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108 Sun Salutations, counted aloud.
Surya Namaskara A, one hundred and eight times, with every round counted for you. Keep your attention on the breath instead of on the number.
What a mala is
One hundred and eight rounds
A mala is a count of 108, the number of beads on a japa mala, and a number that recurs throughout yoga. Practised as Sun Salutations, it is traditionally done to mark a turning point: the summer and winter solstices, the spring and autumn equinoxes, and the new year.
Surya Namaskara A
The mala is built from Surya Namaskara A, round after round. Each round returns to Samasthitihi, so one flows straight into the next.
It flows
Downward Dog is held for a single breath rather than the usual five. A mala moves, and the pace is what carries you through the count.
The count is spoken
Every round is counted aloud, in Sanskrit or in English. Nothing to tap, nothing to remember, no lost place at round sixty-three.
In the app
Open it and begin
The mala sits on the home screen as its own practice, below the Primary Series lengths. It shows you the estimated duration before you start, and the figure moves with your own hold-length setting, so it reflects the pace you actually practise at.
Free, always
The mala is not behind the paywall and never has been. No subscription, no trial, no account. Open the app and practise it.
Sanskrit or English
Counted in Sanskrit by default, as it is taught. Switch to English in Settings while you are still learning the numbers.
Your own pace
The hold duration you set for the rest of your practice carries into the mala, so the count matches your breath rather than a stopwatch.
Before you practise a mala
108 rounds is a long practice, commonly somewhere between an hour and two, depending on your pace. It asks a great deal of the shoulders and wrists in particular.
Yoga carries a risk of physical injury, and this page is general information, not medical advice. Consult a qualified physician before beginning this or any exercise programme, especially if you are pregnant, injured, or have a medical condition. Take water, rest in Child's Pose whenever you need to, and stop if you feel pain. A mala you walk away from at round seventy, intact, is a better practice than one you finish injured.