Culture Club: Mala Meditation Beads

We remember the Kabala red thread craze made popular by Madonna and young Hollywood a few years back, and bringing a little spiritualism into our everyday lives can't hurt our good health. Try on the Mala Meditation Beads ($19) - they're more interesting than a red string tied around your wrist, that's for sure. The dark sandalwood beads have a hard edge that's balanced by a bit of jade, an adorable dangling wheel charm, and a tiny two strand bead fringe. Maybe it'll make us feel more stable.

Let's get down with the universe. Think of mala beads as a Buddhist rosary. Using a mala is a physical tool to help recite 100 Buddhist or Hindu mantras with 108 beads, the typical number for a mala strand; simply count the beads, moving onto the next bead with each finished mantra. Symbolically speaking, the number 108 stands for the afflictions or kilesas in our lives that we're trying to overcome with meditation. We can tell that this mala is meant for Buddhist practice from the Wheel of the Law, or Dharmacakra, a symbol of the Buddha's path to enlightenment.

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