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Foldable Meditation Kneeling Bench (Seiza)
Seiza is a common sitting position in Japan for ceremonial occasions and traditional lessons. This bench helps maintain posture and prevents feet from getting numb. This foldable seiza isu (kneeling chair) has an excellent portability. It is lightweight, thin and compact when folded.
Gentle Curved Surface for Pleasing Comfort
Features a wide and comfortable surface that is similar to a bicycle saddle, it fits perfectly to your buttocks for a pain-free and pleasant sitting experience. The bench is not noticeable when sitting.
Incredibly Thin and Lightweight - Convenient for Carrying
This foldable seiza isu (kneeling chair) has an excellent portability. It is light weight, thin and compact when folded. Easy to assemble, just press down while opening and it's done. It weighs 180 grams and is only 1.1 inch thick when folded and can be carried anywhere in most purses.
Kacee
August 30, 2025
I've been a long time meditator and have struggled with finding that sweet spot when everything aligns and your body lends it's self to a meditative state.A lot of that has to due with body mechanics and alignment.Ive tried pillows ,blocks and an assortment of seats.This one has by far been the best .it's is well made and has an almost bile seat quality that cradles your pelvic floor and helps with natural alignment.No small feat. I'm normally not a fan of anything plastic but this product is an exception.If something is to be around for a millennium ,what better than a super efficient and effective meditation seat. A super cool feature of this product is that it collapses flat and has a snap to keep it flat.Allowing it to be conveniently carried with you anywhere .Or to be stored so as to take up little space.
A Passing Lady
August 27, 2025
At first I was really impressed, because if you want to, you can bear all your weight on it. I'm overweight, nearly 200 pounds and 5'5, yet simply sitting on it like a bicycle seat is possible. If you do not quite know how to sit properly, this can correct your posture, but if you already have the correct posture and core strength to sit up straight, you won't be putting too much weight on your legs anyway. But, since I'm an american and I made a tatami room in my apartment, I want to be able to accommodate anyone and everyone comfortably. On top of a zabuton on a tatami mat seems like the most ideal use of this, but it probably can also be used directly on any sturdy tatami mat. Used like this, some of my guests found the fold out seiza bench merely uncomfortable, rather than the, for them, impossible feat of sitting seiza. I've since gotten a little bench and a raised tatami area for guests who cannot sit on the floor.I've given it 4 stars because it's really amazing that it's made the impossible possible for people who want or need to sit in seiza position, but for my practical purposes, just giving that person other seating seems better, even a zafu or something and letting them sit cross-legged I think would be a better solution. Of course, if you cannot sit seiza and maybe are going to a formal occasion in Japan or somewhere in America where you might embarrass yourself, this neat little fold-out bench might be just the solution. It's inconspicuous, enough, however, I'd think in any formal situation where you'd be strictly expected to sit seiza only, you'd likely also be in a woman's kimono, and I can't see this thing playing nicely with even a breezy, casual little yukata kitsuke.I'm glad I got it, because it's cute, and could be used as a fun teaching tool if someone wants to try sitting different in my tatami room, but I would sooner just have my guests sit however they're most comfortable. For most people, that would be with legs to the side, or cross-legged. I do think this would work just fine with anything other than a kimono, including most (unrestrictive) skirts, since it's like sitting on a bike seat.In short this is worth buying if you fear a situation where a formal japanese sitting position might be expected, but buy it well in advance. I think it's worth trying, and returning if it doesn't suit you if nothing else, but you may find, like me, that it is more comfortable to get your own body used to it. About 5 minutes into using it, my legs felt numb in the way I have seen other people describe the sitting style to do to them. Without it, my body feels fine, and I even sit alone and play videogames like that. For the price, though, I don't regret it, and it is amazing that the little thing could hold a fat old lady like me up if it had to!
Lou W
July 15, 2025
This is a great design, it works very well and the materials and craftsmanship are excellent and it fits in this larger tablet case I got at the dollar store! 😄I’m only 5’6†and it’s just large enough for me.You can add a bicycle seat cover or a small pillow or piece of foam like I did for extra comfort or if you need to raise the height a little.If they made a version with a base just an inch taller it would be a big hit for taller people!
