There are two ways you can light and use our incense sticks. One: light one end of the incense stick. Make sure the whole end of the incense stick is alight. Let it flame for 30 seconds and then shake vigorously to put out the flame. Option two is to break off a small piece of the incense stick and then follow the same lighting procedure explained in option one.

We recommend you have a small vessel filled with sand on hand which will make putting out your incense easy. This will allow you to place the lit end of the incense stick into when you want to stop it smoking/burning. If you go to the beach and take some sand please ask permission and give gratitude, our relationship to the earth mother is one of reciprocity and respect. 

Incense sticks can most certainly start a fire and should never be left unattended.

If you light incense in a small room without ventilation, it most certainly can cause fire alarms to be triggered. Incense should always be burned in a well ventilated room.

A smudge stick is a sacred tool made up of herbs. The purpose of the smudge stick is to cleanse and bless people, and or spaces prior to a ceremony or ritual practise.  The tradition is born from first nations cultures the world over. The herbs and intention may vary slightly from one first nations community to another but the essence of the practise is the same and is centred around prayer and intention of preparing people and spaces to enter ceremony and ritual.

Prior to using your smudge stick take time to centre yourself. You can do this by taking a few deep breaths into the body. As you drop deeper into relaxation and embodiment get clear on your intention for smudging. Once your intention is clear, open you eyes and light your smudge stick. Follow the instructions under how to light incense. If you are smudging yourself or another person wave the smudge stick around the energetic field, be careful not to catch clothing, hair or skin. If you are smudging a room walk through the room in a clockwise direction, being sure to give special attention to the corners and hard to reach places like under couches! I suggest you open all windows in the room you are smudging and close doors if the open door leads to other spaces that you are not smudging. When smudging a room, it is also wise to have a small container of salt present to soak up any toxic, harmful and stale energies. 

Ceremonial incense is incense crafted specifically for use in ceremony and ritual. The intention and the creation process by which they are midwifed into life is what gives them their point of difference.

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