If you are going through a lot of stress or change then it is even more important to protect and ground your energy. Stressful events take more of your energy. Also if you know you’re going to be around people who are negative or cause stress ground and protect yourself before you go and see them.

Smudging is a sacred and powerful cleansing technique used in spiritual ceremonies. It has been practiced by Native Americans for centuries. Smudging is part of a ritual or ceremony to cleanse a person, place or an object of negative energy. The smudge stick usually consists of a selection of herbs, most common being sage.