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Chakra healing stones, also called chakra crystals, are stones that connect to the primary seven chakras in the human body. Chakra is the Sanskrit word for “wheel,” outlining each chakra as a spinning wheel of energy that moves in sync with each other. The chakra represents an energy center responsible for certain emotions, qualities, and organs in humans.
When these chakras lose balance or become blocked, it directly affects one’s spiritual, mental, and physical health. Healing crystals restore balance and natural energy flow in the chakra system for maximum well-being.
How Chakra Stones and Chakra Crystals Work
Crystals carry healing properties and spiritual energies that connect to each chakra uniquely. They hold vibrational energy that can transfer to the correlating chakra and provide healing powers for the body, mind, and soul.
Gemstones to heal the chakras have a wide range of physical health benefits, including reducing high blood pressure, chronic pain, anxiety, and a lower chance of heart disease. They also heal our internal wounds, heal emotional trauma, release negative thoughts and combat negative energies.
How To Heal With Chakra Stones and Chakra Crystals
There are four primary ways one can use healing stones for the seven chakras:
- Meditation: As you meditate, place the stone on the body part. Repeat a mantra or the seed sound to bring out the balancing energies further.
- Use the stone as home decor: Place the stones around your home to fill your personal space with balancing energy.
- Whereas jewelry: Wrap a stone in wire and wear the stone as a necklace, bracelet, or earrings.
- Carry them with you: When you need a particular boost of chakra energy, carry the correlating stone with you as a way to manifest this energy while on the go.
The First Chakra: Root Chakra
When one is overly focused on the material world, the root chakra often becomes out of balance and needs extra attention.
Location: The base of the spine
Stone colors: Red, black
Healing qualities: Security, grounding, self-esteem, stability, self-doubt, strength, physical activity, self-confidence, self-worth
Stones: Red jasper, hematite, black obsidian, black tourmaline, smoky quartz, spinel, zircon, black tourmaline, red zincite, red garnet
Where to place chakra stones on the body: Groin or feet area
Where to place chakra stones in the house: The center of your home or bedroom for grounding; beside the front door or in the four corners of a house for protection.
The Second Chakra: Sacral Chakra
The sacral chakra may be blocked if a practitioner is out of touch with their creative, sexual, and emotional self.
Location: Lower abdomen, below the navel
Stone colors: Orange, blue-green
Healing qualities: Sexual energy, intuition, creativity, healing, reproduction, desire
Stones: Vanadinite, copper, imperial topaz, orange calcite, blue-gree turquoise, blue-green, fluorite, tiger eye
Where to place chakra stones on the body: Pelvic area
Where to place chakra stones in the house: In the creative center of your home (i.e., your computer room)
The Third Chakra: Solar Plexus Chakra
If a practitioner is experiencing digestive problems, self-esteem issues, or struggling to reach their goals, this may signify that their solar plexus chakra is imbalanced.
Location: The stomach area, below the breast bone
Stone colors: Yellow
Healing qualities: Personal power, protection, ambition, intellect, compassion, responsibility
Stones: Amber, Golden Calcite, Gold Tiger’s Eye, Citrine, Yellow Jasper, Yellow Apatite
Where to place chakra stones on the body: On the avel
Where to place chakra stones in the house: Places associated with water (i.e., laundry room, bathroom, pool)
The Fourth Chakra: Heart Chakra
A lack of compassion for oneself and others is often a sign that the heart chakra needs some additional support for healing.
Location: In the center of the chest
Stone colors: Green, pink
Healing qualities: Love, empathy, emotional balance, consciousness, and cosmic awareness through astral travel, inner peace
Stones: Rose quartz, jade, malachite, pink and watermelon tourmaline, lepidolite, cobaltian calcite, rosasite, green aventurine
Where to place chakra stones on the body: Heart
Where to place chakra stones in the house: Somewhere in your house that is meaningful to you, that you consider the heart of your home. (i.e., the dining room, bedroom)
The Fifth Chakra: Throat Chakra
Issues with speaking, such as talking all the time or struggling to speak up, may mean the practitioner’s throat chakra is blocked or out of balance.
Location: Above the collar bone at the neck
Stone colors: Blue
Healing qualities: Communication, self-expression, honesty
Stones: Aquamarine, amazonite, blue calcite, sodalite, blue kyanite, chrysocolla, angelite, blue turquoise
Where to place chakra stones on the body: Throat
Where to place chakra stones in the house: In your living room or another space where meaningful communication occurs.
The Sixth Chakra: Third Eye Chakra
The third eye chakra may need extra attention if one is experiencing brain fog, lack of intuition, and overwhelming thoughts.
Location: Above the eyebrows, in the center of the forehead
Stone colors: Indigo
Healing qualities: Spirituality, intuition, psychic abilities, higher consciousness
Stones: Tanzanite, lapis lazuli, azurite, blue apatite
Where to place chakra stones on the body: Forehead
Where to place chakra stones in the house: In your workroom; in a room with spiritual meaning.
The Seventh Chakra: Crown Chakra
Headaches, issues focusing, and a lack of empathy for others are often signs that the highest chakra is out of balance.
Location: Hovers above the top of the head
Stone colors: Violet, white
Healing qualities: Energy, consciousness, enlightenment
Stones: Amethyst, quartz crystal, apophyllite, white calcite, white topaz, selenite, herkimer diamond
Where to place chakra stones on the body: Top of the head
Where to place chakra stones in the house: In your spiritual sanctuary or meditation space
Frequently Asked Questions
How to charge chakra stones?
Using gemstones in practice drains them of their unique energies, and charging your chakra stones with positive energy benefits their healing powers. There are eight primary methods used to charge chakra stones:
- Placing them under the full moon.
- Soak them in moon water.
- Bury them in the ground.
- Give them a sound bath.
- Burn incense or herbs over them.
- Immerse them in salt.
- Use your breath to charge them.
- Connect them to your spirit guides.
How to activate chakra stones?
Chakra gemstones activate during crystal healing practices, whether by repeating a mantra, performing asanas, or doing another activity catered to the chakra of focus. As long as they are charged, their activation will happen naturally.
How to cleanse chakra stones?
It is essential to cleanse chakra gemstones of negative energy and ensure they are full of positive energy. Here are eight ways you can cleanse your chakra stones:
- Running water for one minute
- Soak in salt water for one minute
- Emerge in brown rice for 24 hours
- Sit in natural sunlight for 10 to 12 hours
- Sage for thirty to sixty seconds
- Sound healing for five to ten minutes
- Place your chakra stone next to a larger stone for 24 hours (specifically quartz clusters, amethyst geodes, and selenite slabs)
- Place your chakra stone next to a smaller stone for 24 hours (specifically carnelian, clear quartz, and hematite)
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References
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