"What a lot of people misunderstand about the purpose of smudging is that it helps us to welcome good spirits and positive energy back into our lives," they say. While often thought of as the opposite, smudging is less about expelling bad vibes than inviting good ones into your life, according to the Cliffords. White sage, in particular, is often seen as the go-to plant whenever someone wants to cleanse their personal energy or the energy in their home and will leave you feeling calmer and more at peace. While major brands have recently helped push the practice more into the mainstream, Native communities have been practicing smoke-cleansing rituals for centuries. Use This Simple Technique To Calm Down Anywhere.The 15 Best Essential Oils For Every Need.However, as often happens when a practice becomes trendy, some of its historical context disappears as quickly as an Instagram Story of an influencer showing you their regular sage smudging practice. With those benefits-not to mention scientific studies that back up what Indigenous cultures have known for generations-it's not surprising that smudging has taken off in the wellness community.
"We use sage for all manner of healing-physical, mental, and spiritual." "The practice of smudging, when done with the right understanding, is a healing ritual," say Shilo and Shawna Clifford, owners of Native Botanicals, who are Oglala Lakota tribal members and consulted with their mentor and Lakota spiritual leader Warfield Moose, Jr., when talking to Women's Health. And when you don't have the time (or coin tbh) to be booking yourself an intensive yoga retreat every weekend, sometimes all you really need is a few moments of cleansing. After the, ahem, unprecedented nature of the past two years, more and more people are taking the time to reset and recharge.
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