FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED: Purchase with confidence from a supplier you can trust! Our family has been in business since 1993, and 30 years later we continue to proudly offer only the best in incense products. THE ESSENTIAL SMUDGE GUIDE Smudging how-to written in layman's terms. This essential guide details everything you will need to know to become a shaman-level smudging pro. USE FOR YOGA AND MEDITATION Smudging with sage is a powerful tool in spiritual practice. Burning sage improves awareness and focus. It commonly used to practice mindfulness and transcendental meditation. PRACTICE A SACRED TRADITION Sage is a traditional medicine plant of the Native American peoples, used for healing and ceremony. It is used for cleansing and purification, and to open people up to a greater connection with the sacred. It is thought to banish negative energy, not only on the physical level, but also emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Sage has a very aromatic, sharp and stimulating smell, and its action works on all the senses. SAGE sourced responsibly in California proven to neutralize negative vibrations, improve sleep, as well as alleviate anxiety and stress. When burned the smoke heals and brings one back into balance and cleanses the body and mind of negative spirits and impurities. WHITE SAGE & CEDAR MIX: Cedar been revered for its spiritual significance for thousands of years. It is used for the doors of sacred temples and burned in cleansing ceremonies for purification. Cedar has a long history of use in indigenous sweat lodge ceremonies and the tree was thought to house important gods and to be an entrance to higher spiritual realms. The smoke of burning cedar is said to attract the good spirits and eliminate negative energies.