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 developing kōdō — the “high art” of incense making.
Today, we’re looking at how to use incense sticks when meditating and the ways you can incorporate incense into your practice.