In my opinion strictly speaking the practice of religion is not linkable to that of inSelf yoga as it by definition a pragmatic discipline for direct consciousness elevation by individual personal efforts, also called works in some denomination.

Religious precepts require that the believers have faith in an upcoming ambiance of some paradisiac environment presided by their deity or god in return for some general set behaviors, which would be positively rewarded.

With inSelf yoga the proper perspective of the practitioner is to accept the process as also the end result. Fantasies regarding upcoming attractions can be detrimental distractions. And, overall religiously favored behaviors are considered karmically binding and not preferred.

Most precepts of religiosity are not applicable to inSelf yoga even if generally speaking yoga fits within Hinduism, the practice of the discipline may still be considered as an individual endeavor regardless of religious fellowship.

However, I do see a religious aspect in the practice of inSelf yoga, and that goes only as far as considering the regiment of inSelf yoga as a ritual. But on a closer look inSelf yoga routines (using that term very candidly) cannot be assessed and accepted as an outer observation but an internal or inner psyche activity.

Purification and absolution take place by dint of psyche purification which is the backbone of the process and not some other end product or state of being. In that sense the inSelf yogi can truly aspire to perfection of their existence simply by total reliance and dependence on the process alone.

Another rift from religiosity is the total satisfaction from just the inspiration or words alone of prophets, the existence of whom may be a distant past. In inSelf yoga, it is fundamental to understand that assistance from such individuals must and will be directly available for any level of significant access to the techniques.

In this sense and in my humble opinion it is only by naivety and ignorance that I may mistake the contemporary illustrious yogi Michael Beloved for anything less than my prophet, or the main gate to the process in this personal and current context.

It only by such mercy that a mere bottom feeder all the way within the deep depth of the ocean is getting life giving sun elements trickled down all the way from the glorious sun star beyond the sky. So, he actually makes it all possible, this is assessed on experiential connection and development, not blind faith reinforced by sentimental aspirations and convictions.

Ultimately, the inSelf yogi must rely and strive for direct experience of what they may perceive and factually transmute to a particular level of consciousness, as part of their practice. Their faith is manifest in accepting that they will achieve a higher level of consciousness as blueprinted by their antecedents.

Religiously inclined persons naturally rely on their faith to bypass the exigence of such contrived precepts. Their process typically begins and ends in the pillar of faith. A faith that is primarily based in those other aspects outside of oneself, and one that leery of personal experience.