StylesbyPaula
May 11 0 Comments
While there are many beads which can be used for meditation, certain colors and precious stones have their own meanings that will be significant to the wearer and help to achieve a certain purpose to their meditation and their life.
Gemstones have varying energy and healing properties. When you are selecting a bead for your meditation, you want to look for the ones that have properties that will benefit you the most. Are you meditating to reduce stress or increase creativity? There are stones that help with each purpose.
When choosing your personal Mala, consider the appearance and texture of the stones as there are hundreds of stones and thousands of textures.
RED MALA BEADS
Red Jasper – Grounding, organized, creative, empathetic, rejuvenating and encourages mental clarity and focus. Promotes healing from illness.
Red Tiger Eye – Motivating, protecting, perceptive, humbling, confident.
Garnet – This stone is one of the strongest and more intense stones. It inspires devotion, self-confidence and sharpens perceptions.
PINK MALA BEADS
Rose Quartz – Promotes truth, harmony and purifies the open heart while providing comfort in grief and dispelling negativity.
Rhodonite – Balances emotions and heals emotional pain. The mala bead will also encourage forgiveness and self-love while building confidence.
ORANGE MALA BEADS
Carnelian – Stimulates creativity, motivates, encourages vitality, courage, and positive life choices, and is known to sharpen concentration.
Amber – Healing, cleansing, vitality, stress relief, emotional healing.
Goldstone – Stabilizes emotions, promotes calmness, protects and generates energy.
YELLOW MALA BEADS
Citrine – Uplifting and energetic and inspires success and prosperity as well as combating negativity.
Yellow Malay Jade – Inspires wisdom, moderation, and perspective. Balances emotions.
Honey Calcite – Amplifies energy. Eases challenges that come with change and inspires vitality, confidence, strength, and persistence.
GREEN MALA BEADS
Green Aventurine – Compassion, empathy, perseverance, prosperity, decisiveness. Comforting and healing. Promotes well-being and calm.
Moss Agate – These beads can vary in color from green to blue. Strengthens self-esteem and balances emotions. Helps develop strength and inspire personal growth.
Green Jade – Soothes the mind, releases negativity, and stabilizes the personality.
Malachite – Creativity, confidence, emotional balance.
BLUE MALA BEADS
Blue Aventurine – For communication and being true to yourself. Eliminates fear.
Blue Tiger Eye – Very useful for stress relief. Motivating, protecting, perceptive, humbling, confident.
Indian Bloodstone – This is a stone that can vary in color from blue to purple. It heals, detoxifies, and revitalizes and protects from evil and negativity.
Lapis Lazuli – Promotes inner truth, self-awareness, and self-expression. Stimulates the mind for clear thoughts and ease of decisions. Releases stress and eases depression.
Blue Sky Jasper – Eases emotional stresses and encourages independence.
PURPLE MALA BEADS
Amethyst – Memory enhancer, motivator, tranquilizer. Enhances memory and relieves insomnia. Soothes and counteracts negative emotions like stress, anxiety, sadness, grief.
Crazy Lace Agate – Calming bead that fosters self-acceptance and self-confidence. Clears energy blockage and brings vitality to the organs. Encourages concentration and focus.
Sugilite – Protects and removes negative attachments. Promotes positive feelings that eliminate stress and bring calmness.
BLACK MALA BEADS
Smoky Quartz – Relieves stress, brings serenity and strength and neutralizes negative energy.
Black Agarwood Eaglewood – Invigorates, purifies and calms.
Obsidian – Protects against negativity and negative energy. Clears confusion and promotes clarity, stabilizes and stimulates growth, compassion, and strength.
Black Onyx – Protection, strength, good fortune, vigor and health. Black onyx banishes griefs and promotes self-control.
WHITE AND CLEAR MALA BEADS
White Howlite – Increases memory and desire to learn. Encourages patience, calmness and positivity.
Mother of Pearl – Healing, protecting, and creative which dispels negative energy and brings harmony and balance.
Clear Quartz – Amplifies other crystals and heals, drawing off negative energy which aids in cleanses the mind and body.
Pearl – Pearls are often worn as fine jewelry and aren’t usually thought of as healing stones. Pearls represent grace, purity, truth, happiness, compassion, and integrity. However, pearls promote healing power, soothing the nervous system and promoting self-esteem and emotional balance.