I bought two pairs of brass earrings and they are beautiful . The person in the shop was very knowledgeable and kind. I highly recommend this establishment and plan to go back for brass bracelets. read more

Nice crystals with a variety prices are affordable and reasonable. Jeremy is also very nice and helpful.

The male that was working was very inattentive. The store did offer a lot to select from. I purchased several stones totally $85 . But something just didn't sit right, I don't know if it was the vibe or what. I got rid of the stones and the energy they came with. The store is a part of the same community I live in and I wish them well but this is not my place. read more

Was in the store last week and was looking forward to buying a crystal or Quan Yin! I was asking the clerk behind the counter questions about some stones and she had no idea how to answer any of my questions so it was a trip wasted! Drove to the Stone Room in Albany instead! Owner there helped me with purchase! It's a shame when the owner puts someone behind the counter who has no idea what they are selling. I did get this magical Quan Yin on Lakeshore when the person at that time had some knowledge of Buddha's and crystals years ago! Oh well...Times change... read more

Chi, Wind & Water - Jewelry Near Me - Oakland, California

This is a great store to shop and it provides lots of selection. Sometimes if you can't find anything that you like, you might want to ask because not all the crystals would display in the shop. I found some special one to increase my luck. read more

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Love coming here. The lady who works behind the counter is so welcoming and helpful. Very calming, and always I feel so at home here. Great prices!!! read more

Quick stop before closing. The shop lady was super helpful and found our items for us. Not just a crystal shop, but also have everything you could possibly need for incense! They don't have resin coated sticks, but they do have some basic incense sticks and resin itself along with charcoal tablets, smudge bowl, etc. I didn't look too much at selection because they had what we wanted which are pretty standard (frankincense, myrrh, and palo santo). read more

Chi, Wind & Water - Palo santo sticks Frankincense & myrrh incense sticks Puppy dog - Jewelry Near Me - Oakland, California

Same with the review below... Came here as my first crystal experience and the person behide the counter didn't seem in-tuned or could answer any of my questions about the crystals. I also asked for a yoni egg.. she had no idea until I described it- and they brought it out in a bowl... with them all in one bowl.... all scratched up? Lol when I left with my purchase she just dumped all my crystals in a paper bag and called it a day. I was thinking, dang.. don't scratch all my sh*t up!! My one and only crystal shop now is stone room. There's a stone room 1&2 in Berkeley/Albany!! read more

One of the best crystals shop in Oakland! Wide variety of selections of crystals and stones. Great Qualities and very reasonable price. I believe this should be $$ Not $$$$ in yelp. I got rose quartz bracelet and Aquamarine bracelet for $20 each compare to another shop is $10-15 more. The shop owner, Shirleen is very knowledgeable and informative with her crystals. She even show me how to cleanse with sage which cost only $5! I will definitely come back! read more

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A fabulous young lady who works on the weekends helped me select all my Christmas gifts. Store was very busy and she was running the store on her own, multi tasking between customers. She remained very calm and warm to all customers. Her knowledge and expertise was very helpful, providing so many options and opinions. All of my friends and family loved their gifts. I certainly will be returning to the store to look for this nice young lady. I commend her on her exceptional customer service skills!! read more

I came to this shop on recommendation. I had heard great things about this place so I wanted to come check it out. This shop is a little hard to find. I think they need better signage. The address is what helped me locate the place. It can easily be missed because it's so small compared to the other neighboring shops. I came in and the shop employee was massaging someone. I was under the impression that they do massages here now? I was utterly confused. I thought the guy who was getting the massage worked there but he didn't. I asked him for help when the store started to get busy but he said he didn't work here. I'm still not sure if they do massages?! A few more people started to roll in and it got busy. One lady was a regular customer so knew what she wanted and was anxious to get in and out. The employee got a little flustered because I was there along with a few other folks. Finally, when it came to ringing her up, the lady decided she didn't want to purchase anything at this time because the energy was "off". To some degree, I could agree with her. I just wasn't willing to make the drive out all the way to Oakland again. I wanted to get everything that I needed and get out as well. Either the employee had a bad day or is dealing with something that we can't understand? Or she just doesn't handle too many customers at one time. I get it... There's one of her and many of us all at the same time, all with a lot of questions. Most of the rocks were OK priced. Between $2-7. There are some rocks that you have to pay by the gram. It can add up quickly! There were some items that I thought were ridiculously overpriced so I skipped out on them. Perhaps I can find the same items in Chinatown, China, or some other spot? Now let's see if these energy crystals and stones will change my life. : ) read more

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Favorite crystal shop in Oakland! Chi, Wind and Water has so many crystals and they even sell Singing Bowls! Prices range from $-$$$ and the store should definitely be rated $ on yelp. The staff is very knowledgeable and patient! I cannot get enough! read more

