All ideas emerge from our thoughts and experiences. The invention of our flagship product, the Cosmic Cushion, developed quite organically in that way. Like many children of the 60’s, I had dabbled with meditation, but never in a very disciplined way, so I made the...
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The Cosmic Cushion: A Personal History (Chapter 2 – My Background)
n the late 80’s, I completed a 9-month training in Swedish massage and then took the exam to become a licensed massage therapist with a specialty in sports massage. After finishing the massage course, I began taking a weekly yoga class and a weekly tai chi class. As...
The Cosmic Cushion: A Personal History (Chapter 3 – Form & Function Unite)
My sitting posture was evolving as I sat regularly and for longer. The thrift store cushion and stack of books had served their purpose. I was ready to create from scratch my own stable, comfortable support for my meditation practice. Not having it in my budget to buy...
The Cosmic Cushion: A Personal History (Final – Postscript)
A friend on hearing me exclaim how well my new cushion worked, asked me to make them one, and insisted on paying me for it. When I happened to mention it to one of my massage clients, I also asked for one for their partner. It dawned on me that I had stumbled onto a...