What Are The Spiritual Benefits Of Burning Incense?

What Are The Spiritual Benefits Of Burning Incense?
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Scents, aromas, or fragrances, however, you want to call them, can easily trigger specific responses in your body. For example; to aid sleep, encourage relaxation, promote concentration, increase motivation, stimulate creativity, and heighten sexual desire.

Moreover, there are also a whole lot of religious, aesthetic, and practical reasons. As we venture further into the New York incense dimension we found out that specific fragrances or ingredients can be used for specific purposes.

Below, we will explore all these attributes and uses for using Incense, along with highlighting various benefits and suggesting fragrances for occasions and purposes.

  1. Relax and unwind

Light up some Incense, curl up on your relaxing sofa with a cup of tea, a book might be a good idea, or some chilled-out music. Alternatively, take a bath and replace your boring candles with an amazing Incense Stick or two. Soft fragrances will surely enhance relaxed feelings this time, allowing you to have “ME TIME” from the hassles of everyday living. Frankincense, Sandalwood, or Cedarwood are some of the ‘calming fragrances’, that work well for general relaxation.

  1. Reduce stress and anxiety

Using incense is a step up towards relaxing – reducing body activities like fast heart rate and heavy breathing. Also, encourage your stressed mind to stop worrying and racing from one thought to another. Pick the purest and best quality Sandalwoods incense for this. Or you can go for Lavender and Rosemary also, other great choices here too.

  1. Meditation

Incense is used widely around the world in many different religious practices to heighten senses, deepen attention, and uplift one’s spirit when practicing any kind of meditation. Traditionally, some civilizations counted the passing of time by the burning of set-length incense sticks.

Sandalwoods and Lotus are the most famous fragrances that are frequently for meditation – but you must choose what suits you best. Find that one scent that transports you to the place you want, without taking over your thoughts.

  1. Spirituality

The burning of Incense can act as a stunning path to spirituality, formal or informal, religion or secular. Incense always been in use for thousands of years in daily use in various religions of the world – Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity.

  1. Increase Focus



Burn incense with uplifting fragrances when working, studying, or doing any other activity to increase focus and enhance concentration. With music playing in the background, fragrances have a subtle effect on the mind and body, making them a perfect partner for work or engaging in a hobby that requires additional focus. 


  1. Stimulate creativity

A well-crafted fragrance can enhance your own abilities along with stimulating ideas and improve mental performance. Most high-quality Incense is known for ‘uplifting’ fragrances such as Lemongrass, Citrus scents, Geranium, and Ylang-Ylang.

  1. Generosity and Mindfulness

Whether you need it to be formal or informal, religious or even aesthetic, you can create good Karma by using an incense stick and lighting it as an offering. It is a simple way to do something, without any expectation in return. It encourages generosity and letting go. Select an incense stick of high quality for a mindful activity.

Take time in preparation, selecting your preferred stick, incense bowl, and Incense Burners in NYC. Light, ‘listen’ to what the fragrance is saying, and relax.

The good aromas, generated from Incense sticks raise serotonin in the brain. Fragrances help focus the mind and ready the body by creating the right aromatic atmosphere. Doing natural and healthy activity you will want to avoid anything artificial, toxic, or just plain distracting.

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