Buddhist Mala Blog

MALA BEADS FOR HEALING & INSPIRATION

The Buddhist Mala Blog… Everything Mala!

Welcome to our Buddhist Mala Blog. The place for solace and inspiration! We find it essential in these difficult times to create a healthy lifestyle through meditation, manta practice and healing. We encourage everyone to connect to inner tranquility and calmness through the use of our mala beads. Mantra practice, the practice of repeating a sacred syllable or intention, has been used throughout centuries to remind us of our sacred world. We welcome you to our community. Please Like, share, comment with whatever inspiring practices and insights you might have to share on the path.

Leo Mala Bracelet- August

Leo Birthstone Prayer Beads for August!

Leo it's your month in August! Leo's are natural-born leaders, and like their lion embodiment, love to take charge always seeking new challenges. We have made sure that this fiery sign will fall in love with our Leo mala bracelet. This amazing…

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An Introduction To The Popular Forms of Yoga

Yoga, Health and Wellness: healthy living through your choice of yoga traditions- Entering into the world of yoga can be a bit overwhelming. A quick search of local classes will often return a seemingly unending selection of…

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Featured Mala Prayer Beads: The Inspiration Mala!

This month is for you writers, singers, artists, performers, and thinkers who strive off of creativity. This month, Sakura celebrates all of you who inspire or seek inspiration with our Inspiration Mala prayer beads.

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July Birthstone Prayer Beads for Cancer

The Cancer Mala Bracelet is a great way to keep the Cancerian personality grounded while processing past emotional experiences and bringing awareness to their emotional reactions to others.

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Mala Prayer Beads of the Month: ROSE QUARTZ

Rose Quartz Mala Prayer Beads are gentle and understated with powerful healing properties. They feature soft pink rose quartz beads with aquamarine and silver markers, complete with a cotton tassel...

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4 Ways to Choose Your Mala

When selecting your first mala, the choices can seem overwhelming. The varieties of colors, styles, and intentions might dissuade potential mala users away from utilizing this beautiful tool. Allow this brief guide to help make that decision…

Gemini Inspired Mala

June Birthstone Prayer Beads for Gemini

Gemini comes across as a flighty, social but often amicable sign. However, there is more to this sunny, friendly personality. Gemini is the sign of the Twins, which means they are dual-natured and can seem to have two sides to their personality; oftentimes…

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Jade Birthstone Prayer Beads: Taurus Gemstone Mala

The month of May is the time of year that represents change, rebirth, and growth. Sakura's Taurus Mala Bracelet is a beautiful representation of the lush, vibrant greens that appear in this month. All facets of nature sing in harmony as winter…

Gemini Mala Bracelet- June

Gemini Birthstone Mala Bracelets

The Sakura prayer beads for the month of June present us with the healing properties of pearl, opalite, and quartz...

Aventurine & Pearl Prayer Beads

Mala Prayer Beads of the Month: Pearl and Aventurine

With warmer weather starting to show itself, it's time to break out of those winter blues and do something for yourself.

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Sacred Beads, Rosaries and Calming the Mind

How Sacred Bead Rosaries are Used in Various Spiritual TraditionsRosaries are used in nearly every world religion, prayer beads to mark the repetition of some devotion, usually a specific prayer or mantra. Using the beads to keep track…

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FREE MALA GIVEAWAY- You Choose up to $100!

FREE MALA GIVEAWAY- Your Choice up to $100!This offer is for our kind customers who have purchased mala beads from us here at Sakura Designs.These days, everything is going to video, and we have many great product reviews on our…

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February Birthstone Malas- Aquarius

Aquarius Your individual nature and broad-mindedness are what makes you Aquarius. You belong to the air element and as such are full of ideas which can inspire and insight, but sonetimes cause you to easily lose patience and have feelings…

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Garnet Prayer Beads: The Mala of the Month

In honor of this wonderful New Year of starting fresh, it seemed fitting that we focus this month on the importance of gratitude. It's hard to believe we're starting a whole new year. As you're beginning to make preparations for 2017, take…

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Healing Properties of our Mala Beads

If you are wondering which set of mala beads to choose from, we have a really cool Gemstone Numerology Birthstone Calculator at the bottom of this page . Just type in your birthdate and the suggested healing stones specific to you will…

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December Birthstone Mala Beads- Sagittarius

Birthstone Prayer Beads for DecemberDecember celebrates Sagittarius, the sign that represents those who love adventure and freedom. It's the perfect month for you as you'll be surrounded by family and friends during the holiday season.…

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Post Election Stress Disorder: Calming Anxieties with Mantra

Whether you appreciate the outcome of the recent presidential elections or not, it is clear that many of us are dealing with a tremendous amount of emotions, thoughts, feelings and anxieties concerning the current state of society and how…

Milarepa Saint Compassion

The Saga of Milarepa and a Journey to Truth through Compassion

Seeking truth seems like an endless endeavor...

Scorpio Mala Bracelet- November

Birthstone Mala Bracelet for November- Scorpio

November is here! This is your month, Scorpio. Time to shine your brightest. The birthstone for the month of November is Citrine, a stone of brilliant oranges and yellows with the warmth of the sun. In honor of our Scorpio friends, we have…

Wellbeing Mala Beads

The Mala Prayer Beads of the Month: The Well-Being Mala

Evoke Inner Joy with our Well-Being Mala Beads! With the holidays quickly approaching, it seems there's no better time than the present to focus on family and living in harmony, reminding ourselves how fortunate we are to be surrounded by…

Opalite Moonstone & Lapis Mala

Mala Beads for October- Opalite

Birthstone Mala of the Month for October - Opal Zodiac bracelets with mala beads connect you to your inner animal spirit or element with an astrological gemstone bracelet. Our gemstone bracelets are adjustable and natural and can provide…

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Yoga Jewelry

Have you seen a child who just discovered a new toy; this is the kind of reaction you will see when a person discovers the world of yoga jewelry.

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Malas- What are they really all about?

About Mala Beads Prayer beads have already been utilized for centuries as a devotion and meditation tool. An intention, prayer or mantra is recited for each one of the beads. Many religions have some kind of sacred prayer bead, Christianity-rosary,…

Using Mala Prayer Beads to Set Intentions for Yoga Practice

Yoga is a meditative practice that attends to both the spiritual components of the mind and the physical structures of the body. Aligning these elements is a crucial part of any yoga practice and is achieved by setting intentions which help…

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Mindful Meditative Yoga for Healing

In the fast-paced reality many of us have created for ourselves, we rarely have time to center our thoughts and our actions. Yoga for healing provides the body and mine some peace through mindfulness and relaxation. The benefits…

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Mala Prayer Beads of the Month - Kundalini Yoga Prayer Beads

If you are a little more experienced in meditation...

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Featured Mala- Magnetizing Mala Beads (Lotus Love)

Feeling confused, exhausted, and uninspired? Then you will benefit from the use of some magnetizing mala necklace, healing crystals to get you back on your true path with renewed vigor and heart. Consider the The Magnetizing Mala…

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A Tassel Mala or Not, How to Choose?

How to decide which mala bead necklace is right for me? We started to offer mala prayer beads without tassels a few years ago...