Crystal Healing Therapy

Crystal healing is an alternative therapy that is often used to promote physical and emotional health and balance the vibrational energy that runs throughout the body. Various natural crystals may be used, depending on the issue to be treated and the vibrational properties of the crystal.

Decide Which Healing Effects You Want

• If you want to improve your overall physical, mental and emotional health, boost your energy, align your chakras and bring harmony to your life, choose crystals such as quartz, carnelian, lavender, citrine and aquamarine. These crystals will balance and enhance your energies and also increase the effects of other therapies.

  Choose emerald, bloodstone and malachite if you want to boost your physical energy after surgery, focus on healing a specific internal organ, promote immune system health or find relief from chronic pain.

  Use mother of pearl, ruby, amber, amethyst and rhodonite if you are suffering from emotional trauma, recovering from a broken heart, want to promote emotional stability or need to heal long-term grief.

  To improve your mental clarity, creativity and ability to focus, use lapis lazuli, sapphire, hematite and fluorite.

  To open your mind to higher states of consciousness, use amethyst, fluorite, diamond and indigo. These crystals are believed to improve intuition.

How to Use Crystals for Healing

• Crystals may be worn or carried; it is believed that wearing a crystal or placing it directly on the skin increases its potency.

  Increase the potency of your crystal healing even more by lying down and placing the crystals directly on your skin at the point of your chakras. There are seven main chakra points, each relating to a physical aspect of your body and its energy. Select healing crystals that align with your chakras to enhance specific vibrational energies.

  The root chakra is located at the base of the spine and is connected to the spine, hips legs, bones and joints; its color is red. Beneficial crystals include smoky quartz, hematite, black obsidian, black tourmaline and garnet.

  The naval or sacral chakra is located at the pelvis area and is connected to vitality and self-control and physical problems connected to the digestive and reproductive systems. Its color is orange. Beneficial crystals include green fluorite, orange calcite, carnelian and vanadinite.

  The hara chakra is located at the stomach and relates to the nervous system and strong emotions. Its color is yellow. Beneficial crystals include yellow jasper and citrine.

  The heart chakra's color is green. It is located at the center of the chest and relates to the heart and circulation and feelings of compassion and altruism. Beneficial crystals include rose quartz, malachite and jade.

  The throat chakra is colored blue and relates to communication and self-expression. Beneficial crystals include angelite, blue calcite and blue kyanite.

  The brow chakra, at the forehead, is connected to intellect and intuition and is colored indigo. Beneficial crystals include lapis lazuli and azurite.

  The crown chakra is at the top of the head and is related to spiritual awareness and development. Its color is violet. Beneficial crystals include amethyst and white topaz.

  Crystals may be placed at chakra points for 20 to 30 minutes while meditating. After that you should notice the physical, emotional and spiritual energies of that chakra improved and rebalanced, leaving the whole body feeling revitalized.