While the holiday season is fun and festive and exciting, we recognize that it can also be stressful and exhausting, often stirring up familial struggles or loneliness. Taking time to listen to your needs, creating peaceful moments for yourself, and exploring different methods of self-care are so important for managing high-stress seasons. Of course, everyone’s process will be a bit different from the person next to them, but we’ve put together a round up of some of our favorite go-to crystals for prioritizing your mental health and happiness.

4 Essential Crystals for Holiday Season Self-Care

Clear Quartz: We HAVE to start with the ‘master healer,’ right? Clear quartz assists in the clearing of all chakras, helping your body and soul feel a bit lighter and brighter. It is known to clear quartz also cleanses the energy and enhances the properties of the crystals in its proximity, so it is an essential crystal for any collection.

Amethyst: The ultimate stress reliever and tranquility-bringer! Amethyst soothes the mind while gently empowering your from within. Also known for fostering metamorphosis, this is a great crystal to bring with you into the new year to assist in all of your goals and fresh starts.

Fluorite: Best known for enhancing focus and productivity, fluorite might be just what you need to buckle in and power through all of the events and errands that the holiday season often requires. This also gently opens and clears chakras – specifically the third eye and crown chakras, making it useful when the mind and emotions feel unsettled or muddled.

Selenite: Though she is typically known for her moon magic, selenite is also a fantastic supporter of self-awareness and flexibility. Often the holiday season can make it feel like you are being pulled in a million different directions, so supporting your mental and emotional flexibility will help you skate through with ease. Self-awareness makes it easier to pinpoint your needs when it comes to self-care, so allow selenite to assist in listening to your higher self.