Rose Quartz Prayer Beads Necklace Anna Paula Vivacqua Lula focus her work on

Lula focus her work on empowering women in at-risk rural communities in El Salvador by providing them with a steady job

Inspired by the Christmas story

By Manuel Cruz

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Isidoro C'cahuantico designs the soft alpaca blend ruana

Rose Quartz Prayer Beads Necklace Anna Paula Vivacqua Lula focus her work onA stunning string of rose quartz, the love stone, is used to create this beautiful jap mala. Rituu crafts this by hand to honor Hinduism and Buddhism. Also known as prayer beads or rosary, it consists of 108 malas or beads, sometimes 109, which are flicked with the thumb during jap or meditation. That way the person may concentrate fully on repeating mantras. In Buddhism, the 108 beads represent the human passions, while in Hinduism their symbolism is