Lisa Neale on Navigating Religion & Opening to Spirituality Through Yoga

Join me, Shawna Krueger, and my guest, Lisa Neale, for an episode on religion and spirituality and why yoga can help us return to a sense of spiritual connection.

We begin by talking about organized religion and a sense of shutting out spirituality or feeling like something is missing spiritually, and turn to how yoga opened the door for spirituality again. 

Let’s talk religious programming, the sense of connection with the divine, the use of the word God, awareness of death, sexuality, obsession with purity, shame, loss, and deeper purpose. 

Disclaimer: We welcome whatever religion you practice, I also welcome discussing how people really feel about things so you will hear our truths, not to make anyone question their own truth but to tell our story and for people who are questioning what to lean into in terms of religion and spirituality to accompany us as we walk through the journey. 

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:00 Disclaimer

03:30 Our journey with organized religion.

06:00 Lisa’s story

9:30 From a cult to YoungLife

13:50 Spiritual relationship building.

15:45 Understanding death.

17:00 The use of the word God. 

21:30 Sexuality 

23:00 Be careful who you take advice from. 

26:30 Being empowered for the first time.

29:00 The urge to go to “church.”

31:50 How does this make me feel?

34:00 Advice for feeling connected to your spiritual nature.

40:00 On Leadership

44:40 Billboard message: It gets better.