Gemstones for Crystal Yoga – bringing the chakras into balance

Is it even possible to combine gemstones, crystal yoga and chakra healing? We think so, because every crystal has its own vibration - a kind of crystal lattice - which was made visible by Sir William Bragg in 1915. This crystal lattice has its own vibration frequency, with which our body resonates.

We can use this vibration in crystal yoga and for chakra healing. The theory of colors also plays a role here. Each of the seven main chakras - our energy centers in the body - is assigned a color. Gemstones work based on their composition, density, crystal shape and color.

Crystal Yoga and Chakra Healing generate Prana – universal life energy

Through asanas (yoga postures) and pranayama (breathing exercises), prana is released in the body - universal life energy - which is distributed through the nadis (energy channels). This is why we always feel better after yoga than before.

Along Sushumna Nadi our main energy channel (spinal cord) are the seven main chakras:

• the root chakra – colour red – sits on the coccyx – security, grounding, due to blockage: insecurity, depression, hoarding of things
• the sacral chakra – color orange – sits under the belly button – sexual fears, no self-confidence, due to blockage: sex addiction, no desire for sex, not being able to enjoy life
• the Solar Plexus Chakra – color yellow – sits on the Solar Plexus – uniqueness, own will, our soul nature, through blockage: anger, negative, circular thoughts
• the heart chakra – color pink or green – sits in the heart region – love, interpersonal relationships, due to blockage: difficult to allow love
• the throat chakra – color light blue – sits on the neck – communication of all kinds of feelings, impulses, thoughts, free, clear speech
• the Third Eye Chakra – located on the forehead – color indigo blue, purple – intuition, inner perception, vision
• and the crown chakra – sits above the crown – color clear or blue, connection to God/Universe, universal life energy, spiritual connection, clarity, universal consciousness

For Diane Malaspina, a Yoga Medicine therapist, a chakra is either blocked or has excess energy. There can be a lack of energy or too much energy in the chakra, both of which have different effects on our psyche and body. She says the effects relate to what the chakra stands for.

Blocked chakras disrupt the flow of energy in the body

A blocked chakra can manifest itself in discomfort, illness and imbalance. While a blocked root chakra can trigger insecurity, self-doubt and depression, for example, because the connection to the earth is missing. Too much energy in the root chakra can result in fearlessness and recklessness or the hoarding of things for a supposed security.

Crystal Yoga: How can blocked chakras be brought back into balance?

Through breathing exercises, meditation, yoga asanas and chakra gemstones, the chakras can be brought back into harmony and the universal life energy - prana - can flow freely. For example, place the gemstones on the respective chakra while lying down. You can also wear a chakra gemstone necklace during your yoga practice.

Chakra gemstones can have a positive effect on the chakras due to their composition and vibration and bring them back into harmony.

You can meditate with the gemstones and place them directly on your skin or hold them in your hand. During the day you can wear the gemstone as a necklace or in your pocket.

Gemstones for Crystal Yoga are:

• Root Chakra – red jasper or hematite
• Sacral Chakra – Red Carnelian or Agate
• Solar Plexus Chakra – yellow citrine, amber, calcite
• Heart Chakra – Rose Quartz or Green Aventurine
• Throat Chakra – Blue Soldalite or Chalcedony
• Third Eye / Brow Chakra – Amethyst , Lapis Lazuli, Fluorite
• Crown chakra – rock crystal, selenite

Try it out and see which crystal resonates with you. Crystal healing is an empirical science, just like crystal yoga. Whatever feels good is great.

Yoga exercises for your crystal yoga:

Yoga exercise for the root chakra : Sufi circles from Kundalini Yoga. You sit cross-legged and your chest area circles around your pelvis - place a red jasper or a red carnelian on the lower spine.

Yoga exercise for the sacral chakra: the butterfly lying down and placing a red carnelian on the chakra

Yoga exercise for the Solar Plexus Chakra: the dove, the boat – place a golden yellow citrine on the chakra or wear a long gemstone necklace with a citrine

Yoga exercise for the heart chakra: the camel or the wheel (backbends), wear a rose quartz or aventurine necklace near the heart

Yoga exercise for the throat chakra: sing the mantra Omm while holding a soldalith in your hands or wearing a crystal necklace near your neck

Yoga exercise for the forehead chakra: meditate with an amethyst in your hand or place a flat amethyst under your forehead in the child's pose

Yoga exercise for the crown chakra: place a healing circle of rock crystals around you and meditate in it, or do a pranayama exercise in it, place a rock crystal on the crown in Savasana

In general, you can drape your favorite gemstones around your yoga mat during a crystal yoga class. Here, too, it is important to be playful, just try things out and trust your intuition.

With a chakra rock crystal gemstone necklace you can balance your chakras on the go or during your Reiki or crystal yoga session.

Do you have experience with chakra healing and crystal yoga? Please share your experiences in the comments.

All love

Linda