Mindful Jewellerying: How the Jewellery You Already Wear Can Amplify Your Shine

A simple practice of choosing and wearing your jewellery intentionally — to reflect, remind, or inspire how you want to feel.

Your jewellery should make you shine! Not just because it looks good, but because it helps you feel more like yourself. 

That’s the heart of what I call Mindful Jewellerying — the act of intentionally choosing and wearing jewellery for the meaning it holds for you.

Maybe it’s the cool weight of the ring you chose to wear this morning that steadies you, the shimmer of the earrings you picked for this outfit that catch your eye in the mirror, or the quiet tap of the pendant you picked brushing against your collarbone. These aren’t just decorative details. They’re reminders, nudges, and sparks. They can set a mood, mark a value, or amplify a feeling you want to carry through your day.

From a neuro-psychological point of view, jewellery is fascinating. Because it’s right there on your body, it becomes tactile, visual, sometimes even auditory. It’s like a living cue system, reminding both your conscious and subconscious of what matters to you (but only if you bother to intentionally set these queues for yourself). That’s the deeper dive. But honestly, it doesn’t need to get complicated.

The light version is simple: pause, notice, choose (A — B — C).

• Pause (awareness) long enough to feel what’s true for you in that moment.

• Notice (breathe) which piece resonates — the one that makes you feel brighter, braver, softer, more playful.

• Choose (choose – yes that’s the C ;o) to wear it as an act of self-expression, not self-editing.

That’s it. No rules, no gatekeeping. Just a tiny practice of presence, dressed up as your daily adornment.

And the more often you do it, the more your jewellery becomes an ally. It helps you step into your own shine. It shows on the outside what lights you on the inside. It’s a game that you can play endlessly with yourself — no need to tell a soul. But it also gives you a sense of agency.

Imagine — after a little practice — being able to set your mood for your day. Then as you step out into the world — you just do YOU with the help of the sparkly reminder you chose that morning.

This way of thinking about your jewellery — it’s a lighter, more playful cousin of slow fashion. It’s not about trends. Not about what’s “in.” But about listening in — to yourself. It’s less what do I want to wear because an external influence dictated I should… and more how do I want to feel, and what piece of my jewellery helps me step into that?

I’m sure you know the scenario: we all have piece of jewellery that makes us feel reliably the same way — confident, present, safe, ready for a party!

Go on — get it out of its hiding space and see if you can use it next time. I’d love to know if it managed to carry you through the day.