Meditation Pillows and Cushions
Zafu
and Zabuton Set ($75) Comes in blue, natural
or purple. Choose either crescent or round
zafu cushion.
Round zafu Meditation Cushion alone, ($35)
Cosmic
Meditation Cushion ($50) buckwheat filling, comes in blue,
black, burgundy, green or purple.
Backjack
Meditation Chair, ($45) Available in blue, green, navy
and purple.
Square
Meditation Cushions, ($34 to $38) in several
colors and two different sizes.
Meditation Bench ($65) with rounded bottom for comfort.
Meditation CDs, Tapes and Videos
Alan Watts - The Art of Meditation (VHS, $20) in this 25-minute program that's part documentary, part useful guide to meditation, Watts explains breathing, posture, and mantra. Another one from the great master: Zen: The Best of Alan Watts (VHS, $20)
Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening From the Alan Watts Audio Archives (CD, $65) never-before-released material, from 12 lucid sessions with the great master.
The
Present Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh (CD, $70) A live
meditation retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh.
The Pema Chodron Collection (CD, $27). includes step-by-step meditation instruction, teachings in tonglen, and lovingkindness in Pema's voice.
Good Medicine: How to Turn Pain Into Compassion with Tonglen Meditation, by Pema Chodron (CD, $17) Sixteen recorded talks and guided meditation practices in Pema's charming, intimate style.
Guided Meditations: For Developing Calmness, Awareness, and Love by Bodhipaksa (CD, $15) Ideal for beginners, this CD will guide you through the most fundamental Buddhist meditation practices in order to become calmer and happier.
Meditation for Beginners: Six Meditations for Insight, Greater Clarity and Cultivating a Compassionate Heart, by Jack Kornfield ($20) hardback book with CD or CD without the book. Kornfield uses clear language and step-by-step demonstrations to show how simple it is to start - and stick with - a daily meditation practice. In this complete beginner's course, Jack introduces the "Insight" tradition of Buddhist meditation.
Mindfulness & Meditation
with Jon Kabat-Zinn (CD, $27) Stress Reduction techniques
used in Dr. Kabat-Zinn's clinics.
Meditation for Optimum Health: How to Use Mindfulness and Breathing to Heal Your Body and Refresh Your Mind, by Andrew Weil, Jon Kabat-Zinn (CD, $18) Two mind-body medicine experts join forces to teach stress-reducing meditation techniques in easy-to-follow instructions.
The Soul of Healing Meditations with Deepak Chopra ($13) Guided meditations set to music.
Relax Meditations Flute and Cello ($13) Relax Meditations Piano ($13) This soothing instrumental music will gently dissolve stress.
Music for Sound Healing by Stephen Halpern ($17) music for reducing stress or meditating.
Inner Peace by Stephen Halpern ($14) meditation music.
Drops
of Emptiness from Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village (
$17) a rare opportunity to hear meditation music and instructions
rarely heard outside the seclusion of this cherished Zen monastery.
Adagio:
Music For Relaxation by Peter Davison ($15) Music
for meditating, healing, or reducing stress.
Instrumental Heaven Volume 7, by Mehdi ($16) Wonderful meditation music.
The
Buddha Box, ($23) includes
a little seated Buddha statue and hardcover, illustrated book that
features tales of Buddha's path to enlightenment, plus meditations,
sutras, stories, and
a history of Budhha's life.
The
Compassion Box by Pema Chodron,($18) comes with
a 43-minute CD with Chodron's spoken instructions on tonglen meditation,
a pocket-sized book, and 59 lojong cards with the teachings
on one side and Chodron's commentary on the other.
Insight
Meditation Kit from Saron Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein
(CD, Cards, Instruction Book, $30) includes two CDs with guided meditations,
study cards and a special instruction book with the beginner in mind.
The
Tara Box by Gehlek Rimpoche ($16) a 96-page
book, a white Tara resin figure, and a keepsake box, with instructions
for several healing meditations