Home Energy Cleansing
A gentle ritual to cleanse your home and set intentions for what you'd like to welcome in. It draws on Tyrolean traditions passed down through our family: Räuchern, a cleansing with the smoke of herbs and resins, and Kräuterbuschen, hand-tied bundles of herbs kept to protect the home. Alongside these, we use natural found objects that hold meaning, such as feathers, stones and crystals. Book it on its own, or after a declutter, a move, a change in your life or a new beginning.
When people choose a cleansing
Your home carries the story of everything you've lived there. A cleansing is how you begin what comes next: together we clear the space, then fill it with intention, so your home feels alive with renewed energy and ready for everything you want to welcome in. People choose a cleansing to:
Step into their next home and make it feel unmistakably theirs from the very first night
Fill a space with inspiration before starting a creative project, a home business or a well-earned retirement
Welcome a birthday, anniversary, new year or change of season with clear intentions for the months ahead
Breathe fresh energy into rooms they've just decluttered, downsized or renovated
Honour the memories in an inherited family home while making room for their own story
Leave a much-loved house with gratitude before selling or moving on
Open a new chapter after a separation, a loss or a difficult time for the life they want to build next
Messy & Co’s roots connect to Merano in South Tyrol, where the founder’s grandmother was born. Across Tyrol and South Tyrol, homes have long been cared for through traditions of smoke, herbs, fresh air and intention. During the Rauhnächte, families would move through their homes with fragrant resins and herbs, opening windows afterwards and marking a transition from what had been to what was coming next. That idea of clearing, renewing and creating space for a fresh beginning sits naturally within the Messy & Co approach to home energy cleansing.
Traditions from the Tyrolean Alps
Smoke cleansing
In South Tyrolean tradition, Räuchern uses fragrant herbs and resins carried through the home in a heat-safe vessel. The ritual marks a clearing of the space, followed by opening windows and doors to welcome fresh air and a sense of renewal.
Herb bundles
Bundles of herbs have long been gathered and kept in South Tyrolean homes, sometimes later used during traditional winter smoking rituals. Messy & Co draws on that idea of working with natural materials, scent and intention.
Intention setting
In the space you’re focusing on, whether that’s your whole home, a studio or a single room, we choose together what you’d love it to hold. It might be creativity, rest, connection, focus or something else entirely. From there, we create a simple ritual around that intention, using the sound of bells or chimes, the scent of herbs and oils, and natural objects chosen for their meaning and left in the space as a lasting reminder of what you want to welcome in.
Questions about Home Energy Cleansing
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A gentle ritual that cleanses your home and sets intentions for what you'd like to welcome in, such as calm, creativity or connection. It draws on the Tyrolean household traditions in our founder's family, including smoke cleansing with herbs and resins, alongside natural found objects that hold meaning. Each cleansing is shaped around you and your space.
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We begin by talking about what you'd like to welcome into your home, whether that's calm, creativity, warmth, clarity or a fresh beginning. Then we move through the space room by room, using the elements that feel right for you, such as smoke cleansing with herbs, essential oils, crystals, bells or chimes and feathers. To finish, the windows and doors are opened to let fresh air flow through, and your intentions are set in the space.
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Not at all. Many people simply love marking a new beginning with a meaningful ritual. You choose the intentions, and we shape the cleansing around what feels comfortable for you.
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It depends on the size of your space and how much time you'd like for setting intentions. A single room can take as little as 15 minutes, while a whole home with intention setting usually takes closer to an hour. We'll talk through the timing with you at your free consultation.
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Yes, we ask that you or someone you trust is home. You can be as involved as you like, from taking part in each step to simply watching.
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Smoke is completely optional. We can use gentle smoke-free methods instead, such as hand-tied herb bundles placed in the space, herbal mists with rosemary or lavender, the sound of bells or chimes, and opening the windows and doors to let fresh air flow through.
