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zyxwvuts
Australia
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 Posted - Jun 04 2015 : 01:58:24 AM
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I had been smoking Cannabis annually for a month to a few months each year. The
first couple years I used it, I used it the way it's commonly used -- get
stoned, then nothing but hedonistic indulgence. You know, junk food, music,
video games, TV shows ... As the years have gone on, I have begun to use it in
more introspective ways, and I have felt my health and well-being improve as
I've used it. It's been great, and last month I decided to try Psilocybin for
the first time.
The first effect I felt with Psilocybin was sort of a mild 'stoned' feeling,
which progressed upward to a full panic attack. This lasted for around 45
minutes, but as I started to think more positively it turned around completely
and turned into a really blissful experience where I felt deeply connected by
love, and I started crying for reasons I couldn't quite rationalise -- it wasn't
like a sad crying, but more of a joyous crying.
I used Psilocybin a few times after this, but had nothing quite as remarkable as
what I felt during that experience. I think there were a number of factors that
caused the panic attack the first time -- I wasn't 100% sure about my
identification of the mushrooms, the experience was completely new to me, and
basic things like walking proved to be very difficult at first. (At one point I
thought I had poisoned myself.)
Recently I came down with a gastro-like sickness, where I had plenty of nausea.
When the disease was at its peak, I was in plenty of pain and I felt as if I was
going to vomit. At this moment I tried thinking positively, by saying "I am not
going to vomit." and the experience turned around just as it did with my
Psilocybin experience. This time it felt as if I was crying for my body, and the
sickness seemed to be expelled through tears and mucus, which seems quite
remarkable for a gastric sickness.
It's hard to explain how I felt as this was going on, but I can relate it
strongly with how I've been feeling when I used cannabis. It's like a bodily
consciousness, and I have been more interested in yoga since then, and just
listening to my body more and giving it more love.
My main interest in further pursuing this kind of thing is mainly because I have
issues like acne and dandruff which I can't seem to get rid of, and I feel like
it leads to a fruitful state of mind that I think would be beneficial to me and
others in my life.
Since I started yoga (maybe a week ago or so?), my acne seems to be popping up
less, but the acne that does pop up is a bit more painful.
I have a few questions.
1)
For those of you who can relate to these experiences, is there any information
you can give me that might help me learn more about it? I read about the eight
circuit model of consciousness, proposed by Timothy Leary, and the neurosomatic
circuit seems to describe my experiences very closely.
2)
As I start to listen to my body more, I have started eating in smaller amounts
and I stop eating when I feel my body has had enough. As a result of this, I can
feel I am losing weight (it seems, in the form of fat). Ordinarily I would be
quite happy with this, but my BMI is around 20.7 but I do strength training
(mostly barbell squats, weighted dips and pull-ups, overhead presses, and
hanging leg raises) and my goal is to move closer toward a BMI of 23. I have an
appreciation for sattva foods and my main energy sources are organic cow's milk,
oats, and cannabis seeds, although I eat non-sattva foods like chicken on
occasion.
My hope is that as I start to do these exercises again (I am taking my time to
recover fully from the sickness), my body will adapt and begin to desire more
food to build more muscle, but my concern is that it might not. Are there any
recommendations you have on how I might 'balance' the yoga with the strength
training, in terms of food or yoga practices?
3)
As far as my yoga practices go, it mostly involves sirsasana, sarvangasana,
matsyasana, mayurasana, and agnisar kriya before eating, as I read these are
good for healing the dandruff and acne.
I also do pranayama once in a while. I usually breathe in very gently into my
diaphragm for 10 to 20 seconds, then exhale gently for 20 to 40 seconds.
As I start to experience deeper awareness of my body, I also find myself doing
things more in terms of my breath and how I am feeling, rather than changing my
breath to suit what I am doing. This can be anything like eating, drinking,
defecating, etc.
Are there any recommendations you have for what I might add or remove from this
that you think would be beneficial for my skin problems, or getting more in
touch with my body?
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jusmail
India
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Posted - Jun 04 2015 : 1:29:42 PM
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| Welcome to the forum. Others more experienced will chip in with suitable advice. |
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yogani
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2015 : 3:04:41 PM
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Hi zyxwvuts:
You did not mention meditation, which is an essential practice for cultivating ongoing spiritual progress (and better health). You can find out about it by reading the AYP main lessons from the beginning.
After you have been meditating daily for a while, you may find the need for hallucinogen related experiences naturally dropping away.
All the best on your path!
The guru is in you
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zyxwvuts
Australia
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Posted - Jun 06 2015 : 12:31:21 PM
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| Thank you. |
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