You can enhance your meditation practice in several ways by using incense.
If you haven’t tried it, you may find it a game-changer – or at least a surprisingly nice addition.
Incense hit the historical scene about 6,000 years ago in Egypt, but most anthropologists believe humans on every continent spontaneously developed the sweet-smelling fire sticks at around the same time.
Back in BCE, people used incense for practical and spiritual purposes, and the Japanese took it one step further by developingkōdō —the “high art” of incense making.
Today, we’re looking at how to useincense sticks当冥想and the ways you can incorporate incense into your practice.