| Walking up and down the streets of Manhattan | | | | roots, strengthen, and grow. As the branches of |
| and Los Angeles, you will see more and more | | | | a tree reach skyward, we too, as humans, grow |
| how popular "Yoga Jewelry" is becoming. Yoga | | | | and learn. Also, the tree provides shelter in a |
| Jewelry represents a line of jewelry that has | | | | nurturing and caring manner. A tree also lives for |
| specific meanings and symbolism relating to life. | | | | many generations, as humans do. |
| One particular piece I am seeing more and more | | | | The tree of life is an important symbol in cultures |
| in boutiques and retail shops is a very intricately | | | | and religions around the world, including Judaism |
| designed sterling silver necklace with a design | | | | and Christianity. The Tree of Life is also central to |
| representing the Tree of Life. What is truly | | | | modern Kabbalistic study. The tree symbolizes |
| beautiful about this piece is not just the | | | | creation, existence and the return to the divine in |
| hand-made intricate design, imported from | | | | ten spheres and twenty-two connecting paths. In |
| Indonesia, but the phenomenal meaning behind it. | | | | Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition underlying |
| The Tree of Life is a universal symbol found in | | | | Judaism and Christianity, two different Tree of |
| many spiritual traditions and cultures. It symbolizes | | | | Life symbols are utilized. One Tree Of Life |
| many things, including wisdom, protection, | | | | Symbol is upside-down and the other right-side-up. |
| strength, bounty, beauty, and redemption. | | | | Due to the fact that trees take on the |
| A tree also bears seeds or fruit and is a sustainer | | | | appearance of death in the winter - losing their |
| of creation, which is also symbolic of regeneration | | | | leaves, only to sprout new growth with the |
| and immortality. The tree can also be | | | | return of spring. This also represents symbols of |
| representative of human life, as trees develop | | | | resurrection and immortality. |