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Shanti Boutique
part of San Telmo, vof
(Europe)
T +31(0)6-2808.3325
F +31(0)20-524.8550
The best chakra jewellery, yoga jewellery and aum jewellery.
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Learn about the each of the seven chakras, healing properties of
stones, sacred symbols and mantras upon which our jewellery is based.
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| Namaste |
Namaste is a traditional greeting in
Hindi meaning, “I bow to the divine qualities in you.”
It is said in conjunction with the namaste mudra, or placing
the hands together. In the unification of the left hand (signifying
the mundane) and the right hand (signifying the sacred) they
represent oneness and harmony. |
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| Yoga |
Yoga means unity. |
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 Chakras
Chakras are energy crossroads, linking the physical body with the spiritual through an energy canal down the body. Each of the seven chakras has different properties and corresponds to a different mantra, color, stone and shape.
With the Shanti Boutique's original Chakra jewelry, you can work on individual chakras or all seven at once. |
| Chakra |
Property |
Mantra |
Color |
Stone |
Shape |
Crown Chakra
(sahasrara) |
Enlightenment • Unity • Serenity |
Om (long) |
Violet |
Amethyst |
Half sphere |
Forehead Chakra
(ajna) |
Intuition • Wisdom •
Insight |
Om (short) |
Indigo |
Iolite |
Star |
Throat Chakra
(vishuddha) |
Communication • Honesty •
Integrity |
Ham |
Blue |
Apatite |
Pyramid |
Heart Chakra
(anahata) |
Universal Love • Compassion • Purity |
Yam |
Green |
Peridot |
Half moon |
Solar Plexus Chakra
(manipura) |
Will Power • Assertion • Trust |
Ram |
Yellow |
Citrine |
Sphere |
Sacral Chakra
(svadhisthana) |
Sensuality • Growth • Creativity |
Vam |
Orange |
Carnelian |
Pyramid |
Root Chakra
(muladhara) |
Patience • Stability
• Strength |
Lam |
Red |
Garnet |
Cube |
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Stones
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Each stone has it's own healing and spiritual properties.
Certain stones are associated with chakras and promote the
flow of energy through those chakras.
N.B. The information given here is not
intended to diagnose or treat sickness and we do not guarantee
the efficacy of their healing properties.
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| Name |
Color |
Properties |
Chakra |
| Aventurine |
Green |
Enhances creativity and balances
female-male energy. |
Heart Chakra |
| Zircon |
Clear |
Awareness |
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| Rose Quartz |
Pink |
Unconditional Love |
Heart Chakra |
| Chalcedony |
Blue, milky |
Harmony. Unity of body, mind, spirit and with
others. Helps to adapt to change. |
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| Amethyst |
Purple |
Calming, Clarity and Spiritual Awareness |
Crown Chakra |
| Iolite |
Blue, clear |
Emotional Balance, Intuition |
Third Eye Chakra |
| Apatite |
Blue-green |
Facilitates Communication |
Throat Chakra |
| Peridot |
Green |
Purity of Heart, Release Anger |
Heart Chakra |
| Citrine |
Yellow |
Prosperity, Energizing |
Solar Plexus Chakra |
| Carnelian |
Orange |
Stability, Calming |
Sacral Chakra |
| Garnet |
Red |
Serenity, Balance |
Root Chakra |
Gods
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Ganesh, Bestower of Wisdom
and Remover of Obstacles
Ganesh is the Elephant God in Hindu religion.
It is not strange that he is so highly worshiped because
he is humble and wise and shows us that everything is possible.
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He rides upon a rat like a big
loveable giant, letting his inner beauty, confidence and humbleness
shine through. Gentle but big, he attracts the big and the
small alike as we feel his compassion and forgiveness. At
the same time he is very wise and intelligent. Highly brilliant,
yet completely socially adept! That is rare indeed.
With his om-shaped trunk, he is the infinite symbol of
auspicious.
He also rules the root chakra, waking up our latent energy
and bringing us towards divinity.
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Shiva brings us to meditation
and, as the destoyer, he kills the sense of individual being,
bringing us to unity.
He is pure bliss, the primordial male and female energies.
Shiva is one of the 3 major Hindu deities of life (Brahma,
the creator, Vishnu, the preserver and Shiva the destroyer).
He is the father of Ganesh.
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Dancing Shiva, also known as Natraja, is highly symolic.
Dance is an act of eternal creativity and change, old turning
into new and thus can be both positive and negative (celebration
and mourning). We are all born, live and die. This is cosmic
impermanance.
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Buddha, or enlightened one, is considered a
man and a teacher (as opposed to a god and a savior). He lived
with compassion for humanity and devotion to the universe.
Buddha reached enlightenment or nirvana, coming to his liberation
from suffering. Immortality, not of body, but of spirit. |
Mantras
| Mantra |
Meaning |
| Om (Aum) |
Om (Aum) means universal truth
and knowledge. In saying Om, everything is encompassed
independent of time. Om is the essence of all that is sacred.
One of the most powerful and widely used mantras in Hindu
and Buddhist traditions, Om is chanted at the beginnning of
medition, prayer and yoga among others. See more about om
in relation to the chakras below. |
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| Om
Shanti |
Shanti means peace.
Om Shanti, Shanti is often chanted at the end of meditation
or chanting. |
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Om Nama
Shivaya
(also Om Namaha Shivaya)
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Om is universal truth (see also
above). Nama means to bow or honor and
Shivaya refers to Shiva. Shiva means purity
and as we chant his name our sins are destroyed.
The mantra is sometimes used to ask god to break our barriers
of ignorance away and bring us to enlightenment. It is chanted
during meditation or for general uplifting. |
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| Om
Mani Padme Hum |
Om mani padme hum is a Buddhist mantra,
meaning "Hail to the jewel of the lotus." In other
words, we must look WITHIN ourselves to find the peace of
the Buddha. The jewel is IN the lotus. |
Om mani padme hum written in Tibetan
text. |
| om (long) |
Mantra for the crown chakra. |
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| om (short) |
Mantra for the third-eye (forehead) chakra. |
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| ham |
Mantra for the throat chakra. |
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| yam |
Mantra for the heart chakra. |
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| ram |
Mantra for the solar plexus chakra. |
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| vam |
Mantra for the sacral chakra. |
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| lam |
Mantra for the root chakra. |
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