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Ceremony + Ritual for the everyday witch

- Site: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/

## Stones as Guardians: Indigenous Wisdom, Metaphysical Support, and the Quiet Power of Earth Medicine

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/stones-as-guardians-indigenous-wisdom-metaphysical-support-and-the-quiet-power-of-earth-medicine/
- Published: 2026-02-26T04:57:50+00:00
- Author: Mandi

# Stones as Guardians: Indigenous Wisdom, Metaphysical Support, and the Quiet Power of Earth Medicine

I’ve loved stones for as long as I can remember.

As a child, I was the one collecting them everywhere—pockets full, hands full, little
treasures lined up like they were _alive_. I didn’t have the language for it then,
but I could feel it: stones weren’t just “pretty.” They were _something_. They had
presence.

That early relationship with stones is part of why they’re woven into Vedic Smudge
today.

Each bottle includes a stone not as decoration, but as a quiet ally—an energetic
anchor that supports the intention of the blend.

## Stones in spiritual traditions: more than symbolism

Across many cultures, stones have been used as:

 * protectors
 * carriers of prayer
 * markers of sacred places
 * tools for grounding and guidance

There’s a reason for that.

Stones are ancient. They’ve been here through time, pressure, heat, and transformation.
They hold a kind of steadiness that the human nervous system recognizes.

## Honoring indigenous wisdom with integrity

When we speak about stones in ritual, it’s important to do it with respect.

Indigenous traditions are not trends. They are living lineages.

So when I share about the traditions I’ve learned from, I do it with humility and
gratitude—acknowledging that these teachings come from people, places, and histories
that deserve honor.

## The Q’ero tradition: stone keepers and living relationship

In the Q’ero tradition I work with in Peru, there is a deep relationship with stones.

They are often understood as **guardians and helpers**—not in a fantasy way, but
in a relational way. You can build connection with them. You can work with them 
intentionally.

One teaching that has stayed with me is the idea that you can **blow your energy
into a stone**—a prayer, an intention, a request for support.

It’s a simple act, but it’s profound.

Because it reminds you: your intention is not abstract. It can be placed somewhere.
Held somewhere.

## Stones as energetic allies (a grounded way to think about it)

Even if you’re not sure where you land spiritually, stones can be approached in 
a grounded way:

 * They are part of the earth.
 * They carry mineral composition and structure.
 * They feel different in the hand.
 * They can support focus, ritual, and nervous system regulation.

For sensitive people, that matters. Your system responds to subtle inputs.

A stone can become a “signal” to your body:

 * “You’re safe.”
 * “Come back into yourself.”
 * “Release what isn’t yours.”

## Metaphysical properties (and why people feel them)

Different stones are associated with different qualities.

Some people experience this as vibration. Some experience it as emotion. Some experience
it as memory or intuition.

In Vedic Smudge, the stone is chosen to reinforce the blend’s intention.

### Examples from the Vedic Smudge blends

 * **Green aventurine (Ground + Calm):** steady heart energy, grounded resilience,
   gentle support when you feel scattered
 * **Goldstone (Energize + Uplift):** inner light, confidence, motivation, forward
   momentum when you feel heavy or stuck
 * **Howlite (Soothing + Cool):** cooling calm, patience, quiet mind, emotional 
   regulation when you feel hot or reactive

## A simple stone ritual (30 seconds)

If you want to work with stones in a way that’s respectful and real, start here:

 1. Hold the stone (or your bottle with the stone inside).
 2. Take one breath.
 3. Speak one sentence:
 4.  * “Help me release what I’m carrying.”
     * “Help me come back to myself.”
     * “Help me soften and stay clear.”
 5. Exhale slowly.

That’s enough.

## A note on relationship

The most important part of working with stones isn’t memorizing meanings.

It’s relationship.

If you were a child who collected stones, you probably already understand this.

You don’t collect what you don’t feel.

