about us.
a family story
Our journey with the mala embarked in 2019 when our nani (grandmother) returned from a trip to India with a single gift for my brother and I. She handed us a red cloth bag, closed with a drawstring, and inside it were 108 polished jade beads strung together with a soft brown tassel at the knot. She didn’t tell us what do with it or explain why we needed it; she just gave it to us unceremoniously.The slouched bag lay forgotten for a few months. But then, one night, I decided to try it out. I held it in my right hand and placed the beads between my thumb nad middle finger, as I’d seen my nani do before. I closed my eyes and started sliding the smooth beads backwards on the string, and with each bead my thumb passed, I breathed.our start
I did the same thing every night for the next month. Nothing magical happened that first night or even the tenth night, but I enjoyed using the mala. I felt and slept better. After I experienced this feeling after using the mala, I told my brother to use his routinely as I had been. After he started and within a few weeks, he also felt and slept better.We’ve had our struggles, like most of today’s generation, anxiety, trouble sleeping, and drifting attention, and things got worse when school was online during the pandemic. We knew that meditation could help, but found it difficult to sit still and clear our minds. The mala was an easier way for us to be mindful. We could channel my focus on the repetitive sliding of the beads as each movement reminded me to breathe. action was made. results came.
solving a personal problem for billions.
Our mother is a pediatrician and works with numerous kids with anxiety. She teaches them the square breathing technique, where you trace your palm and breathe with each movement. She also works with kids with ADHD and tells the kids that the first step to optimizing attention is ensuring proper sleep; mala helps me sleep better. And the second step is dissipating some excess energy through fidget toys or doodling. Both techniques are tactile. That’s when I came up with the maala bracelet. If I need a tactile way to breathe, calm anxiety, refocus or fidget, the maala bracelet is perfect. 