The aura of calmness is definitely here....just as you walk in......it is a great energy feeling. If you are ever looking for gifts or splurging on yourself...this is a great source....the selections are many. We bought this grand geode about 10 yrs ago and peeps still compliment on it....that was at their previous location. I have bought tons of positive energy gifts here... I have a secret to tell you....if you are searching for that one piece of jade...that special piece....you better ask because these gems are really hidden.... read more

I've been a loyal customer of this crystal shop for ten years, when it was located in Chinatown, then now moving to Lakeshore. The shop owner, Shirleen is very nice and polite lady, she knows everything about crystals and gemstones. BUT now I'm very disappointed for my recent visits of this shop...... Last year, I just found out their new address, then I was so exited to visit the shop at the new place. But I had a bad experience of visiting the shop that time, and I was nice enough to not writing any bad review yet, until today!!! Since the shop owner is very busy now, so she hires an employee working there who is an old white lady. She was rude and not helpful, she has no knowledge of crystals and gemstones. She just told me to read the description cards when I ask her questions. She is moody, has bad attitude and bad customer service skills!!! Today, I walked into the shop (I was the only customer there) and looked around for about 2 mins, then she suddenly asked me to go out of the shop for about 5-10 mins and come back, because she needed to clean up some mess in front of the shop. (Is that wired??? Can she wait and clean up later???) I was not happy about that and thinking to just leave the shop. Then 3 more people stepped into the shop while I was walking out, but she didn't stop them or request them to go outside. One of the customers walked in with two dogs, she didn't stop her neither. (She has bias on certain customers!!!) She even yelled at me when I asked her if there is any discount on the crystal bracelet. She got mad and yelled "Don't ask me for discount, you go and come back to ask about discount when Shirleen is here......bla bla bla......" (She can just simply say No in a nice way, no need to yell!!!) There's nothing wrong for a customer to ask for discount, you can choose either sell it or not, but no need to get mad and yell. Seriously, the shop owner needs to hire someone who is polite, has knowledge of gemstones, and has good customer service skills. Otherwise she will lose customers. read more

I recently visited Chi, Wind & Water and I was very impressed. From reading there reviews, they must've hired an awesome gal now!! The store is small and quaint. The beautiful young woman working was so incredibly educated, helpful and loving! Wow, I would truly go back just for some of her energy. She was a beautiful young, African American woman and I can't recall her name but she was amazing. She offered Love to me that day, I will never forget. I purchased some beautiful crystals and I will definitely be returning to this store. Amazing customer service. Thank you angel lady :) read more

Chi, Wind & Water - Jewelry Near Me - Oakland, California

So normally when I go in the store the staff is really friendly and very helpful but since COVID the store hours have changed they say they're open but they're not when you call you get no answer and it's a little frustrating because it was one of my favorite stores also recently I went in and the girl was on her phone I spoke to her two times and she didn't hear me then she finally was like oh hey and then proceeded to go back in her phone and the whole time I was in the store she was on her phone other customers walking in and she barely noticed them. Normally you get more help and the staff is very friendly but the past few times I'm not quite sure what's going on read more

It's cute and still trying to establish a presence. The disply in the window is put together, but it is a REALLLLLLY difficult shop to notice from the street. They have so many cute objects- cabuchons, wood carvings, jewelry, figures, rocks-- many of them of exquisite detail for reasonable prices. I was tempted to steal a candy off the altar in back until I read the "don't touch the altar" sign. That altar needs to be moved up 3 feet, and accessible only by a ladder! read more

Stumbled upon this treasure and I was immediately drawn in by the wonderful energy this place has. I didn't go in with any particular crystals in mind, or honestly, any intent to purchase (I was "just looking") but I found all the crystals that I needed. I purchased the crystals to which I was intuitively drawn and was extremely satisfied with the quality, the information cards, and the prices of the crystals and jewelry in the shop. The attendant was helpful and patient and even reminded me to cleanse my crystals and asked me if I knew how. I do, but I welcomed the reminder to cleanse crystals before doing work with them. I look forward to going back when it's time to add to my supplies. read more

Not super pleased to show up at 4 o'clock on a Wednesday, during the business hours, after driving 45 minutes, to discover the store closed. read more

Chi, Wind & Water - Closed at 4pm on Wednesday. - Jewelry Near Me - Oakland, California

I went today and the lady that worked there was so nice and patient when I kept asking to see pretty much every stone in the store.I got the one in the middle, a smaller sphere but so special I spent about and hour just looking at all the different detail once I got home. And there were so many special pieces I wanted but this one won my heart today. And pretty decent prices too! read more

Chi, Wind & Water - Jewelry Near Me - Oakland, California

Wonderful rock and jewelry store just opened up on Lakeshore. I was recently looking for rock spheres and they have them a-plenty. Welcome to the hood! read more

very calming when u walk in smells like incense they have many crystals there's such as rings,brackets,waist crystal very pricey tho but good quality,need to come back! read more

Beautiful Little Rock Shop on Lakeshore Ave! I bought a beautiful jadeite beaded bracelet and a rose quartz pendant. Love them! I will definitely be going back for more natural stone and crystal jewelry. read more

