Tribal Soul White Sage & Palo Santo Incense

Tribal Soul White Sage & Palo Santo Incense 

Tribal Soul White Sage & Palo Santo Incense Sticks are great to use before or during a Yoga class, or in your home or office.

White Sage (Salvia apiana) is a plant from the mint family, used as an incense. For centuries, the native Indians of North America have been initiating their purification ceremonies and healing sessions by burning its dry leaves bundled into smudge sticks. White Sage is considered sacred and is believed to cleanses a space of any evil spirits or negative energies that may be present. Its smoke is also used to bless, cleanse and heal the person or object being smudge. White sage has a highly aromatic and resinous scent that enables a greater capacity of concentration and greater ease of relaxation.

Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens) means “Holy Wood” and is a wild tree that grows in the Amazon rainforests of Ecuador and Peru.  it belongs to the same family as Copal, Myrrh and Frankincense. Its wood, leaves and oil have been used for thousands of years by indigenous Shamans to heal the body and soul, purify spaces, clear negative energies and to prepare for meditation. Palo Santo has a sweet, balsamic, and herbal scent, wonderfully calming and soothing, which carries a powerful energy of healing and purification,

Place incense away from flammable materials. Use outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.

Incense comes in different shapes and sizes. The shapes change depends on the cultural origin.  The change in manufacturing technology also has a great impact on the shape of incense. Incense is made from natural plant materials and essential oils, and these materials release fragrant smoke when you burn it. Salvia Blanca Incense Sticks are made from a bamboo core that is coated with incense material.

SHAPES:

Core stick: Is made from a bamboo core which is coated with incense material.

Cone: The cone shape was invented in the 1800s in Japan. It does not have core support and it burns relatively fast.

Dhoop: This is a solid stick of incense and can be broken into the desired size for burning.

“Resin balls were found in many prehistoric Egyptian tombs in El Mahasna, giving evidence for the prominence of incense and related compounds in Egyptian antiquity. One of the oldest extant incense burners originates from the 5th dynasty. The Temple of Deir-el-Bahari in Egypt contains a series of carvings that depict an expedition for incense.”