WAIST BEADS
Waist beads are worn for various reasons that are usually most significant to the wearer and are not usually intended to be seen by others. Below are some typical uses for waist beads:
- Adornment-positive body image & self love
- Weight Management- serves as a good tool to measure weight gain/loss and may give illusion of a slimmer waist
- Intimacy
- Milestone marker-to celebrate certain accomplishments or to serve as a reminder/encourage one to a certain goal
- Based on symbolism of color, stone or material used waist beads
COLORS
YELLOW- JOY, ENERGY, HAPPINESS
LIGHT BLUE-KNOWLEDGE, PEACE, TRUTH, HARMONY
DARK BLUE-AUTHORITY
ORANGE-OPTIMISM, POSITIVE MOOD & PROMOTES SELF-CONFIDENCE, PERSEVERANCE
PINK-FEMININITY, ROMANCE, PURITY & HEALING, ASSOCIATED WITHE LOVE
GREEN-GROWTH, PROSPERITY, CONSCIOUS, NEW BEGINNING, RESTORATION
RED-SELF CONFIDENCE, VITALITY, PASSION, POWER
VIOLET-INTUITION, POWER, INSPIRATION
GRAY-WISDOM, COMMUNICATION, HONOR
BROWN-COMFORT, SECURITY, COMPASSION, HUMILITY
BLACK- ENERGY, STRENGTH, POWER, PROTECTION
PURPLE- ROYALTY, SPIRITUALITY, WISDOM
WHITE-TRUTH, PURITY
GOLD/AMBER- GLORY, DIVINITY, ROYALTY, RIGHTEOUSNESS, GOOD HEALTH, POWER, WEALTH