## Why stones belong in Vedic Smudge

Vedic Smudge is layered by design—plants, oils, water, sacred geometry, lunar timing,
and stone.

The stone is the steady layer.

It’s the part that doesn’t evaporate. It doesn’t fade. It holds.

And for people who live in the energetic realms—who feel everything—having something
that holds is not a luxury.

It’s support.

## Introduction: Soothing + Cool: Cleanse + Balance (Pitta)

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/intoduction-soothing-cool-cleanse-balance-pitta/
- Published: 2026-02-26T03:50:49+00:00
- Author: Mandi

# Soothing + Cool: Cleanse + Balance (Pitta)

Sometimes the energy isn’t scattered or heavy—it’s hot.

If you’re sensitive, you can feel when your system is running too sharp: irritability,
over-control, mental intensity, emotional heat, or that feeling of being “on” even
when you want to soften.

**Soothing + Cool** is designed for those moments. It clears what’s agitating and
helps you return to calm clarity.

## Two levels of support: cleansing + balancing

Each Vedic Smudge blend supports:

 * **Cleansing:** clearing energetic agitation, sharpness, and overstimulation
 * **Balancing:** restoring harmony so you don’t just calm down—you come back into
   alignment

With **Soothing + Cool**, the balancing layer supports **Pitta**. Pitta is fire:
digestion, focus, leadership, discernment. When it’s out of balance it can feel 
like anger, impatience, inflammation (energetic or physical), and a mind that won’t
stop analyzing.

This blend is for when you want relief without dulling your power.

## When Soothing + Cool is best used

Use this blend when you want to:

 * Calm the emotional field after conflict or intensity
 * Support your nervous system after overstimulation
 * Create a cooling ritual in hot weather or high-pressure seasons
 * Reset after too much mental effort or decision-making
 * Prepare for sleep when your mind feels sharp

It’s especially supportive for people who are strong-willed, highly capable, and
quietly exhausted from holding it together.

## The oils in Soothing + Cool (and what they’re doing)

This blend is cleansing, harmonizing, and softening—cool water on energetic heat.

 * **Sage:** clears energetic agitation and residue so your system can settle.
 * **Rosemary:** mental clarity without intensity; helps focus feel clean rather
   than sharp.
 * **Geranium:** heart-balancing and emotionally harmonizing—supports softness and
   self-compassion.
 * **Vanilla:** comforting, nurturing, and soothing; helps the nervous system feel
   safe enough to unwind.
 * **Juniper berry:** cleansing and protective; helps release what’s not yours.
 * **Frankincense:** spiritual calm and alignment; supports breath and grounded 
   clarity.

## The stone: howlite (cooling calm + quiet mind)

**Howlite** is known for its calming, cooling presence—often used to support patience,
emotional regulation, and a quieter mind.

In Soothing + Cool, howlite reinforces the Pitta-balancing intention: softening 
intensity without dimming your clarity.

Howlite supports:

 * calming the nervous system
 * easing irritability and reactivity
 * creating space between stimulus and response

It’s the “exhale” inside the bottle.

## Mountain water: cooling by nature

Mountain water carries a naturally cooling signature—mineral, clean, and steady.

In this blend, the water base supports the intention of cooling and calming.

## Full moon creation: illumination without overwhelm

Full moon energy can amplify what’s present. In Soothing + Cool, that amplification
is directed toward clarity and release.

It supports the feeling of: _I can see clearly, and I can soften at the same time._

## Sacred geometry: the triangle as a harmonizing container

When your energy is hot, you don’t need more stimulation—you need a container.

The triangle symbol offers structure: a reminder that your energy can be powerful
and peaceful simultaneously.

## A simple ritual (after intensity)

 1. Mist above your head and across the chest.
 2. Place a hand on the heart.
 3. Say: **“I release heat. I return to peace.”**
 4. Exhale longer than you inhale.

Soothing + Cool doesn’t take your fire away. It helps your fire become warmth ag

These unique blends unify indigenous smudging traditions with the ancient elements
of Ayurveda, leaving you to feel renewed, replenished, and ready.

