Meditation can be an extremely beneficial practice that can boost both your mental and emotional health. By adding crystals to your meditation sessions, they can support your intentions while deepening your relationship to intuition.

At the outset of each session, set your goal – such as healing, clarity or emotional balance. Select a crystal that supports these intentions.

How to meditate with crystals

No matter your experience level with meditation, crystals can bring a whole new level of spiritual exploration. Their healing properties help center, relax and connect to higher vibration universal energies.

Starting off is best achieved by selecting a crystal that resonates with your intention for meditation and cleaning it, or “charging”, before use. Doing this helps remove any negative energy it has absorbed over time, making it more effective. Some methods to cleanse crystals include using sage to smudge them, placing under moonlight, or sound vibrations from singing bowls.

Allow the crystal’s energy to permeate every cell in your body as you meditate in your desired space. If your thoughts start wandering off-path, bring them back towards its healing powers and listen for any messages it might have for you. After your session ends, slowly move around your body while keeping its energy close by taking it with you throughout your day.

Intention

Selecting the optimal crystal is key to the success of any meditation session. Every stone serves its own specific function that can enhance life in various ways – for instance selenite can aid with clarity of thought, while citrine encourages prosperity and manifesting goals.

Once you have your crystal, set your intention. This could range from relaxing or discovering deeper purpose; your intention will act as the focus for your meditation session, drawing upon its energy.

An easy crystal meditation intention might include, “May my practice allow me to open myself to all possibilities and experiences, including those which challenge or teach me.” Black obsidian is an ideal crystal for meditation as it helps calm the mind while encouraging honest self-reflection. Rose quartz also promotes love, healing and self-care while clear quartz amplifies your intentions – you could even use multiple intentions together by creating a crystal grid!

Space

Crystals possess energetic properties that can amp up your intentions during meditation, reinforcing its goals. From quartz for increasing focus to rose quartz and citrine to soothe emotions, their vibrations help soothe mind and relax body alike.

As you begin your meditation practice, allow the energy of the crystal to fill you and your space. Imagine it blending with your energies for an enhanced meditation experience.

If desired, gently touch the crystal to form a deeper spiritual bond with its healing properties. However, touching isn’t essential as placing or holding it during meditation will do just fine (bonus points for placing a chakra-aligned stone near your chakras for maximum benefit!). After your meditation practice has concluded, thank the crystal for supporting you; doing this solidifies your relationship and allows positive effects of practice to carry over into daily life.

Time

No matter your level of meditation experience, adding crystals can deepen your experience. Simply select your crystals, cleanse them as necessary and find a peaceful space where your meditation practice won’t be disturbed.

Once settled, turn your focus inward and connect with the energy of your crystal and its vibrations. Picture that your intention merges with that of the stone itself to foster greater success in reaching your goals while helping bring peace and clarity within yourself.

Your meditation session’s length will depend on you; listen to both your body and intuition to gauge when to stop. Once ready to emerge from trance, slowly open your eyes, stretch out your toes, and move your body a bit to help reawaken yourself after experiencing peace and clarity during meditation. Once finished, thank your crystal for its support by returning it back in its original place before continuing your day with peace and clarity!