Crystal Healing: How Crystals Can Support Your Ailments And Positively Improve Your Life (And My Top 10 Crystals!)

Hayley Hunt
Sep 5
4 min read

Crystal healing: how does it work? Read on for a simple guide to choosing crystals for your physical, mental, or metaphysical ailments.

How do crystals work with your body during crystal healing?

Crystal healing is a beautiful practice using natural crystals or gemstones over and around your physical being. Crystals interact with the body's energy fields, or vibrations, to promote balance and healing. Each crystal has a specific vibrational frequency that can harmonise with the body's energy and particular ailments that need attention. Crystals can be used in your every day life or you can have a crystal healing session with a certified practitioner (hi!).

Holding or meditating with crystals can promote mindfulness, relaxation, and a sense of connection to nature. Holding the crystal in your hand can act as a focal point to keep you present. When focusing on it, you will also feel its vibrations and warmth.

Practices like meditation and mindfulness are well-documented for reducing stress and improving emotional health. Crystals act as a tool to facilitate these practices.

What happens during a crystal healing session?

The itinerary of your crystal healing treatment depends on your crystal healing therapist and how they practice, so I will give you a quick breakdown of what I personally offer.

During your crystal healing session with me, I will begin by discussing your concerns and ailments so we can choose crystals tailored to your needs. There are crystals for physical, mental, and metaphysical ailments. There is always a crystal that can help!

I will also use crystals over your 7 chakras (crown, third eye, throat, heart, solar plexus, sacral and root). I will perform a chakra cleanse and use a pendulum to find any blocked areas, and incorporate Reiki to amplify your crystal’s energy and put you into a deep relaxation.

10 of my go-to gemstones for crystal healing and daily use

Black onyx - brings strength, grounding, protection, and stability. Black crystals, such as black onyx, obsidian, and tourmaline are very protective crystals and align with your root chakra.
Rose quartz - encourages love, compassion, self forgiveness, and trust. This is a beautiful heart chakra crystal.
Amethyst - this is a wonderfully calming crystal used for anxiety, headaches, sleep and opening up the crown and third eye chakra.
Citrine - my personal favourite crystal. I just love the beautiful yellow hues. Self-confidence, creativity, attracts luck and wealth. I use citrine on your solar plexus during crystal healing.
Green aventurine - supports emotional healing, helps anxiety and stress, and encourages love and self-compassion. This can be used on your heart chakra during crystal healing.
Tigers eye - provides personal strength and helps us see things more clearly. It enhances confidence and courage and can rebalance the lower chakras of your body during crystal healing.
Malachite - a great all-rounder healing crystal. It absorbs negative energy and pollutants, helps lower blood pressure, and encourages adventure and risk-taking.
Clear quartz - known as the ’master healer’! This amazing crystal enhances the energy of the crystals surrounding it. It balances energy and encourages calm in chaos. It is great to use on your crown chakra during crystal healing and meditation.
Selenite - this amazing crystal cleanses other crystals around it as well as itself. It balances energy, clears blockages and provides mental clarity.
Carnelian - stimulates metabolism and aids in absorbing vital vitamins and mineral. Provides warmth and support and works well with the sacral chakra during crystal healing.

Common ailments and the best crystals to ease them

There are a huge variety of ailments that people come to me for, so I’ve listed just a handful of the most common ones and which crystals can help during a crystal healing session - or simply just to use at home.

Crystal healing for anxiety - amethyst, black onyx, green aventurine, howlite, rose quartz. Carry your chosen crystal(s) in your pocket and hold it when you need to use it as a focus.
Crystal healing for stress and overwhelm - amethyst, green aventurine, clear quartz, Lapis lazuli, rose quartz. Give yourself a moment of peace and calm music and focus on your crystal in your hand.
Crystal healing for chronic pain - lapiz lazuli, blue jade, celestite (chronic pain), amber, rutilated quartz (fibromyalgia), malachite, moss agate, carnelian, selenite (back pain). Carry chosen crystal(s) in your pocket and hold it during meditation or relaxation.
Crystal healing for sleep and fatigue - apophyllite (also know as the Reiki Crystal - I use this during my Reiki and crystal healing sessions), rose quartz, garnet, carnelian, angelite, lapis lazuli. Place chosen crystal(s) under your pillow or on your bedside table.
Crystal healing for insomnia - amethyst, lapis lazuli, moonstone, selenite - place under your pillow or on your bedside table.
Crystal healing for menopause - carnelian, garnet, moonstone. Carry it round in your bra!
Crystal healing for cancer - amethyst, clear quartz, malachite, red jasper, smokey quartz, unakite. Keep your chosen crystal(s) with you in your pocket.
Crystal healing for grief - rhodonite, amethyst, lapis lazuli, rose quartz. Keep it with you in your pocket and hold it for comfort.

You can incorporate crystals into your daily practice to encourage some mini crystal healing. Use them as a focal point for meditation or gratitude practice, carry them around in your pocket, have them under your pillow...just make sure to cleanse and recharge them regularly. Use the sun, moon, soil, water, incense, and singing bowls and then set your intentions and let the crystals absorb your energy and work their magic.

What's the next step for your crystal healing journey?

If you'd like to discuss how crystal healing can help you with any ailments or concerns, contact me here.

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For more tips and free advice on what to add into your daily life to positively improve it (for free!), read my blog: "5 Reiki-Inspired Practices To Add Calm To Your Daily Life (And They’re Free!)".