Ancient Futures

Psychedelic Yoga? – Stuart Sarbacker


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Do yogic practices and psychoactive substances lead somewhere similar? Stuart Sarbacker is a scholar and practitioner of yoga based in Oregon, where adult use of psilocybin – the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms – was recently legalised (though some places opt out).

As well as studying and teaching yoga, Stuart has also trained to facilitate sessions with psilocybin. His work looks at the overlaps between ancient history and modern engagement with psychedelics, both therapeutically and for life-enhancing purposes. Among other questions, we consider:

* How influential is yoga in psychedelic research?

* What exactly was soma and what was its function?

* Could psychoactive plants have inspired early yogis?

* To what extent might drugs mimic meditative insights?

* How transformative are mystical experiences of any kind?

Stuart is the author of several books, including an overview of yoga history titled Tracing the Path of Yoga (on which more here). He shares academic his writing here – on topics as varied as near-death experiences, sun salutations and meditative clarity. For another conversation between us, see last week’s post.

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