Some while back somebody on AT described a method she'd been taught for chakra balancing. I can't remember who it was or the title of the thread . . . however, I did copy it at the time so I hope whoever it was will forgive me for re-posting the whole thing here. I've tried it and found it very helpful. What she said was:
We used Icelandic Spar (clear) for the Crown chakra.
For the Third Eye Chakra we used the pink one (Mangano) which I had on the third eye for a couple of minutes as this is a very sensitive area.
Blue Calcite for the Throat.
Green for the Heart.
Lemon for Solar Plexus.
Orange for Sacral.
Red for Base.
All the stones were laid on the chakras. Well on the blankets we were under. Except for the Crown, which was placed just near the head (Crown), but not touching. I did not leave the Clear calcite there for the whole time, being a sensitive area.
We had hematite or smoky quartz placed at the feet for grounding. Once the calcite was laid on I did a Prayer/Meditation to tune into Healing Guides/Helpers/Angels and then sat back for the 20 mins. unless guided to move the stones.
The feeling was truly amazing and I can easily imagine doing this on your own at home.
The pieces of calcite used were no bigger than 2cm X 2cm.
We also learnt that calcite is the stone of change.
Red Calcite can be used on the thymus for HIV clients.
Orange Calcite removes mucous from the system, so can be placed on sinuses during flu/colds.
Calcite is amazingly cheap, so I think this quite a cheap and very effective stone lay out to use