How to Use Incense to Support You Holistically
Did you know that burning incense can support your healing journey as well as provide other benefits? It sure does!
Burning incense is a form of aromatherapy. The way aromatherapy works is that it activates the smell receptors in your nose that sends messages directly to your brain’s limbic system. This system affects your emotions, memory, learning, appetite, and sex drive. Therefore, inhaling aromas, such as through essential oils or burning incense, stimulate different responses throughout your body that provide a positive healing effect.
There are several benefits to burning incense, and some of them include the following.
Improving focus and mental clarity
Providing a grounding and balance
Reduce stress, anxiety, and support other mood disorders
Kills bacteria, fungus, and viruses
Promote relaxation
Deepen attention
Heighten awareness
Aide in spirituality
Promote mindfulness
Support meditation
Stimulate creativity
My personal favorites for resin incense are frankincense, myrrh, 7 archangels, 3 kings, and copal. Each one of these provides additional benefits to your healing journey, and I recommend their use during prayer and meditation.
Frankincense
Frankincense resin use is for grounding, meditation, spiritual growth, calming emotions, mental focus, and purification.
Myrrh
Myrrh resin is for use with mediation, peace, purification, healing, and spirituality.
7 Archangels
The 7 Archangels resin includes frankincense, myrrh, and a variety of other aromas. Its use is for peace, meditation, healing, and spiritual growth.
3 Kings
The 3 Kings resin includes frankincense, myrrh, and benzoin. Its use is for peace, balance, harmony, healing, and spiritual growth.
Copal
Copal resin is often for use with mediation, promoting feelings of love, purification, healing, and spirituality.
When burning incense, you could use incense sticks, cones, or even resin, whichever is your preference run with it, and if you're not sure, I suggest you start with incense sticks to keep it simple.
My personal preference for burning incense is with an abalone shell on a stand with charcoal discs and resin incense. A word of caution, though with this method that the abalone shell does get hot and if you have small children or pets, it's less than ideal, but not impossible to use. Just be mindful of the safety issues that arise when using this method when they're home or around you.
To use a shell or other fire-safe bowl, you will place the charcoal disc at the bottom, light it, and place the resin on top. I also like to gently blow on it to generate the smoke and then fan my hand slowly in front of my face to take in the aroma before placing it down in front of me.
You can purchase your preferred kind of incense through online retailers or local businesses such as rock or crystal shops, metaphysical or spiritual stores, or other specialty shops.
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In summary, based on the information above, you can see that burning incense provides several benefits for you and your family. Depending on the aroma of the incense will depend on the benefits and whether they’re emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual. Either way, I encourage you to explore which types and aromatic scents of incense you prefer to use. Keep a log of the changes you see after their use. I “scents” you’ll be surprised at the benefits you experience. Have fun with it!
Share in the comments: What type of incense do you use in your home?
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