Shanti Mayers picked up a burning bundle of sage, held it above her head, and let the musky plumes waft down to her feet. Smoldering herbs in hand, Mayers walked to each of the four corners of her ...

Let’s face it: The wellness industry has a cultural appropriation problem. From yoga to jade rolling and Ayahuasca, practices with ancient origins and, many times, deep cultural significance to the ...

What does sage smudging actually do to my home? While it might seem like a New Age practice your cool aunt basically invented in the '60s, people have been burning sage for spiritual-cleansing ...

Cleansing your aura is basically hitting refresh on your energy. When life feels heavy or chaotic, these five simple methods — smudging, salt baths, visualising light, sound cleansing and crystals — ...

Smoke slowly began to flow through our home as my 17-year-old son, Michael, ran out of his room yelling, “Fire!” In dismay, he stopped and looked at me, as I held a small, red pot releasing white sage ...