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UMW’s Japanese-inspired “Little Sun” Zen Garden is a living contemplative space that supports campus-wide initiatives to provide opportunities and spaces for members of the campus community to advance whole-person wellness, contemplation, and multiculturalism in a liberal arts environment.

The site provides a living classroom, where students of the Contemplative Studies program focus their minds, deepen relaxation, and cultivate mindfulness in a serene setting dominated by giant, natural rocks and draping Japanese maple trees.

The Zen Garden was installed in 2018 and was designed by Japanese Garden designers Todd Stewart and Bob Chilton, co-owners of Gardens Unlimited in nearby Caroline County and advisors to the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.