Most experts recommend meditation as an excellent way to relieve stress. Once you select a part of your yard that is private and quiet, you are ready to start developing your garden. An ideal meditation garden appeals to the senses to create a calming atmosphere. 

A Comfortable Setup

Your meditation garden will be a sanctuary and should be as secluded as possible. Within the garden, there should be a meditation “room.” Choose a place where you can arrange comfortable furniture, rugs, and cushions. Adding Charming Bench outdoor pergolas can protect your meditation area from the weather and provide dedicated spaces for practicing meditation. 

Relaxing Sounds  

To get the most out of meditating, design a soundscape that is soothing and not distracting. One popular way to do this is to add water features to your garden. If your space is small, this could be as simple as an affordable water fountain. If you have the budget and space, you can buy a larger fountain or build a waterfall. Constructing a pond is another option, although this does require frequent maintenance and proper care for any fish in the pond. 

If you enjoy having music in the background when you meditate, you can set up outdoor speakers. An easy way to do this is to purchase a Bluetooth speaker that is connected to your phone.

Pleasing Plants

Smell is perhaps the most powerful of our senses. It is the sense most connected to memory. Surrounding yourself with the right plants can evoke pleasant memories and feelings. While you can use essential oils for this purpose, adding beautiful and fragrant flowers to your meditation garden may be more effective. The scents of plants like lavender and jasmine are known to be relaxing. Another benefit of adding sweet-smelling plants is that they can bring butterflies into your meditation garden.