Zen Garden is a free, web-based stress management tool built for youth aged 13 to 17 who want practical ways to understand and manage stress. mindyourmind co-created Zen Garden with Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada and 7 high school students from across Canada, as part of an 8-week design lab supported by the RBC Foundation. The tool complements Strong Minds Strong Kids’ Stress Lessons: Tools for Resiliency program, giving teens a hands-on way to practice the skills that program teaches. Inside the garden, teens customize a gardener, build a personal coping kit, and learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of stress all at their own pace.Â
What Can You Do with Zen Garden?
With Zen Garden, you can:
- Customize your gardener
- Create your own coping kit
- Learn about the signs and symptoms of stress
- Find stress relief with a weed plucking tool
- Access helpful coping strategies and resources
When you click to play, Zen Garden a new window will open.Â