Energetic Interior Designer and Crystal Healer Rashia Bell, is the co-founder of THE CRISTALLINE, a multi-faceted lifestyle company that works to help you create balance within all areas of your life. After more than ten years working on the business side of Fashion, Beauty, Jewelry and Luxury industries, Rashia found her creative outlet and expressive voice through Interior Design. A graduate of both the Fashion Institute of Technology and the New York School of Interior Design, she has also completed two Crystal Healing Certifications by the Crystal Academy of Advanced Healing Arts, is a Level 2 Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Healer, Akashic Reader and has completed yoga certifications in English and Spanish. Rashia has taken a uniquely holistic approach to the spaces she transforms for THE CRISTALLINE, by incorporating the energetic and healing powers of crystals and stones into her Interiors. The foundation for this design process is specializing in personal healing work, where Rashia has lead workshops for all ages, private events and retreats around the world. Her work is to show her clients how to find balance within themselves and greater encompassing the spaces they inhabit. Rashia is currently a resident healer at the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown, and works with selection of their other properties including the recently opened Four Seasons Philadelphia. Rashia & The Cristalline have recently been featured in The New York Times, Forbes and on Net-A-Porter and Goop. In May 2020, Rashia launched RE.VITYL, a natural sleep wellbeing company with products infused with the energy of crystals. Some topics we cover in this conversation include:
The origin & history of crystals
How crystals have been used in ancient times for meditation, healing, manifestation
The science of crystals & the natural occurring events that took place to uncover different types
The different families of stones and what they’re commonly used for
How stones’ chemical composition can draw or attract certain types of energy
How to shop for crystals
How crystals influence our energy
Breaking down chakras and what each of them pertain to
How to use crystals to affect aspects of energy in our body
How to cultivate high vibrations
How to spot negative energy & protect ourselves from it
Crystals that help in manifesting
Recommendations for a beginner starter pack