How to Use a White Sage Smudge Stick : Functional Exercises & Health Tips

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Dried sage is actually used quite a bit in various native American traditions to develop energy. Use white sage smudge sticks with help from a wellness educator in this free video clip.
Expert: Liza Pitsirilos
Bio: Liza Pitsirilos, E-RYT & M.S., is the Founder of Ambrosia Lifestyle Inc.
Filmmaker: Michael Watkins
Series Description: Health and personal fitness techniques can be altered to fit the sport or activity in which you want to participate. Get tips on exercises and getting healthy for various purposes with help from a wellness educator in this free video series.

[@thunderbird2546]

It is nice to See People discovering the Creators Energy. There is of course, Spiritual Protocols for Native Ceremony. Smudging is practiced by many Ciltures in thier own way. It is nice to see People rediscovering their Roots... If You have an interest in learning Native Spiritual Smudge Ceremony, i would be more than happy to Share..

[@michellewalsh2877]

Very easy but precise instruction, thank you xx

[@Kzel1982]

Open those windows to get that bad energy out!!!!!!!!!

[@maelgwni]

Wondeful, clear tutorial! Thank you so much :)

[@flowfreely]

Gracefully presented. Thank you :)

[@Ariesjp]

Thank you for being concise

[@AnotherJeni4You]

Thank you for your video. I would only like to add you should always light your sage with the flame of a candle or match, not with butane fueled lighters. Love and Light.

[@jocelynnmcduffey6054]

What is that?

[@Julescr80]

Hey, thanks for the video. Simple and easy 👌🏼

[@andreadanielle71]

quick and sweet! Thanks for the video

[@janaymachado3593]

I love the smell of white sage

[@LorettacoastalLivingLake-cd8lb]

Helpful thank you

[@joann7550]

Great video.

[@AscendedCreations]

Can I ground it out for multiple uses?

[@Will0w.69]

Send help I was trying to learn how to put it out but still be able to use it later and this Is the only thing that came up

[@kimberlybolden53]

How often do you or can you smudge your home??

[@chleroeyes931]

my favorite combo is 1 part sage and 2 parts heron

[@confusedcreature]

My mom is really paranoid about it setting off the fire alarm, could that happen, and if it could what can I do to prevent it?

[@s.k.tv1178]

Do anybody know why I’m hearing not to use whit sage

[@Ranee1866]

Where to buy this?

[@chubbatheBOSS]

Hi, if I use the same stick and light it at the same end each time, it had a burnt smell since it is burning the previous part. Should I break up the stick into different pieces so that I get a fresh smudge and smell each time?

[@kunal_k_]

I guess drying/whisking off the burnt part should be it.. N ready to use next time again

[@vickigriffin5316]

How many smudge sticks are necessary to cleanse a 3000sqfthome as well as 6 participants. We've all had a lot of losses along the way and are in need on some good energy. Also we are getting together as a group in support of a very good friend who has had numerous losses and negativity in her life in the past 6 months. She is very special to us. She's the one who is there for everybody else. Its time to pay it forward.This will be the first time for all of us to do this. We are very excited to help her and ourselves ..BUT we don't want to overdue it with the smoke

[@dancingpanda2075]

anyone else trying to prevent the ghost from showing up

[@Nicole-og6df]

Lol

[@jefzwetz9535]

When first lighting your smudge stick NEVER blow on it to extinguish the flame. Blowing out the flame is improper and could be viewed as insulting. Use your free hand and gently wave a bit of air over it to put out the initial flame.

[@TamperedSource]

1 LOVE literally no one, white sage is perfect when you’re an insomniac, kinda works like lavender. There’s no spiritual connection with the plant.

[@volpelastname6951]

So this is just bs pseudo spirituality right and not anything that affects the smell right?

[@crss6846]

Insulting who? lmao this stuff is all bullshit.

[@Jodahobo]

​@@crss6846native religion guy 😂🤓

[@Jodahobo]

​@TamperedSource white sage is a spiritual plant, used as a medicine and cleanser by many back in the days. Traditions are still using it till this day.

[@jacquelineholts4801]

loved this....I smudged my apt. and my children...maybe they will stop fighting for a while now lol they are girls lol..

[@user-cd4qb5xw8c]

Sage has been famously used among vedic people as well like every single day.

[@Gamingandlipstck]

help where do I buy this from?? I need to smudge my apt & the hall in my apt.. seriously please help. thank you for the video!

[@mcwatermelongamer4748]

+Catlyn Montgomery online

[@TheSharpmarksman]

Iherb ships globally

[@cynferniza7399]

Gaming & Lipstick hi

[@cynferniza7399]

Spencers

[@vrida276]

I brought mine off Etsy, it was sourced from a local Native American supplier.

