Bead Size : 8mm
Material : 8mm High Grade Shell & Pietersite beads

NOTE : Free mala bag will be included. The guru bead (109th bead) may be different from what is shown on the photo. This meditation mala is made of high grade Shell beads and Pietersite spacer beads. The Shells beads exhibit beautiful chatoyancy (cat’s eye effect).

A Japa mala or mala (Sanskrit:माला; mālā, meaning garland) is a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists. Malas are used for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity. Malas are typically made with 18, 27, 54 or 108 beads. There are numerous explanations why there are 108 beads, with the number 108 bearing special religious significance in a number of Hindu and Buddhist traditions. The 109th bead on a mala is called the sumeru or guru bead. Counting should always begin with a bead next to the sumeru.

A wide variety of materials are used to make mala beads : seeds of rudraksha, tulsi, wood or sandalwood, seeds of Lotus plant, yak bone, shells, semiprecious stones and resin.

Mantras are typically repeated hundreds or even thousands of times. The mala is used so that one can focus on the meaning or sound of the mantra rather than counting its repetitions. One repetition is usually said for each bead while turning the thumb clockwise around each bead, though some traditions or practices may call for counterclockwise motion or specific finger usage. When arriving at the head bead, one turns the mala around and then goes back in the opposing direction.

METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SHELL

Shells are not exactly a gemstones or mineral, rather it comes from the sea and is a vacated house of a marine animal. Seashells have the natural ability to disperse negative energy. Due to their home being the Ocean which is concentrated in sea salt. The shells have a protective base in which negativity finds hard to penetrate. Shells can harness and enhance Reiki healing with their size, shape and structure. Seashells have gentle but thorough healing energy which works with the healer to cleanse, balance and harmonise chakras and the aura.

Shell stimulates intuition, sensitivity, imagination and adaptability. It helps to enhance mental clarity and provides insight into decision-making. Shell is known to relax and quiet the emotions and bring peace within yourself. Shell is also known to promote a binding energy for groups, allowing cooperation between the self and others to take place.

Physically shell can be used to strengthen the circulatory system, as well as regenerate tissue. Shell can also be used in the treatment of calcium deficiencies, and dysfunctions in the spinal canal and nervous system. It is helpful with broken bones and enhancing the assimilation of vitamins A and D. Shell has also been used to protect the muscular system from atrophy.

METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PIETERSITE

Pietersite is also known as the Tempest Stone because the swirling colours in the mineral can look like a storm. This chatoyant stone is very popular with healers for its ability to stimulate the Pineal gland, thus enhancing one’s intuition and insight. Pietersite is a prevailing protection stone. It makes nervous people and animals comfortable during storms and protects the wearer when he/she is driving in bad weather. It is also considered a guard against storm damage to homes and businesses. Physically, Pietersite can assist with such issues as exhaustion, confusion, headaches and all types of breathing difficulties.

HOW TO USE A MALA :

The mala is traditionally held in the right hand and used in two ways :

In one method, the mala is hanging between the thumb and the ring (third) finger. The middle (second) finger is used to rotate the mala by one bead towards oneself with each repetition of the mantra. Mala is hanging between the thumb and the ring finger is used to rotate the mala by one bead towards oneself with each repetition of the mantra.

In the other method, the mala is hanging on the middle finger, with the thumb used to rotate the mala just as explained – one bead at a time. Either way, the index finger is never used to touch the mala.

The mala may coil on the floor with the hand resting on the right knee or used with the hand concealed in the Mala Bag.