• To purify your space. Odor vaporizers and bacteria killers, burning incense helps to decrease the bacteria in the air. 

• To calm or focus your mind. The essential oils used for the incense helps to improve focus, have calming effects and invigorate the mind. Incense are often used to complement yoga or meditation practices to add a layer of focus or centeredness through aromatherapy.

• To reduce stress and anxiety. Our olfactory senses are one of our most direct links to our limbic system—the place in the brain that controls memory, emotions and how we learn. Burning incense with a particular scent can be utilized like any other aromatherapy to curb stress and decrease anxiety.