182. Cannabis as Teacher: Yelena Bide on Sacred Herbalism

What is your relationship to Cannabis like? This powerful plant has been systematically slandered and maligned for generations, and is now making a comeback as a cure-all in the medical cannabis industry. But there are deeper invitations that this plant can draw us into, when we meet Cannabis with intention, reverence and caution. These invitations centre around embodiment, tantric sexuality, mystic sight, and insight into our fears and blocks.This conversation is between Stephanie Hazel and Yelena Bide: two devotees of this powerful plant. Yelena Bide is a Blue-Mountains (Australia) based plant-medicine guide, psychedelic integration coach and herbalist working 1:1 with clients to radically support wellbeing through healing plants and their own somatic awareness.Find her website here: https://www.thepsychedelicherbalist.com.au/You can enrol in Yelena's Meeting Cannabis Anew course here:https://events.humanitix.com/meeting-cannabis-anewWant to study with me?Here is the link to Wild Edge of Herbalism:https://stephaniehazel.com.au/wild-edge-of-herbalism/ **BUY ME A CUPPA**If you liked the episode and want more, a cuppa fuels my work and time, which is given for free. Leave a comment and a few bucks here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/theeldertree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠**THE ELDER TREE TROVE PATREON COMMUNITY**You can join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and gain a deeper connection to our podcast. Pay only $2 per week to have access to bonus and often exclusive resources and opportunities- plus support the Elder tree at the same time!To find out more about The Elder Tree visit the website at ⁠⁠www.theeldertree.org⁠⁠ and donate to the crowdfunding campaign here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theeldertree.org/makeadonation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.The intro and outro song is "⁠Sing for the Earth⁠" and was kindly donated by Chad Wilkins.  You can find Chad's music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.