This is how yoga healed my relationship with God, what spirituality is without religion, and overcoming religious trauma. I used to have a huge aversion to the word "God." Growing up with a religious background left me carrying so much guilt and fear that when I stepped away from church in college, I unintentionally shut down my spirituality and creative spark altogether. It took over a decade of yoga, deep philosophical study, and unexpected everyday encounters to reclaim what that connection actually means to me.
How yoga healed my relationship with God and helped me move past religious trauma
Why so many of us feel triggered by the word God or resistant to traditional religion or spirituality without religion
What texts like the Bhagavad Gita actually teach about divine energy
How to find sacred meaning in everyday moments, soil, and simple presence
Whether you consider yourself agnostic, deeply spiritual, religious, or completely unlabelled, this episode is an invitation to think for yourself, drop the rigid rules, and step into the sweetest feeling of all: knowing the divine within you.
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Here is the complete, consolidated set of timestamps for Part 1 and Part 2, filtered so that every section is spaced at least 3 to 5 minutes apart for optimal YouTube video chaptering:
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Praying to the Sun with a Stranger (Yoga Poetry)
03:59 - Who Today’s Episode Is For
06:03 - The Search for the Divine Within (Swami Vivekananda Quote)
08:29 - What Does God Really Mean? (Episode Agenda)
10:52 - Sacar Las Piedritas: Sponsor Announcements (OfferingTree & Yoga Trade)
13:13 - Is Yoga a Religion? Breaking Down the Definition
18:09 - Rethinking Worship, Devotion, and Power
22:50 - What the Bhagavad Gita Teaches About God
27:21 - Experiencing Nature as the Divine
32:01 - Returning to Presence & Unpacking Religious Guilt
36:49 - The Osho / Young Life Land Connection & Dogma
39:07 - The 6 Systems of Indian Philosophy (Shad Darshana)
41:33 - Social Media for Creators & Patreon Workshop
44:27 - Reclaiming Your Inner Power: Talking to My Uber Driver
47:12 - "Take the Word Back" (Guest Insight from Ben Kalra)
