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You may have heard about hemp, been a bit confused about the relationship between hemp and marijuana,  and you may not have known anything about THE ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM which is supported by hemp oil, and all its products.  What is THC what is CBD.  What can we get legally, how can it help us.  We will learn about students who have taken a course in hemp product and how it has helped them…

All these questions will be answered in the  masterclasses.  The first one in Shepparton..

When: Sunday 23rd June between 2 and 4pm.

Where:  The Carrington Hotel.

Cost: $20

Please bring your paper and pen and be prepared to take notes.  There will be Hemp give aways….

There is only one thing to remember from a yogi point of view.  HEMP INCREASES CHI – It is the worlds most advanced SuperFood.  We are only just starting to understand how “super’ it is.  MARIJUANA REDUCES/REMOVES CHI – no explanation needed of what this means.  We know what happens as use and/or addiction progresses.

That being said, if you are purchasing full “spectrum oil”, be super careful about what it is you are actually getting.   You must make sure it is full spectrum HEMP oil.  There will be no “terpenes” on the label, no THC.  CBD has been bred out of cannabis (marijuana) in order to load the plant with THC the psychoactive ingredient.   That is why I am writing the blog, and giving you the addresses of manufacturers and importers whom I believe at the moment are abiding not just by the law, but also the letter of the law.

There should be a batch number on the bottle.  If you have any concerns, call the manufacturer, quote the batch number, and ask what it contains, and how it was manufacturers and where the ingredients come from.

One of my students was given a bottle of what he thought was CBD Full Spectrum Hemp Oil.  After a couple of doses he took to the couch and drifted into a different place.  When his wife looked at the bottle she saw the problem.  It had terpenes and THC.  He was getting high.  A timely reminder that it is very important that you buy from a reputable company, and make sure what you are getting.  Buyer beware.  It is not just about getting high, it is about pesticides, herbicides, manufacture generally.  We are building the body and the mind via the ECS (endocannabinoid system), we are not trying to get high (well, my students and I are not). 

Read the labels carefully, if you are still concerned email the manufacturer.  If they don’t get back to you, probably you shouldn’t buy from them.  This is a new field, and we all have many questions.

A few that I especially like are below.   I will update my list as I get to try the different brands.

Royal hemp.com.au – oils, seeds, powders, skin balms – they are switching to Aussie seeds to manufacture their products and full spectrum oil (imported from Colorado).  This brand is available in health foods stores and alternative health destinations.  As its name suggests, classy marketing, labelling and packaging.

RedTractor.com.au – oils,  seeds, powder.  This brand is available in Coles and IGA and in Health food stores.  Please let me know where you see it so I can update my list.  A down-home style of presentation in eco-friendly packaging.

Thompsons.com.au – oils, seeds, capsules.  This brand is available and featured in Chemist Warehouse (alongside HempFoods, and their own proprietary brand on the seeds and grains aisle).  I have not tried Thompsons.  It could be more economical, although I am not convinced of the value of capsules over putting the actual oil on your foods during the day.

HempFoods.com.au – oils, seeds, powder.  This brand is available everywhere I go.  Coles, IGA, Health Food Stores. I believe that this company brings its seeds from Canada and New Zealand.  I have been told both by health food store proprietors.    It was one of the first to manufacture the products on a large scale, and it seems has single handedly championed the market from its inception.  A reliable company with great marketing.

 

Keep watching this blog.  Namaste.  Jahne

 

 

YOGABEAUTIFUL NEWS from THE STUDIO, WOODEND.

 

……if you have not taken the time to listen to this GREAT BELL CHANT please do – I am sure you will love it.

http://player.vimeo.com/video/6518109?autoplay=1       Have you checked out our UTUBE channel – it’s free.  Google “Jahne Hope-Williams YouTube” and it will get you there.

