{"id":55992,"date":"2018-03-15T17:10:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T21:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/?p=55992"},"modified":"2020-06-09T08:03:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T08:03:46","slug":"healing-crystals-more-than-pretty-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/healing-crystals-more-than-pretty-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"THE REAL DEAL ON HEALING CRYSTALS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crystals, stones, and gems hold a significance that is worth our curiosity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I had the pleasure of speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/badass-women-bringing-wellness-to-the-people\/\">Kiana Love<\/a>, an experienced energy healer and founder of Be Wild Woman, about how the average New Yorker can start tapping into the healing properties of crystals. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kiana agrees that &#8220;the initial challenge of getting the public to even start conceptualizing crystal use lies in our ingrained material mentality.&#8221; Meaning that we only regard something as viable if it renders quantifiable proof. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;The energy of crystals,&#8221; according to Kiana, &#8220;operates more in the realm of subtlety, which traditional science has yet to devise methods of detection and measurement. The average Joe has often dismissed the validity of using crystals as legitimate healing modality because there is no \u201cscience\u201d behind them, leaving the general public with the assumption that crystal healing is just a primitive vestige from a long gone tribal past. Thus, we tend to see crystals through a purely aesthetic lense.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, energy is something that is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">felt. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crystals energy operates in this similar subtle fashion. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because it takes substantial pressure and millions of years of being embedded in the Earth\u2019s crust to form, crystals contain potent energies. As well as an intelligent awareness that corresponds to our bodies, which are powerful energy fields. In the midst of technology, modern humans tend to have a disconnected relationship with nature, resulting in an overall energetic feeling of being all over the place, uncentered, and disconnected with one\u2019s intuition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kiana states that crystals themselves are an invitation to pause and establish grounding. Crystal healing is meant to recalibrate our energies to the natural state of centered well-being. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you embark on your first crystal adventure, it all starts with an open mind and a willingness to put away your smartphone for a few minutes of stillness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-56073 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/6-9pcs-600g-Transparent-Natural-Clear-Quartz-Crystal-Points-Single-Terminated-Crystal-Wand-Polished-Reiki.jpg_640x640.jpg\" alt=\"clear healing crystal\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kiana advises the following: <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Start with a clear quartz crystal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There are 100\u2019s of varieties of crystals, all ranging in colors and energetic properties and for a first timer, it can seem overwhelming. Kiana recommends the simple clear quartz, it works across the board for everyone to help connect and ground because it is less polished, and therefore more natural. The rich simplicity of this neutral crystal is often overlooked in favor of fancier looking ones. Yet it\u2019s comparatively uncomplicated grid structure and appearance reminds us that the crystal <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the ground itself and thus carries the Earth\u2019s unadulterated energy. This crystal helps to amplify the Earth energy that is already present within ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Spend some quality time with your quartz crystal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kiana delightfully conveys that in order to access the capabilities of the chosen crystal, we should treat it not as a rock, but regard it as a friend. To build a personal connection with our crystal, we should start by simply gazing at it, holding it in our hand, and pausing to sit with it. In this stillness, take note of how it feels in your hand and what does it feels like to just be with it. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Find Light and Develop Reverence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gazing at our crystal in the light, we can stop to think about how this natural phenomenon was formed. The crystal did not come into being for the sake of gaining likability or adornment appropriation. Kiana articulates that crystals demonstrate the aliveness that is present deep within the Earth. The fractal geometric arrangements of the chemical bonds that compose a crystal correspond to same mathematical patterns found in every scale of nature, from seashells, leaves, &amp; cauliflower to even our human lungs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crystals remind us that the structure of the Earth exists within ourselves. Kiana explains that contemplating the processes that took place to configure the simple beauty of a crystal can harness and reawaken our energetic connection to the living ground that supports all creation, noting,\u201dthe pure grounding energy of a neutral quartz is an ally that helps us come back into the reverence of life,\u201d. Encased within each crystal is a concentration of grounding energy &#8211; an invitation to pause, remember, and connect to the stabilizing effect of the Earth that is both present beneath your feet and within your body. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is without a doubt that the stress of our expeditious NYC lives can mercilessly jostle us to our core, being bereft of patience, vitality, and steadiness. When we choose to start healing this frantically disconnected part of ourselves, the better we can show up. 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