How to Choose a Mala - Full Tutorial on Choosing and Using a Mala
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- Want to know how to choose a mala? Don't worry; I get this a lot. There are many factors in choosing a mala, like chakra balancing, how you will wear your beads (as a necklace, a wrist wrap, or both), preferred length, bead types, etc. Let me walk you through the various types of malas and all about mala use and care!
How do you wear a mala?
How many beads should a mala have?
What color or gemstones should it include?
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Different Size Malas
04:45 Mala Tassels
04:55 Why no Silk on Mala
06:07 Tassel Care & How to Clean a Mala
07:00 Pendant Malas (no tassel)
07:24 The Perfect Length Mala
07:40 How to Wrap a Mala
08:57 Mala Wrist Sizes
09:40 Will Wrapping Break your Mala?
10:40 How to Trim a Tassel - Go Slow!
13:15 Wood Malas to Keep it Light
14:57 Chakra Malas
16:45 Style of Mala Beads
17:14 Quarter Mala - 27 Beads
18:50 How to use Mala Beads for Mantra
19:04 Easy Mantras to Learn
20:40 The Number of Beads on a Mala
21:30 Mala Meaning by Color
22:30 Protection Malas
23:15 Skull Malas
24:50 Moonstone Malas
25:50 Let a Mala Choose You
27:33 Finding a Mala Maker
28:43 Making your Own Mala
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00:00 Introduction
00:38 Different Size Malas
04:45 Mala Tassels
04:55 Why no Silk on Mala
06:07 Tassel Care & How to Clean a Mala
07:00 Pendant Malas (no tassel)
07:24 The Perfect Length Mala
07:40 How to Wrap a Mala
08:57 Mala Wrist Sizes
09:40 Will Wrapping Break your Mala?
10:40 How to Trim a Tassel - Go Slow!
13:15 Wood Malas to Keep it Light
14:57 Chakra Malas
16:45 Style of Mala Beads
17:14 Quarter Mala - 27 Beads
18:50 How to use Mala Beads for Mantra
19:04 Easy Mantras to Learn
20:40 The Number of Beads on a Mala
21:30 Mala Meaning by Color
22:30 Protection Malas
23:15 Skull Malas
24:50 Moonstone Malas
25:50 Let a Mala Choose You
27:33 Finding a Mala Maker
28:43 Making your Own Mala
I deeply appreciate your 81 bead malas. I also love to wear my precious malas all day (and at night depending on the crystals), and the size is perfect for my short 5'2 frame. I don't have to worry about it getting entangled and/or messed up while doing activities. Thank you so much for offering them to us! Your crystal beads are also some of the most beautiful I've seen! They have the most loving and nurturing energy out of all my malas. I also enjoy your malas combined with wood. You have so many amazing designs. I feel fortunate to have found you. May you blessed with love and abundance. 🙏💖
Thank you so much for the helpful feedback and kind words!! 💜✨I appreciate you too!! Sending high vibes and loving thoughts always! 🌹
I just found you on CZcams now! This is so exciting! It is so wonderful to have connected with you! Thank you 🙏🏻 so much! It’s Michelle Lecatsas 🙌🏻💓🙌🏻📿 you are amazing 🤩
Hey Michelle! You honor me. Thank you so much for the kind words and for being here 💟~ you make the world a better place!! Love and Light
Grateful I found you, i was interested to buy a mala but decided I'd do some research first! And there you are! Hooray!!! Thank you very much for this and blessings to you💚💚💚 excited about the mala kits for sure!!!
Welcome 🙏!! So glad you're here and finding value in these videos. Yes, making your own malas is an amazing practice, with many rewards!! Bright blessings and peace always ✨️
Excellent information. Thank you
Thank you! Glad you are here! 🙂
Thank you so much, for such an insightful and informative video.
Glad it was helpful! Stay tuned! I've been wanting to remake this video because I have more to say on this. :-)
Thank you for sharing this video. It has so much wonderful information.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good advice, so much to consider. Who knew?!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge. I loved the video and will make my own mala :)
Abundant blessings to you.
Wonderful! May your mala and practice be blessed and deeply gratifying!
@@Malaology Thank you !🙏🏼
i have a bodhi mala blessed by a monk in chiang mai, thailand. it arrived with a broken cord that was replaced with a hemp strand. i won’t be soaking it in water, and might use some almond oil to moisturize it.
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I really enjoyed this video and loved the idea of wood at the neck so it stays in place. Do you find knots between each bead prevents hair from catching?
Thank you, friend! Yes, absolutely. Knots prevent pinching skin and pulling hair, but I prefer knots because they symbolize an entanglement, a holding of the intention for a mala. Also, they make mala mantra so much easier for most, make a strand stronger against breaking, and protect the gemstones from rubbing. Plus, and this is a big one, they make the strand flexible and allow you to freely wrap your mala around your wrist without the need for elastic cord. Mala Peace!
@@Malaology All the more reason to tie the knots between the beads! (with a chant for each knot ohmmmm). Thanks for your reply and insight. I loved perusing your online etsy store. Your chakra mala with 81 different colored stone types (108 beads total +1) is SO gorgeous, artistic and thoughtful, just a work of art of the highest degree.
@@CarolBlaneyPhD Thank you so much for the kind words! I LOVE it too 🌹
@@CarolBlaneyPhD ohhhhhh i have to check that out next. Thank you and blessings to you all 🍀
the rudraksha seven chakra mala is awesome!
i soaked it in ghee for 24 hours and then in whole milk for another 24 hours. the dies came off the gemstones, but i was sure they were genuine.
I'm so glad you like it! Enjoy, be blessed, and I hope to see you back!!
it makes sense to not use silk to string a mala.
there are monks who tend to use plain and simple malas. silk wouldn’t be strong enough for a string of gemstones.
So do you have your own book about making malas or do you recommend a certain book? Thank you
I am working on a book - have been for a little while. It's on hold for a bit. But I'll definitely post when it has been published!! I do not have any books to recommend. This is a topic that is underserved in the book market :)
@@Malaology thank you! 💚
does your shop have any 10mm malas?
Hey friend! a 10mm mala would be nice - quite substantial. At this time, I do not offer 10mm, but may in future years. Mala Peace 💜
Hi Teresa,
Greetings
Is it okay to use a 54 bead mala for my Lotus Seed mala because it is way too big for me to use it daily and bringing it anywhere is so awkward and we know that we cannot let the mala touch the ground as a practice?
Blessings, friend, and welcome! The numerology of your mala is highly personal, and yes, you can choose a mala with any number of beads. If you practice mala mantra, 54 is a great choice, as you can just do two rotations for the 108. As for touching the ground - this means touching Mother Earth. All seeds and gemstones (and all humans) originate from Mother Earth. She transmutes energy in you and your beads. We can use her to cleanse our malas and balance our chakras. Religions, and specifically the patriarchy, have tried to vilify her by saying she is dirty, lol. She is not. She knows what to clear from your beads, and placing your mala on the earth is a powerful way to renew them periodically. Mala Peace! Love and Light 🙏
@@Malaology I really appreciate your reply. It means a lot to me. Since I was really drawn so much to the lotus seed as my choice of mala material even though I have sandalwood and talipot seeds
@@metatron1980 💜
@@Malaology Thank you very much. I always meditate before I do my gardening after a cup of coffee or fresh green tea