 

THE YOGA CLASSES:

Winter is coming and our classes are small, warm, and gentle.  We are still at the Home Studio,  37 Morris Road in Woodend.  Please go to www.yogabeautiful.com.auand click on classes. Our classes (by popular demand) are primarily RESTORATIVE YOGA  although on Mondays at 1pm we do have the “by donation” class at the Uniting Church, and the usual Hatha at 6.30 at the Studio.  It is such a fun class.  For more classes and times, please go to the web site

 

EXPLORING HEMP (not marijuana)

Hemp is often confused in peoples’ minds with its hallucinogenic cousin – marijuana. Hemp doesn’t contain the same chemicals, so it can never make you high.

I am writing a book on my finding, and will alert you when it is ready. Locally, in the meanwhile, go to Natures Garden in Woodend.  They are very knowledgable, and stock reputable organic brands, but there are lots out there. You are looking for oils and seeds with a very high Omega 6 reading, high protein, and a high balanced 3 and 9.

I love hemp seed milk.  One third of a cup of hulled hemp seed, 2 cups of cold water, dates or coconut sugar if you like it a little sweeter – how much is up to you.  Blend and strain.  There is hardly anything left after blending for about a minute.   If you want hemp cream (delicious) cut down on the water to get the desired consistency.

 

TAROT: 

If any of you would like a tarot reading, or a healing session, then do make an appointment with me – I even work on weekends.  For a booking email: yogafirst2@bigpond.com

The REVELATION TAROT is now in its 10thyear on ETSY.  I am at present waiting for scanning and then printing of the extension 13 cards, “Gates and Guardians” and “Natures Oracles”,  Apparently they will be ready on Tuesday, and I have written and bound a lovely booklet to accompany them. 

If you want a worksbook encompassing both the original dack, and the new 13, it is on the ETSY site, and ready to go….  There are also ready-to-frame cards.  See them on the You Tube Channel together with our FREE Tarot Course.  Google “Jahne Hope-Williams YouTube” and please subscribe.

 

NOW AVAILABLE ON WWW.MYYOGABOOKS.ETSY.COM

The Yoga of Kombucha * Yamas – The guide for life *Restorative Yoga * Yin Yoga and Yin Yoga for Kids * Red String of Fate * Chakra Enhancing oil * Rose Petal Jam – a Cookbook*How to be a Yoga Teacher by Home Study * The Sacro Cranial Connection* Tea leaf Reading – The Chart *Yoga for pregnancy * 5 ELEMENT YOGA (The 5 Tibetans) + charts * Pendulum chart * Revelation Tarot Deck

 

YOGA WITH JAHNE…..CLASS TIMES – all STUDIO classes $20

All on the Web Site.  Go to www.yogabeautiful.com.au  for classes.

COST:   Yoga $20 per Class Or CLASS PASS – $135 per 10 CONSECUTIVEclasses (students of the studio for 3 years or more).   New students: $165 per 10 class pass (normally $200)  After 3 years as a student, the cheaper rate will apply.

 

UNITING CHURCH CLASSES (FREE or by donation)

Next door to the Police Station, Forest Road, Woodend.

Monday:12noon FREElunch and 1pm YOGA

 

PARKING HOME STUDIO – 37 Morris Road, Woodend.

Please, Please – Park on white gravel in front of the studio.  I had it made especially so that it would be easier for you! If there is no room, then park in the drive-way directly opposite in front of double grey garage rolladoors. Not in front of neighbours driveways please.

 

REALLY HELPFUL BOOKS: ETSY, ETSY www.myyogabooks.etsy.com

I write books to help you. What will you find on ETSY?  YAMAS, CHAKRAS, HYPERMOBILITY, THE FIVE TIBETANS AND TEMPLATES and more. There are lots of books there to help you in your progress with yoga.

 

EMAIL/POST:  Please use the email address  yogafirst@optusnet.com.au  for anything to do with accounts,  or the usual yogafirst2@bigpond.com. to get to me.  If you do want to speak to me personally, then email, make a time suitable for both of us, and then we can chat.  If you do it this way, rather than just “wing it”, you can be reasonably sure I have time, and you will get my attention.  POSTAL ADDRESS is not at my home –Please address all land mail to PO Box 14, Mt.Macedon.  Vic. 3441.  Until you see a change written here in large letters, that is where it will be.

 

Love and Blessings

Jahne…….

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