Have you ever felt that the atmosphere at home is stuffy? I’m sure that at least once a week you use the duster, the broom, change the sheets and clean your house well, right? However, you are forgetting what is not seen, but what is felt: take care of your home’s energy.

There are different forms of energetically clean the environmenttoday we are going to talk about how to do it with the smoke from the famous palo santo. You can do an energy cleansing with palo santo in different ways. Here we are going to tell you how to make it by burning wood, a method that will also leave a pleasant smell at home.

Which palo santo to choose to burn at home

The palo santo wood comes from the tree with the same name (Bursera graveolens) a plant native to Central and South America. In Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador, Honduras, Costa Rica or Mexico it has always been used by shamans and healers as remedy for stress, physical pain and energetic dirtiness.

In recent years, the knowledge and benefits of palo santo have experienced considerable expansion to the point of having to protect trees from illegal deforestation.

There are regulations that intend that only sold with naturally dead woodthat is, with branches that have fallen from the trees by themselves. They should then be left to dry for several years before they can be sold. Drying is important so that it can be burned and release all its aroma and virtues.

Still, it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that The palo santo we buy comes from regulated farms and respectful of nature and the tree.

How to do an energy cleanse with palo santo

You can find palo santo in different forms. Nevertheless, For energy cleaning of the home it is recommended to burn wood. You will also find it in incense sticks and essential oil.

let’s see how to burn palo santo wood. I explain it to you in the video, but I leave you here the steps summarized in writing so that you can consult them whenever you need it:

1. First of all you must be careful. If you are an asthmatic person or with lung problems, its use is not recommended because you will see that it generates a lot of smoke.
2. Then you could have a window open so that there is a little current in the house and thus the smoke circulates better.
3. Next, light a candle and bring the wood to the fire so that it lights.
4. Wait a few seconds because palo santo always takes a bit to light.
5. Now, you can move the stick a little so that the fire goes out and gives rise to smoke.
6. You are now ready for energy cleansing, start pass the smoke through all the rooms of the house. I encourage you to maintain a happy and protective mindset so that your home remains a safe and clean place.

Generally, you will see that the palo santo will go out by itself or you can leave it burning until it is consumed in a censer.

What smell will Palo Santo leave?

The aroma of palo santo could surprise you because it is very woody and somewhat strong. However, I’m sure you’ll get used to it and you’ll find it enjoyable right away.

However, there are many other ways to do energy cleaning at home. A very common one is cleaning the home with sage.

As always, I encourage you to find yours and, above all, to build a care ritual for yourself and your home.

When to do energy cleaning at home

You don’t have to obsess over energy cleansing at home. It is not something that has to be done daily or weekly.

It is advisable after visits, before you move to a new home or after having done works. In general, after a large movement of people or having experienced a change in your life.

Enjoy your home and keep the spaces clean at all levels to allow your mind to fill with beautiful things and pleasant.

Where to buy palo santo and how to preserve it

As we have already seen, it is important that you get palo santo from stores that sell it from protected origins. There are many stores such as, for example, herbalists, where you will find bags of palo santo and also bundles of sage.

You will see that palo santo lasts a long timeso store well the wood that you are not using at that moment. When you start burning a stick, burn it until it’s gone. Even if you have already turned it on, when it is off it remains well preserved so that you can turn it on again whenever you need it.

The key to its conservation is avoid contact with humid environments as much as possiblesince we want the wood to be very dry so that it makes smoke when burning.

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