When Spanish monks discovered palo santo wood's ability to cleanse and heal, they named the tree "palo santo," meaning "holy wood." While some smudging herbs are used only to cleanse a space of negative energy, palo santo is rare because it does both at once: cleansing and attracting positive energy.
Through the burning of the sacred wood, its oils are released to cleanse the space and the people it comes into contact with, attracting positive energy and even healing on physical and subtle levels. This enhances the ability to concentrate and meditate.
The palo santo wood is sourced from Peru and Ecuador, where the harvest is monitored by the local government. The trees are never cut down. Only the wood from naturally fallen trees is gathered and offered for sale, helping to preserve these rare and treasured trees for generations to come.
