Exactly. Modern yoga is mostly fit bodies, though there ARE some teachers who teach from that perspective and it is those that I seek out. To me, it gets me into that meditation state... without breath and body connection I am far too unsettled in a seat.
I have listened to an audio of the Gita.. such an extraordinary beautiful text. I love to go to the Hare Krishnas just ten minutes from us to listen to their readings and interpretations, chant.. and then eat!
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Yes that is where I practiced for ten years in my home town of Cape Town in the nineties, at the Hare Krishnas, traveling to India three times for pilgrimage. Their Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam are my references, though institutionalized spirituality comes with its own challenges of course. Nevertheless, the original process of meditation for this modern age is more about dancing, chanting and feasting, not so much hatha yoga any more. Perhaps you can combine the best insights from both sides of the yoga spectrum - hatha and bhakti - to facilitate your path back to godhead.