Premium 108 Bead Gemstone Mala – Healing

A step up from our standard gemstone mala range, this Connection mala / necklace is presented in a drawstring pouch, within a stylish wooden box that also contains a small information booklet about the gemstones the mala is made from.

This full sized Mala consists of 108 beads, a number of great importance and significance, particularly in the Hindu faith. The number 108 is derived from multiplying the 12 astrological houses by the 9 planets.  Malas also have a Guru bead, or tassel, which reminds us of the teachers in our lives.

This particular mala, is made with 3 gemtones – Rose Quartz, Pink Zebra and Labradoraite – all carefully carved to make the perfect sphere, showing the natural patterns and colourings within each unique stone.

Labradoraite
Labradorite is known for raising consciousness and grounds spiritual energies.

Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz is known as the stone of ‘universal love’, purifying and opening the heart to promote self love and deep inner healing. It lowers stress, and tension, and allows healing by clearing out any anger, jealously, and resentment.

Pink Zebra
Pink Zebra Jasper has a strong nurturing energy that brings contentment. It allows you to find joy in your surrounding and encourages you to stay grounded.

Tassel
The tassel represents the connection to the divine spirit, your highest truth. A reminder that we are all connected – regardless of the challenges that we face.

Hindu tradition holds that the correct way to use a mala is with the right hand, with the thumb flicking one bead to the next, and with the mala draped over the middle finger. The index finger represents ego, the greatest impediment to Self-Realization, so it is considered best avoided (as with the ego) when chanting on a mala.

Holding the Mala between the thumb and middle finger, the beads are passed through the finger and thumb one at a time, whilst a mantra is repeated silently or audibly, though silent mantras are believed to be the most powerful. The mantra is repeated until all 108 beads have been passed and the Guru tassel is reached, when the the Mala is reversed and the process is repeated.

Mantras are used extensively in meditation, as a manner to draw the minds focus and quieten the “monkey mind” allowing the user to reach higher levels of mental and spiritual clarity.

• Length of beaded section: 57cm per side – 114cm total
• Length of Guru Tassel: 9cm
• Diameter of beads: 8mm