Sandalwood Jewelry for Every Budget

Sandalwood’s natural powers are believed to enhance meditation and increase the power of your wishes. Sandalwood has been known as the perfect meditation tool for thousands of years in the ancient Buddhist tradition. It’s widely believed that sandalwood can invoke tranquility, give off a sense of awareness, stimulate sensuality, and awaken the divine thoughts within.

Sandalwood can stimulate the base chakra, which can enhance trust and self-identity. In Ayurveda, sandalwood promotes energy and enthusiasm, increasing a person’s self-esteem and zest for life. The healing aroma of sandalwood can help promote feelings of serenity and peace, and it can also help ease different ailments of the digestive system.

This wood is indigenous to Asia and India, and sandalwood beads are a part of the Buddhist tradition and a powerful aid to enhance meditation and stimulate a sense of awareness. If you’re having trouble finding peace in your daily life, if you’re always in a hurry, or overwhelmed about balancing your career and your personal life, regular meditation with a sandalwood necklace or bracelet can help you gain perspective.

But if you want to wear wooden bracelets and necklaces like sandalwood simply as a fashion statement, it’s great to wear if you’re going for a more casual, simple, and boho-style fashion. It’s a welcome and exciting alternative to metallic accessories like ones made from silver and gold.

If you choose to get sandalwood jewelry, here are some things you should know:

Sandalwood Bracelet

 

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Sandalwood bracelets are believed to protect the wearer from negative energy. It’s known to help manifest what you dream, desire, or need to heal. It’s also known for healing and improving blood circulation. Much like natural sandalwood, it can help relax the mind.

Wearing a sandalwood bracelet while meditating is a powerful way to enhance your skills and remain at peace and at ease. It helps surround you with as much positive energy as possible.

Since a sandalwood bracelet is made of sandalwood beads, it usually comes made with an adjustable cord or an elastic string.

Sandalwood bracelets can range from $20 to about $70, depending on the brand and the quality of beads.

Sandalwood Necklace

If you have been to a Buddhist temple and seen Buddhists in prayer or met a Buddhist monk, you’ll probably see that they wear ordinary jewelry – a sandalwood necklace. The traditional use of sandalwood necklaces as mala beads is long known in the ancient cultures and civilizations of the world.

Sandalwood necklaces are traditionally worn during regular meditation, so the user would be surrounded with positive energy and help them create the right balance. These necklaces tend to be more versatile than bracelets, as they can be folded as a layered bracelet or worn like a rosary.

It is best worn during times of meditation so that you can feel comfortable and peaceful. The sandalwood beads can help purify the bad energy, so your mind can remain calm, and your thoughts stay clear.

Sandalwood necklaces can range from $80 to about $200, depending on the quality of beads, the gemstones included, and the brand.

 

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Sandalwood and Chakras

Sandalwood necklaces and bracelets can be made of plain sandalwood beads or decorated with gemstones. These gemstones are not just for added color – it contributes to the energy flow and meditative benefits for the user. There are sandalwood chakra bracelets that offer balance and openness to the energy points in our bodies. Chakras are thought to be spinning disks of energy that must stay aligned and open as they correspond to bundles of nerves and organs that affect our emotional and physical well-being.

Gemstones that can be added to sandalwood jewelry represent the seven chakras, such as:

1. Root chakra (Red) – It represents our foundation and feeling of being grounded physically and emotionally.  

Gems: Red jasper, red coral, bloodstone, tourmaline

2. Sacral chakra (Orange) – It is connected to our feelings of self-worth, connection, and ability to accept others and new experiences.

Gems: orange carnelian, stillbite, garnet

3. Solar plexus chakra (Yellow) – It’s the chakra of our personal power, and it’s related to our self-esteem and self-confidence.

Gems: citrine, yellow jade, topaz, amber, heliolite, fire opal, golden tiger’s eye

4. Heart chakra (Green) – It connects to our ability to love and connect with others.

Gems: adventurine, green agate, green opal, amazonite

5. Throat chakra (Blue) – It represents our ability to communicate verbally.

Gems: turquoise, aquamarine, kyanite, blue howlite, blue lace agate

6. Third eye chakra (Indigo) – It represents our intuition and makes us able to see the bigger picture.

Gems: lapis lazuli, sodalite, sapphire, azurite

7. Crown chakra (Purple) – It’s the highest chakra – it’s considered the chakra of enlightenment and represents our connection to life’s purpose and spirituality.

Gems: amethyst, quartz, moonstone, labradorite

Caring for Your Sandalwood Jewelry

Sandalwood is becoming rare, so if you have genuine sandalwood jewelry, treat it carefully. In order to preserve its beauty and aroma, do not let it get wet or get in close contact with water or moisture. Remove your sandalwood jewelry before showering, swimming, washing dishes, exercising, or going to the bath or sauna.

As you wear your sandalwood jewelry, take note that it’s natural for them to darken with age and lose their scent. This is typical of natural sandalwood products, so don’t fret. It’s just untreated wood reacting to its environment.

If you wear sunblock, lotion, or makeup regularly, the beads will react to your skin. It will absorb your natural scents and oils, so expect it to age. Just enjoy the lovely patina it develops when wearing.

To keep your beads looking clean, periodically wash them with soap and water and use a sponge to scrub off dirt and grime. Let it dry completely before storing. After washing and drying, oil the beads with mustard seed oil. You can add a few drops of sandalwood oil to the mustard seed oil to bring out its natural fragrance.