Healing Crystals To Cope With Depression While Isolated - Refinery29

Skip navigation!ADVERTISEMENTStory from SpiritFeeling Blue? Astrologers Are Using These 6 Crystals To Combat Bad MoodsElizabeth GulinoLast Updated April 13, 2020, 6:58 PM ADVERTISEMENTSee All SlidesBegin SlideshowPhotographed by Ryan Williams.Everyone has off days. Maybe something happened to bring you down, or maybe the bad energy appears out of thin air. When one of these gloomy periods descend, you probably have some pick-me-ups in your back pocket — a good run, a favorite food, a talk with friends. And increasingly, people are turning to the power of crystals to lift their moods. Some even use healing crystals to address depression, though there's no medical evidence to back its effectiveness. Those suffering from depression should see a physician. But as the wellness industry explores non-traditional avenues to seeking wellbeing, people like Narayana Montúfar, senior astrologer at Astrology.com and Horoscope.com, suggest that crystals are worth trying. "When it comes to handling blue moods, crystals can have a positive impact because of their stimulating and energizing properties," says Montúfar. She says that believers think that each special stone holds a spirit — and that humans can connect to that spirit by being able to communicate with it. "This is the reason working with crystals involves meditating while holding them close to our bodies, it helps activate their powers," she explains.We asked Montúfar to name the crystals with the most uplifting energy. Try grabbing one of these the next time you're feeling unmotivated, lonely, or sad. Maybe it will work for you.Begin Slideshow ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT HoroscopesYour Horoscope This Week: March 8 To 15Cosmic beings, this will be an exciting week to be alive because Jupiter, the planet of luck, finally stations direct in Cancer on March 10th after nearly by Dossé-Via TrenouSin VergüenzaLatina Survivors Deserve Self-Care. So This Nonprofit Is Bringing...On a wintry February day, the scene inside Thrive Hair Collective in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood was heated by more than blow dryers and hot tools sby Ayeshah PlummerHoroscopesVenus In Aries Is Here — & You’ll Need To Pay Attention To ...Cast your mind back to 2025 and you’ll remember, Venus in Aries was coming in hot! This year, however, it’s cooling off by being more indecisivby Lisa StardustSin VergüenzaFeeling Stuck? March’s Tarotscopes May Reveal What’s Blocking Youby Tatianna TarotHoroscopesThis Year Mars In Pisces Brings A Reversal Of FortuneAre you ready to dive head first into the enigmatic sea of Mars in Pisces? From March 2nd to April 9th, we’ll be trying to keep our heads above water wheby Lisa StardustHoroscopesYour Horoscope This Week: March 1 To 7R29 babes, welcome to the first week of March. Eclipse season is reaching its peak, and the emotional volume is turning up. Before the main event, though, by Dossé-Via TrenouHoroscopesYour March Horoscope Is Here — & You’ll Begin To Move Throu...March opens like a dream you’re half-awake inside. Mars enters Pisces, and suddenly motivation doesn’t look like grinding harder, it looks like followiby Dossé-Via TrenouHoroscopesBuckle Up! The First Mercury Retrograde Of 2026 Has ArrivedR29 babes — sorry to say this, but the winter blues we’re all feeling aren’t immediately going to get better from Mercury’s backspin in Piby Lisa StardustHoroscopesYour Horoscope This Week: February 22 To 28Cosmic beings, you survived the Aquarius Solar Eclipse and the launch of the Year of the Fire Horse, and honestly… that was a lot. This week shifts the pby Dossé-Via TrenouUnbotheredBlack Grief Practitioners Are Protecting Black Life In DeathLike so many other injustices, Black people face magnified problems in death and dying wellness spaces. These women, aka "death doulas" are working to solvby Stephanie LongHoroscopesPisces Season Is Here — & Drama Is IncomingRejoice! As we enter Pisces season, we’re also getting closer to spring. From February 18th to March 20th, the sun will be splashing around in the enby Lisa StardustHoroscopesYour Horoscope This Week: February 15 To 21R29 babes, this week begins in the dark of the moon, and we can all feel it. In the days leading up to the Aquarius Solar Eclipse, emotions run high beneatby Dossé-Via TrenouADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT