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How to Care for Your Mala: Storage, Cleaning and When to Restring
Mala & Japa Jun 16, 2026
How to Care for Your Mala: Storage, Cleaning and When to Restring

A mala in daily use takes friction at 108 knots. Material-by-material care, the signs a thread is about to fail, and what to do if it breaks mid-practice.

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Sphatik Mala: The Cooling Crystal Mala for Sadhana
Mala & Japa Nov 18, 2025
Sphatik Mala: The Cooling Crystal Mala for Sadhana

Sphatik is clear quartz, and its mala is the one recommended when the practice - or the practitioner - runs hot. Also the easiest mala to fake with glass.

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