Made in small batches with loving-kindness during the full moon, on the traditional
lands of treaty 7 in Calgary AB.

Thank you, Masicho, Gracias, Kob Kan Ka, Terimikashi.

 [ Buy Now ](https://www.vedicsmudge.com/product/2-oz-soothe-cool/)

## Introduction: Energize + Uplift: Cleanse + Balance (Kapha)

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/energize-uplift-cleanse-balance-kapha/
- Published: 2026-02-26T03:48:34+00:00
- Author: Mandi

# Energize + Uplift: Cleanse + Balance (Kapha)

Some days, the energy isn’t scattered—it’s heavy.

If you’re energetically attuned, you can feel when your field has gotten dense: 
sluggishness, fog, emotional weight, a sense of “stuck.” It can happen after winter,
after grief, after too much screen time, after being around low mood, or simply 
after a season of carrying more than you realized.

**Energize + Uplift** is for clearing that heaviness and inviting your natural brightness
back online.

## Two levels of support: cleansing + balancing

Every Vedic Smudge blend is designed to work in two ways:

 * **Cleansing:** clearing stagnation, residue, and energetic buildup
 * **Balancing:** restoring your inner rhythm so you feel alive again

With **Energize + Uplift**, the balancing layer supports **Kapha**. Kapha is grounded,
stable, loyal, nurturing… and when it’s out of balance it can feel like inertia,
dullness, attachment, or “I can’t get moving.”

This blend is for when you want movement—without chaos.

## When Energize + Uplift is best used

Use this blend when you want to:

 * Shift the mood of a room that feels heavy or flat
 * Start your day with clarity and forward motion
 * Support creative work when you feel blocked
 * Reset after emotional heaviness or long periods indoors
 * Refresh your energy before seeing clients or guests

It’s especially powerful when you’re craving lightness but don’t want to bypass 
what you’re feeling—you just want help moving it.

## The oils in Energize + Uplift (and what they’re doing)

This blend is bright, clearing, and catalytic—like opening windows in your energy.

 * **Sage:** clears energetic buildup so you’re not trying to “uplift” on top of
   residue.
 * **Lemongrass:** sharp, clean, and clarifying—helps cut through stagnation.
 * **Blood orange + bergamot:** mood-lifting and heart-brightening; supports optimism
   and emotional lightness.
 * **Juniper:** cleansing and protective; helps clear heaviness that isn’t yours.
 * **Cinnamon:** warming spark—invites movement and motivation.
 * **Ravintsara (ravensera):** fresh, invigorating, and supportive for clear breathing
   and clear energy.
 * **Frankincense:** spiritual clarity and alignment; helps uplift feel grounded
   and intentional.

## The stone: goldstone (spark + confidence + forward motion)

**Goldstone** is known for its warm, shimmering “inner light”—and energetically,
it’s often associated with confidence, vitality, and forward momentum.

In Energize + Uplift, goldstone supports the Kapha-balancing intention: not forcing
you into productivity, but helping you remember your own brightness.

Goldstone supports:

 * motivation and momentum
 * confidence and personal power
 * a light, optimistic emotional tone

It’s the “yes, I can” layer inside the bottle—especially helpful when you feel weighed
down or stuck.

## Mountain water: a clean conductor for intention

The base matters. Mountain water brings a sense of purity and flow—like clearing
a channel so energy can move again.

When you’re working with upliftment, you don’t want harshness. You want clean movement.

## Full moon creation: amplified intention

Made on the full moon, this blend carries an amplified intention: to lift what’s
heavy and invite brightness.

## Sacred geometry: the triangle as structure for change

Upliftment isn’t just about adding energy. It’s about creating a structure that 
can hold that energy.

The triangle symbol is an energetic container: it supports transformation without
scattering.