[@locoshadowaztec]

Hello Non-Native Americans. Please remember to respect the sacred traditions of indigenous peoples by acknowledging the Elders that have enabled this sacred practice for the rest of us and DO NOT BUY IT FROM Capitalistic Greed, buy it from Respectfully Conscious people that have a connection with Indigenous Communities and grow out SUSTAINABLY because that is what is the right thing to do . And if you're going to be continuing to take Indigenous lands, practices and resources for your own benefit, the least you can do is give an acknowledgement of the Native Elders to those you're sharing these practices with. Traditional medicine plants and bushes are being ravaged and consumed by Capitalistic Greed and Unconscious minds that could give not give 2 shits about cultural appropriation and respect.

[@mandyinseattle]

Can you please tell me what you use on your hair? It's gorgeous. Tell me every product you use! I smudged my apt tonight after a difficult roommate moved out yesterday, and I'm feeling so much better.

[@lizapitsirilos]

+mandyinseattle Ha! So happy it was helpful to you Mandy. As for products I mix it up but sometime Catwalk by Tigi ; )

[@flygrace]

Didn't say how to extinguish it afterwards.

[@michelleberry4475]

I've watched several videos about smudgeing the body and this is the first time i've seen anybody say start with the top of your head, all other videos i've seen say start with your feet. wich is the corect way to start?

[@yoggerzzz]

+Michelle Berry You could always go to the feet of Elders and learn from the Native Americans who use sacred smoke, like sage, for smudging if they're willing to teach you.

[@whiskkers9291]

OK I know Ill probably catch some grief from this but I really mean no disrespect here. I am trying to learn more about this and be more open to the whole concept but...Why Sage? Why is there also sage blends like Sage/rosemary. Why cant you use a rolled up newspaper or something that produces smoke? Thanks

[@Nicole-og6df]

Idk probably because sage is dried up plants. But I don't really have a proper answer

[@whiskkers9291]

@@angieleni Why do you bother replying with a bunch of garbage rather then help people understand? You should trying adding positivity to the world instead of injecting your own unhappiness upon others.

[@kay-marieadkins4342]

One should never use Abalone Shells. The heat from the smudge releases shell particles that are like shards of glass in micro fine elements into the air.

[@elizabethking8373]

Kay-Marie Adkins Ive seen the reason for abalone shells is that the shell is the element for water. Sage itself is of earth, because it is a plant, also fire, because it is burning, and finally air, because of the resulting smoke. Spiritual rituals ideally combine all four elements and that is why the Native Americans used the shells. Its traditional way to burn. I personally found a brass cauldron I prefer to use instead. But your personal input is interesting and something worth considering, if the smudger wants to be environmentally considerate.

[@elizabethking8373]

I appreciate your comment but my appropriation awareness has expanded since the comment was made years ago. Thank you for educating other viewers though.

[@elizabethking8373]

@I think I'm Happy And while I am registered with the Wyandotte Nation, I am not actively participating in sacred rituals. At the time of this journey I thought my ancestry was sufficient enough for the practice.

[@nandkumarshrinivasinamdari1854]

Information is expected in Hindi language please. Thank you!

[@Cyder_Sweet]

I thought white sage was closed practice only?

[@naguibal-aswani288]

Never light it with a lighter though, the gas will adulterate it. Always use matches.

[@rahsadeen4571]

Hi, my first time hearing someone say that the smell is pungent. Are you saying it stinks? All comments on smell that I've come across thus far has been different. All likes the smell. Can you be more descriptive about the smell plz. I've never used and am willing to try, but if my wife gets a whiff of it smelling not so good for the first time, my smudging days are over from the first light. Lol?

[@misstype7992]

My first thoughts were it smells like weed!

[@Hassanhadi2607]

@@misstype7992 it’s similar but it’s nicer

[@Elemvoice]

I was looking for a Phasmophobia guide. Anyone?

[@ellecats1541]

lmao this is under the category of "fitness" XD

[@jonathanmacias2911]

Elle Cats in some beliefs it relaxes the soul I guess being relaxed is part of yoga which is under fitness

[@RUBY-gu2dd]

Apologies to sky ~ repent~pray for peace~ forgiveness ~ Thank you

[@sethpaiz]

Why does she look like the skinny dude from key and peele?

[@Add_Account485]

that was a terrible explanation

[@benebab12]

Can you make a better one please? Genuinely want to know what's right.

