Awesome Powdered Incense

Awesome Incense**
According to folklore, four-out-of-work merchants of perfume and spice narrowly escaped burning at the stake because they gave up their secret recipe - the blend of oils they slathered on themselves for protection* from the plague as they went about their new business, thieving from the sick and dying. They were hanged instead. AWESOME. The legend of Thieves’ Oil, however, a blend of cinnamon, cloves, eucalyptus, lemon and rosemary, thrived.

*Just to be super clear, neither Thieves’ Oil or incense will protect you from any plague.
**natural, local, small-batch, handcrafted, zero waste….awesome.

Awesome incense awesomeness lies in helping you carve out some time to pause and be still.

Fire up this baby & watch the smoke as you reflect & find gratitude for all you have gone through. Gather energy for all that is ahead as the scent reveals itself….and lingers long after burning.

From Fermata to you: stillness.
Pause the constant whir of your day to appreciate a moment of your own making. In your own sweet time.
At Fermata, our daily ritual centres on stillness. We deliberately set aside time to pause and be still. This moment of recharge helps us through each day with improved focus and space to get all the things done.

And to let go of all the things that don’t matter, after all.

Your moment of stillness can be found by simply sitting in silence, listening to calming music or repeating a reassuring affirmation. Softly focusing on a flame can help you into your moment. Our new-found favourite path into the heart of stillness is in the burning of powdered loose incense .A ¼ teaspoon of Fermata’s powdered incense provides around five minutes of stillness. A whole moment. A time to pause and let go as the smoke wisps and curls from the burning incense and the scent finds gentle release. Be still.

Instructions for burning the powdered incense:

The process of burning loose incense takes some care and attention We do not recommend leaving the incense unattended
Put a teaspoon of fine salt into a heatproof dish
Add ¼ teaspoon of incense powder onto the bed of salt
Form the powder into a cone with the back of a teaspoon. Take care over this as it will help the incense powder burn
Light the tip of the cone and allow it to burn for several seconds
Once the burn has begun, so too has your moment
For five minutes of stillness, relax and watch the tendrils of smoke play and dance before you
A little powder will remain unburnt
Once completely cold, discard.