Meditation Chairs come is a variety of styles and materials. Most popular are wood and rattan. Some chairs look just like mini chairs, they usually allow the user to sit with their legs crossed on the chair, others may appear like a sort of odd looking dish and allow the user to rest their legs on the ground but elevate the bottom and promote an upright posture. The choice comes down to personal preference and what support you require from a chair, choose a chair with the most benefits for you.
Raga Meditation Chair
The”Raga” by Harmony In Design is the latest line of meditation furniture. The name “Raja” comes from the Sanskrit word for “royalty”. The Raja Chair is made from sustainable materials including a seat and back of woven banana leaf and a solid mango wood frame. It is unique in that it has armrests unlike many other chairs, this may be appealing to some people. The armrests are purposefully short so the legs still have room to be crossed if you wish.
Harmony in Design also make two other very popular chairs, the Seagrass, a simple and beautiful design and the Ecopod which is a very popular rattan design.
Zen by Design make three very stylish and and different meditation chairs. The Rama is a clean and modern design. The Wandering Monk is a small fold-able chair well suited to taking to your group sessions or retreat as well as for home use. The One is a very Zen inspired design, a thing of beauty as well as function.
Seagrass Meditation Chair
Gaiam have another Rattan Meditation Chair, its eco friendly material and natural looks make it another very popular choice.
While maybe not as stylish as the other offerings Backjack make a floor chair that is well suited to meditation and Yoga. They fold completely flat which makes them easy to store and very portable.
Salubrion have a small plastic seat with a unique design but it is better suited to persons with small figures.
Chairs range from around $30 to over $300