My colleagues and I are contending with high stress levels lately, in advance of big meetings in mid-April. Long hours have fragmented my attention span. To force myself not to think about work on my free Saturday, I found three places to exhale, in and around the Mall.
Highly recommended:
Rothko room at the National Gallery of Art’s East Wing.

Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden, this week framed by cherry blossoms.
Sackler Gallery’s Echoes of the Past: Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan.

