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Mala Workshop
REV. WINNIE ROBICHAUD & REV. DEBORAH CORT 
This workshop will provide step by step instructions for making your own unique mala including how to string beads with a knot in between each, and how to make a tassel. If you’re interested in making a mala that has special meaning to you or perhaps as a gift for someone you love, you’ll enjoy this workshop!
 
Mala beads can hold great meaning for the user so we are asking that each participant bring their own beads, silk thread, and cotton cord for a tassel. A supply list with specifics will be available after signing up. A limited assortment of beads, silk thread, and tassel cord will be available for purchase for those who are not able to make their purchase ahead of time.
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"I had so many insights and reminders while mala-making. It really surprised me how spirit talked through seeming mundane bead stringing."
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About Rev. Deborah Cort
My interest in malas came while I was a seminarian and started mantra meditation. Needing a way to keep track of my 108 repetitions, I noticed that some of the seminarians had beautiful malas. When I learned that several of them had been made by Rev. Winnie, I asked her to teach me how to make my own special mala. Once I made my first one, I was hooked! I now have a mala dedicated to each of my mantra practices!
deborahcort.tol@gmail.com
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About Rev. Winnie Robichaud
​​My journey into creating prayer beads (malas) started with a desire to restring a pearl necklace that had belonged to my mother.  I took a class in knot tying so I could tie a knot between each pearl and lovingly restore the necklace to a state of wearability.  The knots prevent loss of beads if the strand breaks.
Around that same time my spiritual practice incorporated Hindu mantra requiring the ability to keep track of 108 repetitions. I was familiar with rosary beads, and in fact initially used the 54 beads of a rosary to keep count of my repetitions.  I then purchased my first mala, but after a time had a desire to pick out my own beads and create a mala that had a more personal feel and was prayerfully constructed.  My first mala made of jasper beads was birthed of desire, a problem solving  mind and some creative ability.  I discovered that I loved the process and the art of creating, but mostly I loved praying with a mala that had such personal meaning.  I invite you to come and create a gift for yourself that will become a treasured tool of your spiritual practice.
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  • Home
    • About Us >
      • Annual Report 2021
    • Contact Us
    • Our History
    • Our Founder Rev. Dr. Stephanie Rutt
    • Our Presiding Minister Rev. Linda Goodman
  • Join us
    • Worship Services >
      • Upcoming Worship Services
      • Worship Service Proposal Form
      • Archive
    • Classes and Offerings >
      • Covid-19 Protocol
      • Seekers Book Club
      • Conversations in the Wilderness
      • Growth in Connection
      • Social Justice Group
      • Think Indigenous
      • Presiding Minister’s Office Hours
      • Class Proposal >
        • Class Proposal Form
        • Program Presenter Contract
      • Archived Classes at the Temple >
        • Winter 2021-22 Classes >
          • Hope and Action for Our Times
        • Sparrows 2021 >
          • Lil Bits of Heaven
        • Fall 2021 classes >
          • Exploring Your Dream World
          • Teilhard, Tom and Us
          • The Healing and Empowerment of Women in the Gospel Stories
        • Summer 2021 Classes >
          • Monday Meditation
          • Book - Radical Regeneration
        • Spring 2021 >
          • Dream Works
          • Spiritual Resiliency for Everyone
          • Our Sacred Call
          • Rise Up and Call Her Name Part 2
        • Sparrows 2020 >
          • Interfaith Spiritual Practice
          • Lovers in the Wilderness: Discover Your Path to Mystical Unity
          • On the Shaman's Drum
        • Fall 2020 Classes >
          • Writing Personal Essay and Memoir as a Spiritual Practice
          • A Sacred Calling - Crafting End of Life Celebrations
          • Braver Angels - Depolarizing Political Conversation
        • Spring 2020 Classes >
          • Better Angels - Depolarizing Political Conversations
          • SEVA (Service Project) 9 week Free Yoga with Carol Gaudreau
        • Sparrows 2019: Owned and Operated by Rev. Dr. Stephanie Rutt, our Presiding Minister >
          • Living The Prayer of Jesus Book Signing
          • On the Shaman's Drum
          • Pray Without Ceasing
        • Fall 2019 Classes >
          • Winter Solstice Spiral Walk
          • Building Your Yogi Toolbox
          • Cooking Basics for Health & Wellness
          • Introduction to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
          • Writing Personal Essay and Memoir
        • Spring 2019 >
          • Chakra Vibration - An Inner Journey
          • Grief Yoga - Moving to Empowerment
          • The Secret Garden
          • What is Happiness - How do we find and nurture it
          • Psalm 23
          • Yoga Nidra
        • Winter 2019 >
          • Spiritual Dowsing
          • Tai Chi
        • Fall 2018 >
          • Call of the Morning Dove
          • Gentle Yoga
          • Interfaith Approach to Christian Mysticism
          • Hinds' Feet on High Places
          • Lord's Prayer in Aramaic
          • Mala Workshop
          • Our Relationship with Food
          • Soul Collage
          • The Hero-Heroine's Journey
          • Writing Personal Essay and Memoir
    • Membership >
      • 2022 Membership & Pledge Drive
      • Becoming a Member
      • Membership Overview
      • Ministers Roster
    • Our Community >
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Our Ministries/Our Lives >
        • Carol LaChance
        • Stephanie Rutt
        • Camilla Sanderson
  • Interfaith Seminary
    • Rev Ahjan Grossman - Seminary Director
    • The Vision: We Are Called
    • The Seminary Program >
      • Curriculum
      • Spiritual Practice
      • Community Service
      • World Religions
      • Ministerial Duties
      • Seminary Guides
      • Fees , Scholarship Aid & Applications >
        • Seminary Application
        • Scholarship Aid
      • Bookstore >
        • Seminary Core Curriculum
        • Suggested Reading
        • World Religions
    • Seminarians' Reflections >
      • Our Journies
      • 2020
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013
      • 2012
      • 2011
    • Spiritual Mentoring Certificate Program
  • Interfaith Collaboration
    • World AWAKE
    • Peaceful Journeys
    • Interfaith in our neighborhood
    • Community Outreach
  • Donations
    • Donations for us
    • Donations for Seminary Scholarship Fund
    • Donations for our neighbors