The Hakama is a full-length Japanese Zen sitting meditation and work skirt worn by men or women. They are traditionally black, however can be made in white, brown, gray or navy as well. The meditation skirt harkens to the Zen Buddhist meditation and spiritual practice tradition and is offered is part of our Zen Meditation [...]

How to Prevent Damage to or Breakage of Malas We occasionally receive malas, aka, prayer beads, for repair here at FourGates.com. We provide quality meditation supplies for mantra meditation and recitation of sacred words of power. A couple of skilled observations which will contributed to understanding why mala cording breakage takes place and how to [...]

If you are seeking wholesale pricing for larger quantities of meditation cushions for a New Age store, retail bookstore, yoga center, Hindu Temple or Buddhist meditation center this information will be address some of your questions. Our company FourGates.com has manufactured a wide variety of Zafu meditation cushions, aka, zafus or the large zabuton “mats” [...]

If you are seeking meditation cushions for a yoga center, spiritual resort meditation room or Buddhist meditation center this information will be useful for you. These tools for Shamatha or Vipassna meditation are the most essential retreat center furniture for daily practice or longer sessions. For the past 17+ years Four Gates has manufactured a [...]

Resort Meditation Class Seating- Today’s post is about the benefits of the back jack as floor seating which has portability and affordability in mind. They’re light weight while providing exceptional back support during classes. The back jack is simply the perfect chair for all spiritual resort classes whether for yoga class, guided meditations and spiritual [...]

If you are hosting a yoga class, hold regular meditation classes or attend yoga retreat this information will be useful for you. For the past 17+ years Four Gates has been providing the Back jack floor chairs to yoga studios and yogis of all ages. The benefit of this floor seating is the portability, affordability, [...]

If you’re attending a birthing class then you’ll quickly learn that back support seating is essential. Often times these classes are held seated on the floor in order to give you quick access to birthing exercises. Four Gates has been providing the Back Jack floor chair for these applications for 17+ years. Because of popular [...]

Zafu Meditation Cushions for Christmas or holiday gifts. A quality, well constructed Zen Meditation cushions, Zafu & Zabuton combo’s, buckwheat zafu, meditation pillows, cotton yoga mats for 17 years. We’re confident you’ll enjoy just as our repeat customers have as well. Four Gates hand crafts zafu meditation cushions, zabuton mats and support cushions with your [...]

When it comes to repairing or restringing a mala or simply prayer beads, we believe it’s very important to choose someone who not only knows what they’re doing, but has plenty of experience and who understands the significance of the mala is a prized spiritual tool. Your mala is something you’ve develop a personal relationship [...]

The Back Jacks are one of the most cost effective, easy to use and comfortable seating solutions for a yoga center. They are study and light weight, weighing about 4 to 4 1/2 pounds, depending upon the size chair you select. If you are having events elsewhere, or are going solo, the back jack chair [...]