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Matters Of
My Heart
Body, Mind and Spirit
Beads
"...I am the eternal feminine with its string of beads." ~Zora Neale
Hurston
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Questions?
Comments?
Janice La Mere at
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Prayer and
Meditation Beads |
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I think of prayer as a
spiritual life back to where I most want to be. --Marianne
Williamson
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I think of prayer beads and meditation beads as a path to peace
and contentment, no matter the culture that originated them. There are prayer beads from all cultures, but they have one common use - they are used to count
your prayers and meditations, and to help bring you to a place of peace
and contentment.
While some of my prayer beads are different than those you might have seen
elsewhere, they are all designed to help you relax and de-stress your
life. With
our lives as hectic as they are we are running out of time - time to play,
time to smell the roses, time to remember what really is the most
important thing in our lives, our life. |
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Quieting
Relaxation / Meditation Beads |
Every
now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back
to your work your judgment will be surer. --Leonardo Da Vinci
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Let's face it, our lives
are too hectic chaotic - and at times quite
insane. These beads
were inspired by a meditation class that I took as a way to reduce some of
the stress in my life. We need to slow down. Everyone is suffering,
our families, our friends and ourselves. How often do we take time to quiet
ourselves so that we have the inner strength to get through our
lives? Use my beads to create a little oasis in your day. Take
five minutes if that is all you have, and follow the six steps
of my Quieting Relaxation Beads. |
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Chakra Relaxation Bracelet |
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Environmental Prayer Beads |
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Recognizing the importance of some form of
religious experience or worship in the lives
of most people...Through rituals, a sense of reverence for nature can
arise,
centering people for social action. --Carolyn
Merchant |
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My environmental prayer beads
are designed for relaxation and meditation just as my other prayer
beads are, but with a twist. I choose (with
permission) the paintings of
Julia Gray to
follow with my designs.
Our earth is slowly being devastated, deforested and stripped
of it's resources and wildlife. As you use these beads, with
your first focus, please say a prayer for these wonderful,
colorful, amazing little creatures! |
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Custom
Designed Beadwork |
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For every
soul there is a guardian watching it. ~The Koran |
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This set was custom designed for a customer in
Wales. She has a special connection to Rose Quartz, as well as to
the Earth and Amethyst beads. She also has a connection to oak
trees. I did some searching and found these wonderful silver chars;
an oak leaf and an acorn. I designed this set to be worn as a
necklace, or used as meditation beads.
I do a lot of custom-creations. Many of my customers tell me what they are
looking for, and their dreams become my labor of love. I have
made custom rosaries, meditation beads, bracelets (for adults and
children), and necklaces. All of my beads, no
matter what they are, are powered by the
magic of three. |
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And, if all that isn't enough to keep me busy, I also design websites!
To learn about my web designs, please visit me at
www.thewebgoddesses.com
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Kafka said that writing is a form of prayer. I know that he never
meant it as literally as I do today, this very instant, writing this.
--Rosellen Brown |
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