11/12/2025
Some of my happiest childhood memories are from our family holidays in Galway, where my sisters and I spent hours in the little bead shop on Shop Street choosing colours and shapes that kept us entertained especially on rainy days. It became our ritual.
That ritual has found its way back into my life through meditation. When I am most resistant to stillness, japa meditation is what anchors me: repeating a mantra, releasing it bead by bead, moving each one through the thumb, index and middle fingers for 108 repetitions.
On a recent trip I sourced sandalwood beads to continue this tradition with my daughter. Willow usually goes her own way, but without a word from me, mala-making quietly became one of her favourite pastimes too.
This practice is not only a way to turn inward, but also a thread of connection to ourselves and to the people we love.
For those joining The Resting Practice this weekend, you will receive your own set of mala beads, handmade by me with intention and care. I hope they offer you a moment of pause, a sense of grounding, and a gentle reminder that everything you need is already within you.
