A Stress Relief Checklist for Empaths with Crystal Recommendations

When the stresses of everyday life seem too overwhelming to bear, turn to this checklist of empath stress relief reminders and ideas to help bring you back to a state of calm and contentment. Whether it’s work related stress, relationship stress, health stress, financial stress and more, you have the inner power to transform your current situation into a positive one.

You are a being of light and you are not alone in experiencing life’s ups and downs. Light can shine in darkness and can illuminate what is no longer needed in one’s life. Your inner light will naturally shine a path towards a better way of being and living. If you are empathic, stress can weigh much heavier on the heart, so it’s important to practice self care and stress management for optimum auric health. Consider bookmarking this stress relief checklist so you can turn to it when needed:

• Breathe
  Breathing equals life. Exhale the stress that you don’t want in your system. Then inhale deeply while thinking about all the better things that will come your way. Repeat as needed. Hold a black tourmaline while exhaling to transmute unwanted energies.
• Air It Out
  Speaking of breathing, if you’re indoors, open the windows to air out the funk and get some circulation flowing into your home, office or sacred space. Too cold outside? Do a quick 1 minute blast of air release and wear your fav comfy soft sweater to keep you warm. Visualize the bad vibes leaving the room.
• Lift Up Your Senses
  Your olfactory senses directly affect your thinking and mood. Add a few drops of some bergamot, lemongrass or peppermint essential oil in your diffuser to uplift your spirits. Try surrounding your diffuser with feel good crystals like Citrine or Pyrite to energize the vaporized moisture entering the air.
• Lighten Up
  Light some scented beeswax candles and create a serene ambient mood to help you zen out. Surround your candle with Labradorite crystals to remind you that your light shines from within.
• Soak It All In
  Take the mermaid approach and drown your stress and anxiety into an epsom salt crystal bath that is known to reduce muscle tension. Add some grounding and healing Himalayan Cedarwood essential oil and quartz based crystals like amethyst and rose quartz for an extra healing boost.
• Purple Chill Pill
  Purple colors are known to bring relaxation. Wear purple clothes, change your bedsheets to purple, inhale lavender essential oil and surround yourself with purple crystals like Amethyst to chill out.
• Get Outside
  Take a break from the things that stress you and gift yourself a walk outside under the sun or in nature. Being outdoors helps bring your mind at ease! Bring your fav palm stone and hold it like a “stress ball” during your walk so you stay present.
• Take a “Paws”
  Our furry friends are scientifically known to lower our blood pressure levels and bring unconditional love. Spend some time with your furry loved one(s) or adopt at your local shelter if circumstances allow. Try giving your pup or kitty a gentle selenite or amethyst wand massage and you’ll experience their relaxing energies too once they start to zen out.
• Write It Down
  Sometimes we might say hurtful things when our emotions are worked up. It’s best to write down how you’re feeling first and vent it all out on paper. If your words are way out of line after reading what you wrote, burn that paper in a fireplace or candle and send love to your situation instead. If you feel your mind is running all over the place, take a Larimar crystal and place it over your third eye to calm you down.
• Self Love
  It’s important to practice self love to avoid burnout, overwhelm and stress. Massage some rose absolute essential oil and hold a rose quartz crystal over your heart chakra to raise your vibration into a more positive one. Rhodochrosite and emerald are other good crystal alternatives to use too.
• Get Some Rest
  Put your mind at ease and consider hitting the sack. Your body gives you signals when it’s tired and stressed out. Perhaps you need more rest. Sleep with a Lepidolite crystal under your pillow to reduce anxiety and bring swift sleep.
  
  
  
• Tactile Tactics
  Have you ever touched a stressed person’s shoulders and back? It’s hard as rocks right?! If things get too crazy in your world, honor your body temple and schedule a healing massage to release the toxic energies out of your muscles. Or try a self massage with a crystal sphere, rounded wand or large lingam crystal.
• Communication is Key
  If someone is stressing you out, make sure you’re communicating how you feel to them instead of bottling it in. A lot of stress in life happens when there are throat chakra blockages and we don’t say how we’re really feeling. Chrysocolla can help release stuck throat energies while allowing you to speak from the heart.
• Forgive and Forget
  No one is perfect, so sometimes the stresses we experience in life require us to forgive other people’s idiosyncrasies and move on. Don’t dwell on the past, it doesn’t help your energy to move forward. Meditate with Rhodonite over the heart to help with forgiveness.
• Let the Sun Shine In
  Make sure you get at least a 15 minute dose of sunshine each day to regular your circadian rhythms. The pranic energies from that beautiful giant star in our sky truly helps regulate and lighten our moods. As an added bonus, hold Sunstone when sun gazing to uplift and energize you.
• Wifi and EMF Pollution
  Electromagnetic frequencies can mess with our heads and our moods. Keep your phone in Airplane Mode if you’re going to have your phone near your body for prolonged periods of time. Turn the wifi off at night and keep your phone away from your bed (preferably in another room) when you sleep. Keep Malachite or Black Tourmaline by your wifi router to reduce the harmful effects of these signals in your home or office.
• Go Within
  Detach and let go. Sometimes things come up in life and remind us that nothing is permanent. Our thinking patterns can get the best of us. Knowing how to separate your worries away and meditate on the present moment is a useful strategy. Realize that everything you go through is all a conscious collective experience. Use Kyanite to cut negative thought cords and keep your mind clear.
• Be Thankful
  When all you want to do is vent to someone and complain, try a gratitude moment instead. Mentally focus or write down all the current things you’re thankful for. Don’t stop until you can’t think of anything else. Focusing on the positive will leave your stresses behind. Aragonite is a great crystal for helping with gratitude. The abundant hexagonal formations serve as a reminder that blessings abound. We just need to open our eyes to see them.
• Get Away
  If you can, go for a drive or take a short trip somewhere to reset and recharge. Sometimes all we need is a different perspective. Don’t forget to bring your fav travel crystals if you plan on flying in an airplane.
• Shake It Off
  Play your favorite upbeat music and dance it off. Or find an event that will get your spirits up and get you shaking the night away. Loud music (especially more high vibe positive music) can work in your favor by clearing your auric field with high amplitude sound. Think of a music festival like a giant sound healing session.
• Turn to Your Crystal Allies
  When you can’t rely on friends or loved ones, sometimes all you need is a crystal ally to reset your stressed out and imbalanced frequencies. Consider doing a self-care crystal body layout, adorning yourself with crystal jewelry to make you feel better or lay down and do a crystal meditation with your fav stone.

Try any of the methods in this checklist to find what works for you. Take note of the best stress relief strategies in your journal. It’s good to write a list of things that destress you and make you happy because you can always refer to it when needed in the future. Feel free to share this Stress Relief Checklist for Empaths to your loved ones and friends who may need some comfort and rest!

Sometimes the thorns in our side and the stressors in our life are there for us to learn and grow stronger. You can make a positive change in your life. When things are overwhelming, go within and understand that no matter what happens, you are a being of love and light. Detach your emotions from stressful situations and realize that life is an algorithmic collective experience. Everything is just an experience of the whole. We are all connected in this journey. Namaste rock stars!

*For any of the essential oil suggestions above, remember to dilute in a carrier oil like jojoba for safe measure. 🙂