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The crystals to surround yourself with when you're working from home

March 3rd 2021 / 0 comment

Feeling uninspired or stuck in a rut work-wise? These are the crystals to keep in your home office

After almost a year working from home, it's only natural to be feeling a bit demotivated and tired of working and living within the same four walls. Likewise, if you're still going into work, you're space has likely become a good deal more sanitised and may feel very impersonal. To inject a new burst of energy try crystals, as author and crystal expert Katia Narain Phillips explains.

Katia is co-author of Self Care for the Real World, Rituals for Every Day and Self Care for Self-Isolation, and believes that by utilising the right crystals we can change our mindset and the direction of our day. She wrote the books with her sister Nadia Narain, who is a yoga teacher at London studios triyoga.

How to use crystals

"There a few ways you can use crystals," Katia explains. "You can sit with them and hold them. Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and set your intentions.

"With smaller crystals you can pop them in your bra or your pocket or sleep with it under your pillow. Alternatively, keep them on your shelves or somewhere you can look at them and give them attention, or you can meditate with them," she suggests.

"In the cafe I used to run, Nectar Café in London, we would charge out water with crystals. We'd leave water in big jars with crystals in overnight and then drink the charged water to utilise their power."

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Crystals to keep in your home office

If you're suffering from brain fog: clear quartz

This see-through crystal is great for focus; it helps to clear your mind and assist with attention and memory. It brings clarity of mind and clears confusion so if you have big decisions to make, this crystal is your guy.

Buy now, £11.99

If you're in a creative rut: citrine

Citrine helps with creativity and self-expression. Embrace the crystal when you're stuck for ideas.

Buy now, £18

If you've got a presentation coming up: amethyst

This pretty purple stone is good for confidence, assertiveness and speaking clearly. Pair with citrine if you've got a presentation coming up.

Buy now, £17.99

If you're dealing with workplace negativity: pyrite

If you've got to have a negative conversion with a colleague or deliver less than appealing feedback, you can keep this with you to shield you from negativity and block someone else's negative vibrations coming towards you.

Buy now, £5.19