Sweetgrass

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Sweet grass is a gift from mother earth. It is said to be part of her hair and the use of sweet grass promotes strength and kindness. When braiding sweet grass ach strand of the braid represents mind, body and spirit.

It is also important to remember the teaching of the sweet grass braid and walk that way when wearing a braid

Smudging : The aroma of burning sweet grass has a calming effect and thus promotes kind thoughts. When smudging with sweet grass it is important to honor the hair of the mother earth by smudging our own hair with the smoke.

Prayer and Ceremony: Since sweet grass promotes strength and kindness it is often used in healing circles and during ceremony to allow positive energy, kind thoughts and kind feelings to surface through any pain and suffering.