Chakra Healing Stones

Chakra healing stones are said to promote physical, emotional and spiritual wellness by aligning and balancing our energy centers. They’re commonly used in meditation, yoga and energy healing practices.

Each chakra has a crystal that corresponds with it, such as Red Jasper for grounding the root chakra; Amethyst for stimulating intuition and clarity; Selenite to foster spiritual awareness – these gemstones may also increase one’s self-confidence, courage, and personal power.

The Root Chakra

The Muladhara chakra serves as an energetic anchor that connects you to Earth. Located between your legs and feet, when balanced this energy center provides a sense of grounding, stability and connectedness between yourself and those around you as well as being at home in yourself.

Red is symbolic of strength, vitality and survival – characteristics which the root chakra represents. If it becomes blocked or out-of-balanced you could feel fearful and anxious.

Smoky Quartz is an effective stone to help clear and balance the root chakra and to bring inner calm. It helps relieve feelings of anxiety and vertigo while encouraging relaxation into an harmonious Zen state. Another great stone used for root chakra healing is lava rock (aka basalt). Simply placing some on either the perineum or lower spine can clear energy flow while increasing stability.

The Sacral Chakra

The sacral chakra (Svadhisthana) lies at the lower abdomen and helps inspire creativity, enhance emotional well-being, and support healthy relationships. Children often use this life stage as they begin forming their identity and forming trusting connections among peers.

Blocked sacral energy often manifests itself through fear of intimacy or difficulty setting boundaries in romantic relationships, as well as physical health issues like bladder or kidney ailments.

Practice relaxing exercises such as yoga, Tai Chi and deep conscious breathing to maintain a balanced sacral chakra. Activities which encourage fluid body movements like dancing and swimming correspond with its associated water element. Also incorporate foods like oranges and apricots into your diet for added benefits; affirmations meditations or daily mantras may also be effective ways to aid healing of this chakra.

The Crown Chakra

The crown chakra (also referred to as Sahasrara) serves as your spiritual connection with the universe and receiving intuitive messages. A balanced crown chakra helps ensure you trust those messages received.

An effective crown chakra supports personal growth, healthy relationships with yourself and a feeling of connection to the infinite universe. People with an open crown chakra tend to seek knowledge and spiritual enlightenment for themselves or as teachers/mentors for those around them.

Nourishing the crown chakra can be achieved through various practices. Meditation, Nadi Shodhan (alternate nostril breathing) and repetitive mantras have all been shown to help balance and align this area of our energy field. Crystals like Selenite, Clear Quartz or Sugilite may also help unblock it and foster spiritual development.

The Solar Plexus Chakra

The Solar Plexus Chakra, commonly referred to as Manipura, serves as our center of personal power and confidence. It governs how we assert ourselves, set boundaries and establish personal purpose – as well as any digestion issues caused by an imbalanced solar plexus chakra.

Restoring balance to the solar plexus chakra requires both healing crystals and yoga poses that stimulate it. Citrine promotes joy and optimism while dissolving doubts and fears, while tiger’s eye provides clarity and improves self-esteem. Ardha Matsyendrasana or half spinal twist is a practice which stimulates both while supporting detoxification of liver and gall bladder organs.

The Third Eye Chakra

The indigo-colored Third Eye Chakra (Ajna) controls intuition and sixth sense, as well as connecting you to higher consciousness and spiritual awareness.

Meditation and visualization are among the many holistic healing techniques associated with this chakra, while some individuals also utilize ancient practices such as scrying to open their inner vision.

When this energy center becomes blocked or stagnant, it can create confusion and lack of insight. On the other hand, an overactive Third Eye could result in closed-mindedness, arrogance, or cynicism; healing your Third Eye can restore equilibrium through inner vision and intuitive wisdom to our complex world.