mala necklaces and bracelets are becoming quite popular and you can in fact find them at several yoga studios as well as online through specialty retailers. Malas are frequently used as jewelry, decorations, or during meditation. Malas can be donned on the necks and wrists. These beautiful malas often hold special connotation for the bearer based on where they received it from, why they select the stones, and the energy reverberation they feel with the beads.
Usually a mala has 108 beads strung together and one guru bead, which is bigger than the others. At times there are different shaped beads placed after every 27th bead to make it simpler to keep track of the mantra. These days, malas are made using a range of materials such as seeds, wood, pearls, crystals, and stones.
The benefits of malas are many, some of which are mentioned below:
- Mala can be used to track a japa or mantra meditation. The repetitive recitation of a single sound, or a few words, or a longer mantra, can be soothing and transformative. Whether you are whispering, chanting out loud, or repeating a phrase without a sound, tracing the beads of the mala can help you keep track of the japa.
- Meditating with a japa mala can help to slow respiration and encourage well-being. Repeating the hymn forwards the mind from daily fixations and introduces optimistic thought patterns. Malas are often used in a variety of spiritual traditions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Jainism and Sikhism.
Thus, malas can be a vital part of meditation practice. Malas can be used in a number of unique ways as well. For instance, you can gift it to your loved one to honor a special occasion like anniversary, completing yoga teacher training, birthdays etc. In an addition to this, you can bring more meaning and focus to your pranayama practice by using the beads of mala. contact us for more.