Ideas for Designing a Home Meditation Room

A meditation room in your home is a great idea because it offers convenience and provides you with a daily reminder to practice meditation. The best meditation rooms need to provide you with comfort, a sense of calm and security, as well as being in an area of your home where you can get to easily and still be somewhat secluded. If you do not have the space to dedicate an entire room for the purpose of meditating, you can still create a space that is able to serve as a meditation area with a few design features. The following are ten easy ways to turn a room or space in your home into a peaceful meditation room.

Choosing a Space
The first and most important step in designing and in home meditation room is choosing a space. You want a room or area where you can have some control and are able to keep a sense of calm and comfort that you require to meditate. That means, a room with minimal windows and doors to keep light in or out as you prefer, as well as foot traffic.

Privacy Screen
If you are not able to dedicate an entire room in your home and only have a small space to use, consider purchasing a privacy screen which can be used to block your space off from the rest of the room.

Cushions and Other Comfortable Surroundings
Depending on how you prefer to meditate, add cushions and other forms of comfortable seating that help you concentrate more on what you are doing and less on where you are. With pillows and seating, less is not always better, so keep it simple and keep it neat to help promote a stress free environment.

Lighting Choices
Again, the lighting you want in your room depends on your personal preferences. If you need to light a few candles to help you reach a sense of calm add them to your room. In rooms where there are windows, invest in some good blinds and possibly curtains as well, if you prefer to meditate in the dark. Install light dimmers to the ceiling lights or bedroom lamps so that you can easily adjust the light to a level that you are comfortable with.

Add a Water Element
Water has long been used as a calming feature in design, and it is used as a visual when meditating as well. Consider adding some sort of water element into the overall design of your room, anything from a small tabletop water fountain to a bowl of water will do.

Addition of a Table
Many meditation rooms include a small prayer table, and the addition of a small table in your own room is a good idea even if it is not used as a prayer table. Basically, the table gives you an area to place those things in front of you that remind you why you are meditating as well as items that help you calm and distress.

Add Pictures
It is a good idea to add a picture or two of your own family, or those that are important in your life to help you focus your thoughts. Do not by any means go overboard and include every Kodak moment that you can on your table or walls. Remember, the idea is to create a space that is minimally decorated.

Use Incense
Incense is not always necessary while meditating, and everyone has their own personal preferences when it comes to scents. But, incense is a great way to trigger a sense of calm and promote good feelings so remember to add some to your overall room design if you like it. Scented candles are an option, and take care of two needs at once.

Add a CD Player
Add an unimposing CD player to the room so that you can play music if it helps you meditate. Try to keep this off any table you add and part of the background of the room. It is not the player itself that you want to focus on, but the music.

Bring in Flowers
Like water, flowers have a special place in any room meant for meditation. Fresh cut or living flowers are best, and can be added to a vase or pot in a corner or focal point of the room.