… I PRACTICE YOGA THREE TIMES A WEEK …
… SOMETIMES EVEN MORE …
… THAT’S HOW MUCH I LOVE THE PROCESS …
BUT JUST LIKE NEW YOGA STUDENTS I HAD A HARD TIME FOCUSING & GETTING MY MIND CLEAR …
ALBEIT THE AIM OF MEDITATION ISN’T ABOUT CLEARING THE MIND I WAS ADAMANT TO DO SO …
I TALKED TO MY YOGA INSTRUCTOR & ASKED HER FOR SOME TIPS ON HOW I CAN IMPROVE MY MEDITATION PRACTICE & SHE MENTIONED …
… MALA BEADS …
… HOW IT ALL STARTED …
MALA BEADS WORK LIKE A ROSARY BUT THEY’RE MEANT FOR MEDITATION. SOME PEOPLE CALL THEM PRAYER BEADS AS WELL …
ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT THEM IS THAT I GET TO WEAR THEM DURING MY MEDITATION PRACTICE EVERYDAY IN MY HOME …
… MY DOGS SEEM TO ENJOY THEM …
… THESE MALA BEADS ARE OF VARIOUS MATERIALS …
YOU CAN FIND ONES MADE OF …
WOOD
STONE
CRYSTAL
MINE ARE WOODEN BECAUSE I FIND THEM MORE EARTHLY WHICH MATCHES THE GROUNDING OF MEDITATION …
A MALA BEAD CONSISTS OF 108 BEADS & ONE HEAD BEAD …
THESE BEADS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 108 WORLDLY SINS IN THE BUDDHIST TRADITION. THE NUMBER OF BEADS ARE ALWAYS A MULTIPLE OF 9 …
… 9 IS A SACRED NUMBER IN THE HINDU TRADITION …
… NOW …
THE HEAD BEAD MINE HAS IS A PORTRAIT OF AN HAMSA HAND …
LET US MEDITATE THROUGH THE BEADS WITHOUT THE NEED TO WATCH OR OPEN OUR EYES WHILE DOING SO …
IT’S EASY TO FEEL WHEN WE’VE REACHED THE HEAD BEAD & THAT MEANS THE FIRST ‘ROUND’ OR THE MEDITATION PRACTICE IS COMPLETE …
I GOT THE MALA BEADS WITH THE HAMSA HAND BECAUSE OF IT’S SYMBOLISM. THE HAMSA SYMBOL IS AN OPEN HAND WITH AN EYE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PALM …
… IT’S A SACRED SYMBOL TO MANY CULTURES & RELIGIONS …
WHAT I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT IT IS IT’S WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A SYMBOL OF PROTECTION …
… IT’S ALSO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HAND OF GOD …
MY YOGA TEACHER ALSO SAID IT CAN PROMOTE …
HEALTH
HAPPINESS
FORTUNE
GOOD LUCK
I ALSO READ ONLINE THAT ONE OF THE ANCIENT BELIEFS AROUND THE HAMSA SYMBOL IS THAT IT CAN INTERCEPT NEGATIVE OR EVIL ENERGY …
… ENHANCED MY PRACTICE …
… HOW ARE THEY HELPING ME? …
… I HAVE SOME TROUBLE CONCENTRATING …
THERE ARE A MILLION THINGS GOING AROUND IN MY HEAD ALL THE TIME. MEDITATION IS REALLY A CHALLENGE FOR ME …
I KNOW THAT I NEEDED TO PRACTICE IT BECAUSE I DON’T WANT THESE THOUGHTS RUNNING IN MY HEAD ALL THE TIME …
… MY MIND NEEDS A BREAK TOO …
THAT’S WHY WHEN I GET INTO YOGA MEDITATION FOLLOWED SUIT. I WAS DETERMINED TO PRACTICE & BE BETTER AT IT …
… TRUST ME …
… IT WORKS WONDERS FOR YOUR OVERALL WELL - BEING …
I USED MALA BEADS BECAUSE I FIND THAT I WORK BETTER WHEN I HAVE AN “ADDITIONAL” TOOL AROUND …
MAKES ME FEEL MORE MOTIVATED & AT THE SAME TIME IT MAKES THE ENTIRE THING FEEL MORE ‘REAL’ …
IF YOU’RE IN THE JOURNEY OF MEDITATION & YOU NEED HELP I HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU GET YOURSELF SOME PRAYER BEADS …
… YOU CAN GET AS MANY AS YOU LIKE …
… SENDING LOVE & LIGHT …
WHAT ARE SOME TOOLS THAT HELP YOU STAY GROUNDED? …
… COMMENT BELOW …