| Crystal healing is a form of healing that uses crystals | | | | bring balance to a person's energy. |
| or gemstones. | | | | Ultimately, they are used to cleanse the person from |
| The crystals are mainly placed on specific areas of | | | | bad or negative energy believed to cause an illness. |
| the body called "chakras ." Chakra is a Hindu term | | | | Clearing out the bad spiritual energy alleviates the |
| meaning spiritual energy. According to this teaching | | | | physical ailment. Crystals are used for physical, |
| there are seven basic energy centres in the body, | | | | mental, emotional and spiritual healing. Not only do |
| each having a colour associated with it. Some crystal | | | | people visit "crystal healers", in some places, |
| healers place the same colour crystals as the colour | | | | professional nurses are being trained to use crystals |
| of the chakras on the person to enhance the flow of | | | | for their patients. Additionally, crystals can be worn, |
| energy. Crystals are said to direct the flow of energy | | | | placed next to a person's bed as they sleep, and in |
| to the person in a particular part of the body and | | | | some cases placed around a person's bath. |