Cleansing Ceremony with Sage & Palo Santo

Cleansing a home and a body with Sage is the process of lighting sage (or other herbs or woods) on fire, extinguishing it, and wafting the smoke around in space in an effort to reduce and remove negative energy and influences.

Palo Santo completes your ceremony to fill your space with warmth, peace, and positive vibrations, inviting Blessings into your soul and your home.

 

Part I: Cleansing the Body – The Sacred Self

 

Prepare Your Space

~Place your golden glass leaf bowl, abalone bowl or any other heatproof bowl at your altar or a quiet corner.

~Keep a window or door slightly open in each room, symbolizing the release of stagnant energy.

~Set your intention on what you would like to gain from cleansing your body and home. Are you trying to heal emotionally, release what no longer serves you, invite positivity into your life, heal your ancestral ties, establish closer bonds with loved ones, reduce anxiety about finances, or something else? Take a few minutes to sit and meditate on your intention.

~Mute your phone

Light the Sage

~With a match, light a candle. Point your Sage bundle down at 45 degree angle above the flame and allow it to smolder until a gentle smoke rises (about 30 seconds)

~Hold the sage above your heart, then move it slowly around your body in a spiral — starting from your head, down to your feet.

~Whisper: “I release all that does not serve me. I invite peace and clarity.”

Seal with Palo Santo

~Light the palo santo stick with the same candle, let it glow, then blow out the flame.

~Circle the smoke around your hands, face, and chest, infusing yourself with warmth and blessings.

~Visualize golden light surrounding you, a shield of protection and prosperity.

 

Part II: Cleansing the Home – The Sacred Space

Begin at the Entrance

~Stand at your front door. With sage in hand, let the smoke drift through the threshold.

~Say: “I welcome only harmony, abundance, and love into this home.”

Move Room by Room

~Walk clockwise through each room, guiding the smoke into corners, doorways, and windows.

~With sage, clear away the old. With palo santo, fill the space with new light.

~Pause in the center of each room and take three deep breaths, allowing the energy to reset.

~Clap your hands when you enter a new room to detach the energy from the space for easier removal

~Relight your sage stick if you notice that heavy energies do not allow the smoke to clean the space easily

Final Blessing

~Return to your altar. Place both sage and palo santo in the glass bowl.

~Tie the turmeric wrist thread around your wrist, sealing your protection. make three knots with 3 intentions.

~Sit quietly in gratitude, knowing your body and home are now aligned in peace and luxury.