Incense

Since Biblical times and long before, incense has had a significant role in religious worship ceremonies and rites from different religious traditions all over the world. Incense is used to cleanse both the physical and spiritual atmosphere in preparation for worship. Burning incense serves to create a contemplative, devotional atmosphere as congregants prepare their hearts and minds for worship and devotion.

Burning incense disburses a pure, clean fragrance throughout the space. When we burn incense in a sacred space we are brought to a place of sanctity, devotion and peace.

People burn incense in their private homes to create an atmosphere of peace and comfort, familiarity and calm. When families move into a new home, they may sometimes burn incense as a way of clearing away the vibrations and spirits of the former inhabitants and creating a welcoming environment as they move into the space.

Incense can also be used as a yoga meditation tool. The fragrance can help to center your attention in the space and to the time of meditation. Different essential oils will have different effects, so some quick research about aromatherapy can help you choose the best fragrance for the mood and the spirit that you want to invoke during your meditation session.

Incense burners come in every imaginable shape and size. Designed to hold incense sticks, an incense burner can be anything from a simple metal tray to a stone stick burner to a terra cotta or stone carved vessel for holding the natural incense.

Bamboo incense sticks burn with less smoke that typical incense sticks so the fragrance is much more clean and pure.

Shop owners can purchase wholesale incense burners and they can buy incense sticks from those who are importing incense from exotic locations, allowing them to purchase wholesale incense and bulk incense.

Tibetan incense is hand crafted and used by the monks to purify and cleanse the atmosphere in preparation for meditation and prayer.

Japanese incense have a sandalwood or Aloeswood base and their fragrance is much lighter than Indian incense. Japanese pig incense burners are shaped like a pig with its mouth open. You place the burning incense into its mouth and the Japanese pig incense burner catches the ash and disburses the fragrance.

Gonesh incense is created by a family owned company that began in the 1920's. Named after Gonesh, the god of good luck, Gonesh incense was very popular in the 60's.