If you meditate regularly or practice yoga, you’ve probably come across mala beads before. Mala beads, commonly known as a japa mala or simply a mala, are a type of prayer beads. Prayer beads have ...

Malas — also known as yoga beads or japamalas — are necklaces that usually have 108 beads. Mala, Sanskrit for “garland,” is often used to enhance spiritual practice. You may see people use malas while ...

Walk into many a meditation or yoga studio here in Los Angeles and beyond and you’ll see a treasure-trove of malas, made from all variety of gemstones and crystals. At heart, these prayer beads are a ...

Step into a Bikram yoga class or vegan cafe and chances are you’ll see any number of people wearing strings of beads coiled around their wrists or necks. Some version of these beads — called mala, ...

DarcMoon also offers chokers, bracelets and keychains, all with beads in factors of 108, and workshops in which Tai teaches others how to make malas and about spiritual properties of a mala. Tai, 28, ...

The number 108 is linked to the structure of the universe, the human body, the Sanskrit language, and is rooted in yogic practices. If one is wondering why this number only, then one of the most ...

Check out my handy tips for How to Wear Mala Beads on Your Wrist and Raise Your Vibration! Mala beads are much more than a lovely bracelet, they also act as a powerful meditation tool. Mala beads may ...