Ganja Yoga: How to Combine Cannabis and Yoga?
Cannabis yoga is making headlines worldwide, with its unique benefits advocated by teachers and students. However, you might be surprised that marijuana and yoga do not always go hand in hand.
What is Ganja Yoga?
"Weed yoga", "ganja yoga", and "stoned yoga" have recently become trendy terms. In places where cannabis is legal (like Colorado, California, and Canada), new-age yogis are combining cannabis with their practice, claiming it can help their students better connect with their mind, body, and spirit.
History suggests that cannabis naturally grew for thousands of years in the foothills of regions like present-day Pakistan, Nepal, Kazakhstan, and India, where it played a crucial role in religion and spirituality.
The Vedas (ancient religious texts from India) say that gods created cannabis on the peak of Mount Mandara and that Shiva brought the sacred plant to Earth for all humanity to enjoy. The Atharvaveda also lists cannabis as one of five fundamental plants, while other Vedic scriptures go so far as to claim that our interaction with sacred plants is responsible for humanity's spiritual evolution.
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