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December 2021 by Nicole Graeber
(Translated by Google) punctually the day before christmas eve my soul seat came. Order on Monday, delivery on Thursday. woooow ... and that in the run-up to christmas.easy to assemble and solid top quality and workmanship. Thank you very much for the fast delivery and this soul cookie on my desk in my ayurveda practice.(Original)pünktlich einen tag vor heilig abend kam mein soulseat. bestellung montag, lieferung donnerstag. woooow…und das in der vorweihnachtszeit.einfach zusammenzubauen und solide top qualität und verarbeitung. ganz herzlichen dank für die schnelle zustellung und dieses soul plätzchen an meinem schreibtisch in meiner ayurvedapraxis.
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March 2021 by Nicola B.
Really great company! If, like me, you can't sit in a chair like a normal human person, Ikaria is the company for you! I've followed them online for a long time and have finally made a couple of purchases within the last year. Their main offering is their Soul Seat - which is a backless chair for active sitting. It comes on wheels or on a bamboo base. It's kind of a lily pad shape with an adjustable cushion on top which they call the "perch". You can move the whole seat and the perch up and down. It's designed to be versatile for various seated positions - cross-legged, legs to one side, squatting, kneeling etc. You can also sit upright on it with your feet on the floor. The whole thing is that you use your core to sit up and keep your back straight. I've had neck issues for years now and part of my problem is that I hate sitting with my feet on the floor. I'm always pulling my legs up which, in a regular computer chair, usually makes me overextend my arms or slouch and push my neck forward. So the Soul Seat has been a revelation for me. It took awhile to decide to make the investment - both because it's pricey and because I worried I wouldn't find it comfortable. I was concerned I'd be sore from using it, at least til I got used to it. But I'm a couple of weeks in and it's going great! Although I'm relatively short (5'4") I went for the large size because I wanted to be sure that I could spread out - and I'm glad I did. Before going whole hog with the chair, I eased in by buying a Flow Desk. It's a bean-shaped little table for sitting on the floor. Again you can sit cross-legged, or legs forward, or even put it on top of your desk to make a standing desk. The table top is about 11" off the ground and the legs are sturdy metal. I use it mostly for sitting on the floor and writing longhand, not so much for computer use. I like to place a yoga blanket on the floor for comfort and either sit upright with my legs under the table, or sit against the wall. It's stylish, functional, and easy to move around. So, the ordering process: it's a small company and they aim to fulfill orders within about 6 weeks. They send automatic updates to let you know that/if everything is running on time. When I did email with the staff they were super friendly and helpful. My seat took a week longer than anticipated, which they communicated. Both of my pieces were shipped with UPS. Both items came super well packaged, nothing was damaged or even bumped. There were only a few steps to build them. They have videos to show you how. All in I'm really loving my new furniture and I'm glad that I found Ikaria! You can follow them on Instagram to see how people use their products. If you're in Columbia, they also have a showroom. There's also a 90-day satisfaction guarantee, so returns are possible.
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December 2019 by Joshua Brian
$1000 bucks?!?!? Absolutely insane, but, for being in MO... it makes sense.
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September 2019 by Lucia Bourgeois
Hands down, my favorite piece of office furniture. As a city government employee, I spend the vast majority of most days at my desk. Being an office person, I have always suffered the traditional complaints of endurance screen-timers: restless legs, back pain, fatigue, etc. I went through probably six of the different "ergonomic" chair options provided by the office, and never managed to make it through an entire day (even with getting up and walking around) without turning my chair into a perch or giving up entirely and taking my laptop to the ground. Since I work in an office where customers often meet with us in our cubicles, I really needed an option where I could work at desk-level, even though I'd live on the floor if I could (cue Soul Seat's amazing floor desk for other like-minded weirdos who have the professional flexibility to work on the ground). The thing I love most about the Soul Seat is that it let's me MOVE. I can comfortably sit cross legged, or crouched, or legs outstretched, or any combination therein without my legs falling asleep, or my lower back hurting from sitting in chairs that support poor posture. I have more energy, I am more productive, and have been alleviated of the guilt of sitting all day. 100% would recommend to anyone who is trying to find more time in the day to take care of his/her body.
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July 2019 by Sharon Welch
I am delighted with my soulseat - hours at work and I feel relaxed, alert and able to concentrate in a way that I didn't realize was possible. Better posture and better thinking- a winning combination!
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September 2018 by Abby Gentsch
I truly love my chair. I have not used a regular desk chair for a single moment since receiving it months ago and I sit at my desk for at least 50 hours a week. It allows me to move around and sit unconventionally (cross legged, etc.) without completely wrecking my knees and ankles. I was hesitant to spend so much on such a unique product, but I'm glad I did. I was desperate for relief and it has made all the difference.
