Welcome to Amida - Sanskrit for immeasurable light and life - a place where meditation is The Art of Living.

Amida - Means for Meditation is a small family business located in Nevada City, California and we have been trading on the Internet since 1999. We use www.ami-da.com as one of our means for meditation, as part of our daily practice. We admit to being idiosyncratic and highly selective. We hold the view that meditation - which can be found in all the spiritual and religious traditions of the world - imbues not only bodily and psychological well being but is an opening to the doors of perception, in the Blakeian sense.

We only sell items that we truly enjoy and consider to be of the finest quality and good value. We seek out our local artists and artisans, writers and weavers - people whose love of their work transmits to you in their pieces. In this process we hope to help to support them in their chosen lifestyles. We select natural fabrics and materials, and companies who are ecologically aware and extend their support to others across the globe. In this, we also honor You with our Intention.

In the summer of 2004 we opened a second website ShawlsUnlimited.com featuring locally woven fine shawls and scarves. We originally sold shawls just for meditators, but felt that the beautiful products we had found deserved exposure to a larger audience. If you are looking for a shawl and cannot find what you need here, please visit Shawls Unlimited to see a wider range.