11/7/2022 0 Comments Free and easy wanderer![]() ![]() The growth, potential, and dynamism of spring ushers fast changes into our worlds and bodies. Some Traditional Chinese Medicine formulas create lovely incenses for both medicinal and recreational uses, such as Yue Ju Wan (越鞠丸), Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San (川芎茶調散), and the star of today’s show, Xiao Yao San (逍遙散) or “Free and Easy Wanderer.” Aromatic botanicals often include xiang (香) in their names, meaning “scent.” This includes agarwood ( chen xiang 沈香), sandalwood ( tan xiang 檀香), frankincense ( ru xiang 乳香), and cloves ( ding xiang 定香). Non-medicinal incense lent its aroma to religious ceremonies, perfuming clothing, and delighting the senses. We find records of medicinal incense from the early Han dynasty in China, over 2000 years ago, with uses listed for everything from purifying rooms to treating headaches. Mixing and shaping incense by hand, we reconnect with our indigenous roots of shaping the earth, building rituals, and serenading our ancestors with songs carried on spiraling smoke. Making our own incense provides a tactile connection with the land, medicine, and our bioregional terroir. By heating plants and resins, we release volatile phytoconstituents that purify both physical and spiritual dimensions for ceremonial, medicinal, and home uses. Incense has a long history of creating sacred space, uplifting intentions, and communicating between realms. Jump to Recipeįire’s glow sparks magic, invites presence, transforms energy, and connects communities. On most adventures, I commune with the landscape of my inner and outer terrain with my traveling trifecta of tea, journal, and incense. ![]() Having lived out of a backpack for most of my twenties and still traveling a lot in my thirties, small yet potent packages of transportable sweetness help me create a sense of belonging no matter where I land. ![]()
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