What is a cervical pillow? Cervical pillows are typically cylindrically shaped and approximately 5×15″. Pillows of this design are rather common, but they’re called many different things.  Neck roll pillows, bolster pillows, yoga bolsters… they’re all similar… Read More →

A pouf, sometimes also called a floor pillow or zafu, is a legless seat.  Poufs are usually stuffed with firm filling like reedmace (cattails), buckwheat hulls or poly foam. Most are circular in shape… Read More →

I’ve been manufacturing and selling pillows for many years. In an effort to make the best products possible, I’m consistently buying and testing different types. I thought I’d tried almost everything, but recently someone… Read More →

The word zafu is frequently translated as, “sewn seat.” However, a strict interpretation of the Japanese kanji is “reedmace seat.” What’s Reedmace? Better known in the U.S. as cattails, reedmace flowers produce a fluffy down-like material that can be used to fill pillows.… Read More →

55% of the U.S. population tests positive to one or more allergens. Allergies are such a pain in America’s ass that the allergy treatment and management market generates annual revenues in excess of 6 billion dollars!… Read More →

We frequently get emails from customers wondering, “can you put buckwheat hulls in the microwave?” Yeah but… Buckwheat hulls should not be heated in a microwave. They don’t effectively retain or conduct heat, so there’s really… Read More →

Orthopedic Pillow? Cervical Pillow? What are these things? If you’re reading this page, you’ve probably got at least a vague idea of what an orthopedic pillow is. Also referred to as a cervical pillow,… Read More →

The best selling bed pillows are primarily variations of traditional poly fiberfill pillows. Not coincidentally, these pillow types are also among the cheapest options available. Unfortunately they’re not capable of providing you with the best… Read More →

Traditional memory foam pillow filling is pretty neat! If you’ve ever felt it, you know what I mean. It has a magical sort of texture that uniquely conforms to pressure. This magical memory foam characteristic is called… Read More →