Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Kalachakra

Kālacakra (Sanskrit: कालचक्र; IAST: Kālacakra; Telugu: కాలచక్ర Tibetan Wylie: dus-kyi 'khor-lo; Mongolian Цогт Цагийн Хүрдэн: Tsogt Tsagiin Hurden) is a Sanskrit term used in Tantric Buddhism that means "time-wheel" or "time-cycles".

Monday, March 1, 2010

Healing Bowls

TIBETAN BOWLS

Are handmade bowls made of metal alloy. A special sonar is created by rubbing on their edge with a wooden vaqueta, introducing a range of harmonic sounds or overtones. It has a sound that lasts and echoes for a long time, changing the vibration of the environment.

Benefits of Tibetan Bowls

  1. Relief of stress and anxiety.
  2. Improve concentration.
  3. Improvement of creativity.
  4. Improving the vision (physical, mental and spiritual).
  5. Balance of the cerebral hemispheres.
  6. Restoration of the balance of the endocrine system through the vibration of the pituitary gland.
  7. Relieve sinusitis and headaches.
  8. Encouragement of the activity of alpha waves for deep meditation.
  9. Increased energy through the stimulation of cerebrospinal fluid (possibly the physical form of energy kundalini).
  10. Balance and clean the charkas and aura (and the corresponding organs and glands).
  11. Clean environment.
  12. Easy access to intuition and higher consciousness.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Sandalwood Carvings


These sandalwood artworks were so intricately carved that you think needles were used to whittle them. These are definitely museum pieces.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Pashmina


Namaste Arts & Objects also offers pashminas in all colors. Pashmina is a type of cashmere wool which comes from the changtangi or pashmina goat indigenous to the Himalayan plateau. One goat sheds approximately 80-170g (3-6 ounces) of the fiber. Pashminas are hand-spun, woven and sometimes embroidered. The Nepalese had been manufacturing cashmere for thousands of years. The water pashminas at the top photo sell for P1,800 each. The larger hand-embroidered shawl below sell for a much higher price. Namaste also sells shawl made of yak wool for those cold windy nights.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Tiger's Eye

During this Year of the Metal Tiger, the bead to have is tiger's eye. This quartz has a rich yellow and golden brown stripes, with a fine golden lustre when polished and is distinguished for its chatoyancy (a vertical luminescent band like that of a cat's eye). It is a protection stone and Roman soldiers in the past wore it for that purpose when they went to war.  Healthwise, tiger's eye relieves high blood pressure and is also said to protect and relieve the wearer from bronchial asthma, kidney, rheumatic heart disease, otitis and psoriasis. Tiger's Eye is used for focusing the mind. It is said that Tiger Eye offers protection during travel, strengthens convictions and confidence. This very warm stone is beneficial for the weak and sick. In Namaste, a tiger's eye sells for about P150. They also have Tiger's eye pendants and earrings.

Bracelets

You wish you have the neck of a giraffe so you can wear all the bracelets that Namaste can offer

Rings

If ring's your thing, Namaste has everything