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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
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Welcome to this short mid-day drop-in meditation.
Let your mind soften and your heart open, as you connect to the joy of breathing and the joy of being in the present moment.
www.functionalspirituality.com
Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual Being.
Free resources:
A monthly update for me on news and new offers.
Weekly live meditations on Zoom! Get details AND chat about the latest episodes in the Functional Spirituality fb group ~ connect to a like-minded community.
Free workshop: Healing complex trauma:
A free workshop on how to optimise spiritual practice and 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 Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
In this week’s episode, Ava shares tips on how to better support people when they’re sick. This is coming from Ava’s direct experience of dealing with a chronic illness and her various experiences with loved ones and the community. Listen in to learn tips on what’s helpful vs unhelpful and the importance of being trauma-informed when supporting someone.
chapter markers
00:00 introduction to the topic
02:07 Personal update from Ava
04:29 How to best support people who are dealing with sickness
09:28 Ava’s experience
14:44 What’s unhelpful when someone is unwell
25:12 Join in the conversation on the Facebook page
Links mentioned:
My experience with chronic illness
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 Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Welcome back to part 2 of my SIBO health journey and an update on what's been transpiring for the last 6 weeks after being Injured by a healer.
This week on the podcast, I want to speak on how we can get injured when doing a healing protocol.
Thank you for the well wishes, I’m currently in a slow recovery process.
Stay tuned for an upcoming episode where I will talk about we can support people when they’re sick.
Chapter Markers
00:00 Welcome back to part 2
02:33 How did I get this so wrong?
09:47 Malpractice
11:51 Industry of healers
16:30 Equi.lyfe
25:40 Thanks for listening, please subscribe!
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
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Relax and tune in to this guided meditation on Abundance.
The energy of receiving is the energy of abundance.
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
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
After a big hiatus, Ava is back!
In this week’s episode, Ava speaks on her journey dealing with chronic digestion issues and shares all the gritty details about her first-hand experience with chronic illness.
Sometimes the impulse to help is fueled by a fear of helplessness. Listen til the end of the episode to hear Ava’s thoughts on how to be helpful during periods of healing and how she handled receiving generosity from the community.
Have unanswered questions? Stay tuned for part 2!
chapter markers
00:00 Welcome back
03:41 What happened to me
05:23 SIBO
08:19 Starting my protocol with a healer
09:57 My detox experience
12:50 Silent retreat
13:57 Hospital Arooza
14:36 Speaking to a SIBO specialist
17:55 How to be helpful during periods of healing
26:22 Thank you for the love and for listening
27:39 Subscribe
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
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Enjoy our most popular guided meditation on the Functional Spirituality podcast!
Allow this soothing deep sleep meditation to send a message of comfort and safety to your nervous system. Invite a deeper sense of calmness into every cell in your body as you settle your body into a deep state of relaxation.
Do you have requests or favourite meditations you'd like to more of? Let us know! We are @functionalspirituality on social media platforms or say hello in the Facebook group.
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
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Welcome to another guided meditation with Ava!
Drop your body into the present moment, using the breath to help you relax every muscle. Grounding into the heart and into the now.
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
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Allow your attention to turn inward and rest in the inner space of both the layers of your person and the stillness that effortlessly co-exists inside of you.
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
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Use this guided meditation to cultivate a space for slowness.
Take your time to feel into anything under the surface that’s waiting to be met by your awareness.
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 Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Today’s practice is a short grounding meditation, take your time to adjust and drink in this moment.
Inhale to open and receive, exhale and ground into the body.
use your breath to fill you up and connect
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