Smudging is an ancient ceremony consisting of using the smoke of certain herbs to purify our energy fields. The Native Americans used the smoke, usually of sweetgrass, to carry their prayers to the Great Spirit. Before healing can occur, negative thoughts need to be removed. The herbs are either placed on a rock or shell to be lit or they are tied in sticks and lit. While the herbs are burning, gather the smoke into your hands or use a feather and brush the smoke over your body. We start at the heart, over the head and down each arm and down the rest of the body.