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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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Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Discover the Yogi Secret weapon, learn about consecration and the life-changing benefits as Ava retells a fascinating story from the Bhagavad Gita.
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Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Explore your inner space, clear out and soften your morning as Ava gently guides you through this cleansing meditation. Allow yourself to be revitalised by moving your presence downward and inward.
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Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Learn the powerful benefits of creating a happenings diary before sleep. Consciously reprogram parts of your mind for improved clarity and alignment. This has been a life-changing practice and I'm excited to share it with you here.
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Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
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.
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Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Gratitude doesn't just change our biochemistry. It doesn't just change and expand our perspective. Gratitude connects us to universal energy. A daily practice of meditation and training our sensitivity to the energy body has both healing effects for the body, and relational healing for how we show up in the world.
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Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Join Ava for this 4-minute drop-in meditation, take a short break out to empty yourself of tensions. Your very own Being, is the emptiness, rest and completion you seek.
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Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Consecration is a spiritual practice for surrendering the personal will, and opening up to the universal energy of Life itself. It is normal to feel overwhelmed by the stories about our life, and the continuous expectations on us from the outside and from the inside. We feel pressure to perform, yet we are actually at the mercy of the flow of life. In reality, it's life that is orchestrating everything. Consecration is a practice of letting go of the personal struggle, and trusting life first, praying to be a vessel for the highest good, letting go of attachment to outcome, before we layer in our personal activities.
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Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Find a comfortable position and get ready to relax and receive. Guided relaxations and self suggestions work together perfectly to reprogram the subconscious mind.
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Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
The long-awaited episode! In this session, Ava explains step by step how to create a self-suggestion tape. This is one of the easiest ways we can create powerful change and integrate meditation and mind work into daily life. Connect with us and ask questions in the Functional Spirituality Facebook group - it's free, and a resource for you to go deeper into this work.
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Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Take some time today to replenish yourself. Amongst the chaos on the surface of the planet, in our thoughts, in our emotions and body, there lies a deep stillness. Ground yourself in the stillness of your Heart.
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