## A simple ritual (morning reset)

 1. Open a window if you can.
 2. Mist the corners of the room, then around your body.
 3. Say: **“I release what’s heavy. I welcome what’s true.”**
 4. Take one deep inhale through the nose and a slow exhale.

You don’t need to force your way into motivation. Sometimes you just need the energy
to lift.

These unique blends unify indigenous smudging traditions with the ancient elements
of Ayurveda, leaving you to feel renewed, replenished, and ready.

Made in small batches with loving-kindness during the full moon, on the traditional
lands of treaty 7 in Calgary AB.

 [ Buy Now ](https://www.vedicsmudge.com/product/2-oz-energize-uplift/)

## Introduction: Ground + Calm: Cleanse + Balance (Vata)

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/introduction-ground-calm-cleanse-balance-vata/
- Published: 2026-02-26T03:46:30+00:00
- Author: Mandi

# Ground + Calm: Cleanse + Balance (Vata)

There are moments when your energy feels scattered—like you’re still “out there”
with everyone you’ve interacted with. If you’re sensitive, empathic, or you work
closely with other people, you know this feeling isn’t imaginary. It’s real information
moving through your system.

**Ground + Calm** was created for exactly that moment: when you need to come back
into your body, reclaim your edges, and feel steady again.

## Two levels of support: cleansing + balancing

Every Vedic Smudge blend works on two levels:

 * **Cleansing:** clearing what isn’t yours, what’s lingering, what’s noisy
 * **Balancing:** restoring your natural baseline—so you don’t just feel “cleared,”
   you feel _well_

With **Ground + Calm**, the balancing layer is rooted in Ayurveda—specifically, 
supporting **Vata**. Vata energy can feel like movement, air, speed, change, creativity…
and also anxiety, restlessness, overthinking, and disconnection from the body.

This blend is for the times when your mind is moving faster than your nervous system
can hold.

## When Ground + Calm is best used

Reach for this blend when you want to:

 * Disconnect energetically after working with clients or being in crowded spaces
 * Settle your nervous system after a long day, travel, or social intensity
 * Create a ritual that signals: _I’m home in myself now_
 * Support meditation when your thoughts won’t slow down
 * Anchor your energy before sleep

## The plant intelligence: smudging across cultures

Across cultures and lineages, plants have been used to cleanse—because plants carry
chemistry, scent, and spirit. They shift the atmosphere in a room and the atmosphere
in a body.

Vedic Smudge honors that universal truth while offering a form that can be used 
when smoke isn’t possible.

## The oils in Ground + Calm (and what they’re doing)

This blend is built like a forest sanctuary: clearing first, then settling you into
safety.

 * **Sage:** classic energetic cleanser—clears the “static” so you can feel what’s
   actually yours.
 * **Lemongrass:** cuts through mental fog and energetic residue; helps you feel
   clean and sharp without feeling wired.
 * **Balsam fir + black spruce:** grounding, protective conifers—these are the oils
   that feel like _roots_.
 * **Ginger:** warming and centering; helps bring awareness back into the body when
   you’ve been living in your head.
 * **Cedar + arbor (arborvitae):** boundary-supportive, steadying, and deeply anchoring—
   like energetic containment.
 * **Frankincense:** spiritual clarity; supports breath, ritual, and a calm return
   to center.
 * **Benzoin:** soft, resinous comfort; helps the nervous system exhale and feel
   held.

## The stone: green aventurine (steady heart + grounded optimism)

**Green aventurine** is often called a stone of the heart—steady, supportive, and
quietly strengthening. In Ground + Calm, it brings a particular kind of grounding:
not heavy, not dull, but _settled_.

For energetically sensitive people, that matters. You don’t just want to clear what
isn’t yours—you want to feel safe enough to come back into your own field.

Green aventurine supports:

 * a calmer emotional baseline
 * gentle heart-centered resilience
 * grounded optimism (the feeling of “I’m okay, and I can handle this”)

It’s the perfect ally for Vata balancing: soothing the scattered edges and helping
you return to steadiness.

