The heART of Ritual
crystal therapeutics
LEVEL 1-3 TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH NIAMH CRIOSTAIL
Crystal therapeutics is an ancient practice of natural healing – a gentle way of restoring balance through the body’s own innate wisdom. Rather than imposing, it listens, responds, and reawakens what is already within.
Niamh trained with Katrina Raphael's Crystal Academy of Advanced Healing Arts, and later stepped back from international teaching in 2017–2018 to refine her own body of work. Out of that period of revision came a curriculum rooted in integrity – shaped by years of lived practice, ecological awareness, and a reverence for ceremony that honours both land and stone.
What she now teaches carries the imprint of decades of first-hand experience with crystals and minerals, alongside extensive clinical practice and a deep knowledge of the body’s subtle architecture. She brings thoughtful reflection to the questions of how we source, how we work, and how we remain accountable – ensuring that this field is approached with care, ethics, and respect for the earth that offers these gifts.
Her invitation is simple: to walk with the stones as kin, to listen to their teachings, and to discover what it means to live as a being of balance, rooted and luminous.
For details of her Crystal Therapeutics training programs, please scroll down.
LEVEL 1 CRYSTAL THERAPEUTICS
(Beginners Training)
ONE TO ONE TRAINING
Duration: Two and a half days
Class times: 10am - 5pm each day
Course Fee: €650 non-refundable investment
Level 1 Crystal Therapeutics is offered as a one-to-one training, held over two and a half days.
This work is deeply intuitive, and its foundations are best built in a quiet, dedicated space – where you can give your full attention to the stones, without the cross-pollination that naturally arises in groups.
I appreciate that this may seem unusual at a time when the wider trend in teaching is to go faster, reach more people, and do more with less. But that goes against the very soul of the work I do – not only in Crystal Therapeutics but across all areas of my life and work. It feels vital to me that the beginnings of this potent and life changing practice are given the space and time they need to be fully experienced and integrated. This is why Level 1 will now be offered only as a one-to-one training.
The course fee for Level 1 remains the same as it has always been, even though the training is now private tuition. This is to ensure the work remains accessible to those who feel called to it.
Once you book your place for Level 1, I will be in touch directly to arrange dates that suit us both. This training is held in person with me here in my dedicated space in the Alps, and course curriculum can be seen below.
"
the intimacy and passion with which niamh teaches is such a rare thing these days. if you get the chance to study with her in person, you should. it's life changing.
Kristina
- Germany -
LEVEL 1 CURRICULUM
-
An introduction to the crystal and mineral kingdom – exploring their forms, colours, features and traditional uses
-
How to care for, cleanse, charge and attune crystals
-
The relationship between crystals, the chakras and the auric field
-
Creating and holding sacred space
-
The chakra system and its psychological dimensions
-
Green ceremony and the practice of sustainability in crystal work
-
The difference between physical crystals and crystalline consciousness
-
Working with energetic mandalas and the patterns of sacred geometry
-
The elements and the mandala of being
-
Space clearing, protection and the tending of boundaries
-
Creative visualisation, the art of mindfulness and the power of intention
-
The healing presence of native plants and how to weave them into crystal practice
-
Solar and lunar cycles, planetary influences, and how to work in rhythm with them
-
Crystal tonics – what they are and how to create them with care
-
Practices for chakra and aura rebalancing
-
Colour therapy and its application in crystal and chakra work
-
Crystalline DNA and the reweaving of the filaments of light
...and more besides.
This course is for those who wish to step in deeply and gain first-hand knowledge through direct experience. It is a hands-on, practical training where learning comes not only through study but through working closely with the stones themselves.
Course times run from 10am to 5pm each day. Level One also includes our Series 1 Crystal Attunements I & II. Your course fee covers light refreshments along with all ingredients, glassware and equipment needed during class hours. This is a non-residential training, so meals are not included – please remember to bring your own lunch each day.
INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAMS
If you have already completed your Level One training with us and feel ready to deepen your journey – learning how to hold and facilitate crystal treatments for others – the dates for the next Level 2 and Level 3 programmes are listed below. These trainings are offered in small groups every two years, a rhythm that allows the work of each stage to be absorbed and integrated while keeping the integrity of the teaching strong.
If your Level One certification was completed more than three years ago, we ask that you join a one-day refresher course before stepping into the next stage. Please contact us to reserve your place (subject to fee).
