Meditation Cushions

A round buckwheat zafu on a standard zabuton. The cotton set if budget matters, the hemp set if it's going to be used daily for years.

High enough that your knees sit below your hips when cross-legged. That's usually 3 to 5 inches of lift once you're on it. Adjust by adding or removing fill.

Not strictly. A folded blanket works for a few minutes. Past that, the lift a zafu gives is what keeps your back from doing the work. Our take in is a meditation cushion necessary.

No. The oval organic cotton zafu gives the wider front edge that people want from a crescent, without the gap at the back.

Hemp if the cushion will be used every day or shared in a studio. Cotton if it's occasional, or if you want the mandala and chakra prints.