## Mountain water: why the base matters

Water isn’t neutral. It holds memory, it carries frequency, and it becomes the vehicle
that delivers the blend.

Mountain water matters because it’s naturally structured by the land it moves through—
stone, mineral, altitude, and flow. That structure becomes part of the energetic
signature of the bottle.

Think of it like this: the water doesn’t just dilute the blend. It **conducts** 
it.

## Full moon creation: ritual timing as an ingredient

These blends are created with lunar timing in mind. When something is made on the**
full moon**, it carries a different kind of charge—more illumination, more amplification,
more “turning up the volume” on what’s already present.

For Ground + Calm, that means the intention to return to center is not subtle. It’s
reinforced.

## Sacred geometry: the triangle symbol on the bottle

The triangle is not decoration. It’s a symbol of sacred geometry—a shape that communicates
structure and intention.

In energetic work, structure is kindness. It gives your system something to organize
around.

The triangle on the bottle is a reminder (and an imprint): **this is a ritual tool**,
not just a nice-smelling spray.

## A simple ritual (60 seconds)

 1. Pause. Put one hand on your lower belly or heart.
 2. Mist around your body (front, back, above the head).
 3. Say (out loud if you can): **“I call my energy back to me.”**
 4. Take three slower breaths than you think you need.

If you’re sensitive, you don’t need more force. You need more signal. Ground + Calm
is a signal.

Made in small batches with loving-kindness during the full moon, on the traditional
lands of treaty 7 in Calgary AB.

Thank you, Masicho, Gracias, Kob Kan Ka, Terimikashi.

 [ Buy Now ](https://www.vedicsmudge.com/product/2-oz-ground-calm/)

## Full Moon Rituals for Cleansing, Clearing, and Letting Go (and How to Charge Your Vedic Smudge)

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/full-moon-rituals-for-cleansing-clearing-and-letting-go-and-how-to-charge-your-vedic-smudge/
- Published: 2022-07-05T15:51:47+00:00
- Author: Mandi

# Full Moon Rituals for Cleansing, Clearing, and Letting Go (and How to Charge Your Vedic Smudge)

If you’re energetically sensitive, you already know the moon doesn’t just change
the tides. It changes _people_. It changes sleep, emotion, intuition, and the subtle“
volume” of what we’re carrying.

The **full moon** is a powerful moment in the ritualistic space because it brings
things to the surface. It illuminates what’s ready to be seen, felt, and released.
In many spiritual and ancestral traditions, it’s a time for **cleansing, clearing,
letting go, and charging** the tools that support you.

This is why the full moon is one of my favorite times to work with Vedic Smudge.

## Why the full moon feels so intense (especially for sensitive people)

The full moon is often experienced as amplification.

If you’ve been holding stress, it can feel louder. If you’ve been avoiding a truth,
it can rise to the surface. If you’ve been doing deep inner work, it can feel like
a breakthrough.

That’s not a bad thing. It’s information.

The full moon is a natural checkpoint that asks:

 * What is complete?
 * What is no longer mine to carry?
 * What needs to be cleared so I can move forward lighter?

## Full moon cleansing vs. full moon charging

Two things can be true at once:

 * The full moon is a beautiful time to **release**.
 * The full moon is also a beautiful time to **charge**.

Releasing clears the space. Charging fills the space with intention.

That’s why full moon rituals can feel so satisfying: you’re not just “getting rid
of” something—you’re making room for what’s next.

## A simple full moon ritual with Vedic Smudge (5 minutes)

You don’t need a complicated ceremony for it to be real.

 1. **Open a window** (even a crack). Let the energy move.
 2. **Mist your space** (corners first, then the doorway).
 3. **Mist around your body** (front, back, above the head).
 4. Place a hand on your heart or belly and say:
 5.  * “I release what is not mine.”
     * “I call my energy back to me.”
 6. Take three slow breaths.

