Consumer’s Guide Blogs

Why a Gemstone Works At the Gemstone Therapy Institute, we’re interested in what a gemstone does, but more importantly WHY it has these effects. Just knowing a gemstone’s benefits gives ...

Only a tiny percentage of the gemstones that come from the Earth are medicinal quality. To identify them, we’ve established parameters based on their color, clarity, candescence, and cut. Here, ...

Recently I read online that Rose Quartz is a warming gemstone. As someone who has studied and worked with healing gemstones for decades, I disagree with this. Not only is ...

Every so often we find a special variety of one of our beloved healing gemstones. Whether it’s the size, color, or extraordinary quality that makes them unique, we’re always excited ...

Adding a therapeutic-quality gemstone to your personal pharmacy may seem as easy as clicking a button on our website. But we must always remember that these gemstones are not manufactured. ...

If you’re not yet familiar with the Zen master Marie Kondo and her KonMari Method of tidying, her new Netflix show presents an inspiring introduction. She teaches a method of ...

In November 2011, I was driving home one night when I started having trouble breathing. My chest tightened and my heart began pounding. As I passed an emergency care clinic, ...

At the Gemstone Therapy Institute, we take a unique approach to crystal healing and working with gemstone energies. We teach techniques using gemstone spheres instead of raw crystals and pocket ...

Regarding the size of the beads in a therapeutic gemstone necklace: Is bigger better? (Yes and no!) The simple answer is yes. Larger-sized spheres (considered 10 mm and up) radiate ...