This crystal store has a fairly good selection, they have some stones that the other stores in the area don't have (or have sometimes even heard of!). The staff is also pretty knowledgeable. Two things are not so great,though, a couple staff members make it almost impossible to shop in peace, as they give the run-down on each piece you touch or even glance at, with I guess the assumption that the customers have minimal crystal experience. The other thing is the pricing--I find most of their stones extremely high priced, and I probably wouldn't shop here unless I needed a certain stone pretty quickly for healing modalities. read more

I have been here twice now and have had great experiences. The lady who works there gave me a small lecture on how I should hold the rocks and how I will feel when I have found a stone that has importance to me. The second time I came she gave me a discount on a stone. It was so thoughtful. There is a wide selection of rocks to choose from and there are descriptions for each of the rocks. The prices are great as well. I love this store. read more

I love this shop! the energy inside is fantastic. great customer service from Shirley! the selection of products is impressive for such a small space. when i enter the store, i feel immediately surrounded by eye-candy. i have a feeling i will be shopping at chi, wind and water for a loooong time. I recommend anyone and everyone to stop in and check out all of the little treasures they've collected from all over the world. read more

Last night my friend dragged me into this shop, yet another on her long and laborious search for some inexpensive gifts. What a pleasant surprise! A shop with really beautiful natural objects, priced from $1.00 to many thousands. No plastic junk, no stupid gag gifts, just gorgeous things made by mother nature. We spent almost two hours going over every display and asked the clerk a lot of questions. I was worried we were bothering her as we told her we could only spend about $20.00 but she was super patient. I think she was the daughter of the owner. She knew a lot about the stones and when she didn't know she was honest about that instead of making up some bs. In the end my friend bought about $60 worth of small stones that she wanted to attach to strings, and without asking the clerk did all that work, stringing little stones and beads, no charge! Took her about 45 minutes. She also stayed open late for us, and when we left gave us beautiful gold gift boxes. I bought a tiger's eye pig, small but beautifully carved, only $12! It shimmers in the light and seems to glow a bit in the dark. Thanks for providing us with real gifts that have meaning. My only complaint is that some of the prices are so small it was hard to read them. read more

Very cute place with a lot of Buddhist touches. Some of the items were overpriced, but a lot of the jewelry pricing seemed reasonable. Got a lovely serpentine bracelet there! If I had 1 criticism, it would be that the place seems kind of stuffy and not like you've found a spiritual home in this store. Otherwise, they have quality products and the store is very clean and organized well. read more

My favorite local crystal stop. The energy of the place is very calming, they have a great selection and the staff are very friendly and helpful. read more

Love this place. Love their crystals and stones. I have been going there for a long time. Owner and other employees are really friendly. Great vibe inside the store too. read more

This shop is amazing!!!! Shirleen and Marcia are 2 beautiful souls who knows crystals. You will not be disappointed or confused. Ask them any question about any crystal and I promise they got you. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would! It's so over priced, it's ridiculous! I'm a crystal/rock fanatic and know my stones!!! This place should be ashamed of what they're charging people! Definitely not good energy or karma. They say it's high priced because of the "quality" or "grade". Uh yes I'm all for high quality gems etc, but even then for high quality rocks and crystals, THEY ARE WAY OVER CHARGING! Do your research people and don't get ripped off! read more

Arrived to find the door locked during their regular hours. Waited for a bit and then decided to call just to make sure they didn't have different holiday hours. I really didn't want to stand out in the rain only to find out that I was mistaken about their hours. When they answered I was treated very rudely and berated for not patiently waiting. Won't be coming back here. read more

this place is just plain cool. hidden away in the bustling Lakeshore shopping dist. a quiet nook. it reminds me of gem shops i used to browse as a kid. unpretentious presentation, vast selection of gems, a simple store. it may fit into a new ager's (is this term used any more?!) list of go to spots, but it just as easily meets the criteria for a fan of asian jewelry or museumish giftshop (cir 1970?) type gems. feels like a shop that time forgot and i like it that way. it's all about the rocks.... and i was impressed by the posted information provided by many of the stones: whether someone subscribes to those beliefs or not. read more

Had a great time visiting this store. Just being in the store is a transformative experience. Very soothing, calming, full of all kinds of things to delight the senses. The store is hard to find, unless you're on foot AND LOOKING for it, because it's such a tiny storefront. Not sure if it's open during Lakeshore Farmer's Market hours, but with Trader Joe's and so many coffee, clothing, and assorted eateries close by, it's definitely worth making time to visit. read more

I was in need of some items and happened upon this shop the other night since it's close by to where I live. They really have anything you could ever want, just a wonderful selection of jewelry, gems, incense, and much more. The shop owner is very sweet, too, and there's a nice welcoming kind of energy right when you walk in. This place is a real gem and I'll definitely be a regular shopper from now on. read more