Kaiser Meditation Garden in Pleasanton

That’s what I call it—the Kaiser Meditation Garden—but Kaiser may have another name for it (if it even belongs to Kaiser). I’m talking about the small landscaped area behind the Kaiser Pleasanton facility, that boarders Macy’s parking lot in the Stoneridge Mall. The garden includes a covered picnic table, paved walkway, and attractive planting of trees, shrubs, and lawn.



Meditation Garden at Kaiser in Pleasanton.
(Screenshot from Google map Street View).

I visited the garden as part of a class I attended at Kaiser about using breathing, meditation, and being present in the moment to mitigate stress. The garden provided a great spot to practice all three skills.

Paved walkway in the Kaiser Meditation Garden
in Pleasanton.

This is a great idea – for a business or corporation to provide a landscaped area as a type of “break room” for employees. Kaiser may have other uses as well, such as a therapeutic area to help patients recover from illness or injury. Shoppers or drivers also benefit by seeing the break in concrete, with a glimpse of trees and shrubs. Green zones benefit everyone, and provide space for relaxing, thinking, and reconnecting with nature.