Take the traditional Native American practice of sage smudging or burning ... “It starts with a prayer.” And while burning the sage, Lakota tribal members acknowledge that they’re not ...

From San Luis Obispo south to Baja California, white sage grows natively and has been used by Native Americans ritually. The act of “smudging” or purifying a person or place has been appropriated, ...

Smudging is the practice of lighting ... smudges with incense every morning. She calls upon Native American, Peruvian, Celtic, and Vedic prayers: “I ask that any and all unnecessary or unwanted ...

“Smudging can sometimes be considered somewhat controversial because it is a Native American practice,” agrees ... commonly seen as the burning of sage or palo santo before yoga or meditation ...

The Native American practice of purifying spaces, rituals or dwellings with a smoldering bunch of white sage was discovered by the eco spirituality folks. The original design of this smudge stick ...

Some people want to get rid of the bad energy that followed them from the past and they do that with sage. Traditionally, burning sage or smudging ... use of sage to Native Americans again.

A choir will sing an Indian hymn. At a Mass on Monday inside St Peter's Basilica, Native Americans will conduct a ''smudge'' ceremony by burning sage, an American church official said. Among the ...

St. Paul Public Schools is eyeing a new policy allowing and encouraging the Native American practice of smudging — the burning of sage or other sacred herbs for healing — at schools and events ...

St. Paul Public Schools officials are drafting a new policy to allow and encourage the Native American ... largest district. Smudging is the cultural practice of burning sage or other sacred ...