This meditation kneeling chair is fundamentally similar to other backless chairs such as a "saddle seat" or "kneeling chair" or "excercise ball chair". These "kneeling chairs" which have proliferated since the 1970's (see Wikipedia entry below) provide the benefits of aligned posture and active sitting at the height of a regular chair.

Our design is reminiscent of Shaker style furniture, combining age-old elegance with the best of the somatic arts. The Tilt Seat™ would fit right as a set for a dining room table.

Ball Chairs have problems:

*Ball Chairs are made of toxic plastic in China without fair trade and no environmental regulations.

*Ball Chairs take up an excessive amount of floor space with an average radius of three feet. They don't fit under a most desks when not in use.

*Ball Chairs come in limited sizes so are not very adjustable to individual needs.

*Ball Chairs don't allow a lot of alternative positions. Your feet are in front of you and they are never going anywhere else.

Our Tilt Seat™ has advantages
over the ball chair:

*100% recycled, non-toxic,

*Looks like a nice piece of furniture,

*Takes up far less floor space,

*Offers multiple positions so you can shift around when needed. (Feet can be in front or underneath or ankles resting on cross-bar.)

*Comes in several sizes for getting the right fit.

*Sky Bench™ and Tilt Seat™ can be used in conjunction with each other to make a Zen Office™. We offer a 20% discount if you buy a Sky Bench™ or Peace Bench™ and Tilt Seat™ as a package. Sky Bench™ and Tilt Seat™ knock down so you can take your ergonomic office on a trip, even in an average sized suitcase.

Compared to other "kneeling" chairs, this has some advantages. Other kneeling chairs have issues with getting locked into one position and too much pressure on the knees. On our Tilt Seat there is no pressure on the knees, and it is very easy to get into and out of this seat. Also, the back of the ankles can be placed on the bar below for a variation in sitting position.

Besides a chair, you can turn this around and use it as a portable study desk when sitting on the floor. When turned around, it holds your book or writing material at a forward tilt (like a drafting table). When used as a study table it is just the right height when sitting on a cushion or Peace Bench™. More people are using our cushions and benches as simple furniture for a movement-friendly, non-toxic home.

This meditation seat is environmentally-friendly: Made from a Forest Certified, 100% recycled wood content composite material called Medite II. This is a wood fiber product that uses wood scraps that would otherwise be discarded. The bench is hand-finished with a non-toxic finish (linseed oil, beeswax, and pine resin) to give it a dark honey sheen.

This yoga chair is lightweight, made from 1/2 inch material and weighs 10 lbs. It can be taken apart and packed in a suitcase that is at least 22 inches long. It easily comes apart with a screw driver. Seat measures 10"x20". A Tilt Seat cushion will add one inch to the height--so if you are going to use a cushion, factor that in when deciding which size to get. Most people don't use a cushion, but you should know if you need one based on previous experience with sitting on chairs.

From Wikipedia:

A kneeling chair is a type of chair for sitting in a position with the thighs dropped to an angle of about 60 to 70 degrees from vertical (as opposed to 90 degrees when sitting in a normal chair), with some of the body's weight supported by the shins.

Kneeling chairs were invented in Norway in the 1970s, starting with Hans Christian Mengshoel's experiments on sitting devices with support under the shins. Furniture designers Peter Opsvik, Oddvin Rykken, and Svein Gusrud each developed chairs based on this principle. These designs took as their starting point the strain placed on the spine by conventional right-angled chairs.

Kneeling chairs open up the angle between the thigh and the torso, making it easier to retain the natural curvature of the spine.[citation needed] This posture changes the stress distribution of the human body in comparison with the sitting position of an ordinary chair. Because the angle of the hip joint is between that of sitting and standing, it allows the spine to be in a more "neutral," or middle-of-range, position. Because the knees are lower than the pelvis, the normal curve is restored to the lower spine, which reduces stress to the lower lumbar vertebrae.

A Kneelsit kneeling chair.
Despite the name, the posture of a person in a kneeling chair is not the same as kneeling on the ground. It is sometimes assumed that the knees bear most of the body's weight when sitting in a kneeling chair, but this is incorrect – the shins bear some weight for stability, but the body is still sitting, not kneeling.
The kneeling chair is known by several names:
YogaChair (a trademark)
Balans chair (a trademark)
Various versions of "balance chair", "knee chair" or Scandinavian/Swedish/Norwegian chair
Kneelsit chair (a trademark) - incorporates an adjustable backrest for lumbar support and mounts the seat and kneeler on swivel bearings for movement

Support Cushion

A support cushion has many uses. It most often used to raise the height of the zafu by about one inch, for those that need extra height. It can also be placed under one or both knees to raise the knee higher. Some people place it on their lap to rest the hands on when sitting on a zafu. Others use it in a chair or car seat to create a forward sloping tilt (buckwheat works best for this purpose).

10"x20"x1"

10"x20"x1"