About Spirals of Light
Spirals of Light is a gemstone jewelry company that I started in 1994. We specialize in Chakra jewelry, Yoga jewelry, Healing jewelry and sell high quality Crystals and Gemstones. I also teach classes on how to use crystals and gemstones in everyday life as well as offer consultations and crystal readings. Working with stones has been my passion for the past 20 years. I developed my chakra and yoga jewelry lines as a way to help me maintain my own yoga and meditation practice. I started this blog as a way to continue my exploration into the world of Crystals, Gemstones, Chakras, Yoga, Meditation & Spiritual Awakening. I hope you will join me in this discovery.
Visit my website for handcrafted gemstone jewelry, Om pendants and crystal readings.
Namaste,
Debra
Category Archives: Yoga
Pink & Green Tourmaline Heart Opening Gemstones
I love it when my Yoga Practice inspires a necklaces design. The other day I was practicing some Heart Opening Yoga poses. I was moving into a pose called “the Camel”. Reaching back to touch my feet, I could feel the stretch in my body and spontaneous began to focus on the healing energies of pink and green Tourmaline.
When my yoga practice was finished I went into my bead studio and found a stunning Tourmaline Pendant. It had both the green and pink Tourmaline stones. Next I found a strand of faceted multi-color Tourmalines to string the heart opening pendant onto. Both pink and green Tourmaline are known as Heart Chakra Stones. Tourmaline has a soothing energy for the heart and can facilitate forgiveness and emotional healing.
It’s natural to put up a protective shield around our Heart Chakra to avoid pain from loss. >> Continue reading
Removing Obstacles with Ganesh & Kyanite
The New Year offers us a chance to bring our dreams, desires and wishes into our lives. But sometimes we run into problems manifesting new year intentions because we first have to move around the obstacles standing in the way. Those obstacles can often be our emotions or thought patterns. If we take our old automatic responses with us into the year will anything really change? The first few weeks of the New Year offer us a wonderful opportunity to examine the thoughts that are holding us back from achieving what we are wishing for. Take a close look at the obstacles that stand in you way. What behavior or thought is preventing you from achieving the things you desire?
I find calling on Ganesh the Hindu elephant-headed god can help me move forward around the obstacles or hindrances in my life. Ganesh ( Ganesha. Ganeshe) is the Lord of successes and the destroyer of evils and obstacles.
Posted in Healing Crystals, Healing Jewelry, Yoga
Tagged chant, Ganesh, Kyanite, mantra, obstacles
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Practicing Yoga By The Lake
The early morning sunlight filters through the Gambel Oaks and Ponderosa Trees. The hummingbirds are already active, searching for anything red, including my bandana. There is a deep quite, a peace in these woods. I take my yoga mat down by the lake. Big mountain views greet me. The lake is reflective this morning, gentle ripples creating never ending patterns. I place my yoga mat on the grass, in the sun, craving the warmth. The cool mountain air brings a chill to my still sleepy body. As I begin my yoga practice I face the sun in the east and begin doing Sun Salutations ( Surya Namaskar), sweeping my arms up over my head, reaching towards the sun, giving thanks for the warmth it provides, shining light on these beautiful grasses that surround this mountain lake. I bow down towards the earth, connecting to the Mother who provides me with everything I need. As I bring my hands back together in Namaste I give thanks for this day. >> Continue reading
Using OM Jewelry To Renew A Spiritual Practice
As 2010 begins, it’s time to re-commit to our spiritual practices. For me that is Yoga and Meditation. I find it very helpful to use the OM symbol to remind me that I am renewing my connection to “the practice”
The ancient symbol OM holds an important significance for me and helps me acknowledge my practice. By wearing OM jewelry and OM pendants, I am reminded to stay in the present moment. I remember to connect to my breath. Wearing OM jewelry allows me to stop and reflect throughout the day. As I see the OM pendant around my neck, I pause, take in a deep breath and connect to the NOW. I use my OM necklaces as tools to support my inner spiritual practice.
I enjoy making jewelry with the sacred OM symbol, combining OM pendants with healing gemstones that also assist to inspire a Yoga or Meditation practice. I am always on the look out for unique and unusual OM pendants to add to my Yoga jewelry line. Creating these Yoga inspired jewelry pieces can be very meditative. >> Continue reading
Posted in OM jewelry, Yoga, Yoga Jewelry
Tagged Healing Jewelry, OM, OM jewelry, OM pendants, Yoga Jewelry
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Why do Yoga?
