Himalayan Energy Journal

Garnet: The Deep-Red Stone of Vitality, Roots, ...

The name says it all. Garnet comes from the Latin word for pomegranate, because the stone's deep red looks exactly like the seeds inside that fruit. People have worn this...

Garnet: The Deep-Red Stone of Vitality, Roots, ...

The name says it all. Garnet comes from the Latin word for pomegranate, because the stone's deep red looks exactly like the seeds inside that fruit. People have worn this...

Carnelian: The Stone of Courage, Confidence, an...

Hold a carnelian up to the light and it glows the color of a campfire at dusk — orange, red, warm at the edges. For thousands of years people have...

Carnelian: The Stone of Courage, Confidence, an...

Hold a carnelian up to the light and it glows the color of a campfire at dusk — orange, red, warm at the edges. For thousands of years people have...

How to Hold a Mala (and Why It Matters)

You have probably watched someone hold a mala and never thought twice about it. Beads draped over fingers, thumb moving slowly from one bead to the next. It looks like...

How to Hold a Mala (and Why It Matters)

You have probably watched someone hold a mala and never thought twice about it. Beads draped over fingers, thumb moving slowly from one bead to the next. It looks like...

Breath and Bead: A Simple Counting Meditation

You do not need to clear your mind. You do not need a quiet room or a cushion or an hour of free time. You need one thing: a bead...

Breath and Bead: A Simple Counting Meditation

You do not need to clear your mind. You do not need a quiet room or a cushion or an hour of free time. You need one thing: a bead...

Amber — Light Frozen in the Himalayas

Hold a piece of amber up to the sun and it glows like honey. That is how Tibetans have always seen it — not as a stone, but as light...

Amber — Light Frozen in the Himalayas

Hold a piece of amber up to the sun and it glows like honey. That is how Tibetans have always seen it — not as a stone, but as light...

Red Coral — The Ocean's Blood, Worn for Life

In the high, dry valleys of Tibet, thousands of miles from any ocean, one of the most treasured stones is one that comes from the sea. Red coral. It travels...

Red Coral — The Ocean's Blood, Worn for Life

In the high, dry valleys of Tibet, thousands of miles from any ocean, one of the most treasured stones is one that comes from the sea. Red coral. It travels...