Chakra healing stones can assist with both physical and spiritual wellbeing by unblocking vital energy flow. They’re often utilized during meditation, yoga, tai chi and Reiki sessions.

Consider using smoky quartz, which can help ground and dispel negative energy, or try red carnelian, an engaging natural stone that promotes creativity and self-expression.

Heart Chakra

The heart chakra is at the core of love, compassion and emotional equilibrium. When open and balanced, it fosters forgiveness and deeper connections with others while supporting healthy cardiovascular function, deep breathing exercises and maintaining an immune system strong against illness.

As opposed to other chakras that align along the spine, the heart chakra resides at the center of your chest and gathers energy from three lower body and three upper body chakras at once, providing a bridge between earthly desires and spiritual development.

To heal your heart chakra, try practicing loving-kindness meditation, setting healthy boundaries and letting go of any past hurt you might still be carrying with you. Spending time outdoors (such as forests, parks or woodlands) is also a great way to connect with this energy and restore balance in the system.

Third Eye Chakra

The Ajna Chakra, or Third Eye, lies between your eyebrows and provides access to inner wisdom. A balanced Ajna chakra promotes clarity, self-awareness and emotional equilibrium; with it open, intuition and imagination can flourish more freely enabling sound decisions based on inner knowledge rather than logic alone.

Your best way to open up the Third Eye is through consistent spiritual practice that resonates with you. This may involve regular meditation focusing on this chakra, using crystals such as Amethyst or Lapis Lazuli that have been proven to open it, as well as using herbal remedies such as mugwort or saffron that encourage mental clarity and help enhance understanding spiritual concepts.

Throat Chakra

The throat chakra (Vishuddha) is responsible for communication and self-expression. If it becomes blocked, it may lead to feelings of jealousy or bitterness which prevent you from speaking your truth freely and honestly. Physical symptoms could include sore throat or neck pain.

At its optimal state, your throat chakra can help you communicate more effectively even under challenging circumstances. Through open and honest conversation you can build lasting bonds of trust and intimacy within relationships.

Your throat chakra can be healed through meditation using crystals like blue kyanite and lapis lazuli, sound healing techniques (chanting the bija mantra for this chakra; for instance “ham”) or other means such as journaling, yoga practice or any activity that helps express yourself authentically.

Solar Plexus Chakra

The solar plexus chakra (Manipura) represents your confidence, self-esteem, and sense of personal power. A blocked solar plexus may manifest in feelings of weakness, fear, insecurity and difficulty making decisions as well as digestive problems such as indigestion and bloating.

Peridot crystals help the throat chakra by revitalizing its vitality and encouraging confidence, persistence, and intellectual power. Yellow calcite is another powerful healing stone for this chakra as it encourages you to put your ideas into action.

Cobra Pose (Utthita Hasta Pada) can help to promote solar plexus healing. This yoga pose builds strength and flexibility in the upper abdomen, supporting liver, spleen, pancreas and gallbladder functions in balance. You could also try drinking water mixed with citrine crystals to stimulate this chakra.

Root Chakra

The Root Chakra connects us to earth energy and our primal sense of survival, giving us a feeling of being grounded and secure – trusting that life will provide all that we require. A balanced Root Chakra may result in increased emotional stability, reduced anxiety and an enhanced connection to nature and others.

Root Chakra health can play an integral part in physical wellbeing, from back and leg issues to digestive conditions like constipation or diarrhoea. This is because lower spine and feet are directly connected with this energy center.

To promote balance within your Root Chakra, try meditating with red jasper or hematite stones on your abdomen while lying down for 10-15 minutes with the intent to support this chakra.