CBD and Yoga

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Today I wanted to talk a bit more about how CBD can maximise your yoga workout and recovery.

So many of us experience (at minimum) a steady hum of low-grade anxiety as we move about our days. 

And who could blame us? 

Our schedules are jam-packed, we’re chasing career goals, tending to our personal relationships, juggling finances, and (if we’re lucky) squeezing in a little time to pursue our hobbies and passions. 

These ever-constant feelings of anxiety not only hinder our productivity, they steal our pure, unfiltered, in-the-moment joy. 

It can be a challenging beast to tame, which is why so many people have been turning to a yoga practice as a way to calm down, go inward, and let go. 

All eight limbs of yoga, specifically asana and meditation, not only soothe in the short-term, but they also teach practitioners skills for checking in rather than checking out, and addressing anxiety with a calm bravery.

But yoga isn’t the only tool in our coping tool belts. With the increasing hemp and cannabinol derived products across the country, the stressed-out among us are exploring new ways to cope with anxiety. 

If the word “cannabis” brings to mind terrible-tasting brownies, it’s time to take another look at a now-booming industry. Although bakeries are now whipping up marijuana-infused cookies, gummies, drinks, and even baklava, there are also companies working to spread the gospel of hemp-related products without the high.

It all comes down to CBD, a cannabinoid compound found in the cannabis plant. Although CBD shares some similarities with THC, hemp’s better-known cannabinoid, there is one big difference: CBD has no psychoactive effects and won’t get you high. 

What CBD does deliver on, however, is a calming, gently relaxing vibe that has truly been known to make a difference in anxiety sufferers.

Bringing CBD Onto the Mat

If the words “calming and gently relaxing” are sounding a lot like your favorite yoga practice, that’s no coincidence—as many yogis are discovering, CBD products and asana practice go together like bolsters and yoga blankets: Two great ideas that are wonderful alone, but totally dynamite together. 

Because using CBD won’t get you high, it’s entirely safe and acceptable to use during a yoga practice or any other regular activities. 

Benefits of using CBD include:

  • Pain relief
  • Relief from anxiety and depression
  • Relief from overthinking
  • Decreased inflammation
  • Increased mood.

CBD is a natural fit for a restorative or gentle yoga class, but it can also enhance your experience in a more upbeat, quicker-paced flow-style or vinyasa class, especially if you’re prone to a wandering mind.

How often have you been in a yoga class and thought, “I am supposed to be zen! I just wish I could silence these thoughts!” It’s hard to automatically turn off your overthinking brain simply because you’ve hit the mat. CBD helps. 

It can also aid those with sore joints and muscles. 

Here’s how: 

The different cannabinoids in hemp, such as CBD, work in different ways with the cannabinoid receptors in the body, located throughout the endocannabinoid system. This is the same system that triggers your brain when you’re experiencing pain. When taking CBD, it interacts with the ECS and encourages it to produce an increased number of natural cannabinoids, which help to balance the system and produce an anti-inflammatory response. 

Therefore, helping to relieve those post-asana sore muscles.

CBD can also help to prolong the savasana feelings of bliss after you leave the mat. When we are feeling good, our brain naturally produces and releases a neurotransmitter called Anandamide. 

In Sanskrit, ‘Ananda’ means ‘bliss’, which is why Anandamide is aptly named the ‘bliss molecule’. 

Like all neurotransmitters, Anandamide is fragile and breaks down quickly in the body, which is why it doesn’t produce a perpetual state of bliss. It’s been found that CBD suppresses the enzyme that breaks down Anandamide. 

Thus creating longer lasting effects from the naturally occurring Anandamide in our system. In other words, that blissful feeling you get from your flow session can be enhanced even more by incorporating CBD into the mix.

(As a yogi and author of this piece, I find using CBD to be particularly great during my home practice. While I’m usually distracted by my phone, to-do list, and passing thoughts, my home asana routine has become a lot more focused and intuitive when taking CBD.)

PLEASE NOTE: CBD is neither a medicine nor a cure for any illness and by no means do we make any medical claims. CBD can help to maintain and support your health and a healthy lifestyle.

I hope you have enjoyed reading more about CBD and Yoga, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to me, I love hearing from you and helping. Drop me an email anytime.


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Jem xoxo

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