You might not realize it, but your whole being shifts with the seasons, whether it is noticeable to you or not. Your body is adapting to the less or more light in the days, sending signals to the brain to alter sleep cycles and glucose patterns. Your skin is adjusting to the temperature and moisture changes in the air, altering your hydration status. Your metabolism actually increases during the cold winter, and your body sweats more in the warm summer.

The burning of incense has been transporting people to a different spiritual plane for many centuries, connecting them with their sole purpose in life. You don't have to be a specific religion to honor the practice of incense burning. It is a medium to accomplish a prayer, thought, or ritual.

For ages, humans have relied on herbs, essential oils, and incense for a kaleidoscope of ALL things. The ancient tradition of a quiet journey to find the exact spot where the particular sought herb grew, the right season & time of day, & the reverence of picking the plant for the greater good knowing the power and knowledge it contained.

You could say this collaboration began over yoga :) Cathy and I have frequently attended some crazy hard hot yoga classes, and in the end when you are laying in shavasana, you get all sorts of visions (or maybe just lack of electrolytes).

The ritual of burning flowers, herbs & plants has been around for centuries. Many religions and groups have used incense and smoke of them burning as part of their spiritual rituals.