I found Erin Allan when searching for ganja yoga classes in Seattle. And boy was I stoked. If you’ve been following this podcast, you’ll know that I’ve been on an emotional health and spiritual journey the past two years, if not all my life. And cannabis and yoga, separately, has been a huge tool in helping me through it.

Erin calls herself a reformed marriage and family therapist after 10 years in the counselling field. In her desire to help however, she found herself burning out, became overweight and depressed, and taking many medications to reduce the physical and emotional pain.

At her low point, she decided to try cannabis, which became legal in the state of California, with the intention to escape. Instead, cannabis helped her drop right into the core of what she was feeling and everything became clear to her.

Now she runs HR for a local dispensary and teaches ganja yoga at Kula Movement in the Ballard neighborhood in Seattle, WA.

We talked about:

• Her journey from a mental health professional to a budtender to a ganja yoga teacher
• How cannabis helped with her depression, anxiety, pain, and emotional eating
• How her transformation was possible through the combination of treating cannabis with high regard and utilizing wellness practices together

**Disclaimer** Cannabis can be used to enable better mental health, but it does not replace formal therapy for serious medical conditions. If you are experiencing disabling thoughts, emotions, or behaviors, please seek professional help. The wellness applications of cannabis are still being researched. Please proceed consciously.

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Resources:

• https://www.instagram.com/yogi_erin_allan
• Teaches ganja yoga at Kula Movement in Ballard
• https://www.ganjayoga.com/
• http://www.kulamovement.com/erin-allan
• https://www.facebook.com/ErinAllanYoga/

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