Ces Drilon’s launches Provenciana, her version of the centuries-old aromatherapy practice
Smudging has increased in popularity in the Philippines following the rediscovery of this ancient practice around the world.
The ritual of smudging or sage burning is performed to cleanse our spaces or ourselves of negative energy. With the chaos and uncertainty of the past year and a half, tools to handle our stress and anxiety have become a godsend. And what better way to do it than using the gifts of Mother Nature!
The smudge stick helps relieve tension, anxiety, and stress the natural way. Lately, we have seen the advent of sage, cedar, palo santo, and other smudge sticks, which are lit to release a cleansing smoke to shift energy in a room from negative to positive. Smudging your space, house or even your workplace can bring an instant flow of clarity.
Provenciana, founded by Ces Drilon, who shifted into being a purveyor of products derived from local herbs and plants, offers its version of the smudge stick, which combines traditional elements with Philippine ingredients like turmeric and Manila copal and elemi rosins and resins.
Manila copal is derived from the Almaciga tree, which is plentiful in Palawan, while elemi is derived from the pili tree. It is a thoughtfully composed smudge stick blending these local ingredients with white sage, cedar, palo santo, lavender flowers, blue sage, and wild purple sage.
Think of this ancient aromatherapy practice as simply the diffuser of olden times. Medicinal smokes like burning sage and other herbs are a powerful ritual that indigenous communities have been using to clear negative energy for thousands of years. The great cultures and religions of the past used incense in offerings and worship for centuries. These are associated with divinity, cleanliness, and purity. The smoke emitted by the herbs are believed to transform spaces evoking spirituality, royalty, and peace.
The great cultures and religions of the past used incense in offerings and worship for centuries. These are associated with divinity, cleanliness, and purity.
It’s the perfect way to start a new year. Out with the old, especially if they are stale resentments, expired energies, wounds that should have long healed. And in with a new, pure and simple, cleansed, and re-energized you. Provenciania.com