how yoga healed my relationship with “God”

<p>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 &quot;God.&quot; 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.</p><ul><li><p>How yoga healed my relationship with God and helped me move past religious trauma</p></li><li><p>Why so many of us feel triggered by the word God or resistant to traditional religion or spirituality without religion</p></li><li><p>What texts like the Bhagavad Gita actually teach about divine energy</p></li><li><p>How to find sacred meaning in everyday moments, soil, and simple presence</p></li></ul><p>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.</p><p><br>Social media workshop on Patreon: Leadership and Yoga CLUB. To support my work on this podcast, join monthly workshops, meet fellow listeners, and more… Join below. </p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Find Shawna on instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/shawnakru%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠@shawnakru ⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.shawnakru.com/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%C2%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Shawna’s website⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>OfferingTree is an all-in-one business platform for yoga teachers and studios. It handles your website, scheduling, payments, and marketing in one place. Try it free and get a discount <a href="https://www.offeringtree.com/shawnakru?utm_source=leadership-and-yoga&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=partner-discount" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">with my link here⁠⁠</a>! (My sponsor) </p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for Yoga Trade’s passport: <a href="https://join.yogatrade.com/membership" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://join.yogatrade.com/membership</a></p><p>(My sponsor)</p><p><br></p><p>Here is the complete, consolidated set of timestamps for Part 1 and Part 2, filtered so that every section is spaced at least <strong>3 to 5 minutes apart</strong> for optimal YouTube video chaptering:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p><p>00:00 - Praying to the Sun with a Stranger (Yoga Poetry)</p><p>03:59 - Who Today’s Episode Is For</p><p>06:03 - The Search for the Divine Within (Swami Vivekananda Quote)</p><p>08:29 - What Does God Really Mean? (Episode Agenda)</p><p>10:52 - Sacar Las Piedritas: Sponsor Announcements (OfferingTree &amp; Yoga Trade)</p><p>13:13 - Is Yoga a Religion? Breaking Down the Definition</p><p>18:09 - Rethinking Worship, Devotion, and Power</p><p>22:50 - What the Bhagavad Gita Teaches About God</p><p>27:21 - Experiencing Nature as the Divine</p><p>32:01 - Returning to Presence &amp; Unpacking Religious Guilt</p><p>36:49 - The Osho / Young Life Land Connection &amp; Dogma</p><p>39:07 - The 6 Systems of Indian Philosophy (Shad Darshana)</p><p>41:33 - Social Media for Creators &amp; Patreon Workshop</p><p>44:27 - Reclaiming Your Inner Power: Talking to My Uber Driver</p><p>47:12 - &quot;Take the Word Back&quot; (Guest Insight from Ben Kalra)</p>