Crystal Corner

Did You know that Amethyst can change your life? It is also February's birthstone and a beautiful stone too.  Amethyst is on the top of my list for must-have stones! Amethyst has a deep inner meaning. It offers protection and enhances clarity of mind, while stimulating inspiration and intuition, contributing to the search of deep inner peace and discovering inner wisdom. It is referred to as the Goddess stone, since it does a fabulous job of calming the mind, especially during traumatic situations. Basically, amethyst provides support, promotes love of the divine and encourages selflessness. Amethyst can also assist in...

One of the first things people learn about me is that I LOVE crystals! Everything about them intrigues and fascinates me: their beauty, the healing energy they possess, the power that resides in them, the comfort they can bring to a tense situation, and the ways they actually are able to support someone I love and care about.  I place so much importance on crystals and their properties that I use them as tools in my daily self-care practice; with private clients in Reiki sessions; and especially in my work designing jewelry that imparts meaning, purpose, spirituality for my company, Rei of Light Jewelry Designs....

I was interviewed by SDVoyager Magazine. "Here's an excerpt" Today we’d like to introduce you to Brenda McDermott. Brenda, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.I have been the owner and creative designer behind my company, REI OF LIGHT JEWELRY, since 2009. I design unique, meaningful, high quality, awe-inspiring jewelry that embodies an elegant, earthy, bohemian and spiritual essence. Discovering my true self has been a work in progress for many years. Click on this link to read the entire interview and featured designs.  http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-brenda-mcdermott-rei-light-jewelry-north-county-encinitas/  

Happy 2019! You can never know the imprint you can leave on someone’s life just through being alive and each and every one of you have truly made a difference in mine. I want to thank you and remind you of how powerful you are and that every day is a chance to create the great story of your life. Be the best version of you who wants the best for yourself. Create the opportunity if it doesn’t come your way. Turn suffering and circumstance into a positive force through your creativity and imagination. Think Positively. Put your energy into the...

The winter solstice celebrates the longest hours of darkness or the rebirth of the sun and is believed to hold a powerful energy for regeneration, renewal and self-reflection.If you aren't particularly religious or spiritual, you might feel like this has nothing to do with you. Actually, it does! The winter solstice is a time of quiet energy, where you get the opportunity to look within yourself and focus on what you want and need. It's a time to set goals and intentions for the coming year, to examine and let go of our past, and to make changes within ourselves....