Online zen garden workshop for teams

An online zen garden workshop ships a zen garden kit to every guest, and a live host leads your team through raking sand and placing stones for one calm hour. $45 a person plus a $379 base fee, kit included.

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60 minutes · Book at least 16 days ahead · Continental US shipping included

Hands drawing lines in white sand with a small rake, a few smooth stones in the tray

The workshop and the zen garden kit

One kit per guest, shipped to each address. Everyone builds their own garden, and it stays on the desk afterward.

Virtual / HybridLive hostKit

Starting at $61 USD / person

Zen Garden

A bamboo tray, white sand, a little rake and stones. Everyone lays out and rakes a garden of their own.

1 hour

In every kit

A bamboo zen garden tray
Fine white sand to fill it
A mini wooden rake for drawing the lines
A handful of smooth stones and pebbles
One decorative piece: a small bridge, a pagoda or a bonsai-style tree

Have ready at home

A laptop or tablet on the video call
A table to work on. No microwave, water or tools needed.

Actual kit items may vary.

How the hour runs

A sample workshop: fill the tray, set the stones, rake the patterns, then a few quiet minutes.

0:00Welcome · youA quick hello and why the team is taking a quiet hour together.
0:02Fill the tray · your hostKits open on camera. The sand goes into the bamboo tray and gets smoothed flat.
0:08Slow down first · your hostA short breathing pause before anyone picks up the rake.
0:12Place the stones · everyoneEveryone decides where their stones sit. The host shows a few layouts; there is no wrong one.
0:22Rake the first patterns · your hostStraight lines across the tray, then rings around each stone, like ripples on water.
0:34Add the last piece · everyoneThe bridge, pagoda or tree goes in, and the lines get raked around it.
0:40Quiet raking · everyoneA few silent minutes, cameras on or off: smooth the sand and draw it again.
0:48Talk it over · everyoneQuestions for the host, and one word from each person on how the hour felt.
0:54Gallery tour · everyoneTrays tilted toward the camera so the team can see every garden.
0:58Close · youA screenshot of the gallery and a reminder to keep the tray on the desk.

Good to know

Live hosted on Zoom by default; Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request.
Hybrid team? Office guests sit together in front of one room screen while remote guests join from home.
No experience needed, and nothing to cook, water or plug in.
Sand travels: a towel or placemat under the tray keeps the desk clean.
Teams split across time zones can book two sessions.

What a virtual zen garden workshop costs

A per-person price plus one base fee for the group, so the cost per person drops as the group grows. Kits and continental US shipping are included.

Zen garden workshop totals and cost per person at 10, 25 and 50 guests
Class	10 guests	25 guests	50 guests
Zen Garden$45 a person + $379 base fee	10 guests$83 /person$829 total	25 guests$61 /person$1,504 total	50 guests$53 /person$2,629 total

Not sure of your final headcount? Book with an estimate; the invoice follows your final numbers. A 50% deposit holds the date. Get a quote for your group.

When a quiet hour beats a game

A zen garden is for the days your team needs to slow down, not compete.

A wellness week, or a session during Mental Health Awareness Month in May.
A reset after a heavy quarter, a launch or a long run of deadlines.
A first event for a new team: nobody has to perform or talk first.
A desk keepsake: the tray stays at work for a two-minute break any day.

Planning a full wellness month? See virtual mental health workshops for talks on burnout and stress.
Want calm with no kit to ship? Try virtual meditation, led live on your call.

When to book, and where kits ship

The minimum is 16 days, but addresses are due that early too, so about 23 days gives guests a week to send them.

23 days outBook. An estimated headcount is fine; the invoice follows your final numbers.
16 days outGuests' shipping addresses are due.
3 days outKits are expected at every door, with time left to fix a delivery problem.

Zen garden kit shipping per guest, by guest address
Guest address	Per guest
Continental US	Included
Alaska, Hawaii & US territories	Not available
Canada	Not available
International	Not available

Each guest's kit goes to their own address. This kit ships within the continental US only. Guests elsewhere? Tell us when you book and we suggest a kit that reaches them.

Virtual zen garden workshop questions

How does a virtual zen garden workshop work?

Every guest gets a zen garden kit at their own address before the day. On the call, a live host walks the group through filling the tray, placing stones and raking patterns in the sand, with a few quiet minutes built in. It runs 60 minutes on Zoom by default, or Teams, Google Meet or Webex.

How much does a virtual zen garden workshop cost per person?

Zen Garden is $45 a person plus a $379 base fee: $1,504 in total for 25 guests, about $61 a person. Kits and continental US shipping are included, and a 50% deposit holds the date.

What comes in the zen garden kit, and what do guests need?

A bamboo tray, fine white sand, a mini wooden rake, smooth stones and pebbles, and one decorative piece: a small bridge, a pagoda or a bonsai-style tree. Guests only need a device for the call and a table to work on.

How far in advance should we book?

The minimum is 16 days before the workshop, but guests' addresses are due 16 days before it, so book about 23 days out to give people a week to send them. Kits are expected at least 3 days before the workshop.

Do zen garden kits ship outside the continental US?

Zen Garden kits ship within the continental US only, with shipping included. For guests in Alaska, Hawaii, US territories, Canada or abroad, tell us where they are and we suggest a kit that ships to them.

Is this an online zen garden or a real one?

Both. The workshop runs online, on your video call, but every guest rakes a real sand garden at home and keeps it afterward.

Is a zen garden workshop good for a wellness or mindfulness program?

Yes. It is slow, quiet and hands-on, so it suits people who find a guided meditation hard to sit through. It pairs well with a virtual meditation session in the same wellness week.

What is a zen garden, and where does it come from?

It is a Japanese rock garden, or karesansui (dry landscape): a small, stylized landscape of rocks, with gravel or sand raked to suggest rippling water. One of the most famous is at Ryoan-ji temple in Kyoto. The kit keeps the same idea in a desk-size tray.