Black Tourmaline is excellent for grounding and aligning our energies when they are compromised. In my experience it is the most effective crystal for protection. It protects the energy field from all unwanted influences. Whether you are going into a challenging situation, working daily in stressful conditions, living surrounded by busyness with little contact with nature to help you align, dealing with unpleasant people, exposed to toxic energies from environmental pollutants, black tourmaline can be an excellent ally.

Black Tourmaline can also help to ground your own negative emotions and thoughtforms, so it is ideal to use if you are angry, anxious, or feeling low due to internal criticism. It can also be very helpful following travel, to ground you into the new place you find yourself in.

Wear in jewellery, or carry with you. Have a piece on or by your mobile phone to help protect from harmful radiation.

Amber is fossilised tree resin. Even though it is not a crystal formed from rock, it is recognised and used as a crystal.

Amber is a ‘feel good stone’. It is beautifully light and gently warming, and flows through you like a soothing golden (but non-sticky!) syrup. If you are feeing lonely, sad, misunderstood, are struggling with life, or need a winter boost, Amber can bring warmth to belly and heart, and remind you of the abundance of Life.

It is also wonderfully protective, without the heaviness of many protective ‘stones’. This makes it excellent for babies, children and pregnant women. Amber is also a traditional remedy for teething.