Here are some interesting articles I found. One’s on assorted meditation furniture, it’s not just meditation cushions you can use to make your sitting easier.
The other’s about venturing off the meditation cushion completely! Meditation whilst swimming’s what it’s all about.
Meditation Cushions – What is a meditation cushion? Basically these are aids in meditation that do [...]
We get less and less supple as we get older. If you’re new to meditation, and are having problems with stiffness or pain, maybe it’s your sitting position that’s causing it. There are lots of different ways to sit for meditation, each position with its own qualities and each tailored for varying levels of flexibility.
This [...]
Whilst trawling the web for all things zafu I uncovered this little gem.
If you’re lucky enough to know or be a tailor, that’s a great resource to make your own meditation cushion. Places that sell kapok or buckwheat hulls are a dime a dozen so it’ll be easy to make and fill them!
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Found this post on trainyoga.com. Useful information on meditation cushions and also what to do if there isn’t one to hand.
Support Your Spine and Your Focus – If you can’t find a meditation cushion, there are other options – options you have in your house every day. A thick, rolled towel or folded blanket placed [...]
Just a quick one today, I found two useful resources on how to choose a meditation cushion. One is a YouTube video that basically discusses which shapes of meditation cushions are more appropriate for which sorts of people.
Generally speaking, the round shape is better for larger people, as it gives support over a larger area, [...]
I realised today that although this blog is all about how to get to the right posture and how a meditation cushion can get you there, some people may not actually be able to sit with correct alignment of the spine, perhaps because of injuries, habitual bad posture or back pain. There are hundreds of [...]
I was looking around for information on what happens to your back when your hips aren’t elevated properly, and I found this site, Prapattiprops. It’s power for the cause on why we all need a meditation cushion if we sit regularly. Now this site has a sizing poster (follow the link on the site) that [...]
Body and mind are not two separate things, but one interconnected whole. Events that affect one inevitably affect the other and your posture can affect what goes on in your mind. The best example I’ve ever seen of this is Gollum from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. If you watch the special features, there’s [...]
When I first started meditating, I didn’t give meditation cushions a second thought. I’m just trying to sit still and chant my mantra right? How hard can that be?
Quite difficult actually, when your back and neck start hurting, legs go to sleep and knees seize up, an uncomfortable body does not make for a still [...]
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