About Malas and More
Our Story
At Malas and More, we are a small family-owned business started after meeting local artist and workers on a visit to Nepal. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with top-notch service and exceptional meditation supplies.
Our Products
We offer a wide range of meditation supplies, from malas, statues, incense and Buddhist jewelry. Our selection is carefully curated to ensure that we only offer the best for our customers. Check back often as new items are added as they become available.
Our Team
Our team consists of passionate and dedicated individuals who are committed to providing exceptional customer service. We believe in treating our customers like family and always go above and beyond to ensure their satisfaction.
Uses and benifits of Malas
What are the different uses of malas?
The mala's primarily use is for meditation
Mala beads can help you with different aspects of meditation, which is linked to a multitude of health benefits. Meditation can help reduce stress levels, improve sleep, and lower blood pressure, among other things.
But meditation isn’t always easy. Many people find it hard, especially in the beginning, to keep their mind from wandering off. That’s where mala beads come in. The purpose of mala beads is to keep you focused during meditation by the repetitive movement of your fingers across the beads helps ground you.
Mala Meditation
In this form of meditation practice, you find a comfortable position to sit in, take the Mala in your left hand between your middle finger and count the beads while reciting a mantra. The mantra can be anything from well-known ones like “om mane padme hum” to more obscure and specific ones. Regardless of which mantra you chant, you can physically feel your body relaxing and connecting to the spiritual world.
You must ensure you do not touch the guru mala (the big and exquisitely designed bead) with your thumb.
Mala or similar spiritual accessories are used in many traditions, including religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Jainism, and more.
Breathing Meditation
Another immediate benefit of beaded Mala is its aid in breathing exercises. The use of Mala in breathing meditation/ exercises is similar to that of Mala meditation. By aiding you in your meditation practices, mala beads automatically help you to improve your physical health and mental health.
To get the best benefit from beaded Mala in breathing exercises, you need to:
- Find a relaxing position to sit in
- Take the Mala in your left hand
- Take a long breath from your stomach for a count of 5
- Hold the breath in for a count of 4
- Slowly release the breath through your nose for a count of 6
- After each round, of breathing, count one bead in the Mala
Your breathing exercise is completed once you count all the beads in a 108-beaded mala.
The Malas can also be used as a good luck charm or simply a beautiful piece of jewelry to accessorize any outfit.
Which mala is right for me?
This is the most frequently asked question regarding mala beads, but the best answer is surprisingly simple. Choose the beads that you feel connected with, even if you don't know why.
When you find the one, you automatically have the urge to stop and stare at it for a while. The bead may or may not be aesthetically appealing, but you will feel a strange attraction. This is the Mala bead that you should purchase.
If you are specifically looking for the bead for effect, you can research it for a bit and find the mala that fits your spiritual and aesthetic needs.
What are some of the benefits of malas?
- Increased focus and concentration: meditation supplies can help you to focus on your mantra and to stay present during your meditation practice.
- Reduced stress and anxiety: Meditation has been shown to be effective in reducing stress and anxiety. Using mala beads can help to deepen your meditation practice and to experience even greater benefits.
- Improved mood and emotional well-being: Meditation can also help to improve mood and emotional well-being. Using mala beads can help you to connect with your inner self and to cultivate positive emotions.
Benefits of the mala you use and wear:
Seeds:
Bodhi- Enlightenment and wisdom. Bodhi seeds are said to help promote concentration, insight, and spiritual growth.
Lotus- In Buddhism, Lotus symbolizes purity of body, mind, and spirit. Furthermore, a popular myth says that Buddha’s first few steps made the lotus flower appear everywhere he stepped. Because of this, the Lotus seed is also seen as a symbol of purity. Lotus seed beaded mala is known for its aid in improving your luck with finance. In addition, having a lotus seed mala is also known for clarifying your mind and boosting your courage.
Rudraksha- Healing and protection. Rudraksha seeds are said to have powerful healing properties and to protect the wearer from negative energy.
Stones:
Agate- Positive energy, protection from negative influences, increased concentration and motivation, balancing yin and yang energies, and creating a more harmonious environment both physically and spiritually
Amazonite- It promotes peace and tranquility, making it an ideal tool for deepening spiritual practices.
Amethyst- Calming, soothing, and protective. Amethyst is said to help reduce stress and anxiety, promote relaxation, and improve sleep quality.
Aventurine- Aventurine stones have very soothing energy, which is highly beneficial to those suffering from anxiety, fear, or restlessness.
Black Obsidian- This beautiful and powerful stone can help cut through the nonsense, shatter illusions, and uncover lies. It can help you remove any blockages in your being and see through the facades.
Carnelian- Carnelian is a good meditative aid for this reason. It helps you to remain rooted in the physical world while your spiritual and esoteric self reaches out to experience new and uplifting things.
Clear quartz- Peaceful and calming. Aquamarine is said to help reduce anger and fear, promote emotional balance, and enhance creativity.
Coral- Coral is the stone of peace, harmony, and transformation. The stone holds great energies that can be tapped into during mediation. When you meditate with Coral, you will feel protected from the forces of evil and allow yourself to let go of all the unhealthy, toxic thoughts that you have been holding on to for so long.
Garnet- Garnet can make you more confident in your artistic, self-expressive activities. Words, images, ideas, melodies, and other forms of beauty will come more readily to those with a strong working relationship with this wonderful stone.
Jade- Jade Stone is deeply associated with eternal youth, recovery, and wisdom. It also balances emotions & aids in understanding dreams. Besides that, this stone also helps with learning and understanding new information & promotes compassion and empathy.
Labradorite- Labradorite is the dreamer’s stone, and its spiritual meaning centers around that. It is your portal to access higher realms of wisdom, connect with the divine, and uncover parts of your subconscious genetic makeup.
Lapis Lazuli- a stone of serenity and peace, calming tempers, releasing stress, and bringing the mind and body together harmoniously.
Lava- Absorbs the positive energies from the surrounding, better control over your emotions, enhanced mental strength, protection from all forms of negative energy, and balances the positive and negative emotions.
Onyx- Onyx is believed to be a stone of protection and strength. It is said to help its wearer stay grounded and focused, and to provide support in difficult times. Onyx is also thought to be helpful in overcoming addictions or bad habits.
River- River stone is also known as the bones of mother earth and is deeply associated with strength, control, and energy. This stone is one of the oldest and continuously used beads for a wide range of beaded mala accessories. Wearing River Stone can energize your aura, enhance your spirituality, open your eyes toward change, and enhance your overall sensitivity toward change.
Rose Quartz- Loving and compassionate. Rose quartz is said to help promote self-love, forgiveness, and healing of emotional wounds.
Tiger Eye- Grounding and protective. Tiger's eye is said to help reduce stress and anxiety, boost courage and confidence, and promote clear thinking.
Turquoise- This blue crystal is said to help heal the mind, body, and soul. Said to be a good luck charm, help balance emotions, support spiritual groundedness and, when it comes to the body, it’s said to represent the respiratory, skeletal, and immune systems
Wood:
Sandal Wood- This simple-looking hardwood is well known for being one of the best beads for beaded Japa mala and has been used as meditation accessories for a long time. There is a widely held belief that sandalwood scent can stimulate sensuality and a sense of awareness and invoke tranquility within you.
Bone:
Yake- Bones are said to be the perfect balance between positive and negative energy. Because of this, wearing Yak Bone mala is said to grant you clarity that transcends the boundary of life. Yak Bone is here to remind us of the impermanence of everything, including your problems. In addition to this, bone beads also provide us with protection from the evil energies around us. Furthermore, bone bead necklaces boost our sense of love, compassion, and servitude.