[@Add_Account485]

@@benebab12 hi.. I can't remember exactly why I wrote this cause it so long ago. The video doesn't seem too bad ; I guess she does explain what to do?. I tried looking up an old video for you but couldn't find it.. But I found one that I had copied down the words in the ritual they did & said it out loud as I saged/smudged myself. And friends .. it's in the video link. Below. t around 1.25min mark it says like : "SMUDGE YOUR EYES SO YOU WILL ONLY SEE GOOD THINGS " "SMUDGE YOUR MOUTH SO YOU ONLY SPEAK GOOD THINGS!" "SMUDGE YOuR EARS TO ONLY HEAR GOOD THINGS ; CAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH BAD MEDICINES OUT THERE".. ETC.. I'd try writing them down & saying them with the intention of it as you do it.. Also I think your ment to really smoke out the whole house not just a little bit. I even smudged around my front yard kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqKcaISup751kJY

[@ogreshavelayers1018]

this is embarrassingly misinformative 😻

[@lamb9770]

wait how?

[@ogreshavelayers1018]

PHH white sage is incredibly sacred to many indigenous cultures and is a closed practice, meaning that it would be cultural appropriation if you used white sage unless you are indigenous or invited by an indigenous person into the practice. it’s also being incredibly over harvested to be sold to “spiritual” people in mass chains like walmart which is basically stealing a sacred herb from indigenous people. the way that she said in the video “it has been adopted by many cultures” is not true and is just justifying this cultural appropriation. they also called it “smudging” which is a term for a very specific closed indigenous practice that has been appropriated by people just to describe smoke cleansing. this is also poor instruction and not how you cleanse, like the fact that she failed to mention the fact that white sage acts as a “spiritual bleach” persay and removes all energy, good and bad and that it is important to impliment good energy back into the space so that bad energy can’t just go right back in.

[@lamb9770]

ogres have layers this is so fascinating. i don’t have no intentions of purchasing this herb because i’m not indigenous but i LOVE hearing about the culture and practices, which is why i clicked on this video. how would someone reintroduce good energy? what’s the proper way to use it? if you don’t mind me asking

[@ogreshavelayers1018]

PHH i’m not indigenous but as a practitioner of witchcraft i did have to learn a lot about white sage and other closed indigenous practices to make sure i didn’t have cultural appropriation in my craft. white sage is a sacred plant in many indigenous cultures and is often burned for cleansing, wisdom, clarity, etc. It is used to cleanse spaces, people, as traditional medicine, for spiritual healing, and is an incredibly powerful and sacred plant in many traditional indigenous ceremonies. many people describe white sage as a “spiritual bleach” and that it removes all energy, both good and bad. it is believed by many people that this leaves just a blank space for negative energy to go right back into the space, so many people burn something else after the white sage that attracts positive energy back into the space. this is why in many indigenous smudging rituals palo santo, a sacred wood to many indigenous people is also burned. (i am not an expert and different traditions have different beliefs, this did just what i have heard from indigenous friends and my own research, but it is best to verify witch an indigenous person to be sure) in this video, they didn’t mention this while they were cleansing. the practice of burning herbs, whether it is white sage or not, is often called “smudging” by people who are misusing that term, when in reality, smudging is an indigenous practice of burning white sage to cleanse and purify. here is an article that further explains the significance of the plant in indigenous practices, keep in mind it’s a few years old so it does imply that it is okay to “adopt” the practice of smudging into your practice even if you’re not native. people have different opinions on this, some believe that if you get the white sage sustainably sourced it is okay to use even if you are not native, but i as someone who is a spiritual practitioner i have decided to not use it at all because i have seen many indigenous people online saying that it shouldn’t be used by non-natives at all unless you are invited into the practice by a native. aromaticmedicineschool.com/white-sage-wisdom-clarity/ If you’re interested, here’s another article explaining the large amount of cultural appropriation of white sage in the spiritual community (it might not be 100% accurate in describing native rituals but does give some good explanation of the problem with this) www.beautyindependent.com/native-americans-troubled-appropriation-commoditization-smudging/

[@mikevannatter5199]

@@ogreshavelayers1018 I was just getting ready to comment on this exact thing. It is incredibly inappropriate for someone other than indigenous people to use white sage. Very disrespectful

[@lisacoker5705]

No one should use white sage it’s strictly for indigenous people 😋 stay safe and blessed be

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

Sage, like all pants are for anyone. Nature is for people of every race, colour and creed to enjoy and appreciate. How dare you suggest certain races should be limited to which herbs they're allowed to use and for what purpose. Ridiculously racist.

[@queenofhearts1819]

God made nature for everyone to share. Light and blessings to you.

[@jacquelineholts4801]

loved this....I smudged my apt. and my children...maybe they will stop fighting for a while now lol they are girls lol..