Zafu for Meditation

Without comfort, the benefits of meditation hardly exist. In order to gain those benefits to the fullest extent, you have to be comfortable and your mind has to be able to forget about your body. If your legs are numbed or your back is sore, your consciousness will continually be pulled back to that pain rather than focusing on releasing positive energy to your core. A zafu cushion gives you all of the cushion and support that you will need for a positive and fruitful experience with the contemplative focus in meditation. 

There are two typical shapes to the zafu cushion. The more traditional shape is a simple round pillow. This pillow is stuffed with buckwheat hulls or natural kapok. The material they are stuffed with is important because these particular materials need to provide the comfort and support you’ll need for a long time. Buckwheat hulls and natural kapok are resilient materials; therefore, they’ll retain their flexibility longer. The simple round zafu pillow can be used to cushion your rear end while giving support to your back and helping to keep your spine in alignment. 

The other typical zafu shape is the half moon. Looking like a crescent, this can be used to cushion the rear like the traditional round zafu, or it can be used to add support to your lower back. It can still do both, but it can also focus on one or the other. The half moon zafu is stuffed with the same materials as the round, so durability is not an issue. This pillow will also be there to fulfill your needs for a long time to come.