At Technalink, we know the power of meditation aids. While you don’t need any tools or special equipment to meditate, mala prayer beads are one tool worth looking into. They can help you to focus on your affirmations, they can remind you to meditate, and they can help to block out outside distractions so you’re better able to focus on the present. If you’ve never used mala prayer beads before, a few benefits you can experience from them are:
• Better meditation focus – Especially for those new to meditation, staying focused on the present can be tough. It may seem as though you can only effectively meditate when in a quiet room, alone and without distraction, but that doesn’t have to be the case. With mala prayer beads in hand, you can center your focus on the feeling of the beads running through your fingers, assigning each bead an affirmation or mantra to bring your meditation into focus. It’s much easier to block out the outside world when your mala prayer beads keep you grounded.
• Effective grounding – Meditation can be incredible when you’re feeling anxious or out of balance. However, when you’re feeling particularly frazzled, focusing on the moment can be challenging. With the feeling of cool beads in your fingers, you have a concrete sensation to ground you and more quickly bring you to the present.
• Meditation with purpose – If you’re meditating with a mantra or an affirmation, you’re meditating with purpose. As you meditate, your mind may drift away from this purpose, causing you to lose a little bit of focus throughout your meditation session. Assigning an affirmation or mantra to each bead keeps you on track with goal-focused meditative practices.
• Reminder to meditate – As the day slips by, your meditation goals can slip away from you. If you’re setting meditation goals to meditate for a certain period each day or week, having your mala prayer beads in your pocket, bag, or hand is a concrete reminder to set aside some well-being time for yourself. It’s a gentle way to let yourself know that it’s okay to give yourself time for self-care.
Mala prayer beads can be kept in a work desk drawer, on your person, at home, or anywhere you like to meditate. With them in hand, you can enjoy better guided, more focused, and more frequent quality meditation sessions.
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