Zen garden - reducing for a moment the day's problems,
one may come away feeling as if the rest of life has become simpler.
This inner contemplation and calm can lead to a fresh outlook and clear mind.
Like a restorative balm,  Zen gardening is an antidote to stresses of modern living.
A Zen garden can create a feeling of space in your garden, home or office -
or impart a sense of order and a spirit of tranquility and calm.
The gardens are a means to discover the sources and strengths of our natural humanity, which, according to Zen teaching, 
is poised, calm, sincere and capable of facing all matters in life with calmness and perfect composure.
Zen gardens both disarm and empower us.
They are so radically different from all other gardens we know,that our usual responses must give way to deeper ones.