Now & Zen Introduces:

Now & Zen Meditation Timers

Now & Zen produces the most beautiful and sophisticated meditation timers available. Our Digital Zen Alarm Clock and our Tibetan Phone Bell & Timer are both designed as meditation timers, and they serve other functions as well. 

What makes Now & Zen's meditation timers so good is the fact that they produce authentic acoustic sounds rather than artificial, speaker-driven beeps or bells. When it comes to spiritual practice, aesthetics are important. Having and aesthetically beautiful timing device can help you "make time" for your practice, and it can also help make your practice more special and enjoyable. All our products include a money back guarantee, so we highly encourage you to try one of our meditation timer products to experience the benefits of a timing device that compliments your meditation practice. Below is a description of each product:

The Tibetan Phone Bell & Timer

This easy-to-use timer features a knob dial that sets the countdown time in an LED window (shown above) from 1 to 99 minutes. Simply dial the number of minutes for your meditation, press start, and the timer counts down backwards to zero and then strikes the 6 inch brass bowl/bell producing a complex, long-resonating tone. After the first bell strike the timer automatically continues through a gradually-increasing 10 minute progression as shown in the chart below. This strike progression sequence allows you to end your practice session after the first gong, or you can continue to meditate, allowing the progressive gongs to bring your practice to a close. (This progressive sequence of gongs feature was inspired by Thich Nhat Hahn's mindfulness bell practice.)

The Digital Zen Alarm Clock

This meditation timer features a long-resonating acoustic chime set in a hardwood box. The digital clock interface allows the clock to be used as a countdown timer or an interval timer. In the countdown timer mode, when the countdown reaches zero, the chime strikes once and then begins a progression of chime strikes as illustrated in the chart above. In the interval timer mode, the chime can be set to strike repeatedly at any interval - it can thus be used to guide you through your practice with periodic chimes.