I love the depth of colours in the stones used in this Mala….Yowah Matrix Opal, is a rare and beautiful stone. 
Predominantly toffee-brown, with swirls of white, and black, and dark brown/red…but with the occasional flash of rainbow Opal within it…hard to describe in writing, it’s best just to feast your eyes on it!
An ideal companion for meditation and mantra work, and of course, perfect, worn as a necklace. 
Traditionally Mala’s are made with 108 beads with a larger stone (the Guru or Meru stone) that the 108 turn around like planets around the Sun.
The number 108 has long been held as a sacred number in Hinduism.
It connects the Earth , the moon, and the Sun.
The average distance between the Sun & the moon to the earth is 108 times their respective diameters.
The circumference of the Sun is said to be 108 times the circumference of the Earth.
 
In Vedic culture 108 is viewed as a number of the wholeness of existence. In yogic traditions, there are 108 sacred sites throughout India, and 108 sacred places of the body.
 
Place the Mala between your middle & ring finger. Starting at the Guru/Meru stone, use your thumb to count each smaller stone as you recite your mantra.
Properties of Yowah Matrix Opal:
 
This beautiful and rare stone, intensifies all experiences, deepens emotions, and brings comfort during fear (or grief)
It helps us to stay centered during decision-making and so, brings clarity to difficult situations.
This is a wonderful stone for calming the inner soul, as it encourages emotional balance...it allows us to love our body and our earthly existence.
 
Yowah Matrix Opal helps us to recognize our true desires, and dreams, and gives us the drive and ability to achieve them.
 
A great stone for helping us to access our spiritual guides and animal guides.
 
 
*Matrix Opal – Precious Opal interspersed within a host rock, usually ironstone or sandstone ‘Yowah’ Matrix Opal or sometimes referred to as ‘Yowah Nuts’ are small rounded pebbles of sandstone infused with Precious Opal...they are found in southwestern Opal fields of Queensland.