ABOUT FEEL GOOD BENCH

We are a family-founded brand with a strong belief that when you take the time to sit and look within, your mind, body, and soul will feel better, and you’ll bring that goodness back into the world. We’ve been perfecting the Feel Good Bench since 1982, ensuring that it’s light enough for your travels, aligned with your spine, and in unity with your spirit. Whether watching the waves go by, roasting s’mores by a campfire, or meditating in your living room, the Feel Good Bench will support your journey through life. 

OUR HISTORY

Our story begins in Charlottesville, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Feel Good Bench founder, Dr. Brooke Bostic, was in college when he realized his world felt lopsided. Out of touch with himself and his surroundings, he took a meditation class where he was introduced to the concept of a kneeling meditation seat. After building a heavy wooden bench, he used it briefly and then buried it in his closet, not yet considering where it might one day lead him.

In medical school, Brooke was once again drawn to the practices of holistic medicine. Awakened to the teachings of Native American sweat lodge ceremonies, Brooke found connection in the Four Directions--body, mind, heart, and spirit--essential elements of the prayer process in this spiritual tradition. Through participating in and eventually leading these ancient ceremonies, Brooke began to see a clear map of his inner and outer worlds. With a more focused mind, the young physician-in-training realized there was a key element missing in his journey towards a more balanced self. Without a supported spine, how could the mind truly be free?

Pulling the dusty bench out from his closet, he found its wooden planks to be too heavy to transport and out of synch with his older, wiser self. Watching his wife Christine, a massage therapist, fold her compact travel massage table one day, Brooke realized the simple addition of wire cables and lighter wood could bring the bench a new life.

Ten years and many versions later, the Feel Good Bench has allowed Brooke and Christine to spend hundreds of hours in comfort and clarity watching the world go by as they courageously continue to reinvent both the bench and themselves in this ever-changing world.

Now, it’s your turn to pick up the bench and give it a go. We are thrilled to see where it takes you as you embark on your own journey to sit more comfortably and mindfully, everywhere you are. We promise the bench will support you as you watch the magic of the world unfurl. 

With gratitude,

Dr. Brooke & Christine Bostic