Our story
We are a small team, but a dynamic and passionate one to say the least.
This is us, a team of mother and daughter.
Ingrid
- Creator of Crystal Beds and Crystal Wands by The HealingCastle (Portugal and Germany, since 2007)
- Born in Germany, in 1952
- Lived in Portugal for 25 years
- Completed a variety of professions in the alternative health department (see below)
- Founder and manager of The HealingCastle, School of Life and Guesthouse (Germany, 2007 – 2019)
- Founder of The Glass-House of Spirits, Centre for Body, Mind and Soul (Germany, 2020 – 2022)
- Born in Germany, in 1991
- Lived in Portugal for 17 years
- Completed translation studies and hotel business training
- Co-founder of The Glass-House of Spirits, Centre for Body, Mind and Soul (Germany, 2020 – 2022)
- The person behind the scenes of Crystal Beds and Crystal Wands by The HealingCastle (Portugal and Germany, since 2007)
Mercedes
The creation of our
crystal beds & crystal wands.
Originally the crystal bed was created by the Casa of João de Deus, the spiritual centre of healer John of God in Abadiânia, Brazil.
The vision of creating our own crystal beds & crystal wands appeared during Ingrid’s third visit to the Casa in 2006, during which time she was battling with her recurring cancer.
In the two previous visits to the Casa, Ingrid had gotten to experience a session under the crystal lamps, and had felt that the natural energy stream from the crystals was activating her body’s self-healing mechanisms. For Ingrid there was no doubt that the visits to the Casa, the crystal bed
sessions and the help from natural medicine were strengthening both her health and mind.
After a vision of pure golden light at the cascades in the valley by the Casa, it became clear to Ingrid that creating a crystal bed was one of her life purposes. First, she created a crystal bed to be able to use for herself on a regular basis after recuperating from her third cancer. After receiving the blessing from the entities of the Casa, she started creating more crystal beds, and in addition, crystal wands.
Ingrid’s experience & training in the health department
Although Ingrid completed training in various alternative health methods, it is life itself that has taught her the most.
Completed courses in:
- Homeopathy
- Naturopathy (licensed in Portugal)
- Kinesiology
- Family therapy & family constellation
- Sex & couple’s therapy