How familiar are you with Malas and meaning being them?
Let us take you through a quick Mala journey and my own Mala experience
I was first introduced to malas in Bali back in 2018 during a Yoga Retreat. I had not been quite familiar with malas prior to that moment of my life and was instantly kind of fascinated with them. Before I started making my own ones I owned 2 malas: one I would wear during my yoga practice and one I only would wear when I meditate or do some mindfulness practices.
There are many reasons why someone would buy or make a mala. It’s a personal thing. Malas can be anything the wearer/owner wants it to be.
What is Mala? In short it is a string of 108 beads used traditionally for meditation. (Malas can have 27 or 54 beads as well). There’s also a Guru Bead in a form of a larger crystal or silver bead which isn’t counted towards the 108 beads in a Mala. The Guru Bead is said to represent your teacher, your intentions and prayers. You can hold on to the Guru Bead to set your Intention before the practice and ‘seal’ your breath or meditation practice by holding onto it.
Traditionally it’s called Japa Mala and is used for Japa Meditation – reciting a mantra by going through all 108 beads starting from the one next to the Guru Bead.
The tassel represents your connection to the high self, the consciousness. They are also great for spraying or adding a bit of essential oils onto to enhance the effects of the practice.
The knots between beads make it easier to go from one bead to another, they also protect beads from rubbing against each other and if your Mala breaks the beads will still be in place secured by the knots.
In some cases little spacer beads are used instead of the knots.
Malas are usually made with rudaraksha or crystal beads and can be worn during meditation and yoga practices as well as outside the mat.
Malas should be cleansed in the same way as crystals and kept away from toilets, sweaty gyms, open dusty spaces and similar.
You can wear a Mala as a meditation tool, as a necklace or a bracelet.
After reading and researching malas for quite a while I decided to try and make some myself. All my malas are saged/cleansed and made with a certain intention in mind to go with the colours and the stones used for making them.
There is a lot of work and thought being put into creating every single Mala. They are all very special to me and I would like them to go to good homes where they will be looked after with love and respect.
I believe that if you are ready to invest into one you will know which mala you need as the stones will talk to you or you will already have a visual of what your Mala or Malas should look and feel like.
Every stone has its meaning. All the malas are colour and intention themed. These are bespoke unique creations and all of them are individually made.
All our malas come with a complimentary 5ml Bottle or 5ml Roller of Essential Oils Blends that go with the intention and the qualities of the beads used in a Mala.
Every Mala comes in a handmade reusable canvas bag. Malas will be made with/without tassels, but they can be added/removed on request.
If a Mala has Lava beads oils can be used on those beads due to their porous structure.
All the Guru Beads in our malas are genuine large crystal beads.
Some malas are made with Sterling Silver Guru Beads in various shapes (Lotus, etc). There might be an occasional Mala made with silver plated Guru bead, which will reflect in the price.
We also make Anklets and Mala Bracelets of various lengths: 27 beads, 54 beads and 108 beads – to be wrapped around the wrist.
Anklets are made with crystal, lava or rudaraksha beads and silver plated spacer beads. They are of adjustable lengths. I love anklets and always struggle to find the ones I like. I’ve owned multiple silver ones and they tend to snap on me. I got a crystal bead one as a Christmas present and loved it. Having had more time over the lockdown than I had had in a few previous years I started making them for myself and, as Lululemon slogan would say, ‘We made too much’. This also goes for Malas. That is in a nutshell the birth story of Malas & Anklets creations.
If any of them snap, or you would incur any other issues with the products, I am happy to fix them free of charge. I do hope this won’t happen, but you can always have my word that you will not be left to deal with any issues on your own.
Please have a look at the current selection of our Malas, oils and anklets here!
If you have any questions please let me know and I’m looking forward to sharing the magic of malas with you
Natallia
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