Short Stuff: Smudging: Not just for hippies

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Short Stuff: Smudging: Not just for hippies

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Feb 28, 2024

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Smudging is the process of wafting around the smoke of burning white sage. What is it good for? Listen in and find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Feb 28, 2024

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