HoM meditation chairs are low, supportive wooden seats that lift the hips gently above the knees — easing you into a comfortable, upright posture and making cross-legged sitting easier on the knees, hips, and lower back. Each is handcrafted from solid Acacia hardwood, designed and prototyped in our Ashland, Oregon studio and built to last through years of daily practice.
A permanent piece for your space. The Bodhi is a low, sculptural meditation seat that lives beautifully in any room — grounded, sturdy, and made to stay put and be passed down.
Folding legs collapse flat, so your seat goes wherever you do — retreats, trips, or room to room. The same supported, comfortable sit, ready to pack away.
Before you choose
Everything worth knowing before you pick a meditation chair — how it compares to a cushion or bench, what height suits you, and how it holds up.
A meditation chair — sometimes called a floor meditation seat — is a low, supportive seat that raises your hips slightly above your knees. That gentle tilt lets your pelvis rotate forward and your spine stack upright on its own, instead of straining to hold the posture. HoM chairs are handcrafted from solid Acacia hardwood and sit just 9–12 inches off the floor. More on what a meditation chair is.
A cushion (zafu) compresses over time and lets you slump; a kneeling bench locks your legs into one fixed position. A meditation chair gives you a firm, stable base that keeps your hips elevated and your back upright — while still letting you sit cross-legged, kneel, or shift as you settle. Compare chair vs bench vs cushion.
Yes — that is exactly what it is built for. By lifting the hips above the knees, a cross-legged chair takes tension out of the hips and knees and makes a comfortable cross-legged sit possible, even if you have never been able to hold one on the floor.
Plenty of people use a floor chair for focused work, not only meditation. An open, grounded seated position lets you shift and move freely without leaving your seat, which many find easier to concentrate in than a rigid office chair. Why it can double as a focus chair.
It comes down to hip flexibility. The Self Shelf sits at 9 inches and folds flat for travel; the Bodhi sits at 12 inches as a permanent sculptural seat. A taller seat is generally kinder to tight hips and knees.
Solid Acacia hardwood — a dense, sustainably harvested wood chosen for its strength and warm grain. Every seat is designed and prototyped in our Ashland, Oregon studio and built to be passed down. How we source our Acacia.
Wipe it with a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth and keep it out of prolonged direct sun. Solid Acacia is durable and needs no special treatment — an occasional wood conditioner keeps the grain rich for years.
Yes — shipping is fast and free on every HoM meditation chair within the continental US, and each seat is backed by our 30-day money-back guarantee.
Each seat begins as a solution to a real sitting challenge — refined over years of daily practice and handwork, then built to last in solid Acacia hardwood.
