The Magical Mala

The joys of creating and weaving your way to calm

Haiku on rock

On this retreat we will be focusing on the joys of making. We will spend time in the beautiful Sudarshanaloka bush gathering materials and making Mala's with our bounty. There will be an opportunity to make beads from clay and fire them in a small sawdust firing. We will meditate, recite mantra, relax and tell stories while weaving these positive energies into our malas.

Mala’s are an ancient meditation tool which help to calm and focus the mind. The beads on a mala necklace or bracelet are used for counting mantras or breaths and add another dimension to your practice. They can be "kinesthetic" - not only are you speaking and hearing the mantra but also feeling the bead between your fingers which helps to keep you awake to the mantra or breathe in another way.

When

Start: 30 March 2018 at 6:00pm
Finish: 02 April 2018 at 1:00pm

Cost

$315 - full
$260 - low income

Caring for each other's health

Before attending, please read our current Covid Guidelines. This is part of how we practice together.

Location

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Sudarshanaloka

Tararu Valley, Thames

Led by

Portrait of Maitrikirti
Maitrikirti

Maitrikirti lives in Thames and was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2019. She helps out with management of the Sudarshanaloka Retreat…

Portrait of Vajrajyoti
Vajrajyoti

Vajrajyoti has been actively involved in the Auckland Buddhist Centre since 2000 when she moved to Auckland from a women's retreat centre in Wales. …

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