LEVEL 2 CRYSTAL THERAPEUTICS
(Intermediate Training)
NEXT CLASS DATES
Monday July 12th - Friday July 16th, 2027
Class times: 10am - 5pm each day
Course Fee: €750 non-refundable investment
Level 2 is an immersion into the master crystals and the more advanced pathways of crystal therapeutics. You will learn healing layouts and techniques, the technical applications of crystals, and how to both give and receive treatments within the home. This training includes our Series 1 Crystal Attunements III & IV.
Certification for Level 2 is awarded on completion of the programme and twenty hours of documented case studies. Please note that Level 1 is a prerequisite for this intermediate stage of training.
Your course fee covers light refreshments along with all ingredients, glassware and equipment needed during class hours.
LEVEL 3 CRYSTAL THERAPEUTICS
(Advanced Training)
NEXT CLASS DATES
Monday July 26th - Friday July 30th, 2027
Class times: 10am - 5pm each day
Course Fee: €850 non-refundable investment
Level 3 is an advanced training for those who wish to bring crystalline therapeutics into their professional practice through highly skilled clinical application.
This stage of the work includes anatomy and physiology, the psychology of being, clinical assessment and diagnostics, energetic body mapping, and dynamic approaches to holistic wellbeing. It also includes our Series 1 Crystal Attunement V.
Certification for Level 3 is awarded on completion of the programme and forty hours of documented case studies. Level 2 certification is a prerequisite for this advanced practitioner training.
Your course fee covers light refreshments as well as all ingredients, glassware and equipment required during class hours. If you completed your Level 2 certification more than two years ago, we ask that you first attend a two-day Level 2 refresher course (subject to an additional fee).
LOCATION AND GETTING THERE
For those of you traveling to us from outside of Tirol, Austria, the nearest international airports are Munich (Germany), Salzburg and Innsbruck and all between a 45 minute and 90 minute drive. There are shuttle services available between the airport and our center which can be arranged directly with Four Seasons Travel in advance or in the airport arrival hall. There are also train services available from within the airports which will take you to our local station in Kufstein, simply follow the signs in the arrivals hall and you will find both self service ticket machines and desk clerks available for your assistance. Full address and GPS coordinates are sent to registered participants only.
ACCOMMODATION
If you are travelling from outside of the area and need to book accommodation, Kufstein is just 3kms away and there are many hotels, guesthouses and self catering apartments available via www.booking.com and the Kufstein Tourist Office, www.kufstein.com. There are beautiful walks in the area, but please be sure to bring weather appropriate clothes and shoes with you. If you require transport to and from our location each day, we recommend taking a taxi. There is a taxi stand outside the train station in Kufstein, alternatively you can call Taxi Bundschuh on 0043-(0)5372 6 74 74 to book a car. A reminder that class times are 10am - 5pm each day and you are asked to arrive on time. These are non-residential training programs and your meals are not included in the fee, as such, please remember to bring your lunch with you each day.
CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE YOU ENROLL
There are no prerequisites necessary for this training program, all that is required is your openness, and for you to gift yourself the opportunity to explore yourself, embody potential, and cultivate your ability to Self heal. Level 1 focus is placed on assisting you to establish direct information from crystalline consciousness through which you will receive source material unique to that moment in time. This is the essence of the mindful observer and listener. Once those skills are fine tuned and exercised regularly, a whole new way of BEing is born.
Please note that Level 1 teaches Crystal Therapeutics for Self healing only, it is a pre-requisite for Levels 2 and 3. If you wish to responsibly offer crystal healing to friends or family you will need to complete the Level 2 training. Level 3 teaches skills for those who plan to work as professional crystal therapists or those who wish to integrate Crystalline Therapeutics into their existing professional services. Information on Level 2 & 3 can be found above.
While we do cover crystal compounds, chemistry, and homeopathic principles of the crystals and minerals we work with in our Advanced course, this is done so as to encourage responsible and informed crystal therapy. Our approach is not to teach 'crystal prescriptions' for general application - focus is placed on unique dynamic real time assessment of the individual as they present in each session, and establishing and treating the root of the issue. Through successfully treating the root cause, the symptoms will naturally cease to exist and the individual will experience relief.
All three levels of our Crystal Therapeutics training program are facilitated in the English language and take place here at my dedicated space in the Austrian Alps.
Niamh teaches a number of one to one classes each year, so of you prefer to do Level 2 and Level 3 training privately instead of in a group setting, please feel free to contact us to discuss.