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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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Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Join Ava and settle in, away from the mind and towards the body - your one true home. A body scan meditation to become a delightful being, have a wonderful day.
Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
The energy of receiving is the energy of abundance. Relax and tune in to this guided meditation.
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Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Sexuality is alluring, healing, shameful, confusing, rich, interesting - but could it be sacred? Hear part 1 of Ava's journey with sexuality and spirituality.
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Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Take 20 minutes just for yourself, to arrive in the Now. Your body, your emotions, your thoughts - all your layers can only be grounded by one thing - the Now. Treat yourself to presence.
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Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Join Ava for one of her favourite meditations as she draws you into the heart-space and releases you from the mind.
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Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Sink in and enjoy a guided meditation to nourish the mind and help bring about relaxation and trust to some future events. Trust what arises, thank you.
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Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
There's No Such Thing as Traditional Yoga.
Its true. Its good to question, but does this statement have any place in our discussion of What is Yoga? Listen to find out, and let us know what you think. You can search us on Facebook at Functional Spirituality to join our discussion group.
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Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Join Ava for a guided meditation using this Sufi inspired technique from the Hridaya Yoga system. This is a favourite! Using the heart as a tool for meditation and sublimation.
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Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Welcome to your weekly drop in! Commit to yourself to join our weekly meditation, either Live on Zoom or on the recordings posted each week. Do you enjoy these meditations? Let us know by searching our Facebook group or Instagram page. We welcome your feedback.
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Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Yoga has always been fluid. There has been inconsistency and competition between its different branches and sometimes within the branches themselves. Continuing on from Part 1, Ava explains how yoga easily lends itself to dogma and egoic attachments. She explains more about her journey with yoga and what the secret ingredient is that has completely refined her practice.
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