Smudging history/definition:
Smudging is the common name given to the sacred smoke blessing, a powerful cleansing technique used by American Indians for millennia. No one knows how or when smudging started but it has been an effective method to heal and bless spaces and items with positive energy. Smudging calls on the spirits of sacred plants to drive away negative energies and restore balance. It is the art of cleansing yourself and your environment using simple ritual and ceremony. For thousands of years smudging has been a part of Native American tradition.

The power of smudging...
Poeple who have their space or items smudged have reported instant effects ranging from increased happiness, increased feeling of peace, greater success, some even claim their homes had a negative feeling that was banished after smudging.  Not all smudging can done in one smudge; look at it like leaving dirty dishes over night the longer negativity lingers the harder it is to remove.

Smudging shifts levels of reality connecting us here in the physical world to the subtle realm of spirits. Homes, empty space, bodies, and are not just made of purely physical matter; they also vibrate with invisible energy. Cleansing a space or our bodies by smudging clears away all the emotional and psychic negativities that have gathered over the years. It is literally spiritual spring-cleaning. The effects of smudging can be surprisingly swift and dramatic. Smudging along with your effort to avoid negativities and include healthy positives in your life will bring about positive change in your space and body.

When should you smudge?
If you've been feeling depressed, angry, and resentful.

If you’re going to participate a special ritual or ceremony.

As part of a general spiritual housecleaning.

To cleans items of negativities.

Smudge homes, offices, spaces to rid of negative energies left by visitors.

Smudge new items you bring into your space.