Why Should You Burn Incense in the Morning?
Early in the morning is when we are most susceptible to our surroundings. It is when you practice your personal sadhana. Lights, sounds, and smells are amplified earlier in the morning. It’s the perfect moment to set up your body for the type of day you are looking to experience.
It’s also the perfect time to help maintain your circadian rhythm. This is the part of your mind and body that maintains your 24-hour cycle of sleep and wakefulness.
By starting off your morning in the best way, and not messing around with the natural cycle of your body, you can strengthen your circadian rhythm. This can result in better mental health, stronger immune systems, regulate cholesterol, blood sugar, weight and metabolism.
With the right incense burning first thing in the morning, you can also cleanse yourself of negative energies and reinforce your spirit — enabling you to take on whatever the world throws at you today!
The Best Incense Sticks to Burn in the Morning
Myrrh
Our ancestors once valued Myrrh as worth more than its weight in gold, and they were right.
The list of benefits of burning Myrrh incense sticks is well-documented and backed up with evidence. Its antibacterial potential alone is enough to free your home atmosphere from infectious particles – even ones that are resistant to medical drugs.
From maintaining a healthy skin glow, cleansing livers, alleviating sinusitis and curing eczema, by choosing to burn myrrh in the morning you set yourself up to cleanse your mind, body and soul entirely.
Face the world as a fresh new person each and every day – and keep your home free from any microbes that would seek to harm your health.
Citrus
Want to wake up in a happy, go-lucky mood? Well once you’ve lit up citrus incense in the morning you’ll be set for the rest of the day.
Citrus scents specialize in perking up your mood and stimulating your mental functions. It gives a kickstart to your morning by boosting your energy levels early on — who needs coffee?
It also reduces the release of norepinephrine — a stress hormone, and stimulates the creation of serotonin, making sure you have a smile on your face for your morning.
Rue
Rue is known as “Queen of the Herbs” for a reason, and in our opinion it deserves its crown.
The beauty of its shining yellow flowers are only outshone by the benefits of burning rue incense sticks. For centuries it has been used to cleanse bad energies, remove hexes and otherwise provide protective boundaries, but its physical effects are also incredibly effective as well.
For those with a sensitive stomach each morning, the burning of rue incense sticks will soothe your rumbling tummies.
With the nerve-calming qualities of this plant you can also reduce menstrual pain, lower anxiety levels and otherwise prepare yourself for a peaceful day without the problems that can affect your day to day life.
Peppermint
Wipe away the grogginess of sleep with peppermint incense sticks first thing in the morning.
The minty fresh aroma of peppermint incense is a great way to invigorate yourself and your senses early in the morning. WIth the ability to increase focus and improve your mental clarity — it’s essential for those who have tasks to be cracking on with first thing.
Rose
Find your spiritual and emotional center with rose incense sticks.
If you burn rose incense in the mornings you will do more than balance your humors, you will soothe your nerves and ease any leftover tension from the previous day.
What is specifically important about burning this incense in the morning is its potential to shield you from negative energies throughout the day. By choosing to start your day like this, you’ll be set up for the entire day.
Lemongrass
With the leafy aroma of Lemongrass incense, your mornings will feel as fresh as a woodland forest.
By burning Lemongrass first thing in the day, you can help declutter your sleeping consciousness and focus your mind on the day ahead. With the concentration and focus that it brings, you will feel revitalized in both mind and body.
It also has the added bonus of purifying the atmosphere and repelling insects – so your day will start free of negative energy, pollutants and any unwanted pests!
Patchouli
Perhaps not the most energizing incense stick, but it has a whole host of benefits that can be received by burning this aroma early in the mornings.
Patchouli incense sticks contain a sweet and floral aroma with deep-earthy undertones that tantalize your olfactory senses and stimulate your feelings; very handy for those of us who have trouble waking up.
More specifically, it is an effective anti-anxiety incense choice and also alleviates depression and high stress levels – especially important if you haven’t had the best sleep.
What makes Patchouli one of the favorite choices of Yogis is the potent spirituality it invokes. It’s been used in Yoga, Meditation and rituals of spiritual significance for centuries.