
Clear Your Energy and Lift Your Spirits With the Sacred Art of Smudging
The ancient ritual of burning plants can clear your energy and help you to start anew. Find out how to clean your mental and physical space with the sacred art of smudging.
Bess O'Connor has been in the Holistic Health field for over a decade and worked as a healing arts practitioner and lead Ayurvedic massage therapist at the Chopra Center since 2006. She is a mother of four children, and is passionate about natural forms of healing, fitness, yoga, homeschooling, healthy living, meditation, and sun-, moon-, and star-gazing. Learn more about Bess and read her blog at makesnaturalsense.com .
The ancient ritual of burning plants can clear your energy and help you to start anew. Find out how to clean your mental and physical space with the sacred art of smudging.
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