4" Californian White Sage Smudge Stick / Bundle

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Distinct from cleansing, smudging has been well established as a Native American cultural or tribal practice, although it isn’t practiced by all groups. Instead, advocates say non-Native people can learn to cleanse their spaces in ways that are culturally and ecologically sensitive. Is Burning White Sage Bad?

The idea is that as the leaves are burned, and you express your gratitude for its assistance, the Spirit of the Sage Plant releases its energy of protection and clearing into the space, or onto and around the area, person or object that needs clearing. While it is easiest and most common to bundle the leaves and stems together and dry them for this purpose, they can also be burned individually. Crumbled or powdered leaves can be burned as powdered incense too. When you first work with any plant for sacred reasons, it's important to say a blessing and introduce yourself to the plant.Be sure that when you are harvesting your sage, you select a day when it has not been raining, and that you harvest at mid-day or in the early afternoon when all morning dew has already evaporated. This ensures that your leaves will be dry at the time of harvest, reducing the likelihood of mildew forming on them later.

It was illegal for Natives to practice their religion until 1978 in the U.S., and many were jailed and killed just for keeping our ways alive, including my great-great grandfather,” Ruth Hopkins , a Dakota/Lakota Sioux writer, tells Bustle. Smudging sage was part of those banned religious practices. Today, Native people are still fighting to be able to perform these ceremonies in hospitals.

White Sage can assist you in releasing energies and thought forms from yourself or another that no longer serves you. In studies it's been shown that Mips can help protect against rotational forces caused by angled impacts. According to Specialized, the Align II also earned a 5-Star Virginia Tech Helmet Rating from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Never leave burning sage unattended. Make sure to put your sage bundle out completely after every use. As often as feels right for you. It’s useful before wellness practices such as meditation or yoga and as a calming evening ritual. Here are a few times when you’ll find it particularly effective…