How to Use Chakra Stones

Co-authored by Soken Graf

Last Updated: January 28, 2022 References

Do you feel like you could use a pick-me-up? Are your emotions and energy a little “off” recently? If so, you may want to experiment with chakra stones. You can use them to help you meditate, perform rituals with them, or even turn them into jewelry to bring them around with you all day. In this article, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about chakra stones.

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Meditating with the Stones

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Ask a friend to help you meditate. It’s much easier to have someone lay the stones on you than it is to lay the stones on yourself. Ask someone that you trust, such as a close friend or family member, if they would be willing to meditate with you and lay the stones on your body.
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Find a private, quiet space. Choose a time and place to meditate where there won’t be any distractions. Make sure to close the door and turn your phone off before starting.
- Try meditating in a guest bedroom or a room/space where you can feel the energy to be relaxing. You can also try going outside if the weather is nice.^{[1]
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Soken Graf
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Soken Graf is a Meditation Coach, Buddhist Priest, Certified Advanced Rolfer, and a Published Author who runs Bodhi Heart Rolfing and Meditation, a spiritual life coaching business based in New York City, New York. Soken has over 25 years of Buddhist training experience and advises entrepreneurs, business owners, designers, and professionals. He has worked with organizations such as the American Management Association as a consultant for training courses on such topics as Mindful Leadership, Cultivating Awareness, and Understanding Wisdom: The Compassionate Principles of Work-Life Balance. In addition to his work as a priest, Soken has certifications in Advanced Rolfing from the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration, Visceral Manipulation, Craniosacral Therapy, SourcePoint Therapy®, and Cold-Laser Therapy.

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Our Expert Agrees: When you're meditating, try to find a time that's quiet, like before everyone wakes up or after they've gone to bed. You might also ritualize the space by adding something like a flower or a picture of whatever represents your higher purpose, like Buddha, Krishna, or Jesus.

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Lay comfortably on your back. Lay on a comfortable, flat surface in the space you’ve chosen to meditate in. A bed, couch, or carpeted floor are all good options.^{[2]
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Focus on receiving each stone’s energy. Have your friend place each stone on your body one at a time. The stones should be placed in the correct areas in order to stimulate your chakras. As each stone is placed on your body, focus on the color and energy of that stone. Visualize the energy penetrating into your body and being delivered to the particular chakra.^{[3]
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Lay quietly for twenty minutes. Once all of the stones are on your body, lay still for twenty minutes without moving or speaking. Keep your eyes closed and focus on taking deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. Let any thoughts that pop into your head come and go; try not to hang onto them.

Method 2

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Laying the Stones on Your Body

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Buy chakra stones online or at a crystal shop. Going online is the easiest way to purchase your chakra stones. Search for “chakra stone kits” or “chakra stones” on reputable websites, such as Amazon.com or Etsy.com, and scan through the different options that come up. You can also go into a crystal or gemstone shop if you’d prefer to select all of your stones individually.
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Place a red or black stone on your groin. You should start by putting a ruby, black tourmaline, or red jasper stone centered on your groin area. This area is known as the root chakra, which has influence over how grounded you feel and sexually comfortable you are.
- You can also place this stone at your feet instead of on your groin.^{[4]
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Put an orange stone on your pelvis. Work your way up to the next chakra, which is the sacral chakra. Place an orange stone, such as amber or carnelian, on your pelvis.^{[5]
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Set a yellow or gold stone just above your navel. Next, place yellow apatite, citrine, or another similarly colored stone on the solar plexus chakra. This chakra is located just above your belly button and deals heavily with personal power.
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Place a green or pink stone over your heart. Morganite and Dioptase are both good stone options for the fourth chakra, which is the heart chakra. This chakra handles your emotions of love and hate.
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Put a blue stone on your throat. Rest a blue stone, such as larimar or lapis lazuli, at the center of your neck. This is where the throat chakra is located, which tends to be associated with truthful expression.
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Set a purple stone on your forehead. Go with a Charoite or Purpurite stone for the third eye chakra. Place the stone on the center of your forehead close to your eyebrows. This chakra deals with your ability to ‘see’ in the psychic and spiritual sense.
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Press a white, clear, or violet stone against the top of your head. Take an amethyst or nirvana quartz and gently press it against the top of your head. Then place the stone just above your head on the bed or floor. Knowledge and higher consciousness are impacted by the state of this chakra, called the crown chakra.
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Have someone remove the stones in reverse order. Once you’re finished with the stones, they should be taken off of your body in reverse order. Start with the white stone at your crown area and work your way down the body.^{[6]
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Understanding the Chakras

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Stimulate the root chakra to deal with lack of control or discipline. If you find yourself overreacting angrily to small things or unable to get a grip on your life, you might be having issues with your root chakra.^{[7]
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- Healing this chakra may also have positive effects on some physical issues such as chronic back pain, colon problems, and prostate problems.^{[8]
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Heal your sacral chakra if you have little energy and motivation. If you have problems with your sacral chakra, you may often find yourself lethargic and/or frustrated.^{[9]
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- Problems with this chakra often result in physical issues such as bladder infections, irregular menstruation, and muscle tension.^{[10]
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Gain power and confidence with a healthy solar plexus chakra. You may be struggling with your solar plexus chakra if you often have nervous butterflies in your stomach.^{[11]
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- Healing this chakra may help with physical problems, such as eating disorders, indigestion, and arthritis.^{[12]
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Radiate love with a healed heart chakra. If you get too attached to others or can’t seem to connect with others enough, you may have a problem with your heart chakra.^{[13]
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- Physical issues such as asthma, breast cancer, and heart disease are all associated with this chakra.^{[14]
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Tend to your throat chakra to improve communication. If you don’t often think before you speak or if you struggle to be articulate, you may need to work on your throat chakra.^{[15]
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- Healing the throat chakra may help with physical conditions like chronic sore throat, dental issues or thyroid issues.^{[16]
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Increase perceptiveness and openness with your third eye chakra. If you don’t trust your “gut,” there might be something blocking your third eye chakra. Frequent nightmares indicate problems with this chakra as well.^{[17]
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- This chakra is thought to have influence over dizziness, blindness, and neurological problems.^{[18]
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Stimulate your crown chakra to work on ethics and spirituality. You might need to heal your crown chakra if you feel lost, confused, and without purpose.^{[19]
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- Healing your crown chakra may result in the improvement of chronic migraines and neurological disorders.^{[20]
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