Friendly Shopper
July 11, 2025
I know someone left an enthusiastic video about how wonderful this is for meditation but I found it too hard and uncomfortable for prolonged sitting. I was done with it after about 5 minutes. I am a small female 5’3â€, weight 105 lbs so I figured I would be comfortable on this bench but I wasn’t. It’s a terribly clever design though so even though I returned it, I give it 3 stars for cleverness. Someone else with more cushioning on their backside might like it better.
WeiZ
June 15, 2025
I am short (5’2â€, 127lbs) so it works really well for me. This is a great stool to have for a 20-30 meditation. Although my butt gets numb after 10min, it is very easy to fold, it is light weighted so I take it with me to work, It is the cheapest on the Amazon,
Mitchell Pearson
June 3, 2025
I sat on it in the wrong spot I guess, cause the seat part popped back up into the folded position when I sat on it and it hit me in the nuts real good
Elijah Bickmore
May 21, 2025
I use this for meditation in seiza outside of the home, especially when I go to my Buddhist sangha's meetings and book club. It folds down to be very portable but is sturdy enough to comfortably hold my weight when set up (about 220lbs). I wouldn't mind if it were an inch or so taller for comfort (I'm 5'11"), but it still makes seiza much easier on my decrepit knees.
Tina Mailhot-Roberge
May 18, 2025
This foldable meditation seat is ingenious. I love that it weights almost nothing and that I will be able to throw it in my luggage or backpack easily while traveling. It also feels surprisingly sturdy. I'm very impressed. The only flaw as other reviewers have mentioned it is that it is a little bit too low. I think it'll work fine for shorter meditations under 30-45 minutes, but I'm not sure if the added pressure on the knee joints will feel great past the 60 minute mark. I suppose I will have to test it for a longer period and find out. If it was 1-3 inches taller, it would be perfect. I'm a 5f5 female, so not very tall at all, and I agree that it could be lifted up a little bit more for optimal comfort. Other than that, two thumbs up. Arigato!
Neil Evans
April 14, 2025
It's small, strong, light and stores flat; ideal for travelling mediators who need to pack light. Whilst perfect for me in height, I suspect someone taller and/or larger than me may find it to be too low to the ground when deployed. I'm 168cm and 73kg, and probably at the upper limit for a seat like this. I guess they could develop larger versions for these people. Also, a bit more of an incline in the seat would have been better for posture, but this is really only a recommendation for a possible small improvement to a product that I think is ingenious and very satisfactory as it is now. They would be great if bought in numbers by someone running a meditation class in which people come and go and may not have their own equipment. They'd be so easy to transport. All in all, a fantastic product.
L. v. A.
March 28, 2025
Alles ist super verarbeitet, nur würde ich das Produkt nicht so oft auf- und zuklappen, da ich es sonst vielleicht kaputt machen würde. Getestet habe ich das allerdings nicht.Mein Exemplar entspricht exakt den Produktbildern und ist sehr sauber verarbeitet.Feine Sache!
paul r S
February 23, 2025
I am along term meditator by which I am indicating that no matter what bench you buy as a beginner they are all uncomfortable until your mind can be settled and the discomfort fades.I bought this bench in early 2023 and I needed to add additional height. I used an old bath mat I had and folded in half and then again in half , this gave me perhaps 2.5 inches extra. slowly over the year I unfolded the mat and and eventually got to the point where I am now using it at it"s 5.3 inch height. I am 77 years old 5.6 inches in height and 169 ibs. in weight. We do a lot of international travel and I had bought it for that purpose but I use it daily now. I find that it is designed to to be in direct contact with the sitz bones. there is little padding in that area but I don't notice any discomfort other than the initial knee pain which I have now overcome.
samiorders
January 15, 2025
easily buckles low weight tolerance
Ernesto Alonso Contreras Salazar
January 5, 2025
Demasiado bajito y por lo tanto, muy incomodo sobre todo para una persona de la tercera edad.
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