When I was in Thailand, Mala beads were being sold everywhere. They were beautiful and had that spiritual allure I'm such a sucker for. I knew they were more than just a fashion accessory, and that's precisely why I didn't buy any. I didn't know anything about them at the time, and I didn't want to just toss them around my neck like another quintessential wanna-be yogi tourist from America. I never stopped wondering about those beads though. So when the opportunity to attend a workshop…
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