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Saturday 12/05/2026 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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$30.00 Japa Mala: Meditating with the 108 Bead Mala
$60.00 Japa Mala: Meditating with the 108 Bead Mala (with mala included!)
A japa mala (or more simply put, mala) is a string of prayer beads used in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism to count the repetition of mantras, prayers, or breath during meditation. While malas are often constructed out of simple wooden beads, they can also be made from more symbolic materials such as bodhi or rudraksha seeds, or of crystals or semi-precious gems such as rose quartz or amethyst, that may hold meaning or important properties to the user. The beads are typically spaced with a knot and finished with a larger single bead, known as a guru bead and a tassel.
Often in modern Yoga spaces, we see people wearing them as necklaces, but they are not jewelry - they are important meditation tools that can help quiet the mind.
Join Rebecca for just the second part of this two part Saturday workshop, where we learn the techniques of how to use the mala as a meditation tool, as well as a meditation practice. If you do not own a mala, one will be provided for you to borrow OR you can purchase one for a discount when signing up for the workshop!
Rebecca Henry
Owner/Manager/Director of Programming
RYT-500, E-RYT 200, RPYT, YACEP
Rebecca’s journey with yoga and meditation began more than twenty years ago when she took precepts with the Zen Buddhist Society of Compassionate Wisdom, finding that a vigorous yoga practice was the only way to keep her chattering mind quiet on her meditation mat. As those practices expanded into helping her with the stresses of school, and, later, work and family life, she has been exploring the benefits of her practice on and off the mat ever since.
Forever a student, Rebecca brings a beginners mind and an awakened heart to her practice and teaching. Compassion, empathy, humor and joy are at the core of all of her classes. Her focus is on uniting mindful movement with breath while helping people understand of how their own unique body affects their individual practice, in both a traditional hatha as well as a more vinyasa style.
As a mother of two teenagers, she is impassioned to support other
people in their journey into parenthood through the mindfulness and
body-centered practices of yoga and meditation. As birth and postpartum
doula, she emphasizes childbirth education and body awareness in her
pre- and postnatal classes, bringing these practical aspects together
with a warm, nurturing teaching style.
Rebecca completed her 300 hour training with Radiance Yoga in Alexandria, VA, 200 hour training with Tara Lemerise at Willow Street Yoga in Takoma Park, MD, pre and post natal yoga teacher training with Debra Flashenburg of the Prenatal Yoga Center of New York City and is certified with Leslie Howard in Pelvic Floor Yoga™. She has also completed training with Tara Lemerise, of Tara Lemerise Yoga, in Restorative Yoga, and has completed a 50 hr Yin Yoga certification with Machelle Lee of Roots and River Yoga and a 34 hr cadaver and observational anatomy lab with Jules Mitchell.
Photo Credit Melody Klemin
