Bead-weaving as Mindful Meditation - Can Bead-weaving Reduce Stress?

re: Bead-weaving as Mindful Meditation - Can Bead-weaving Reduce Stress?

korbem — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:57:07 GMT

Thank you for your comment about the benefits of beading. I find beading very relaxing. I would like information on the beading mat that you show in your blog

Thank you in advance for this information.

re: Bead-weaving as Mindful Meditation - Can Bead-weaving Reduce Stress?

aaren — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:52:42 GMT

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christiane mc — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:16:56 GMT

Bead weaving is truely part of a mindfulness meditation, stress reducing and relaxing and using the creative flow. I have followed the tradition in my family for the past four years... and am still learning. My German grandmother was a needlewoman of considerable skill, and made beautiful beadwork for me when I was a child and for my mother when she and her sister were children. My mother is a needlework designer and at the age of 90 still produces amazing work, and I have found some of my granny's tiny beads and that started me off. love it and would strongly recommend it to other beaders and needlepeople to pass on to their descendants.

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SandFibers — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:47:25 GMT

Beadweaving has kept me (relatively) sane for years now. I've spent an inordinate time not able to bead these past few months, and I have most definitely noticed the difference in my mental well-being.

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Mary.korbe — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:39:39 GMT

I find beading a relaxing occupation especially peyote. I noticed the bead tray you have pictured on this discussion. Can you tell me where you got it. It looks very portable.

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LauraH@79 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:50:51 GMT

I find it very soothing, before you know it it's 1 O'clock in the morning and have to work at 9. Oh well I can't put it down. Oh by the way Jennifer I saw your beading mat on this page, where can a person get one of those? I like how the edges are rolled. Thankyou in advance. Laura

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Miannda — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:40:53 GMT

Wow, just spoke to someone about beading yesterday and described it for myself as meditation. Pulling a needle and thread through a bead gives me such a feeling of peace and wellbeing! The last time I had such a feeling, was when I was a child with all my family around me.

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lkolker — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:47:48 GMT

I love this post. I find beadweaving soothing and centering, and for me it's more about the process than the final finished product. Years ago, when I learned how to knot pearls and was knotting a necklace, I felt connected with all the women in the world who knotted pearls. It was lovely.

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SusaninNJ — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:20:02 GMT

My 89 year old Mother died in August after years of poor health. After coming home from seeing her and caring for her, I'd sit down to bead. Even at midnight, it was calming. It helped me to gather my thoughts and regain a feeling of serenity. I now have lots of lovely things for my church fair, plus a few to keep.

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MaryLouH@3 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:38:52 GMT

To me, beadweaving has become like second nature. I used to do a lot of cross stitching, and my first introduction to seed beads was when one of my kits came with some little packets of Mill Hill beads. There were some left over, and I just had to figure out something to do with those tiny bits of sparkly glass! I didn't start beadweaving until 2005, after attending a Bead and Button show, but I haven't stopped since. I still love playing with those beads, and much like you, Jen, I have little mantra-like things that run through my head as I work. :-)

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g33kgirl59 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:29:27 GMT

Thanks for your blog post! I'm always telling folks that I find off-loom weaving soothing and relaxing. They look at me like I have 2 heads and tell me I have a lot of patience. I find it keeps my hands busy but still leaves enough of my brain available for me to be sociable.

Eileen

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kraftymax — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:09:47 GMT

I also find it relaxing. When people ask how I can have the patience to do beadweaving, I simply state, "I only have it for my beads, not my kids, just my beads, they keep me sane"! I started at about age 5 (just like my kids) and have never stopped!! ~KM

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