Standard Size Higher Ground Active Sitting Platform Chair - Without Cushion
Already have a zabuton or cushion you love? The Higher Ground Chair is also available as a beautiful piece that you can cover with your preferred top.
The Higher Ground Chair is designed to enhance your well-being through active sitting, seamlessly integrating movement into your daily routine. Its patented design encourages dynamic postures, promoting better posture, increased circulation, and core strength.
Key Features:
- Active Sitting Design: Unlike traditional ergonomic chairs that can be restrictive, the Higher Ground Chair supports natural movement, helping to improve focus and flexibility throughout your day.
- Forward Tilt Mechanism: The chair's adjustable forward tilt mimics the sensation of sitting on a gentle slope, aligning your feet and hips for a more natural seating position. This adaptability allows you to find comfortable and active postures that suit your body's needs.
- Sustainable Craftsmanship: Constructed from a single sheet of sustainably sourced pine plywood and finished with an environmentally friendly transparent varnish, the chair boasts enhanced strength and durability compared to traditional screwed and glued constructions.
- Minimal Assembly: Designed for convenience, the Higher Ground Chair can be assembled in under a minute without the need for tools, making it highly portable and easy to store.
Benefits: Incorporating active sitting into your lifestyle can lead to numerous health advantages:
- Enhanced Posture: Active sitting promotes a more natural pelvic tilt, encouraging proper spinal alignment and reducing the risk of back pain.
- Improved Circulation: Regular movement while seated stimulates blood flow, decreasing the likelihood of circulatory issues and promoting overall cardiovascular health.
- Core Muscle Engagement: Dynamic seating engages and strengthens core muscles, contributing to better balance and stability.
- Increased Focus and Energy: Incorporating movement into your sitting routine can help maintain alertness and reduce fatigue, enhancing productivity during work or study sessions.
Embrace a healthier way to sit with the Higher Ground Chair—a fusion of ergonomic innovation, sustainable design, and holistic wellness.
Who It's For
The Higher Ground Chair is designed for people who want more from their seating—those who care about posture, presence, and whole-body health. Whether you're sitting at your desk, in meditation, or during creative flow, this chair supports you in staying grounded, aligned, and engaged.
Yoga & Mindfulness Practitioners
The forward tilt naturally encourages an upright spine and open hips, making it ideal for seated meditation or breathwork. The grounded, floor-adjacent design fosters somatic awareness and a deeper mind-body connection.
Fitness Enthusiasts & Athletes
This is not a passive chair—it gently activates your core, hips, and legs, helping to maintain flexibility and strength even while seated. It promotes postural integrity and supports recovery by encouraging micro-movement throughout the day.
Midlife Women & Men Focused on Wellness
For those prioritizing longevity, bone health, and circulation, active sitting supports vitality. The Higher Ground Chair offers an easy, daily way to combat stiffness, reduce sedentary fatigue, and reconnect with the body’s natural alignment.
Neurodivergent Thinkers & ADHD Advocates
Movement improves focus. This chair offers subtle motion and sensory input without distraction, supporting better regulation of attention and energy. It's a grounding, empowering alternative to conventional seating—ideal for work, study, or creative exploration.
Which size should you get?
Both chairs are the height of a traditional desk chair, so they're likely to work for your desk setup.
The Standard Size Chair
It's generally best for people under 6' tall because the top (seat) offers less surface area for crossing legs and other active sitting postures. If you're much taller than 6', your knees may extend over the edges. It's also great for people with smaller desks who want to hide the chair underneath when not in use. The width and length (front to back) are 2.75" shorter than the Large Size Chair.
The Large Size Chair
Taller bodies have longer legs which take up more space when crossed or in other active sitting postures. The additional width and length offers a larger platform for longer legs. You'll also have extra room for furry friends or kids who want to share.
Standard Size Chair
- Width: 28.5 inches (72.4 cm)
- Length: 25 inches (63.5 cm)
- Height: 20 inches (50.8 cm) - standard adult desk chair height
- Weight: 33 pounds (15 kg)
- Weight Limit: 250 lbs (113.6 kg)
Large Size Chair
- Width: 31.75 inches (80.6 cm)
- Length: 27.75 inches (70.5 cm)
- Height: 20 inches (51 cm) - standard adult desk chair height
- Weight: 36 pounds (15.9 kg)
- Weight Limit: 250 lbs (113.6 kg)
- Horizontal: in the topmost position, the chair provides a large flat bench for upright sitting.
- Middle Position: a small forward tilt angle helps to engage the lumbar spine, open the hips, and balance the flexion of the knees.
- Lowest Position: a deeper forward tilt angle provides the most relaxed position for sitting in various postures, such as cross-legged or Japanese seiza sitting.
Already have a zabuton or cushion you love? The Higher Ground Chair is also available as a beautiful piece that you can cover with your preferred top.
