We all know how important a good night’s rest is for the healthy functioning of our body and mind.
In today’s fast-paced world everyone wants to be an overachiever and in that race, sleep is more often than not compromised on.
People with sleep issues try every possible technique to help them get a good nights rest. A safe known natural way to induce sleep is to place sleep crystals under your pillow or near your bed.
Sleep crystals have natural calming and stress relieving energies that help calm down our senses and mind to help us drift off to peaceful slumber.
The most popular crystals used as sleep companions are Rose Quartz, Amethyst, Howlite, Lepidolite, Moonstone, Selenite and Labradorite.
Whether it’s a full night’s sleep or a power nap to recharge yourself these stones are proven to make a marked improvement in sleep quality hence are also known as sleep crystals.
Read further to know how these stones help in better sleep.
Sleep and our Health
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Sleep is a vital, often neglected, necessity for our overall health and wellbeing. A good night’s rest energizes body and refreshes mind preparing it for the day.
Sleep plays a very important role in physical and mental health. When you are asleep body goes into rest and repair mode regenerating new cells and repairing organs and blood vessels.
Ongoing sleep deficiency is linked to an increased risk of heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke.
Continuous lack of proper sleep can cause grave imbalances in our Mind and lead to various mental and psychological disorders.
Fitful sleep may be the result of grave energy imbalances in your body.
The only way to fix it is by living a happier and less stressed life, and by using the subtle energies of healing crystals.
What causes disturbed sleep or Insomnia
Insomnia is the most common of all sleep disorders, according to the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
Individuals with insomnia find it difficult to fall asleep, stay asleep, or both.
People with insomnia often don’t feel refreshed when they wake up from sleeping, either. This can lead to fatigue and other symptoms.
Insomnia or interrupted sleep may be caused by a number of things including:
- Stress and Anxiety
- Depression or Mental
- Trauma
- Unhealthy sleep habits, like sleeping at odd hours
- Physical Pain
- Certain Medications
Dos and Don'ts for a Healthy Sleep
- Maintain a regular sleep schedule.
- Go to bed around the same time each night.
- Spend more time outside and be more active during the day.
- A hot water bath before sleep relaxes any strain in body muscles.
- Creating a ritual around bedtimes such as changing into nightclothes and light massage.
- AVOID sleeping in when you have had enough sleep.
- AVOID eating too close to bedtime.
- AVOID caffeine and nicotine close to bedtime.
- AVOID technology in the bed.
- AVOID alcohol before bedtime.
- AVOID intense exercise before bed.
Take your crystals to bed
Crystals make for great sleep companions, giving calm protective energy to the space around your bed.
When choosing a sleep crystal make sure you choose a small stone. It should not have any sharp edges.
Before sleeping hold the crystal in your hand and say a small prayer of gratitude setting intention for the crystal to bring you peaceful sleep and positive dreams.
Place the crystal under your pillow or near the bed.
You can also create a special crystal grid using a combination of sleep crystals and place it near your bed.
7 Perfect Sleep Mates
Below are the 7 most popular crystals used as sleep companions
Howlite
Howlite is a powerful stone with soothing and calming effect, like other healing crystals that have a powerful impact on sleep.
It aids in removing emotional tension and negative energy. Howlite helps you deal with your anger issues and stress which prevent you from resting at night and disturba your sleep.
Howlite also provides protection from nightmares.Because of these properties, howlite is a favorite crystal for sound sleep
Rose quartz
The quartz family is well-known for improving the quality of sleep. Rose quartz is very popular in crystal healing due to its properties of bringing love and harmony and reducing stress.
Putting Rose Quartz tumbled stones under your pillow is a great way to be able to benefit from their healing properties.
Keeping your Rose Quartz crystals close to you during your sleep, helps in bringing pleasant dreams and you can be sure to wake up feeling more protected, energized and inspired.
Selenite
Selenite is a perfect crystal for good sleep. It removes blocks from energy centers in your body and allows positive energy to begin freely moving again.
These blocks cause fitful sleep or disturbed sleep hence its essential to clear them. Selenite also blocks unwanted energy and restores function and balance to blocked chakras gradually.
Selenite also works wonderfully in keeping unwanted spirits and bad dreams at bay and helps in putting you into a deep sleep.
