Seiza

by Robert Oakes
(Salt Spring Island - Canada)

I just finished making my new seiza bench out of oak. It had always been on my to-do list to make one but I was never really sure how to go about it. I have to say in retrospect it was incredibly easy and very rewarding. Although I meditate daily, my meditation posture leaves something to be desired. I found the Seiza bench instantly "cleaned up" my posture and opened up those important yogic channels! Using the instructions from the links on this site I also have cut out and prepped a bunch of zafus and zabutons and they are just waiting to be "stuffed and stitched" thanks for a great resource of tools!

(Thanks Robert - now you can sit/kneel as straight and as strong as an Oak while you meditate ! ..........Ian)