That’s it. That’s a ritual.

## Putting your Vedic Smudge bottles in the full moon

One of the simplest ways to work with the full moon is to place your Vedic Smudge
bottles where they can receive moonlight.

### Why this matters

Your Vedic Smudge isn’t only a scent. It’s a ritual tool made with intention—herbs,
oils, stones, water, and sacred geometry working together.

Placing your bottle in the full moon is a way of saying:

 * “Recharge this tool.”
 * “Amplify the intention.”
 * “Clear anything it picked up while supporting me.”

### How to do it (simple + safe)

 * Place the bottle on a windowsill or outside where it will receive moonlight.
 * If you’re outside, keep it protected and stable.
 * If you’re inside, moonlight through a window still counts.

Optional: before you place it out, speak one sentence into it:

 * “Support me in releasing what I’m done carrying.”

## Full moon releasing rituals (choose what feels right)

Releasing rituals are powerful because they give your nervous system a _container_.

Below are a few options. Pick one. Keep it simple.

### 1) Write + release

Write down what you’re ready to let go of.

Examples:

 * “I release the pressure to do everything perfectly.”
 * “I release energetic cords that aren’t mine to hold.”
 * “I release the version of me that survives by overgiving.”

Then choose one of these:

 * **Cut it up** (symbolic separation)
 * **Burn it** (transformation)
 * **Soak it in water** until it falls apart (dissolving)

### 2) Water bowl ritual (gentle + powerful)

Fill a bowl with water.

Mist Vedic Smudge above the bowl and say:

 * “May this water hold what I’m releasing.”

Whisper what you’re letting go of into the water. When you’re done, pour the water
into the earth or down the drain with intention.

### 3) Cord-clearing reset (for empaths + helpers)

If you’ve been around a lot of people, this one is for you.

 * Mist around your body.
 * Sweep your hands down your arms and torso (like brushing off lint).
 * Say: “I release what isn’t mine. I return to myself.”

## Which smudge to use on the full moon

Use what your system is asking for:

 * **Ground + Calm** when you feel scattered, porous, or overextended
 * **Energize + Uplift** when you feel heavy, stuck, or emotionally dense
 * **Soothing + Cool** when you feel hot, reactive, or mentally overdriven

## The real point of full moon ritual

Full moon rituals aren’t about doing it “right.” They’re about being honest.

They’re a way to mark an ending, clear the residue, and choose what you want to 
carry forward.

If you’re sensitive, ritual isn’t extra.

It’s hygiene.

## Profile: Ground and Calm Vedic Smudge

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/ground-and-calm-vedic-smudge/
- Published: 2022-06-02T08:11:19+00:00
- Author: Mandi

#### Do you feel scattered, ungrounded, and confused?

#### Do you have things to do but feel overwhelmed?

#### This blend is a benefit to anyone with too much going on and needs to help the brain calm in order to sleep.

#####  

##### Ground + Calm Smudge will cleanse and balance your soul or space

 

Each bottle contains an aventurine stone to further amplify the intention. It is
green in color, helping it to maintain a direct channel to the Earth’s energy and
speak to the heart while supporting a sense of balance and calm.

An empowering blend of essential oils and resins, this blend is infused with deep
wisdom to cleanse, clear, and create equilibrium.

These unique blends unify indigenous smudging traditions with the ancient elements
of Ayurveda, leaving you to feel renewed, replenished, and ready.

Made in small batches with loving-kindness during the full moon, on the traditional
lands of treaty 7 in Calgary AB.

Thank you, Masicho, Gracias, Kob Kan Ka, Terimikashi.

