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 meditation hidden within the practical effort of creating the ideal home and lifestyle according to each individual and family.
I had heard of her book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, but it didn’t interest me until I saw the master herself on television. From the first episode of her Netflix show, I was fascinated and inspired by the psychological transformations in the families requesting her help with decluttering. I finally grasped the power of the meditative practice of asking yourself, over and over, hundreds of times, with each possession you hold: “Does this spark joy?”
KonMari and Gemstone Therapy
What does this have to do with Diamond and Gemstone Therapy? Meditation, put most simply, means being present in the moment, in alignment with the now, and with who you truly are. Diamond Therapy assists you to align with, and to better recognize, your optimal blueprints of being and what you truly want in your life. Simply envisioning yourself surrounded by your blueprints is a wonderful way to begin your process of decluttering, of creating the ideal lifestyle and home for yourself.
Marie suggests that before beginning to tidy, a person spend time envisioning that ideal lifestyle in detail, to become truly embodied in why he or she wants to begin the KonMari Method. This is important to help motivate the process, which can potentially get tedious. However, as with a Diamond or Gemstone Therapy session, setting your intention is clearly paramount, as this action gathers and organizes all the energies and intelligences in your being to focus the session accordingly.
Getting Your KonMari Process Started
Once you have your detailed image of the lifestyle and home you wish to have after completing the “special event” of tidying, you’re ready to get down to it—a process that can take up to six months for a large house. Gemstone Therapy tools can assist you throughout the process.
When you begin the actual KonMari Method of tidying, the first step is to gather every last article of clothing you own into one room, laying them out on the bed or floor. When you first regard this often giant pile, you are really starting the process of learning how to discover what sparks joy for you. You then begin the process of handling each item of clothing, and not focusing mentally about how much you paid for it or how good it should look—but rather, closing your eyes and feeling with your emotional body.
Does This Spark Joy?
You ask yourself, “Does this spark joy?” (Sometimes you do have to try it on and wake it up to know!) In following this process, you are committing to moving forward in your life, surrounded only by things that truly give you that uplifting feeling. You allow yourself to be surprised, perhaps, by how easy it is to thank and discard each item that does not give you that feeling of joy. And you get better at this as you go on, item by item. Generally, you want to do this step all at once, setting aside a full day at first, or several days over a week, to tackle this first step of clothing. Once the clothing is sorted, you move onto your books, and so on, in the order Marie outlines in her method. As I mentioned before, the entire process can take several months.
Getting Support from the Gemstones
GEMFormulas aura sprays can help with this process immensely. If you feel stuck, try using Energy Clearing Spray on yourself, around the room, on the piles of clothing, or all of the above. Using 7-Color-Ray Diamond Spray can help you to be in the present moment, in better alignment with your blueprints, and thus more able to feel what truly gives you joy and what you want to carry forward into your future. Core Alignment Spray can help you feel centered, as well, and is helpful if you find yourself feeling anxious or “stuck” during the process. Mental Focusing Spray, Memory Nourishing Spray, and Self-Nurturing Spray will be additional allies as you proceed.
Blue Topaz & Australian Opal
GEMFormulas necklaces can provide steady, enduring support with the KonMari Method of tidying. Truly, any therapeutic gemstone necklace you own can support you; however, the following may be specifically helpful for this type of meditative, life-changing act.
Blue Topaz & Opal helps release “containment fields” in the mind. This formula can be of great assistance in helping you to let go of ideas you may have about why you’ve been holding on to whatever item does not spark joy for you, thus helping you discard it with gratitude for its service.
Perhaps you need more emotional support to do so, in which case HeartSong (a formula of Morganite, White Beryl, & Rhodonite) can provide nourishment to the emotional body.
Rose Quartz & Red Spinel could be helpful in moving any emotional blocks to tidying. However, if a person has strong emotional blocks to tidying, he or she probably won’t be ready to begin the KonMari Method yet. Working with emotionally supportive therapeutic gemstones can help a person prepare to face the challenge of discarding what doesn’t spark joy.
Golden Eagle (Golden Beryl, Spessartite, & Light Green Aventurine)
The Golden Eagle formula (Golden Beryl, Spessartite, & Light Green Aventurine) helps the wearer connect with the past, present, and future and can be very helpful for this type of sorting and organizing, when you want to move forward and separate how your future will be different from your past.
The Loving Me necklace (Rhodocrosite, Peach Moonstone, & Marble) supports this process by softening and nurturing you in letting go of the past, and in identifying what you want to carry forward. Opalite & Golden Beryl may also be of great assistance in this process.
My KonMari Experience
When I began the KonMari Method, my Golden Eagle necklace was elsewhere, so I asked which gemstones wanted to support me in facing my mountain of clothes and accessories. Blue Topaz & Opal volunteered immediately, followed by Leopardskin Jasper & Peach Aventurine.
Leopardskin Jasper & Peach Aventurine
This second formula made a lot of sense to me too, as Leopardskin Jasper’s mission is to help you attract into your life what you truly need. According to Isabelle Morton, founder of GEMFormulas and the Gemstone Therapy Institute, the circles on the surface of the gemstone are like “dials,” and once they’re moving together, you’re more open to the optimal flow of your life. This is exactly the purpose of tidying: to become more aligned and harmonious with the lifestyle and future you truly desire.
The KonMari Method is a multidimensional revolution in thought. It’s a dramatic process of “honing your ability” to know what sparks joy for you, and to boldly claim a life filled with joy. It demands truth and presence, and can only be done with the mind in the present moment. Whatever sprays, therapeutic necklaces, or gemstone spheres you might have, the ones that volunteer to support you in tidying with the KonMari Method can provide insight into the deeper levels of your process. Is it more about softening mental frameworks or fixed ideas that may no longer serve you? Or perhaps you are working on becoming emotionally ready to face and let go of the past, and to allow yourself to dream and manifest your desired future? For most of us, it’s a combination of all of the above, and Gemstone Therapy is uniquely suited to support the process of transitioning into our desired future.
About the Author
Robyn Machney is a fully certified Diamond and Gemstone Therapy Practitioner currently living in Santa Fe. She offers both remote and in-person sessions. To book an appointment with her, email her at robyngemstones@gmail.com. Read Robyn’s full bio to learn more.