The Higher Ground Chair is designed to enhance your well-being through active sitting, seamlessly integrating movement into your daily routine. Its patented design encourages dynamic postures, promoting better posture, increased circulation, and core strength.
Key Features:
- Active Sitting Design: Unlike traditional ergonomic chairs that can be restrictive, the Higher Ground Chair supports natural movement, helping to improve focus and flexibility throughout your day.
- Forward Tilt Mechanism: The chair's adjustable forward tilt mimics the sensation of sitting on a gentle slope, aligning your feet and hips for a more natural seating position. This adaptability allows you to find comfortable and active postures that suit your body's needs.
- Sustainable Craftsmanship: Constructed from a single sheet of sustainably sourced pine plywood and finished with an environmentally friendly transparent varnish, the chair boasts enhanced strength and durability compared to traditional screwed and glued constructions.
- Minimal Assembly: Designed for convenience, the Higher Ground Chair can be assembled in under a minute without the need for tools, making it highly portable and easy to store.
Benefits: Incorporating active sitting into your lifestyle can lead to numerous health advantages:
- Enhanced Posture: Active sitting promotes a more natural pelvic tilt, encouraging proper spinal alignment and reducing the risk of back pain.
- Improved Circulation: Regular movement while seated stimulates blood flow, decreasing the likelihood of circulatory issues and promoting overall cardiovascular health.
- Core Muscle Engagement: Dynamic seating engages and strengthens core muscles, contributing to better balance and stability.
- Increased Focus and Energy: Incorporating movement into your sitting routine can help maintain alertness and reduce fatigue, enhancing productivity during work or study sessions.
Embrace a healthier way to sit with the Higher Ground Chair—a fusion of ergonomic innovation, sustainable design, and holistic wellness.
Who It's For
The Higher Ground Chair is designed for people who want more from their seating—those who care about posture, presence, and whole-body health. Whether you're sitting at your desk, in meditation, or during creative flow, this chair supports you in staying grounded, aligned, and engaged.
Yoga & Mindfulness Practitioners
The forward tilt naturally encourages an upright spine and open hips, making it ideal for seated meditation or breathwork. The grounded, floor-adjacent design fosters somatic awareness and a deeper mind-body connection.
Fitness Enthusiasts & Athletes
This is not a passive chair—it gently activates your core, hips, and legs, helping to maintain flexibility and strength even while seated. It promotes postural integrity and supports recovery by encouraging micro-movement throughout the day.
Midlife Women & Men Focused on Wellness
For those prioritizing longevity, bone health, and circulation, active sitting supports vitality. The Higher Ground Chair offers an easy, daily way to combat stiffness, reduce sedentary fatigue, and reconnect with the body’s natural alignment.
Neurodivergent Thinkers & ADHD Advocates
Movement improves focus. This chair offers subtle motion and sensory input without distraction, supporting better regulation of attention and energy. It's a grounding, empowering alternative to conventional seating—ideal for work, study, or creative exploration.
Which size should you get?
Both chairs are the height of a traditional desk chair, so they're likely to work for your desk setup.
The Standard Size Chair
It's generally best for people under 6' tall because the top (seat) offers less surface area for crossing legs and other active sitting postures. If you're much taller than 6', your knees may extend over the edges. It's also great for people with smaller desks who want to hide the chair underneath when not in use. The width and length (front to back) are 2.75" shorter than the Large Size Chair.
The Large Size Chair
Taller bodies have longer legs which take up more space when crossed or in other active sitting postures. The additional width and length offers a larger platform for longer legs. You'll also have extra room for furry friends or kids who want to share.
Standard Size Chair
- Width: 28.5 inches (72.4 cm)
- Length: 25 inches (63.5 cm)
- Height: 20 inches (50.8 cm) - standard adult desk chair height
- Weight: 33 pounds (15 kg)
- Weight Limit: 250 lbs (113.6 kg)
Large Size Chair
- Width: 31.75 inches (80.6 cm)
- Length: 27.75 inches (70.5 cm)
- Height: 20 inches (51 cm) - standard adult desk chair height
- Weight: 36 pounds (15.9 kg)
- Weight Limit: 250 lbs (113.6 kg)
- Horizontal: in the topmost position, the chair provides a large flat bench for upright sitting.
- Middle Position: a small forward tilt angle helps to engage the lumbar spine, open the hips, and balance the flexion of the knees.
- Lowest Position: a deeper forward tilt angle provides the most relaxed position for sitting in various postures, such as cross-legged or Japanese seiza sitting.
Sit well, friends
Stop screwing around
Our chair fits together with no tools - in under a minute - and packs flat for transport
Lean forward
Meditative postures are natural for the body. Why should your chair hold you back? (pun intended)
Stay active
Active sitting increases circulation and mobility, while reducing inflammation and fatigue