Today in the United States, many waist bead artists incorporate folk healing technologies into their designs, such as crystals, chakra healing, or intention setting. The best thing about waist ...

Waist beads have an illuminating rich history behind them. There are accessories, and there are exquisite adornments that hold symbolic meaning. Waist beads ultimately fall within the latter.

elegant designs. The Yoruba people of the Southwest part of Nigeria have a lot of cultural and religious beliefs surrounding the culture of wearing waist beads. One of the beliefs is that it was ...

The wide array of colors, patterns, and materials allows for endless creativity and personalization. Postpartum healing is another important function of waist beads in certain cultures.

When beads are used, attention is paid to their shape, size, designs, colour and material. They are worn around the neck, wrist, waist, ankles, arms, fingers, head and on clothing." She says that ...

The Ghanaian lady believes that wearing waist beads helps her to define her waist ... selecting and acquiring the ‘magic’ colours and designs to wear. At a point in time, I asked one of ...

Waist beads Only few Kenyans understand why coastal women sport waist beads or shanga The shanga are more than an accessory or fashion statement Women have worn shanga as a rite of passage and ...

"I'm very comfortable wearing waist beads. But it is also a way of attracting men," says the 24-year-old hairdresser, a coy smile playing on her lips. In the Togo capital, the fashion for wearing ...