If you’re looking for balance, healing, hope and positive energy, crystals can be a powerful talisman and healing tool.
According to Cristina Rodenbeck, IMI Crystal Healer and Emotional Wellness Practitioner, crystals offer a way to stay centred and calm, particularly in rocky times.
A gift from Mother Nature, crystals have been used to heal and restore inner harmony throughout human history. It’s proven by science, all things emit a natural frequency. Crystals are believed to radiate subtle and stable energy, which can correct energetic imbalances in our bodies and promote physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
Safe for all ages, crystals and gemstones can be used for many different purposes and in many different ways. Here Cristina shares the go-to crystals for beginners.
Cleanse the energy in your environment
If you’re feeling a sense of heaviness around you, selenite can channel pure beams of light to the environment, supporting calm and mental clarity. Selenite has the added benefit of being able to cleanse your other crystals, simply by being placed alongside them.
Black Tourmaline can help transform the negative energy into positive whilst supporting personal growth.
Manage high emotional states
When you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or at the end of your tether, malachite in partnership with Chrysocolla are wonderful stones to help dissolve and release emotional charges, particularly when added to a Mindfulness practice.
Face and replace fear
It’s entirely natural to feel fear as we navigate waves of uncertainty. Powered by the sun, Citrine is a warm, vibrant and comforting crystal that clears your mind and helps you replace fear with renewed confidence.
More focus
It can be difficult, particularly for children, to maintain focus. Petrified Wood and Smoky Quartz are perfect stones to restore grounding, focus and stability.
Self-care
Self-care can fall to the wayside at the best of times. If you’re craving time to look after yourself, amethyst and Rose Quartz can help to bring you peace and self-fulfilment.
Interested in crystals but don’t know where to start?
Cristina suggests starting with the crystals that most resonate with you.
“Choose your crystal not only by what you need most but what you connect most with. This is where intuition comes in and you will be guided to find the right stones for that moment of time. Later, you can choose to expand your collection for your home, workplace, and personal use so you surround yourself with positive, healing energy,” Cristina advises.
Whichever crystals you choose to use, wear or decorate your home sanctuary or office with, it’s important to cleanse, charge and program your crystals to work for you.
When you buy or receive your crystals, cleanse them with smudging herbs like White Sage and Palo Santo. Programme them with your intention such as love, abundance or protection and charge them with sunlight, Reiki or Full Moon light. Every few weeks, cleanse and charge again. Some crystals love water and the sun, others don’t. It’s important to learn how to take care of your crystals to extend their life and effectiveness.
Cristina can help you learn more about crystals, and support you in choosing the right ones for you.
IMI is home to a wide range of carefully selected crystals and gemstones to support your needs. We source our crystals with the highest intention to surround our clients with the greatest and most positive and pure energy.