Pipersong Meditation Chair Review 2024

Are you in the market for a new office chair that you can use for meditation? Do you get fidgety during the day and wish you could find a chair that would accommodate a range of seating positions?

If you answered yes to either of those questions, you will like what you read in this—our Pipersong chair review.

We’ll be the first to admit that this chair isn’t for everyone. If ever there was a chair that cried out for classification as a niche product, this is probably it.

That said, if you’re a member of the niche this chair is marketing to, you already know it’s an underserved market. You don’t find many good options that do what this chair can do, so the fact that it exists at all is pretty cool.

The big question is whether or not this chair is a good fit for you. In the sections that follow, we’ll take you on a guided tour of everything Pipersong has to offer, so you’ll have all the information you need to decide for yourself if this is the model you’ve been looking for. If it’s not and you want other options from the same brand, you can check other Pipersong office chairs.

If your interest is piqued, read on, and let’s look closer.

Key Features of Pipersong Meditation Chair

It’s an unusual sight. That’s the first thing that pops into most people’s minds when they see the chair for the first time. Even so, this is a surprisingly strong component of our Pipersong chair review.

Considering just the seat itself, not the modified “ottoman” that comes with it, it doesn’t look much different from the task stools you may have seen people use at nail salons.

The addition of the strange ottoman, however, gives the chair a distinctive look and really enhances its innovative function.

The first question most people ask when they see it for the first time is, “Do I need a chair like this?”

In fairness, most people won’t. This was never meant to be a mass-market product but rather a narrowly targeted niche product aimed at people who meditate regularly and those who fidget in their office chairs and are specifically looking for an alternative to accommodate how they want to sit while working.

If you’re not in that group, full stop. This chair will do absolutely nothing for you. If you are, read on and prepare to be impressed. And the next thing you should know is that if you decide you want one of these, you can order yours in either grey, tan, ivory, or black.

Unfortunately, even if you want one of these, this model may be wrong because it has an important limitation. To do that and put it into its proper context, let’s look at the raw numbers defining the model.

Chair Specifications

These aren’t great numbers. They’re not awful, but there are a couple of problems here.

First, be aware that most furniture—office or otherwise—on the market today supports about 300 pounds of user weight. This chair doesn’t meet that bar. While the seat supports up to 250 pounds, the ottoman only supports a maximum of 130, and the company warns away from sitting on it even if you weigh less than that.

Second, although the chair is padded with generous amounts of block foam, the seat is tiny—a 14.7” diameter circular seat.

Office chair seats are usually quite a lot bigger than this, and although there’s a fairly generous amount of padding unless you’re tiny and have an ultra-small butt, parts of you are going to be hanging off the side. And if you need to spend any time sitting in a chair, that will start getting uncomfortable in a hurry.

PU Upholstery

Also, it’s worth mentioning that the chair is clad in PU, which isn’t breathable. Again, that’s no big deal if you’re only spending 1-2 hours at a time in the chair, but if you’re planning on putting in a full day’s work, or honestly, even half a day, this chair will be murder.

So now we need to add a new caveat to the market this chair is targeting: people who don’t plan on using it very much during the day (call it light daily use). If you work from home or are looking for a chair, you can spend 6-8 hours daily in it. You’ll need a regular office chair, plus this one, which is starting to get expensive.

And this chair isn’t what we’d call cheap, to begin with.

See what we mean about it being a niche product?

That said, assuming you are of light to medium build and rather long-legged (note the somewhat high seat height range), assuming you don’t plan on using the chair for extended periods of the day because you’ve got a regular office chair to use when you’re not in this one, and assuming you’re fidgety, or you’re in the market for a chair to meditate in, this is an awesome chair for you.

Comfort and Adjustability

In our view, other Pipersong meditation chair reviews give the chair too much credit here. 

We take a different approach but won’t offer high praise in this section because we count the mobile ottoman as an “extra” and not an adjustment feature.

Regarding the classic adjustments you can make (comparing this chair with a regular office chair), the seat height adjustment range is all you find on tap. There’s no proper lumbar support (though it has a small seatback that can work to provide you a little, depending on your body shape), no tilt and lock, or any other “usual” features.

On the other hand, as we mentioned earlier, it does boast a generous amount of high-density block foam padding, which makes up for the smallish seat size and lack of breathability—at least in the short run. Given the price they’re asking for this chair, this is a little underwhelming, but the Pipersong makes up for it by offering that one glorious extra.

One Huge Extra On Tap

We’d call this the hands-down strongest component of our Pipersong chair review. If you decide you want one of these, this will be the reason you make the purchase.

The ottoman is amazing. 

You can spin it all around the chair, and since it can support up to 130 pounds of weight, you can do everything but sit on it. That means you can contort yourself into any seating position you can dream up and position the ottoman to support you.

If that’s your thing, you’ll love it, and this feature alone will make the chair more than worth the asking price.

Some Assembly Required

This probably won’t shock anyone reading, but if you decide you want one of these, it will arrive at your door in a big box and in several pieces.

The good news is that the production quality is pretty high, so all the pieces fit together as they should, and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. Even better, there are some very good assembly videos online if you’re more of a visual learner, so getting it ready for first use should be simple and take no longer than 15-20 minutes, even if you’re doing it solo.

Available Colors

Pros and Cons of Pipersong Meditation Chair

We like this chair, but we don’t love it. However, All of our design issues can be written off by saying, “Well, you’re not in the segment of the market this chair is aimed at.”

That’s true and completely fair; in our view, that’s the problem. This isn’t just a niche product—it’s a super narrow niche product. We agree that this niche is underserved, and we’re thrilled that a chair like this exists, but the simple truth is that out of a hundred randomly selected people, only a handful are going to fit the target demographic for this chair.

Pipersong Chair Review Conclusion

We can only give the Pipersong a provisional recommendation. If you weigh less than 250 pounds, are a fidgety sitter, don’t plan to use this chair for more than a couple of hours at a time, and have a good backup for the rest of the day, this chair belongs on your shortlist of options to consider.

The problem is that not many people will be able to check all those boxes.

Other Options to Consider

If you’ve reached the end of this review and you’re not thrilled with this, here are a couple of other alternatives you may want to consider:

If you like the basic idea of the chair we just reviewed, but it won’t support enough user weight, check this one out.

Granted, it’s not as fancy and is only offered in two colors (black or red), but it will support up to 350 pounds of user weight and give you the same basic functionality while saving you a little money.

This option provides you with a different style of seating. It may not be exactly what you have in mind, but it does offer something new and different compared with conventional office chair seating. You can easily pair this with an ottoman to give yourself even more seating variations.

Official Manufacturer Support

REFERENCE & RESOURCES

• Pipersong, Official Brand Website
• Meditation Poses: In Your Desk Chair, On the Floor, and More, Healthline.
• How to Sit When Learning Meditation, Very Well Mind.
• 9 Desk Stretches for People Who Sit All Day, Readers.