This is a transcription - with annotations, all in italics - of Kyle Russell's 8th podcast, recorded in July 2020, and released February 2021. The featured image is one of our prototype covers - developed for the horizontal version - we ended up switching back to a...

This Blog is based on Kyle Russell's Podcast #7, see our dedicated Podcasts page for all Podcast links (Libsyn, iTunes, Spotify).Italics indicates content that has been added separately from the actual words and transcription of the original Podcast.Welcome to the...

NOTE: This blog is based on the the audio transcripts of our Crystal Zone Podcast #6 you can listen on iTunes here. Also, be aware that there have been some edits for legibility and everything in italics is new and independent of the podcast, meant to fill in blanks...

Welcome to the Crystal Zone podcast with Kyle Russell of www.CrystalConcentrics.com. Our motto is "Crystals for Life!" You're in tune to the Crystal Zone podcast, and we're just taking a moment now to share a word from our partners. People who make this show possible...

I can't believe I haven't written a Blog about Sugilite, a stone that has become a primary focus of my business and personal interest. I can remember my first Moldavite - how it launched my entire Crystal career (hear my Moldavite Podcast on Spotify here) - but I...

A couple of years back, we hosted a Halloween-themed Mediumship evening, before or after which I featured a selection of Crystal Skulls in our darkened Gallery, with seats around them for contemplation. It was magical, but I thought, why not take it to the next level?...

Sign up free - get Live and Replay access - to see Crystal Concentrics' founder Kyle Russell introduce the Top 5 Third Eye / Vision Stones in this short interactive 20 minute online Q&A gathering. Crystal Concentrics also offers Customized Mail Order, Subscribe to...

Featured image above is of the monthly improvisational Singing Circle hosted at Portal. Proud as we are of our exceptional mineral display, the Portal Crystal Gallery has always been more than a gem shop. Our aesthetic is clean, white, and bright - it's a beautiful...

I was writing my blog about lessons learned in the first 3 months since our new shop (Portal Crystal Gallery) opened, when a whole separate section started taking shape in its midst, regarding a surprise lesson I'd learned at the time. It started to feel like too...

So it's been exactly 3 months - a quarter of a year - since we opened. I mean it literally: from 9/23 to 12/24. It's Christmas Eve as I write this, and I'm finally getting out of Dodge to be with family. So it's a perfect time to reflect on the Fall that was - and...

Last time, it took me till days before our last Retreat to review the two previous ones (Jan + May). Spring through Fall were awash in changes: kids preparing for international travel and Spoken Word competitions; much-needed home repairs running into complications;...

We had our last retreat 5 month ago - and we're having our next one this weekend. We (being my wife Nina Manolson and co-facilitator Linda Davis) had to push it forward a month, to October of this year. The reason for that was that since the May Gathering - opening an...

NEWSFLASH: we open the Portal Crystal Gallery officially in 4 weekends ~ Saturday, Sept. 23 (from 10am till 7pm) ~ at 489 Massachusetts Avenue, in Arlington Center (MA, 02474). I've been working on this Blog for a few days - had hoped to bang it out on the exact...

I got a great message from a prospective attendee: "could you tell more about the event and how it is structured?" Let me clarify - what I mean by an Open Meditation - is that it's open to the general public (unlike my private, Inner Circle Meditations). For those...

You can tell a lot about an event from what people say - in their own words - about their experience. It also really helps prospective attendees to understand what makes this type of event special, as they consider participating. We got a lot of great feedback - so...