Mala Making Workshop

514 South East Street,Fenton MI 48430

24 July, 2021

Description

Chakra Mala Making Workshop In this workshop you will learn how to make a 108 bead mala out of rose wood, amethyst, blue apatite, peridot, yellow jade, red jasper, hematite and quartz crystal. You will also receive a bead board, needles and round nose jewelry pliers to take home for future mala making! Limited to 6 people. Malas beads are known as prayer or rosary beads, they have been used for meditation and recitation of chants for thousands of years in the Chinese, Buddhist, Hindu, Indian and Tibetan culture. Different designs of prayers beads are also used in Christianity and Islam, Muslims refer to prayer beads as ‘tasbih.’ The beads in a japa mala are 108 in number, along with a guru bead. It is believed that 108 energy lines converge to form the heart chakra. A japa mala may have fewer than 108 beads, but the number is always divisible by nine, such as 18, 27 and 54. According to yogic philosophy, mantra has the power to promote healing and elevate the level of consciousness to attain spiritual aspirations. Using a japa mala helps to focus on the mantra, its sound and its power rather than the number of times a mantra is uttered.