Humans have been cultivating hemp for 50,000 years. We started growing hemp 48,000 years before many of the world’s major religions. We were growin...

There are intelligent, insightful people all over the world who are pushing back against years of rigid, discriminatory orthodoxy concerning drug u...

In Senegal, there is a traditional healing ceremony called ndeup. It is a ritual communal practice of the Lebu people that treats depression. Ndeup...

Shaolin kung fu combines Chan Buddhist philosophy with rigorous physical martial arts training. It was named after the Shaolin Temple, in China, wh...

The roots of the valerian plant have been used as medicine for over two thousand years. Ancient Greek and Roman doctors left behind descriptions of...

This pokey plant, with numerous health benefits, is named after the hedgehog. Its spiky appearance belies its gentle medical relief. The plant is e...

This plant is sometimes called “the incomparable one.” It has been used in Hindu culture for millennia and is planted around Hindu shrines. It is a...

A Kambo ceremony is a South American ritual for cleansing and purifying the body and mind. It’s called Kambo after a certain type of green Amazonia...

Japanese tea ceremony–or chadō, in Japanese–is a ceremony celebrating the detail of preparing and drinking tea. The practice of tea ceremony came f...