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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
Episodes
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Join Ava in this spacious guided meditation to slow down, relax and arrive to the present moment through your body and breath. Connect to the intimacy and stillness of your being.
We finalise this meditation with loving breaths and a gratitude practice.
If you enjoy this audio you can save the link somewhere in your phone, or make a playlist for it on your Spotify so you have access to this practice with one click.
To join our free weekly group meditations message us or visit @functionalspirituality
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness.
www.functionalspirituality.com
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.
Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimise your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
In this episode Ava talks about one of the favourite tools that she has come across in her personal development journey: Nonviolent Communication (NVC).
Communication is not about following a book formula or exercises, it is about ultimately embodying the principles of NVC and integrating the humanity in the our conversations.
Listen in to hear Ava discuss about how and when nonviolent communication actually changed her life and the way you can change yours too.
If you have any requests for upcoming podcasts we would love to hear from you!
Send us an email at functionalspiritualityretreat@gmail.com.
Join the podcast discussion and our weekly meditations in our Facebook group.
Relevant links:
Shining the light on the Fawn Response: stop fawning
Therapeutic Embodiment Facilitator Training waitlist
Chapter markers:
00:00 Introduction to the topic
02:09 The first time Ava heard about Nonviolent Communication (NVC).
04:40 Practicing the formulas vs embodying the principles.
06:55 Intentions and principles of NVC.
8:30 The difference between NVC and fawning.
11:40 The ultimate skills of NVC and the importance of having our own healing practice.
14:23 Conclusion.
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness:
www.functionalspirituality.com
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.
Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimize your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Join Ava in this spacious guided meditation to connect to what is meaningful for you at the moment.
Use your breath to drop into your body, your center and your presence.
Give yourself the opportunity to enquire: How do I feel? What do I need?
If you enjoy this audio you can save the link somewhere in your phone, or make a playlist for it on your Spotify so you have access to this practice with one click"
To join our free weekly group meditations message us or visit @functionalspirituality
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness.
www.functionalspirituality.com
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.
Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimise your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
As we approach our next Awakening Silent Retreat in April, we are repurposing one of our favourite episodes about Awakening.
Inspired by an email we received a few months ago that draws attention to how the word ‘awakening’ can be a very confusing topic for some people. Ava talks about the process behind Awakening and the importance of having a clear and simple explanation of exactly what it is, how the awakening techniques work and what you can expect along the way.
Ava encourages us to use our own discernment and create our own framework so we are not completely abnegating our thinking to a system or teachings outside of us.
Relevant links:
Awakening Silent Retreat in Margaret River (April 14th - 18th 2023).
Guided meditation: The Invitation by Mooji
Guided meditation: Inner smile into pure Being
Chapter markers:
00:00 Introduction to the topic
6:08 Common misconceptions about awakening
8:25 What is awakening?
12:30 What is ‘the person’ according to non-dual traditions?
13:30 Non-dual awakening techniques
14:58 The difference between healing and being
16:15 The confusion that exists in some ‘awakeing’ teachers and teachings
21:40 How do I bring clarity in my spiritual path?
23:00 Summary about the three part method and the two formats of our Silent Retreats
24:26 Awakening Silent Retreat.
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness:
www.functionalspirituality.com
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.
Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimize your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Take some time to use your breath and awareness to soften the body and arrive into the present moment.
This spacious meditation guided by Anaid applies the energy of gratitude to bring healing and relaxation to your being. As you connect to the heart space, notice the transformative effect that gratitude can bring.
If you enjoy this audio you can save the link somewhere in your phone, or make a playlist for it on your Spotify so you have access to this practice with one click".
To join our free weekly group meditations message us or visit @functionalspirituality
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness.
www.functionalspirituality.com
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.
Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimise your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
This week we are repurposing one of our favourite episodes from the Functional Spirituality archive.
'Boundaries' is a common topic in personal development and spirituality, but do we really know what healthy boundaries are? It is a skill that needs to be cultivated and ultimately becomes an art form in how we relate to our health, our happiness and each other.
Healthy boundaries help regulate our nervous system in a sustainable way.
What are the main ingredients of having Healthy Boundaries?
How can we develop this skill so our requests are not either too rigid or too loose?
Listen to this podcast to answer these questions.
If you want to receive the longer training on boundaries please click here.
Relevant episodes:
Chapter markers:
00:00 The importance of internal awareness and reflection in spirituality
2:45 Boundaries vs Spiritual Values
5:00 Relational dynamics and how they contribute to our health
7:00 What are healthy boundaries?
8:50 How do we build this skill?
12:55 Self awareness
14:15 Communication
19:00 Flexibility
20:30 Rigid boundaries vs Healthy Boundaries
24:58 We invite you to take some space to reflect on this topic.
26:00 Join our facebook group and subscribe to the Functional Spirituality podcast.
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness:
www.functionalspirituality.com
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.
Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimize your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Gift yourself 15 minutes of your day to practice this guided meditation by Ava that will help you cultivate relaxation and joy.
Breathe and connect with the space in which the thoughts arise and explore the sensations of the smiling energy and the heart space.
If you enjoy this audio you can save the link somewhere in your phone, or make a playlist for it on your Spotify so you have access to this practice with one click"
To join our free weekly group meditations message us or visit @functionalspirituality
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness.
www.functionalspirituality.com
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.
Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimise your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
In order to heal, we need to hold a loving space for the discomfort, trigger or challenge that we are experiencing. How can we do this?
In this episode Ava shares one of her favorite techniques for dealing with difficult emotions. She also shares a special ingredient that not only helps the healing process but deeply reorganises our nervous system and conditions.
Join the podcast discussion and our weekly meditations in our Facebook group.
Relevant links:
Therapeutic Embodiment Training
Chapter markers:
00:00 Ava’s update
01:20 Introduction to the topic
02:00 RAIN technique
04:00 A special ingredient for healing
05:00 How to do the RAIN technique
09:36 How to apply the special ingredient for healing
16:20 Healing course starting in March
16:50 Conclusion
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness:
www.functionalspirituality.com
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.
Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimize your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Join Ava in this 15 minute spacious guided meditation to experience and embody the presence of your being.
We start by gently moving the body and connecting to the awareness of the breath. Notice the effortless and limitless qualities of your being and connect to the embodied presence and how that feels in your own experience.
If you enjoy this audio you can save the link somewhere in your phone, or make a playlist for it on your Spotify so you have access to this practice with one click.
To join our free weekly group meditations message us or visit @functionalspirituality
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness.
www.functionalspirituality.com
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.
Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimise your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
It is evident that our communities are burnout and there’s toxicity in the way we relate to ourselves and others. But why did we get to this point? How can we incorporate a new paradigm of healing?
Today’s episode is a republish of an episode shared earlier in 2022 about the new paradigm of healing.
Listen in to learn about the concept of yin and yang and how this duality is represented in our nervous system, our society and our attitude towards healing.
An important topic for our community, the healing professions and those experiencing illness and healing first hand.
Relevant links:
Therapeutic Embodiment Training
Chapter markers:
00:00 Introduction to this podcast
03:00 The old paradigm of healing
04:20 Self- connection and the healing way of being
07:00 Therapeutic Embodiment Training
8:00 Nervous system and yin & yang
12:00 We live in a yang paradigm
14:00 The imbalance of the old paradigm
17:00 Healing is a yin condition
18:50 The new paradigm for healing
26:00 Join in the conversation on the Facebook page
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness:
www.functionalspirituality.com
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.
Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimize your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool