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When the World Is Burning: Spiritual Practice, Grief, and Liberation | Lama Rod Owens

Liberating Yoga·Harpinder Mann·16 April 2026·1h 12m

About this episode

Welcome back to the Liberating Yoga Podcast. As we begin season two, I'm delighted to welcome Lama Rod Owens to talk about love, rage, grief, lineage, and spiritual practice during times of upheaval.In this episode, we talk about how people can get through hopelessness about genocides, wars, and oppression by letting heartbreak and grief in, cutting through resistance, and finding support in their ancestors, community, and the natural world. We also discuss guilt and privilege as things that can be shared, freedom as less pain and more balance, and merit as a way to end systems of violence that hurt trans people, Palestinians, Sudanese, Congolese, Haitians, and others.Resources Lama Rod Owens https://www.lamarod.com Thank you for watching this video and checking out the channel, my practice is rooted in my spiritual background of Sikhism and Buddhism and ancestral roots in Panjab, India - this informs my desire to teach yoga authentically as a spiritual practice. To learn more, please find all of our resources below. Onlinehttps://www.harpindermann.com https://www.youtube.com/@harpindermannyoga https://www.facebook.com/harpindermannyoga https://www.linkedin.com/in/mannharpinder https://www.instagram.com/harpindermannyogaLiberating Yoga Bookhttps://www.harpindermann.com/book Work With Mehttps://www.harpindermann.com/work-with-me