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Hi, my name is Ava and I’m delighted to offer you “Functional Spirituality”, a free resource of talks, trainings and guided meditations. I use an academic approach to invite critical thinking into energetic, mystical and heart-based practices. Spirituality has a history of disempowering the individual and worshiping the guru or priest, without question. In this podcast, I aim to reduce the dogma that has rendered so many schools and practices ineffective - (and strange AF) - and to elevate the conversation around spirituality. I want to EMPOWER the meditator and yogi, to place the power back in our hands, to live directly from our own experience. I hope you enjoy! For Q&A questions, topic suggestions email Ava at functionalspiritualityretreat@gmail.com Visit www.functionalspirituality.com Follow us @FunctionalSpirituality or @avairani_ and our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool
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Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
In this episode, Ava explores a listener’s question: “How do I deal with the terrifying fear of a loved one dying?”
Moments of birth and death often stir deep reflections about our own mortality. This conversation offers insight and comfort for anyone who is grieving a loss or living in fear of losing someone they love.
A gentle exploration of loss, death, and the path toward meeting them with greater awareness, compassion, and freedom from unnecessary fear and suffering.
Chapter markers:
00:00 – Introduction to the topic and update about Honey
04:30 – The power of death and how it pulls on fear and love
05:30 – What we need to accept: coming to terms with life and death
07:12 – How modern life distracts us from our mortality
08:42 – Grief as a reflection of love
09:58 – Key questions to ask yourself: grief vs. suffering
11:15 – Ava shares what she is learning to accept as Honey nears the end of her life
17:10 – What happens when we don’t fully allow ourselves to grieve
18:10 – Closing reflections and invitation to share your thoughts
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