We went to visit friends in Clearwater Beach earlier this week. While we were there, I got a blue Lokai bracelet. Why did I buy this bracelet? Five reasons: #1. I like bracelets. #2. It was pretty. #3. It is made from some pretty cool materials. #4. It has a good story behind it. #5. Buying it helps people in an important and good way.
The Story of the Lokai Bracelet
The name “lokai” comes from the Hawaiian word Lokahi which means “unity” and “to blend opposites.” The Lokai bracelet is made out of water. It has one white bead and one black bead. The white bead has water inside of it from Mount Everest, the highest point on earth. The black bead has mud inside of it from the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. One high bead, one low bead.
Sometimes you are up and sometimes you are down. When you are on top, it is important to stay humble. When you’re sad, it’s important to stay hopeful. All of the beads in between the black and white beads represent your path between these two things. The in-between is your story, your balance. Easier said than done, but having a reminder on your wrist helps to remind you.
Now, most of the Lokai bracelets had clear beads in between. But my bracelet has blue beads. Why? Because it was made to honour World Water Day on March 22nd. Every time a blue Lokai is purchased, $3 from every bracelet goes to charitywater.org. This charity works very hard to provide clean water to the 748 million people around the globe who live without access to clean drinking water. Bringing balance to the world! So my bracelet reminds me to keep a balance in my life every day and it also helps to fund clean water projects.
The clear lokai bracelets donate 10% of every purchase toward a number a charities, including Pencils of Promise (PoP), a wonderful organization that brings life-changing education to children around the world by building quality schools and sustainable education programs.
I feel pretty good about wearing my bracelet. If you want to learn more about Lokai, visit their website at mylokai.com, or check them out on facebook, instagram or twitter @livelokai @charitywater #livelokai.
I am kicking myself for not getting one of these for my.self and Gavin. He has been wearing George’s bracelets that she made since you left.
That is sweet that he’s been wearing the loom bracelets! Go get a Lokai bracelet! Maui Nix is only a 20 minute drive from your lovely beach house (or 50 minutes depending on which bridge you take accidentally off the island and how large you are rocking out to Bruno Mars before you notice) 🙂
Too funny.
Hay Evie , Gorgain and ,Gray REALLY cool bracelet.
so in side thair is really water and mud COOL.
Yep! There really is water in the white bead and mud in the black bead!
cool!
wednesday aprie 8, 2015
why is thare mud from the dead sea and water from mount everest! in 2 balls
Hi Sawyer!
This is Evie’s mom.
The black ball has mud from the lowest spot on earth.
The white ball has water in it from the highest spot on earth.
The rest of the places on earth are somewhere between that sea and mountain.
The bracelet uses the mud bead and water bead to remind us about balance. Do you know what balance is? It means two different things:
1. It can mean not falling off of something!
2. It can also be about not getting too excited or sad. It is good to be somewhere between!
So when you feel like you are bouncing off of the walls from too much sugar, it’s good to sit down for a bit. And when you feel like crying, it’s good to talk with a friend and feel better.
The bracelet is “symbolic.”
Symbolic is when one thing is an example of another thing. The black bead on the bracelet is an example of the low dead sea mud. The white bead is an example of the high Mount Everest water. The bracelet’s blue beads remind you to try to make every day somewhere between the high and low!
Get it?
Does anyone know what the clear beads on the original bracelet, are made of? We know about the mud and the water, but what about the the other beads. Can anyone help me?
Hi John,
The beads are made of 100% silicone. Hope that helps!
What are the blue beads made of? Are they plastic or glass
Hi!
The beads are made of 100% silicone. Hope that helps!
I just bought a lime green one love it
i actually have a question my aunt got me a lokai `bracelet but she has no idea which is which so she got me an all clear one with three spaced out black beads? what does that mean?
No clue
Why do they cost so much
because they mean something