Now & Zen have some beautiful meditation timers on their site. Not only are they great to look at but they sound good to. The meditation timer from Now & Zen has two uses. The first is as a replacement for your telephone and the second is as a countdown timer.

The meditation timer is easy to setup, you simply turn a knob on the timer to get your desired time, press start and the timer will start to countdown to zero and then strike the bowl gong. The striking of the gong will gradually increase in frequency over a ten minute period.

As mentioned the Now & Zen timer is a beautiful piece of work comprising of a six inch diameter brass bowl gong set upon an elegant wooden platform and comes in two different types of wood, clear maple or dark oak.

For more information and to view more images of these beautiful timers they can be found on the Now & Zen website.

The meditation timer from Yogamates features a long resonating acoustic chime set in a hardwood box and a digital clock interface. This interface allows the clock to be used as a countdown timer.

When used as a meditation timer the clock will countdown to zero from the desired time you set and emits a single chime and the timer will then begin a series of chimes.

As you can see in the image to the left this meditation timer is beautifully crafted and would not look out of place anywhere in the home. As well as being aesthetically pleasing it is versatile and portable. To see more of this wonderful meditation timer head over to the Yogamates website for further details.

The PrannaTimer was created to time meditation periods but at Pranna they have added the use of incense to this simple act of timing meditation periods as incense has been used in meditation for centuries.

The PrannaTimer is a beautiful piece of art as well as a timer; they are made from beautiful hardwoods and use no batteries of electricity so are environmentally friendly as well.

The idea behind any meditation timer is to take timekeeping out of the hands of the practitioner allowing them focus fully on their meditation practice and that is exactly what the PrannaTimer is designed to do. The timer works by lighting an incense stick which burns slowly until the end at which time the ringer is released on the timer to strike the bell which emits a beautiful lingering tone.

The use of incense with this meditation timer not only controls the time that you meditate for but it also creates a soothing atmosphere whilst it burns. These timers certainly are worth your consideration and contemplation so head over to the PrannaTimers website today.

The Zen alarm clock that is offered by Chopa is a wonderful time piece. The alarm clock has the ability to time and guide meditations and is a gentle way to start or end your meditation practice.

When the timer reaches zero the chime is automatically struck from inside the solid hardwood case. Once the first strike has been struck the chimes will continue for pre-programmed ten minute period.

The really are wonderful meditation timers so don't hesitate, go and visit the Chopa website today and see much more of these wonderful timers.