 [ Buy Now ](https://www.vedicsmudge.com/product/2-oz-ground-calm/)

## Profile: Energize and Uplift Vedic Smudge

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/energize-and-uplift-vedic-smudge/
- Published: 2022-06-02T08:08:00+00:00
- Author: Mandi

#### Do you feel sluggish, slow, and unmotivated?

#### Do you have things to do and can’t quite get yourself going?

 

##### This blend is a benefit to anyone struggling to get motivated and can’t seem to get going.

##### Energize + Uplift will cleanse and balance your soul or space.

 

Each bottle contains a Goldstone to further amplify the intention. It is red in 
colour, with gold flecks, creating an uplifting energy that reminds us of the need
to

release stuck tension and celebrate the beauty of being alive.

An empowering blend of essential oils and resins, infused with deep wisdom to cleanse,
clear, and create balance.

These unique blends unify indigenous smudging traditions with the ancient elements
of Ayurveda, leaving you to feel renewed, replenished, and ready.

Made in small batches with loving-kindness during the full moon, on the traditional
lands of treaty 7 in Calgary AB.

 [ Buy Now ](https://www.vedicsmudge.com/product/2-oz-energize-uplift/)

## Profile: Soothe and Cool Vedic Smudge

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/soothe-and-cool-vedic-smudge/
- Published: 2022-06-02T08:02:23+00:00
- Author: Mandi

#### Do you feel fiery, frustrated, or angry?

#### Do you have things to do and are ready to explode?

####  

#### **This blend is a benefit to anyone who is feeling that everything, or everyone, is annoying. **

 

##### Soothe + Cool Smudge will cleanse and balance your soul or space.

 

Each bottle contains a Howlite stone to further amplify the intention. It is a stone
of peace which links us to spiritual dimensions, opening attunement, and preparing
the mind to receive insights and wisdom.  The stone is blue in colour, helping you
to further identify with your throat chakra, creating a clear and calming effect
that enables you to more accurately feel and speak your truths.

An empowering blend of essential oils and resins. Infused with deep wisdom to cleanse,
clear, and create balance.

These unique blends unify indigenous smudging traditions with the ancient elements
of Ayurveda, leaving you to feel renewed, replenished, and ready.

Made in small batches with loving-kindness during the full moon, on the traditional
lands of treaty 7 in Calgary AB.

Thank you, Masicho, Gracias, Kob Kan Ka, Terimikashi.

 [ Buy Now ](https://www.vedicsmudge.com/product/2-oz-soothe-cool/)

## Smudging to support Covid times And Free Local Delivery

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/smudging-to-support-covid-times-and-free-local-delivery/
- Published: 2022-06-02T07:55:32+00:00
- Author: Mandi

Hello Beautiful souls.

We recognize how important ritual and cleansing are during these times.

To support you at this time we are now offering FREE local delivery in Calgary.

Many of us are feeling more intensity OVERALL. Sensitive souls are tapping into 
the collective and processing not only our own emotions and experiences but, also
that of friends’ family and the whole. It can come in the form of grief, anger, 
and frustration, feeling overwhelmed, helplessness. A common impact is difficulty
falling asleep, dream time processing, and total exhaustion.

All of this can feel very challenging. And thankfully this is when smudging can 
be incredibly supportive. To create clarity and space. The instructions below can
be used with burning herbs or Vedic Smudge.

My daily Smudging practices have ramped up during these times has been to start 
my day with Energize and Uplift ending with Ground and Calm often in my room at 
night.

And at least once a week I smudge my home space.

Smudging Instructions:

1. Open doors and windows (extra important if you are burning herbs)

2. Align with your intention to cleanse and clear. If you work with any allies or
ancestors call them in to support the process.

3. Start by Smudging yourself

4. Then begin moving in a clockwise direction through each room in your home. If
you have multiple floors I recommend starting with the main floor and then working
your way down to the basement then up to the top floor. All the while either in 
your mind or out loud saying I cleanse and clear this space

5. To complete: take a moment to pause and send gratitude to allies and ancestors

5. Close windows and doors.

6. Celebrate you’re done!

Much love

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## Quiz

- Link: https://www.vedicsmudge.com/quiz-2/
- Published: 2019-11-29T08:10:26+00:00
- Author: Mandi
