Rozaliya Heinen, a jewelry designer, influencer, and author, is originally from Bulgaria. She now lives in Los Angeles, California. Leaving her success in the fashion industry behind, she spent 10 years studying in Nepal, Bhutan, and Bali. Rozaliya Jewelry is a journey of self-discovery adopting crystals and the language of symbols to create special tools which help people in their transformational journey. Her enlightenment collection has caught the attention of superstars, such as Janet Jackson, Billie Eilish, Vanessa Williams, and others. She is also an expert in meditation, crystal healing, and sacral geometry placement.

Before getting into the crystal world, you were already successful in the fashion industry. Why did you leave the industry behind and turn to crystals?
That was really one of the most difficult and scary moment in my life. I had a not easy but very colorful journey before this time. I began my life in a communist country and started my business at the age of 17, All this was so new for me and I had to figure out life by running and living life fast like a warrior. All I did was work hard and grow while wanting to create and to impact people life while creating beauty. I had reached the level of respect, fame, money, and status, where you almost have all you need and the comfort and the luxury of which you can dream. However, something was missing. I was not happy, fulfilled, or joyful. I decided to travel and to have time to think about my life. I was a slave to money, expectations, all that I own, the reactions of another human to me. I wanted to change something but I was afraid. What if I lose all what I have? At this moment I reached a decision: I want to feel free of having to depend on money, my lifestyle, work, and the importance of what I was doing. I was sitting in my Aston Martin at a red light in Berlin crying and knowing that this was the beginning of my freedom. I left Germany , my family, my work, money, and spent almost two and half years in silence and praying to find “who I am” and to find the meaning of Life.

Crystals wisdom came to me during this silent period as a tool, and an instrument of a new age to help people to be free and awakened. As humans we have to know our power beyond the body and mind and then will come real freedom and possibility to create our own life and to make it joyful. I started to create jewelry devoted to share the wisdom of the different dimension and to empower people.

Where did you gain inspirations for your design?
I gain my inspiration from compassion. Peace is created with the intention of helping people to have a life free from the suffering of their own mind and to use the power of symbols and crystals to balance and harmonize human energy.

I have more than 2,000 different designs for jewelry and my inspiration comes from different traditions, religions, places, the power of animals, crystals, different materials, and even humans.

Please share a special moment when you were studying in Nepal, Bhutan, and Bali. Why is that moment special to you?
Every moment of my study in Nepal, Bhutan, India, or Bali was special. To be Dzogchen practitioner is a devoted journey and I am blessed to have an amazing master and many, different practices. One of the most powerful moments was in Buthan when experienced the power of miracles. I asked my master, Lama Tashi, to bless me to become a nun. He never answered me but send me on a journey through the mountains. After hiking for 10 hours, I almost gave up, which almost never happened to me. At that moment, his son who was with me took my heavy bag and give me power to overcome the altitude and to soon reach a temple where a 10-foot metal statue was floating and not touching the earth. This sign led me to the realization that the men and woman have to unite in order for the world to be a better place. The truth is in a simple moments. We just have to be awakened to see them

You studied different methods of Holistic Therapies and Crystal Healing. Can you give some advice for people under pressure and stress?
Yes, absolutely. Contemplate every day, see your life, and think if that is what you need or want if you really live in the dream you want or are you a slave to someone’s expectations. Become a friend with yourself. You are the only one who always will be there for you. Have a silent moment every day to connect with the power beyond the body and mind. Ask for help and meditate to enrichen your inner nature. Then the suffering of our own mind will be as powerful. Use crystal to stabilize your energy. For stress I recommend rose quartz and moonstone. To achieve your dreams opal and amber. To find your life partner pink opal or yellow amber.

You have written two books, Mother of the World and Warrior of Life. Is there a reason for these titles?
Yes, Warrior of life reveals all the instruction human being need to know about our energy and our existence. We are all born without any instructions for Life. Mothers, fathers and society try to figure out what is the best for us. Yet, a lot of the secrets of our bodies, minds and spiritual approaches are unknown. It took me three years to put together instructions for body mind and life in order so that people know the tools and can live their lives as warriors and not as victims of all programing taking place. Because as human beings we don’t have many chances to be a warrior or a victim of life.

My first book, Mother of the World, is about my journey where I reveal that for each of us it does not matter where we come from or were at that moment. We, we can become free humans. Most of us look for freedom on the wrong place. When we open a compassionate heart and become Mother/ Father of the world than we can experience real freedom and be the creator of our own life.

What kind of difficulties or challenge did you face when establishing Rozaliya Jewelry?
All kind of challenges, mostly because my aim was not to create a huge business. I wanted to write and to teach, yet I was seeing all the time the amazing miracles from jewelry and the demand to make more of it. I have constantly in my boutiques people bring flowers or come to share the miracles. We have so many babies born with couples. When they get my soul star ring, people who don’t believe, or singles who married like a miracle after so many lonely years or successes. My challenges were that it took a lot of time and work to reach so many people, as I try to keep small and a one-of-kind boutique. To be in the big business and to keep my heart inside was a challenge for me. Also, most people 13 years ago did not know what enlightenment or mediation are so they did not take me seriously and did not expect that is the future of the humanity. I had so many closed doors and people telling me I would not succeed; that is not true. The love of people and the wisdom about what the jewelry expresses make me never want to give up.

What does crystal mean to you?
Crystal has the same matrix code as a human; they are extremely intelligent and have all the wisdom we need to become powerful, limitless humans. Yet, they don’t have our five senses and all defilements, that way we can connect with them on a different level. They are my friends and my connection with them is strong. They really want to help humans to evaluate. Crystals secretly help us, even just by wearing them or looking at them and being part of our environment even if we do not believe. So, they stabilize our busy mind and balance the human energy centers.

Can you offer some suggestions for young fashion explorers in the industry?
Have a strong intention: “why you want to be in this industry”? What will be your contribution to the world with your fashion input.. Why fashion? I love the fashion industry because without fashion there is not evolution. That is the way human being expresses art and evolution. My suggestion is to express yourself deeply so that people can fall fall in love with you because you express love.

Social Media.
Instagram: @rozaliyaheinen, @Rozaliyajewelry
www.rozaliyajourney.com

Interview by Yinuo Jin, Contributor, PhotoBook Magazine
Tearsheets by Alexa Dyer, Graphic Design Coordinator, PhotoBook Magazine
*Images courtesy of Rozaliya Heinen