Someone asked me the other day why I create yoga and chakra jewerly. Good question I responded and answered with— I began designing yoga and chakra jewelry as a way to support my own yoga practice. The next question followed, why do you do yoga? Even bigger question. Lots of answers came to mind, but the next day I received this email from my friends at Pathways www.pathwaysbayfield.com. This description of yoga really helps explain why yoga is so important to my life and why I love creating jewelry to help inspire the yoga path.Why Yoga?
Developed in India, yoga is a spiritual practice that has been evolving for the last 5,000 years or so. The original yogis were reacting, in part, to India’s ancient Vedic religion, which emphasized rituals. The yogis wanted a direct spiritual experience — one on one — not symbolic ritual. >> Continue reading
Developed in India, yoga is a spiritual practice that has been evolving for the last 5,000 years or so. The original yogis were reacting, in part, to India’s ancient Vedic religion, which emphasized rituals. The yogis wanted a direct spiritual experience — one on one — not symbolic ritual. >> Continue reading
Posted in Jewelry, Yoga, Yoga Jewelry
Tagged what is yoga?, Yoga, yoga inspired jewelry, Yoga Jewelry
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Yoga Journal offers a reminder to lighten up.
If you are into to yoga, chances are you read Yoga Journal. I just found out about their new project, web TV and “Ogden the inappropriate yogi.” http://www.yogajournal.com/ogden
Weather you love or hate Ogden he’s sure to get a response from you. He reminds us to lighten up and to bring a sense of humor to our yoga practice. After watching this short video I decided to make some jewelry to lighten and brighten my mood. I chose a butterfly pendant as center pieces, sprinkled in some pastel color pearls, purple glass beads and some Amethyst. AND I am offering it on sale on the web site. Ah I feel lighter already.
Isn’t it time with all the heaviness and worry vibes going around to lighten up? Spring is here, lets lighten up and remember to laugh. Need a good laugh, take a look at Ogden, in 5 minutes he will have you laughing at him and maybe even yourself. >> Continue reading
Posted in Jewelry, Yoga
Tagged Amethyst, butterfly jewelry, lighten up, Ogden the inappropriate yogi, Yoga Journal
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Chakra Bracelets for Omega Institute
I just sent off an order of Chakra Bracelets to the world famous Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck New York. If you don’t know about Omega I think you should. Please see their web site for more information: www.eOmega.org. They are a nonprofit organization that specializes in teaching workshops, retreats and conferences on all areas of wellness and personal growth. They offer classes at their NY campus from April through October with world renown teachers. Workshops in Yoga, Massage, Energy Healing, Spiritual Practices, Art, Music, Sustainable Living and so much more. With teachers like Neale Donald Walsch, Shiva Rea, Rodney Yee, Alex Grey, Caroline Myss, there is something for everyone at Omega. The campus is in a beautiful rural setting in upstate New York with a bookstore that sells my gemstone Chakra Bracelets.
I have eight different gemstone Chakra Bracelets that correspond to the Chakra Energy System. Each Chakra Bracelet has a different color pattern and uses genuine gemstones to help balance the chakras. I hand make each bracelet, one at a time with love and healing. The idea to create the bracelets came to me as a way to help people learn more about the healing qualities of gemstones and how different gemstones can facilitate opening and balancing the chakra energy centers. >> Continue reading
Posted in Chakra Jewelry, Yoga
Tagged Chakra Jewelry, Chakras, Omega Institute, personal growth, wellness, Yoga
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Yoga Love
Rose Quartz is perhaps one of the best known gemstones in the crystal world. Commonly known as the “stone of love.” I’ve been placing a Rose Quartz heart by my Yoga mat for the past week, in honor of Valentine’s Day. It helps me put my focus on heart opening yoga poses. Asanas like, cobra pose, cat pose, upward facing dog and bridge pose. At the end of my yoga sessions I sit and meditate with Rose Quartz and listen to its gifts.
Rose Quartz first and foremost reminds us to love ourselves. Each day when I get on my mat I am demonstrating this self love. I bring self acceptance to the mat when I feel the tightness in my muscles, and forgive the places in my body where it is difficult for me to stretch further. We often distance ourselves from self love when we feel un-entitled to it, or less than, or unworthy, or even guilty. >> Continue reading
Posted in Gemstones, Meditation, Yoga
Tagged asanas, Heart Chakra, love, rose quartz, stone of love, Valentine's Day, Yoga
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