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An in-depth guide to blending the practice of yoga with cannabis

* Examines the physical, mental, spiritual, and energetic effects of cannabis and yoga, including their effects on the nervous system and chakras

* Explains how yoga practice offers a way to tune the human nervous system and how, through…

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1 author picked The Lotus and the Bud as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

My friend Chris Kilham, an ethnobotanist, medicine hunter, and yoga master, discovered decades ago that thoughtful ganja intake can enhance yoga practice and pave the way for a life of peace, health, and well-being. This book offers an in-depth guide to blending yoga with cannabis as well as a killer sequence of cannabis-enhanced postures and instructions for breathwork and meditation practice. I refer to this book again and again.

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