Just|Breathe

•Gypsy: racial slur for the Romani people. Incredibly insulting. Use ‘free spirit’ instead.

•Karma: Hindu term for the law of cause and effect (it’s way more complicated than that but I digress) if you are not a member of this culture and belief system, don’t use the term. Use ‘justice’ or ‘law of return’ instead.

•Chakras: Term for energy points in the human body. Same as above. Use ‘energy points’ instead.

•Smudging: Native American name for a sacred cleansing ceremony. Unless you are a member of this culture and have been trained in the confines of the tribe, do not use this term. Use ‘smoke cleansing’ instead.

Everybody’s craft is different! And nobody’s is less valid than anyone elses. When we see people doing things differently than we do, it can be easy to reject their way or see ours as superior. But the truth is that different people have different wants, needs and abilities- so of course their practises are going to be different too!