Sunshine Gemstone Mala

Citrine is sometimes connected to the solar plexus — the same area of the body this whole brand is named after. It's the centre most associated with confidence, with the sense that you're allowed to take up space and back your own decisions.

White Jade and Jasper make up most of the strand — calm and earthy, a steady backdrop. Citrine sits at the centre as the guru bead, golden and warm, often linked to motivation and to a quiet kind of self-belief — the sense that you don't need to shrink to fit anywhere.

This is a mala for new beginnings and for strength — for anyone working on taking up a little more space, in whatever way that means for them. You'll find it filed under New Beginnings and Strength & Protection here.

Made from 108 beads of 8mm with a few 6mm beads at the bottom, hanging to approximately 60cm including the tassel, finished with a Citrine guru bead. Handknotted by me, one knot at a time.

Note: as these are natural gemstones, each one carries its own markings and shades, so your mala may vary slightly from the photos.