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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 Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
A spacious guided meditation to ground your awareness into the body and invite an attitude of softening and allowing the moment to be as it is.
Use your breath and the heart space as a doorway for trusting life and connecting to the stillness of your Being
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 Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
In this episode Ava describes the fawn response and how it relates to developmental trauma. She explores the difference between fawning and being authentically caring.
Discover how powerful it is to understand how our behaviors can be unconsciously maladaptive and learn what to do to connect to a more authentic and grounded Self.
Relevant episodes:
Chapter markers:
00:00 Introduction to fawning
1:40 Fawning as a trauma response
5:00 When the fawn response becomes a maladaptive behavior
8:00 Equanimity or fawning?
12:00 What is the difference between fawning and being authentically caring?
18:15 Question from the Facebook group: does fawning cover feeling worried to trigger people when I am feeling great?
22:00 New module of fawning in our next Therapeutic Embodiment Facilitator Training
22:49 Thank you for listening
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 Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Take 10 minutes of your day to ground in stillness and peace with this guided meditation.
Let go of any resistance to this moment and allow everything be as it is. Beyond the turmoil in our thoughts, emotions and body, lies a deep, stillness. Explore for yourself.
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
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Today’s episode is part two of the series of Jarred and Ava discussing their relationship.
Jarred answers questions from our listeners, and the couple reflect on their core values and the new paradigm of parenthood.
Another episode not to be missed. If you have any questions or comments, join the discussion on our Facebook group.
Relevant episodes:
Chapter markers:
00:00 Introduction and greetings from Broome, WA
3:05 What is the minimum effective dose?
4:30 What was your first impression when you met Ava?
7:45 What is Ava’s best quality?
9:00 How old will Jasmine have to be before you let her have a boyfriend?
14:00 Looking at life through parent glasses
17:40 What is it like living with Ava?
23:00 What is the biggest gift you have received from your relationship with Ava?
25:00 The new paradigm of parenting.
31:00 Jarred will be our special monthly guest to talk more about deeper processes that have been life changing for both.
32:00 Thank you for listening
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 Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
This is a 5 minute guided meditation with music to slow down and allow yourself to become more present in the heart.
A beautiful practice to listen any time of the day to connect inward and explore the stillness at the core of your being.
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
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
In this week’s episode Jarred joins Ava to talk about their relationship and answer questions from our listeners. Listen in to hear Jarred reflect on his relationship with Ava, discuss his biggest fear about becoming a dad and share valuable wisdom around relationship and parenthood.
An episode not to be missed. If you have any questions or comments, join the discussion on our Facebook group.
Relevant episodes:
Chapter markers:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Welcome Jarred and reflection about their relationship
4:10 Confusion, a challenge in most relationships
8:30 What’s in the way of a harmonious relationship?
10:50 Jarred answers: What is the most exciting thing about becoming a dad?
14:20 What is your biggest fear about stepping into parenthood?
19:20 Who is this ‘highest version of yourself’ that you do not want to fail against?
22:00 What has been the biggest challenge in your relationship with Ava?
25:15 What makes a relationship challenging?
31:15 Thank you for listening, join the conversation on our Facebook page and socials.
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness:
www.functionalspirituality.com
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Join Ava and Deniz and explore the importance of educating yoga teachers in mental health, as they answer these questions: Why do people come to yoga? When is cueing not mental health aware? What is the antidote to this?
About our guest: Deniz Aydoslu is a self-care coach, senior yoga and meditation teacher, somatic educator, and an expert in the therapeutic application of embodied movement systems for emotional health.
Relevant links:
Chapter markers:
00:00 Introduction
2:35 Who is Deniz Aydoslu?
8:30 The time when Ava and Deniz met
10:20 The importance of educating yoga teachers in mental health
13:00 Training offering & mental health in old-school yoga
17:00 What inspired Deniz to create this training?
18:45 When is cueing not mental health aware?
24:00 What is the antidote to this?
26:25 What is included in the training?
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
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Join Ava for a short 12-minute gentle meditation. Use your breath to soften your body and rest in stillness and presence.
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
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
In this week's episode Ava shares her experience of her 10 year relationship with partner Jarred. She details how they met, the challenges and struggles they have navigated over the years and where they are at the present moment.
This episode provides a timeline and some context to their relationship before our next podcast where Jarred and Ava will be answering some questions from our listeners.
Chapter markers:
00:00 Introduction
0:55 Relationship as a spiritual practice
5:00 How they met
8:35 The intensity at the beginning of their relationship
11:50 Navigating long distance and other challenges
15:10 Being exposed to teachings didn’t mean that they were skilled
19:40 The benefit of stepping back and giving space
22:20 Where they are now
23:45 If you have any questions for them please comment below
24:20 Thank you for listening, subscribe to the podcast & follow us on socials.
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
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
This week’s guided meditation is a Sufi inspired technique from Hridaya yoga. Join Ava in this simple yet powerful practice using the heart as a tool for meditation and sublimation, an all time favorite!
Breathe through the heart space and connect to the essence of your being.
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