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YOGA AND CANNABIS A CONTROVERSIAL NEW TREND THAT’S GAINING POPULARITY – Health

YOGA AND CANNABIS A CONTROVERSIAL NEW TREND THAT’S GAINING Popularity- Health

Collective Evolution   SHELLEY M. WHITE 

“Yoga and herb intake have been linked since ancient times. The yoga sutras, written in Sanskrit before the time of Christ, are considered the practice’s foundational text. The sutras list herbs as one of five methods to lift the veil of ignorance, or the barrier between the conscious and the unconscious.” [1]

While many people feel that cannabis and exercise go anything but hand-in-hand, there is an emerging group of individuals coming forward claiming that, for them, the two actually pair quite well. In fact, they go as far as to claim that practicing yoga and receiving the therapeutic benefits they so desperately need would be all but impossible without the relaxation and pain relieving qualities cannabis has to offer. . . . Read Complete Report

 

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Yoga, meditation may help train brain to help people control computers with their mind

Featured Image: Statue of Shiva in BangaloreIndia, performing yogic meditation in the Padmasana posture.

This Statue of Shiva is Approximately 65 feet tall and is made of concrete and is located at Murugeshpalya at Bangalore. There is a tunnel like structure underneath the statue where different models of Shiva are kept. CREDIT: Kalyan Kumar – originally posted to Flickr as ShivMandir , Kemp Fort SOURCE: Wikiipedia CC BY-SA 2.0

From Science Daily

Date:
September 25, 2014
Source:
University of Minnesota
Summary:
People who practice yoga and meditation long term can learn to control a computer with their minds faster and better than people with little or no yoga or meditation experience, new research by biomedical engineers shows. The research could have major implications for treatments of people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative diseases. . . . Read Complete Report