My name is Teniqua (Ten-ee-ka) but I mostly go by Tenny. I am 22, and live on the east coast of Canada. I have worked in customer service for the past 7 years, but have always been an entrepreneur at heart. Talking with people, being positive and ambitious have always come natural to me. So with these talents I knew I could grow something amazing. In December 2020, I had the idea to start my own business. And not just the idea like I’ve had many times before, but the drive to actually take it beyond just a thought in my mind. Over the next 3-4 months, I rapidly familiarized myself with healing crystals.
I have always had an interest in them. Not just because they were beautiful, but because there is more to a crystal than that. Each one has amazing healing properties, and because of past experiences, I wanted to explore this further. I am here to share my story about how I delved into the world of crystals. And how their healing energies have helped me again and again.
The main problems started when I was 15. I was in Grade 10 in high school, and with each passing day it was more difficult to get out of bed. While I knew that mentally I was unable to process the day to day activities of high school like my ‘normal’ peers could, I didn’t understand why. I was in and out of the hospital and doctors appointments, to finally be diagnosed with anxiety/depression.
It wasn’t easy dealing with this at my age, and eventually I ended up dropping out of high school. I had no social life, had no one to talk to at all, and felt like I was disappointing everyone. To be successful, I believed I had to graduate high school, go to college, get a job, have a husband and form a family. It didn’t look like I was following the regular social path, and that stressed me out even more.
Not long after, I was prescribed my first medication. It never did much for me, just made me constantly think why I was different, and what I was doing wrong to have to take these pills. In a desperate attempt to help in any way she could, my mother took me to a local crystal shop in my city. She talked with the owners about my experiences, while I walked around nervously looking at what they were selling.
I approached a long table by the window, where there were some glass dishes filled with all different shapes, sizes, and colours of stones. The light was shining in, hitting them perfectly to embrace their natural beauty. I glanced down at one bowl that I liked, now realising I was actually drawn to the crystal intuitively.
The name of it was Opalite, a glass-like stone that’s an iridescent blue colour. I reached down, picking up a cube shaped one to get a closer look. Immediately, I felt a tingling sensation in my hand. It startled me at first, but as I held the stone for another second, the feeling grew warm and progressed up my arm. It was unlike anything I’ve experienced before. How could this breath-taking feeling be coming from such a small object? It was warm, like the best friendship ever. The kind of friend you can tell anything to. It was roaring with positivity. It was…a healing crystal.
After that first experience, I became more and more intrigued with the world of crystals. Not only learning their different names, but how they could help me. It quickly became my passion. Crystals were always in my room, pockets and scattered around the house. There was never a day that I didn’t ask my mom to take me to the crystal store.
When I started my business and began doing even more work with crystals, I realized I could actually start to help other people as well. Now, on an everyday basis, I am constantly giving advice to people on how they can improve by thinking more positively and working with crystals. I answer questions online, and also talk to many people in person at local markets. Some popular ways I tell people to use their healing crystals is that they can wear them, keep them in their pocket, even sleep with them close at night.
Personally, I always have a crystal necklace on. I intuitively pick one that I feel can help me get through that day. One of my favorites to wear is a piece of raw Black Tourmaline on a beautiful rope. This crystal helps with negativity, absorbs negative energy so you can feel uplifted and positive no matter what other people feel around you. This is one I always feel drawn to wearing in public.
Healing crystals have saved me in this journey, as they have not only physically helped my mental state, but gave me something to look forward to during my hard times. I am so glad I discovered them the way I did, because I’ve learned to have such an appreciation for their beauty and energies in every way. No matter what comes into my life, I know healing crystals will be there to help me every step of the way.
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