HoMedics, Mind & Body Shiatsu Massage Cushion with Soothing Heat, MCS-1005HJ

My husband is 6'2” and this unit fits him perfectly

The massager is great but I beware of that cover as the neck massager gets stuck when coming down. It got stuck and pops. It also broke the stitching. I used a needle a thread to close it back up. Does not mention anything about that in the manual. Completely blink sided. I had just opened and used it.

Depends on your height in order for this machine to reach your shoulders

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was able to try the Serenity Shiatsu Massage Cushion and provide my opinion on it. I was surprised by the size and the weight of the cushion. Cushion implies pillow, light, and not heavy. This is heavy. It obviously would be heavier than a pillow because of the massaging properties. The item is by Homedics. It weighs, in the box, about 30 pounds, approximately, if I am guessing correctly. The height of the back of the massager is roughly 30 inches tall, 20 inches wide. The seat bottom folds up into the back to help with storage. The chair in and of itself isn't bendable, as the mechanics inside of the seat back. The chair massages with rolling, thumping and kind of a kneading massage. You have back, lower back and neck/head massage options. You can always have all going or select just a part to be massaged. You can have heat or just massage or both at the same time. There is even an app that you can download through your phone on Android or Apple to have accompanying soothing music, meditation, and relaxation. I found initially that it was a bit rough, and hurt a little. But, there is a removable piece that you can use to soften and lessen the impact of the thumping or rolling. But, that inhibits the heat from really soaking into your bones, as it is a shield between you and the chair. I fine the remote handy and easy to use, knowing what you are massaging for more specific. The remote is attached to the chair so you won't necessarily misplace this in a drawer, get it lost in the cushions, etc. The heat is a nice soothing heat, not over powering. The massages they run about 15 minutes. You won't want to use it longer. But, you can use it, take pause, evaluate where you still need help and be a bit more specific. I found the massage back needs to have a firm chair behind you. I have a leather chair that I initially tried this on and it is more of a cushy chair and doesn't support the massager to keep it in line. If you don't have it more upright, leaned back, the massager will not hit you well for the head/neck area. If you are shorter, you may want a pillow to put under your bottom to have the massager hit your neck/head area for massage. I used the chair mostly for the lower to middle back area, and love being able to select the area, the type of massage. Rolling was great for just general relaxation. When I had a bit of pain, the thumping, drumming kind of feeling was great. The deeper kneading feeling sometimes really hurt. The removable pad helped reduce the discomfort for me. Overall, this is a really nice, albeit a bit large, hard to store item. But, if you possibly feel that a good massage at home and can have a great storage spot for it, it would be awesome to have. The price is a bit steep at the outset, but if you look at having a massage anytime you want, and the price of massages in an office, tips, etc, you will make your money back quickly. This is a very nice unit to have. I am not a fan of people touching me, so this provides me a wonderful massage and I can choose when, how long, how short, heat or no heat, and it is all on my discretion.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I want to start off by saying that the Serenity Shiatsu Massage Cushion gave me one of the deepest massages I have ever received, including by a human! But I want to dig a little deeper into my impressions, now that I've gotten a chance to use the cushion for a bit. This cushion is very heavy, which means it stays put. Being that it's heavy, it's not something you just take on and off a chair. I would recommend designating a chair for it. Also, it can't be just any chair. It didn't work well on my sofa chair. It needs to be a truly upright chair. For some reason, even a slight recline just throws the whole balance of where your body needs to be to feel the massage off. Once you designate a chair and get the massage cushion running, there are various options for each zone (neck/shoulders, back, and seat). I liked that you can select between different massage modes for each zone, as well as heat for each zone. I was surprised however, that you can't select the intensity/pressure of the massage for each zone. There's only one intensity level, and that's DEEP. I love deep massages so I have no problem with that, but still surprised. The posture you keep when using this will affect where the massage hits. You will need to adjust yourself so it hits the right spots. The massage follows a pretty thorough path and covers a lot of ground. I find my eyes closing after a couple of minutes of sitting on the cushion and falling into a deep state of relaxation. I do wish that the neck/shoulders portion were adjustable. The massage hits my head, so I end up using the mode where it "spot treats." Even with the "spot treat mode", I get a wide shoulder massage so I don't mind it, but I can't seem to get it to massage my neck without hurting it. I did try the app as well, and I wasn't too impressed with the meditation/sound features. It's basically just sound coming out of your phone to accompany the massage. I did like the ability to control via the app, but the remote is very convenient and easy to use, so I find myself using the remote more often. There's a cute little pocket for the remote, so you can keep others from sitting on it as well. Overall, I genuinely look forward to using this massage cushion. It's definitely one of the deepest, most satisfying massages I have ever received. I do wish however, that 1) it did not need to be set so upright for it to work properly 2) it had a choice between intensity modes 3) it was somewhat adjustable for those who are of a more petite frame.