It’s a Thursday night and I’m lying on my back, tucked into a blanket with a lavender-scented pillow covering my eyes. The room is silent but for the ethereal tones of a gigantic quartz crystal bowl that’s being “played” in a circular motion with a mallet – sort of like rubbing your finger around a […]
LE MARS, Iowa | Himalayan salt lamps are all the rage these days — they’re pretty, pink-ish orange and semi-practical as a lighting source. But what’s that other benefit to having one around? They clean the air or make you feel better? Nicole Brandt, the proprietor of Siouxland Reiki & Spirit Nook Crystal Shop in Le […]
Jan. 16, 2018 — When Sadie Kadlec approached her boss at a high-end fashion firm in New York City to ask for a raise a few years ago, she secretly clutched two small pebbles in her right hand. One was an orange crystal called carnelian, said to promote courage; the other, a pale bluish-green gem […]
When two prominent women in the NYC wellness cognoscenti unite for an electrifying mind/body/spirit collaboration, you get The Class x Mama Medicine, a 2-hour workshop co-taught by Jaycee Gossett and Deborah Hanekamp (aka Mama Medicine). Wanting to know more, I recently joined a packed class of women in a beautiful loft in Tribeca. First, Gossett […]
“Hold onto this crystal when you need a reminder that holding on too tight to things — emotions and outcomes — keeps you stuck,” says Heather Askinosie, crystal expert and co-founder of Energy Muse and author of Crystal Muse. She adds that cuprite is believed to encourage the owner to let go of needless stress […]
Whatever you believe, crystals are one of the biggest beauty and wellness trends right now—part of a new New Age lifestyle that incorporates everything from meditation and yoga to forest bathing and astrology. If you’re ready to test the properties of crystals (and related accessories), these purveyors will help you find a match for what […]
