The Mexican copal and medicinal herbs in Rosario's Blend Resin Incense are ethically sourced from our vendor Edgar Rodriguez Nava. Edgar is a born Mayan, who works with the medicines of the Mayan culture. He learned from his father and his father's father. He is also teaching his son the ways of Mayan medicines.  He holds temazcals, and many other types of Mayan ceremonies for the Mexican people. Edgar and his wife, Rosario, earn a living making and selling crafts in the Riviera Maya region of Mexico. His crafts are mostly shamanic tools from his Mayan tradition.  
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Burning herbs and resins (aromatic tree sap) is one of the oldest forms of incense. Long before there were sticks and cones, people would add fragrant botanicals to fire to create beautiful-smelling smoke to entice their deities or to please themselves.  It is believed this is one of the most powerful means of working with herbs to imbue a space, an object or a person with holy qualities.