Holiday Gift Guide 2021: The Best Meditation Gifts

Meditation gifts might be just the thing your loved ones need during the stressful holiday season. Even though you technically don’t need anything but your breath to meditate, who wouldn’t appreciate something special to help them find a sense of calm this time of year?

Whether your list includes mindfulness masters or wellness newbies, these meditation gift ideas will make your holiday shopping as zen as possible. Here are 10 gifts to give someone who meditates.

Goop x CB2 Meditation Pillow Set

Meditation gifts don’t get much more stylish than this cushion set. Designed by the wellness brand Goop in collaboration with CB2, this pair of meditation pillows will add a cozy touch to any meditation space. The large floor cushion draws inspiration from pillows traditionally used in Japanese zen meditation, while the smaller round pillow is designed to be placed on top to keep you in a comfortable meditation position. $359 from cb2.com

Loftie Wellness Alarm Clock

Starting the day with a meditation practice can offer a mood boost and improved focus, but for many of us, the morning gets eaten up by endless scrolling on our phones. Help someone take back this precious time of the day with a Loftie alarm clock. It’s got all the classic alarm clock features you’d expect (various tones, customizable wake-up times for each day of the week—you get the picture). But it’s also loaded with wellness content, including breathwork, sound baths, and guided meditation, that help someone practice a bit of self-care before they even get out of bed. $149 from byloftie.com

Calm Meditation App Subscription

Thousands of guided meditations are just a few taps away with a gift subscription to Calm. The award-winning app has a meditation for just about any preference, style, or mood—you can find a radical self-care series, a collection of sessions that teach how to be more mindful at work, and techniques for calming anxiety, among countless other topics. And with new meditations released every day, this is the meditation gift that keeps on giving all year long. $69.99 for an annual subscription from calm.com

Campfire Pottery Fireside Candle

Every meditation space needs a candle. Not just any candle you’d find at a department store, though. It should be the perfect candle. Enter the Fireside Candle from Campfire Pottery, a Maine-based ceramic design studio run by potter Kristen Camp (so you know it’s got that personal touch!). The jar itself is a work of art, each one individually thrown and glazed by hand. The candle emanates with the scents of a cozy holiday fire (think: balsam, clove, amber, and sandalwood). It’s also got a naturally sourced wooden wick that crackles, creating the perfect soundscape for meditation. With 125 hours of burn time, this candle will complement many months’ worth of meditation. But when it’s empty, the recipient can simply send it to Near & Native for an eco-friendly refill. $78 for large candle from campfirepottery.com

The Little Book of Zen by David Schiller

When you sit down to meditate, it can be a challenge to soothe the busy mind and tune into the breath. That’s where “The Little Book of Zen” comes in. Chock full of sayings, poetry, and inspiring quotes, this wise book offers plenty to contemplate and prep the “monkey brain” for meditation. It makes the perfect addition to your favorite meditation fan’s bookshelf or nightstand. $9.95 from amazon.com

Just Add Ice Orchids

Brighten up a meditation corner in someone’s home with a phalaenopsis orchid from Just Add Ice. As the name implies, this brand’s plants thrive with a simple care routine: Simply add three ice cubes to the plant once a week. Not only will the plant set a life-affirming mood in a meditation space—admiring it as it grows and blooms can be its own unique form of meditation. $54.99 from justaddiceorchids.com

Bathorium’s Hinoki Magnesium Bath Flakes

Meditation doesn’t have to involve sitting on the floor. A steaming hot bath infused with Bathorium’s Hinoki Magnesium Bath Flakes can offer the respite and silence a loved one needs to still their mind. It’s made with oil from Hinoki cypress, a Japanese tree that’s been used to build temples and shrines for centuries, along with Tibetan magnesium salt that can soothe any soreness in the body. It’s the perfect meditation gift for someone whose self-care routine involves long, luxurious baths. $33 from bathorium.com

One-Sentence Journal

Meditation can provide mental clarity that invites new insights and ideas. Help a loved one capture whatever comes up in their sessions with the One-Sentence Journal. Inspired by happiness expert Gretchen Rubin’s own experience documenting her life in short daily bursts, the journal makes it easy to record what’s going through the mind in just a single sentence every day. But the beautiful part is seeing how those sentences add up to a meditative record of the last year of a person’s life. $24.99 from the-happiness-project.com

Jiggy Puzzle

Know someone who’s stressed out, but hasn’t quite found their way into meditation yet? Gift them a puzzle from Jiggy. Each of the displayable puzzles features a charming work from an emerging woman artist. Maybe it’s the break from screen time or the sensation of getting lost in a sea of colorful pieces, but there’s something about putting together a Jiggy puzzle that’s deeply meditative. It makes for an accessible entryway into the world of mindfulness. $40 from jiggypuzzles.com

GeoCentral Meditation Stones

There’s a lot to love about this collection of meditation stones from GeoCentral. The meditation gift comes with a selenite wand and a mix of six stunning stones, each with their own special purpose (rose quartz, for example, radiates calmness and self-love, while sandstone stimulates creativity and quiets a busy mind). It also includes a handy cotton muslin drawstring bag—but with stones this pretty, chances are good that the recipient will proudly display them around their at-home meditation area. $14 from lunarly.com