Amethyst
Amethyst is known as nature’s tranquilizer and is best for establishing inner peace and calmness.
Amethyst can be used for deep meditation to realign spiritual energies and cleansing oneself of other people’s negativity.
Amethyst is an ideal healing crystal that helps in relieving all sleep disorders caused by stress and anxiety.
Preferably avoid keeping Amethyst very close to your head while sleeping since that may induce a strong lucid dream and astral travel.
Lepidolite
The mystical stone lepidolite is a high-level peace stone that can bring much-needed calm to your life.
Lepidolite’s energy is verysoothing, and it heals people in such a way that they can enjoy better rest and sleep afterwards.
Lepidolite makes it easier for you to let go of unwanted or negative energies and thoughts bringing only positive thoughts.
It prevents you from worrying and overthinking at night thus aiding in a good night’s sleep.
Labradorite
Magical stone labradorite is an expert in removing blockages and breaking down excess energy in the body.
This helps the energy flow more freely within thus removing any unwanted feelings that cause sleep disturbance to better sleep.
Imbalances in body can can have a severe impact on sleep labradorite aids in the restoration of the body’s energetic balance.
Using labradorite regularly can also greatly improve your mental clarity and focus.
If you want calm, happiness, and peace, labradorite can help you achieve it by improving your mind and emotions and keeping unwanted disturbing thoughts away which contribute to sleep disorder or insomnia
Labradorite also helps connect with your spirit guides and bring vivid dreams and greater dream recall.
Moonstone
Moonstone is an excellent stone to help the mind and body get a good night’s sleep.
It brings the calming soothing energies of the moon to play. It works on emotional tensions, so the person won’t overthink and end up awake all night.
By soothing emotional instability and stress, it also stabilizes the emotions.
Rainbow moonstone may induce lucid dreaming.
What type of crystals to avoid while sleeping
- Avoid crystals with action-oriented properties and high vibration as they can be overstimulating and prevent the mind from resting.
- Large crystals project very strong energy hence should be avoided at bedtime.
- Never place Crystal Points, pointing directly at your head to avoid concentrated energy.
- Avoid Fire element crystals near-bed as they can be over energising and stimulating.
- Third Eye or Crown Chakra Crystals can disturb sleep and should not be placed near the head.
- Don't have too many different crystals near your head as their energies might clash and cause disturbance.
- Psychic or dream enhancing Crystals disturb sleep and may cause recurring nightmares.
Other crystals that help in a Restful Night
Quartz Crystal – Connects with crown chakra to download divine inspiration.
Sodalite – Provides quality sleep.
Turquoise – A great stress reducer. Turquoise is cleansing and protective while you sleep.
Hematite – A deeply grounding stone that strengthens your natural shielding. Grounding and protective
Other Natural ways to induce Peaceful Sleep
Various sleep medicine is available over the counter to relax the brain and induce sleep but it’s always better and safer to go with natural ways and good sleep hygiene for a healthy sleep pattern.
Along with crystals below are some natural ways that can help you in restful sleep.
Essential oils:
Apply some Lavender, chamomile drops near your pillow or put in a diffuser to bring calm and serenity into the room.
Herbal teas:
Drinking Herbal tea before sleeping is known to calm an overactive mind and relax your muscles.
Ambience:
A good clean healthy ambience certainly helps. Fresh air flowing aids in good oxygen flow and helps in resting your mind.
Sleep music:
Specific sleep music audios create a vibration frequency that is said to calm our brain waves helping us ease into a deep slumber.
Final Word
Work with different crystal to see which one’s suit your energy the best.
Remember it’s always better to rely on safe natural techniques rather than going for medications which might give instant result for that day but cause major damage in the run.
Hope you find your perfect sleep mate on our list. Till then Good Night and Sweet dreams.
Like many people, I began to search for answers to the deep questions of life, and the meaning of existence.
I sought out answers to “Who am I,” “Why am I here,” and “What was I sent to do?” The answer I found, and continue to find, can be summed up in 2 words: LOVE and LIGHT.
There is love in everything and everyone, and each of us is here to share that love with the world.
I am a spiritual healer and intuitive who has been using my healing gifts to help others.