Tender

Tender begins with the simplest of permissions: you do not have to be ready. You only have to be here. This is a piece for arriving gently — for noticing what your body holds, and offering it something soft in return, in your own time and at your own pace.

Sculpted from pure rhodonite crystal, its warm rosy surface is threaded with natural black veining that makes each piece its own. Rhodonite is a stone of compassion and emotional balance, said to soothe the heart and encourage connection while grounding and steadying the body. Cool at first contact, it warms gradually against you, as if meeting you where you are. The curve is shaped to follow the body's own contours rather than work against them, moving with you when and if you feel ready to invite it closer.

Because the crystal is solid and naturally non-porous, it is easy to keep clean — simply wash with warm water and a mild soap. Body-safe throughout, it is an object made to be kept close and returned to often.