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".

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.

Sandalwood Carvings

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

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.

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

Priceless

This is a bowl made of solid Himalayan crystal bedecked with gold and ruby. You talk about priceless and this is it.

Rainbow Jet Crystal

This is a huge and splendid rainbow jet crystal. Price upon request.

Healing Bowls

Tibetan singing and healing bowls sell from P2,800 to P5,800 in Namaste. This depends on what you need them for. Do you want to meditate or heal or both? You love animals?  Let the Namaste custodians guide you through your choice. They have a wide variety of singing and healing bowls in every size and purpose.

Namastefied

A confluence of cultures can be gleaned in the nooks and crannies of Namaste

Introducing Namaste

Namaste Arts & Objects is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Jiwan Ratna Shakya. Wife Alice Shakya, a Baguio girl, started the shop in 2004 with the aim of bringing her adopted country, Nepal, closer to the Filipinos. One simply could visit the shop at the 1^st Floor of Porta Vaga in Session Road and experience what it is to enter a bazaar in Kathmandu and fall in love with Nepal's distinct culture and tradition through arts and relics that remind of the Shangri-La. Our focus is on Asian Arts like new and collectible books and music CDs on Buddhism, Tibetan arts as well as a wide variety of silver accessories and décor. We also have a wide array of genuine Tibetan DZI beads, singing and healing bowls, malas, amber, stones, beads and lucky charms that have a spritual healing effect. We also have colorful shawls made from the best wool from the Himalayan plateau. Some are even hand embroidered and dyed naturally. These shawls, particularly the pashminas, are given as a sign of respect to loved ones and trusted friends. Come and visit us. Namaste.

Year of the Rat

If you are a rat, your lucky charm is bamboo and your protector is Avalokteshvara. You need the 1,2 DZI beads and your crystals are lapis lazuli, sodalite, sapphire, aventurine, rose quartz and prehnite. A rat bracelet without a DZI sells in Namaste for P1,400 and P2,805 with a 1,2 DZI.

Year of the Tiger in the Tiger Year

If you are a tiger in this Tiger Year, your lucky charm is cicada and your protector is Akasagarbha. You need the hotu, lotus DZI beads and your crystal combinations are citrine, clear quartz, rutilated quartz, amethyst, tiger's eye, hematite and amber.The tiger necklace sells at Namaste for P1, 926

Year of the Snake

If you are a snake, your lucky charm is elephant and your protector is Samantabhadra. You need the 6, 15, tigertooth DZI beads and your crystals are red ruby, red garnet, citrine, rutilated quartz, sodalite and lapis lazuli. This bracelet sells for P2,811 and P1,757 without the DZI.

Year of the Rooster

If you are a rooster, your lucky charm for 2010 is lucky bat and your protector is Acala. You need the 1, 8, 15 DZI beads and your crystal combinations are lapis lazuli, citrine, rutilated quartz, sodalite and aquamarine. For more information on this and other items at Namaste, call the shop at 442 2197. This particular bracelet sells for P1,160

Year of the Sheep

If you are a sheep, your lucky charm this 2010 is hotu and your protector is Vairocana. You need the 10, 21, 15 DZI beads and your crystal combinations are obsidian, black tourmaline, clear quartz, citrine and onyx. This sheep bracelet costs P1,500.

Year of the Pig

If you are a pig, your lucky charm is 5-coins and your protector is Amitabha. You need the 5, 7 DZI beads and your crystal combinations are amethyst, aventurine, citrine and sugilite. Pig necklaces in Namaste sell for P1,175 and P1,495 while this one with the DZI bead sells for P2,767.

Year of the Rabbit

If you are a rabbit, your lucky charm is ruyi and your protector is Manjushri. You need the 3,6, ruyi DZI beads and your crystal combinations are lapis lazuli, clear quartz, aquamarine, sapphire, citrine and rutilated quartz. This sells for P3,227 and P1,577 (without the Ruyi dzi). For more information on this and other items at Namaste, call 442 2197.

Year of the Ox

If you are an ox, your lucky charm for 2010 is holy gourd and your protector is Akasagarbha. You need the tortoise, medicine DZI beads and your crystal combinations are clear quartz, citrine, rutilated quartz, obsidian, amethyst, Herkimer and amber. The ox bracelet here sells for P1,320.