When you are meditating, there are a variety of items you might want to add that will make you more comfortable while sitting for long periods. There are also many items that will add to the mediation environment and help you get more out of your sessions.
Meditation Cushions and Mats
You need a mat to sit on so that you can focus on your meditation and not on the hard floor. A meditation bench will help you kneel while keeping your back straight and keeping the pressure off your legs. There are many different types of cushions used for meditation including a zafu. This is a hard packed cushion filled with kapok or buckwheat and will stay firm when you sit on it. You can fold your legs in front of your cushion without putting pressure on your legs.
Water Fountains
Water fountains will add a nice, contemplation sound to your meditation space and also some humidity to the air that will help when you do your breathing.
Lighting
The best lighting for meditating is dim light. It helps to mute your surroundings and also gives you enough light if you need to move around. It gives your eyes a moment to adjust to the outside light if you are meditating during the day. There are salt candles that “charge” the air.
Candles
Candles are a natural dim light that flicker and add their own feelings; they can have special aromatherapy scents to perfume the air to help you relax and focus. You can choose what your meditation objective is and which candle scent to light. Also the dim lighting will help unfocus the background and help you focus in on your meditating.
Incense and Essential Oils
Incense comes in stick and cone forms, as well as loose natural forms of resin or herbs. Any of them also require a holder to burn them in and possibly some charcoal rounds. You need to set the burners on a heat proof mat so you don’t damage your table. You also need some matches or a lighter. You can use these for the candles as well.
Music
There is a wonderful selection of meditation music for sale and for free online. Many are mini courses on meditation techniques and guided meditations to vary your sessions. Search for “meditation scripts” for guided meditation and music to download.
If you like, a singing bell, which is a kind of bowl that you run a wooden mallet around and produces a clear, reverberating ringing, or even a brass bell that gives a clear sound, is good when you are doing certain meditations to focus your thoughts with.
Meditation Shawl
When you are meditating, your body temperature lowers and you can get a chill. If you wear a meditation shawl, you can adjust your temperature with the least motion and avoid interrupting your state of mind. Your meditation can last longer because of it.
There are so many more things, but first, remember your meditation goals. Then add one thing at a time to enhance, not clutter, your meditation sessions. The cushions or benches are a great purchase because they protect your body from the hard floor, from injury, and make the meditation more comfortable.
Meditation Cushions and Mats
You need a mat to sit on so that you can focus on your meditation and not on the hard floor. A meditation bench will help you kneel while keeping your back straight and keeping the pressure off your legs. There are many different types of cushions used for meditation including a zafu. This is a hard packed cushion filled with kapok or buckwheat and will stay firm when you sit on it. You can fold your legs in front of your cushion without putting pressure on your legs.
Water Fountains
Water fountains will add a nice, contemplation sound to your meditation space and also some humidity to the air that will help when you do your breathing.
Lighting
The best lighting for meditating is dim light. It helps to mute your surroundings and also gives you enough light if you need to move around. It gives your eyes a moment to adjust to the outside light if you are meditating during the day. There are salt candles that “charge” the air.
Candles
Candles are a natural dim light that flicker and add their own feelings; they can have special aromatherapy scents to perfume the air to help you relax and focus. You can choose what your meditation objective is and which candle scent to light. Also the dim lighting will help unfocus the background and help you focus in on your meditating.
Incense and Essential Oils
Incense comes in stick and cone forms, as well as loose natural forms of resin or herbs. Any of them also require a holder to burn them in and possibly some charcoal rounds. You need to set the burners on a heat proof mat so you don’t damage your table. You also need some matches or a lighter. You can use these for the candles as well.
Music
There is a wonderful selection of meditation music for sale and for free online. Many are mini courses on meditation techniques and guided meditations to vary your sessions. Search for “meditation scripts” for guided meditation and music to download.
If you like, a singing bell, which is a kind of bowl that you run a wooden mallet around and produces a clear, reverberating ringing, or even a brass bell that gives a clear sound, is good when you are doing certain meditations to focus your thoughts with.
Meditation Shawl
When you are meditating, your body temperature lowers and you can get a chill. If you wear a meditation shawl, you can adjust your temperature with the least motion and avoid interrupting your state of mind. Your meditation can last longer because of it.
There are so many more things, but first, remember your meditation goals. Then add one thing at a time to enhance, not clutter, your meditation sessions. The cushions or benches are a great purchase because they protect your body from the hard floor, from injury, and make the meditation more comfortable.
