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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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Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
In this weeks episode, Ava answers a question that was asked on retreat: ‘What is your advice in dealing with pain and other distractions during meditation? ‘
Physical and mental distractions, these obstacles are the reason we don’t meditate. In this episode, Ava provides options for those seeking to overcome these obstacles.
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00:10 Introduction
01:00 Curiosity in meditation
03:23 The biggest obstacle to meditation
04:12 Physical distraction
05:04 Mental distraction
07:33 What to do when feeling distracted
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