| Tool #1 - Prayer Beads | | | | there are many different stones that can be |
| Utilization of prayer beads can help bring your | | | | used, some great ones for beginners are an |
| mind into a single focus on specific mantras and | | | | amethyst held in the left hand, a clear quartz |
| or prayers used during your meditations. Making | | | | crystal held in the right and an opal placed upon |
| your own strand of prayer beads is simple. Use | | | | the third eye. This combination of stones balances |
| beads that have a special significance to you or | | | | and grounds the electrical polarities of the body |
| that you feel drawn to. String them along a | | | | while opening our spiritual vision abilities. |
| colored thread that resonates with you, and tie | | | | Tool #3 - Music |
| the two ends together, creating a circular strand | | | | Using music can be a powerful meditation tool for |
| of beads. For each bead, designate a certain | | | | beginners. Music instantly creates a calm and |
| prayer or mantra. As you begin your meditation, | | | | relaxed response within the body, as well as helps |
| focus your mind on the specific saying designated | | | | the intellectual mind gently step aside so one can |
| to each bead. This exercise gives you a physical | | | | enter the meditative state. Finding the right music |
| focal point for your mind, which can be helpful for | | | | is essential. Music that is positive, un-intrusive and |
| those new to meditation practices. | | | | designed to bring the mind and body into balance |
| Tool #2 - Gemstones | | | | is your best choice. There is now music specifically |
| Every element of this earth, we included, carries | | | | designed to harmonize the two hemispheres of |
| within and around them an electrical charge and a | | | | the brain. This has an incredible effect on |
| harmonic frequency. Using gemstones that | | | | individuals when used during meditation, allowing |
| originate within the earth can help shift our | | | | one to go deeper into the experience. Music |
| frequencies from the intellectual state to the | | | | infused with sounds of nature, chants, crystal and |
| meditative state. Gemstones open the energetic | | | | or Tibetan bowls are also popular choices for |
| channels within the body, allowing us to be fully | | | | meditation. |
| open to the receptive nature of meditation. While | | | | |