Clarity break! Desktop meditation toy helps to relieve homework stress

Courtesy Uncommon Goods

School workload building up?

Take a moment out from your study session to quiet and refocus your mind.

Handmade from monkey pod wood, this Zen Ball imitates the meditative sound of drums used by Buddhist monks.

Hold it from the bottom up and use the thick side of the stick to create a calming knocking sound. Peace out and all around!

(Zen Ball, $12.00 at uncommongoods.com)