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“I have moments of clarity with a super clear vision of what I need to do and how I'll do it. But then I just don't.”
Knowing isn't enough
We spend years learning to recognize our patterns, where they come from and how to respond. When we face similar situations, understanding does not stop us from repeating those behaviors.
This is where the gap is. Being able to interrupt our instincts by creating space to notice and bringing another perspective to mind.
Kokū gives you space to notice the patterns that keep pulling you back, explore another way of seeing them, and imagine how you might approach those moments differently.
Fifty-four meditation cards
Each card includes a hand-painted sumi-e artwork.
Pocket book
Use to guide your meditation with a reflection, a visualization and a mantra.
Rigid box
A rigid, book style box to keep your cards and pocket book stored.
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Kokū Meditation Cards & Pocket Book
The Kokū Meditation Deck is designed to accompany you in your meditation or contemplative practice.
It contains fifty-four meditation cards and a Pocket Book with the guided meditations. Each meditation includes an original painting made by hand using traditional zen painting techniques, a reflection, a guided visualization, and a mantra.
Includes
- Fifty-four meditation cards
- Pocket Book
- Original hand-painted sumi-e artwork
- Premium 350gsm natural cream stock
- Rigid book-style keepsake box
Curious how it is made? Read the story of sumi-e, the Japanese ink painting behind every card, or what the ensō means.
Founding Edition · In stock, ships in October.
When will it arrive?
The Founding Edition is the first printing of our Kokū cards and it will be shipping by the end of October. You can reserve it any time and once you do, you'll get an email with tracking as soon as your deck is dispatched.
Where do you ship, and what does it cost?
We ship to the United States and Canada. Shipping is included in the price. Import duties, where they apply, are charged by your local customs authority on delivery and are the responsibility of the buyer.
A gift for you
The Founding Edition is limited, and we'd like to set one aside for you. Leave your email and we'll save one for you.
The craft: ink and brush
Every artwork used in the deck has been hand-painted in sumi, the traditional Japanese ink used for calligraphy and brush painting for thousands of years.
On washi paper, the ink seeps into the fibers and blurs at the edges. Every stroke is made in a single movement. The bleeds, the heavier marks where the hand paused. They stay, and they are the painting.
Each card in the deck was painted by hand using this method, one card at a time.
A practice that meets you where you are
You can draw a card at random, choose one that speaks to something already present in your life, or stay with the same meditation for longer.
The way you use the deck can change depending on what you need, but the practice behind it remains the same: notice what is familiar, spend time with another perspective, and carry that perspective with you beyond the card.
Our story: How Kokū started
Kokū began as a personal practice. After years of therapy for anxiety and trauma, there was a growing understanding of certain patterns and where they came from. But understanding them did not make it easier to respond differently when the same situations returned.
The practice began with simple notes to self, gathered from reflection, conversations, books and teachers. They ended up in notebooks and on scraps of paper, becoming perspectives to return to when an old pattern resurfaced.
Over the years, those notes evolved into Kokū: a deck of 54 meditation cards and a pocket book. Each card pairs an original painting, created by hand for the deck, with a reflection, guided visualization and mantra designed to help carry that perspective beyond the meditation and into everyday life.
About Kokū
