Crystals carry earth’s vibrations, making them an invaluable aid when used for meditation. Furthermore, crystals may even help increase vitality by being combined with other items.

Experiment with holding stones, placing them on your chakras or using a crystal grid as you meditate with crystals for various intentions ranging from stress reduction to manifesting goals.

Choosing a Crystal

Crystals are revered for their metaphysical powers, offering unique vibrational resonance to support various meditation intentions. Amethyst promotes relaxation and intuition while clear quartz amplifies energy and intention. Selenite provides mental clarity while citrine channels vibrant energies for positivity and manifestation.

Finding the appropriate crystal for you can be simple. Start by clarifying your intentions, and select one that resonates most. If possible, visit a crystal shop to test different stones out in person to observe how your body reacts – you will likely be drawn towards one which feels right immediately!

Once you’ve selected your crystal, cleanse it using whatever method resonates with you – whether that be running it under water, smudging with sage or palo santo, burying it in the earth, moonlight or sunlight exposure or setting an intention with visualizing its energies infusing into yours. Finally, set your intention and create an intimate bond with it by visualizing its power to reinforce and reflect back on yours.

Cleansing Your Crystals

Crystals can become affected by negative energies through regular use, environmental exposure and people. Over time these accumulated energies cloud a crystal’s natural vibrancy and lessen its healing abilities; so cleansing should always be part of any meditation practice with crystals.

As there are numerous methods available for cleaning and charging crystals, it’s essential that you find one that resonates with you intuitively. One popular technique involves passing your crystals through smoke from herbs like sage, palo santo or cedar in order to clear away any stagnant energy that has built up inside them.

Running water is another popular method for cleansing crystals and clearing away unwanted energy, while salt water has long been utilized as an energy absorber. You can use salt water by submerging stones in ocean or spring water with one tablespoon of salt added, leaving them submerged for at least an hour (or all day/overnight if preferred), before rinsing off your crystal before taking its final rinse off.

Using a Crystal in Meditation

Implementing crystals into your meditation practice is an excellent way to connect with their healing energy and tap into its therapeutic benefits. Crystals may help elevate energy, ground you more securely within yourself and the universe, provide emotional healing benefits or boost performance during exercise – whatever works for you depends entirely upon how and when you use the crystals.

To meditate with crystals, first set an intention about what you hope to get out of the session. From there, choose how best you would like to use crystals – for instance holding one in your hand, placing it on one of your chakras (each has different properties and vibrations associated with them), or creating a crystal grid around you.

Sit comfortably, focus on the vibrations of the crystal and your own state of meditative consciousness, or listen to soothing music as you sit still and focus on yourself and meditate in silence. If this type of meditation is new to you, start slowly by focusing on breathing exercises and clearing away mental clutter; gradually extend sessions over time.

Maintaining Your Crystals

Crystals can be powerful tools for encouraging positive energies, relaxing muscles and soothing mind wanderings during meditation. But remember they should only serve as one part of your wellness toolbox — always consult a health provider if physical symptoms arise as well as incorporate holistic practices like yoga and meditation into daily routine.

As crystals can absorb negativity, cleansing them on a regular basis is also key to protecting their energetic connection to you and to the crystal itself. You can do this by either smudging them or submerging them in a sound bath or water bowl; when storing multiple crystals together at once it may also help to use dividers so their intentions and energy don’t mix.