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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 Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
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 Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Ready to start the new year with intention?
Choosing a 'word of the year' helps bring focus and clarity to what we want to create in our lives.
Struggling to pick a word? No worries, this guided meditation is here to help you!
This isn’t about crossing another goal off your list, it’s about creating an intention to help guide your daily actions and cultivate the qualities you want more of this year.
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: The new paradigm of healing:
A free workshop that replaces the old, dogmatic, unsustainable paradigm of healing that burns out our community. Explore how to deepen your presence in both personal and professional spheres.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Welcome to the first episode of the year. There is a collective energy directed towards setting new goals, dreaming big, re-inventing ourselves, having a fresh start. In this episode Ava shares with you some tips about how to create a morning routine. Is there a behavior change, a new routine, a practice, a new habit that you want to implement?
Listen in to hear Ava share her insights that will support you with habit forming.
Relevant links:
How to create a self suggestion tape
Dreaming exercise:
Click here to see the journal prompts.
Chapter markers:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Habit forming is a practice and a skill that we can develop
4:46 Talking about an outcome is not enough, we need planning and consideration
9:47 Journal prompts
11:04 Telling someone about it
13:00 Thank you for listening, we hope you have a beautiful start to the year
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: The new paradigm of healing:
A free workshop that replaces the old, dogmatic, unsustainable paradigm of healing that burns out our community. Explore how to deepen your presence in both personal and professional spheres.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschool
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Start your day with energy and positivity with this 15 minute guided meditation by Ava.
Breathe and connect with the space in which the thoughts arise and explore the sensations of the smiling energy at the heart space.
The perfect opportunity to enquire how you are feeling and offering a loving and caring space for yourself.
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.
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
1. What would balance look like to you?
2. Is there anything I have planned that I am not looking forward to?
3. Is there a boundary that I could set or a resource that I could call on to help me with the above?
4. Is there anything else that I am dreading or worried about?
5. Is there a resource that I could call on or are there a number of resources that I would like to call on to support me?
6. What would these resources give me?
7. Is there something that I can do to support myself knowing that this is what I need?
00:00 Introduction to the topic - have a pen and a journal with you!
00:51 The holiday season can be a time of stress for a lot of people.
02:21 This is the sacred time for rest and reflection.
03:27 How to find balance between social activities and solo, self- care.
04:24 Journal prompts.
6:34 Thank you for listening, wishing you a happy, joyful and easeful holiday season!
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.
Connect on Socials
Where you can hear from us in daily life
Personal account: @avairani_
Functional Spirituality: @functionalspirituality
Studio: @spandaschoolMonday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Welcome to this 20 minute spacious guided meditation with soothing background music.
Follow each breath in and out of your heart space and replace unnecessary thoughts for smiling energy. Connect to the sensations of the inner smile and the peace at the center of your being.
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
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
In this episode Ava answers a popular question from the retreat.
Listen in to hear Ava share 4 tips to help us maintain the feeling of being rested and having a regulated nervous system in the outside world after the retreat.
If you have any comments or thoughts please let us know in our Facebook group. We’d love to hear from you!
Relevant links:
Guided self- reflection practice
Chapter markers:
00:00 Intro and context
01:00 The question from retreat
2:00 Strategy #1: Have a self- reflection practice
6:00 Strategy #2: Exercise
6:52 #3: Rest
9:04 #4: Nourishment
11:20 Final strategy & recap
13:11 End of year event
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
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
'The sensations in your body are an expression of the now'.
Join Ava for this spacious, minimally guided meditation that gives you time to arrive into the body.
Allow the body to gently resolve itself as you practice relaxation, compassion and gratitude with simple and effective techniques.
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
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Welcome to this personal share about Ava’s life and what’s been going on behind the scenes for her and her family.
Listen in to hear Ava talk about body image, how she is parenting, her relationship and home situation.
If you have any comments or thoughts please let us know in our Facebook group. We’d love to hear from you!
Relevant links:
Chapter markers:
00:00 Intro to the topic
02:12 The idea that Jasmine is always settled and her parents are calmed
3:00 Challenging periods over the last 12 months
05:20 The phases of uncertainty and the dilemma: do we need to act or trust?
6:44 Ava’s relationship with Jarred, her lack of sleep and sleep training Jasmine
14:15 The idea of ‘do I need to act or trust’?
16:13 Body image
18:20 How do Jarred and Ava work as a family and as parents?
21:23 Ava’s relationship advice
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
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
This 20-minute meditation by Anaid guides you to gently move your body and connect to the sensations in your inner space. Allow the tension of the mind to melt down and give yourself the permission to arrive in a state of effortlessness and awareness.
The perfect meditation to start your day with clarity and relaxation!
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".
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