Gemstones to Relieve Stress

Clear Quartz

Let's start with 'The Master Healer', Clear Quartz. This gemstone is probably the most powerful of all healing crystals and can be used to tackle any issue and works marvelously with other gemstones, too. Clear Quartz will bring peace to the most turbulent mind, calming distress and tension and bring mental clarity when you most need it.

Blue Agate

Sometimes talking about your problems and worries is all that is needed to get on the road to recovery from stress. Blue Agate is the perfect gemstone for communication, letting you express your feelings to those around you. The soothing blue color also brings calmness and releases tension.

Moonstone

While Moonstone can work for everyone, these lovely gemstones are especially connected to divine feminine energy making them perfect for helping busy stressed out mums.

Not just dealing with the day to day strains of raising children in this modern world - preparing healthy meals, making sure homework is done, monitoring social media use, driving to school and so on - but also for fertility issues, pregnancy concerns and fear of childbirth.

Amethyst

Amethyst is probably the best known gemstone for dealing with stress. It is known as a calming and soothing crystal that helps with getting a good night's sleep and combating negative energy. Its positive purple power will keep you going throughout the most stressful times.

Citrine

A dictionary will define the opposite of stress as happiness, confidence, peace, comfort, all of which are represented by the sunny yellow Citrine gemstone. With such nicknames as 'The success stone, 'the lucky merchant's stone' and 'the happy stone', we can see how citrine crystal can work to relieve all forms of stress and anxiety.

Sodalite

Sodalite is 'the stone of peace'. It brings emotional balance and self-confidence while also calming any anxieties. It can help relax the mind and encourage levelheaded and reasonable thought processes leading to sensible and logical decisions.

Particularly useful for those prone to panic attacks - keep a sodalite crystal nearby to use as a touchstone if you feel one coming on.

Fluorite

This cool green or blue gemstone can help clear the mind of negative stress, distractions and disorder. It boosts concentration and confidence while aiding in the release of any emotional trauma. Sometimes called 'the Genius Stone', fluorite can help with all forms of learning and decision making as well as improving creativity.

Fluorite is a great crystal for dealing with addictions of any type which can form as a result of long term stress.

Pink Tourmaline

An excellent gemstone for self-love. When we are feeling depressed of stressed out, it is easy to feel negative about yourself - Pink Tourmaline will help you love yourself once again. This nurturing crystal will bring balance and calm as well as help heal a traumatized heart.

Peridot

These lovely spring green gemstones were forged in the fiery depths below the earth's crust before being brought to the surface by volcanic activity.

Peridot has been referred to as a gemstone of illumination which can be understood to mean bringing light when you are feeling at your darkest. In this way it can bring relief from stress and anxiety. It can also be said to shine a light on the causes of this stress and thus help you overcome them.

Peridot can also halt the pessimistic actions, words and influence of those around you that can bring you down. Shielding you from this negative energy will allow you to reach your full potential.