Smudging is the burning of herbs such as sage to cleanse and invite in positive energy, it's rooted in history as a sacred ritual.
Phoebe Burrows of Alula Vintage makes her own smudge sticks and gave us a step by step tutorial in how she does it..
1
You will need sage, scissors, string. – Try to use local sage. You can use dried or fresh. Easier with fresh.
2
Go foraging for wild seasonal flowers (optional)
3
Take your sage – size of bunch is up to you
4
Insert wild flowers, weaving stalks into the sage. Tie the sage together at the bottom of the leaves with your string. Leave extra string to make a loop later.
5
Start to wind the string to the top of the sage and make your way back down to meet your string at the bottom, tie to secure and make a loop.
6
Neaten the edges by cutting off the stalks so they are the same length.
