In the new year, we want to be new people. We make lists of what's in and what's out. We want to take on healthy new habits to help revitalize our lives. Some people want to get rid of the bad ...

Smudging is the practice of burning medicinal herbs to cleanse negative energy from a space and welcome positive energy. The herbs most commonly used in the practice include cedar, sage ...

David Fineday said he spent four days straight smudging and praying outside in freezing conditions. The Saskatoon man wants ...

For him, the daily smudge ceremony is part of keeping a balanced routine. “We take a shell, we put sage in it, light it, the smoke comes and we let it blow over ourselves. It cleanses our body ...

Different Indigenous groups utilize various types of wild plants for these rituals, including sweetgrass and white sage. The use of smudge sticks has been adopted relatively recently by New Age ...