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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
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
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
This episode is for anyone who is looking to take their practice a little bit more deeper.
If you need more support for your yoga, healing, meditation and spirituality practice, then we have a special offer for you: TFSR.
The Functional Spirituality Retreat is an online platform that presents, step by step, the teachings of Functional Spirituality: Deconditioning, Cultivating and Awakening.
Listen in to hear Ava talk about her personal journey in creating this offering and the value that this program has for you.
Chapter markers:
00:00 How The Functional Spirituality Retreat was first created
02:38 The question that has been playing on Ava’s mind
04:55 The value of this program
6:33 The main benefit of this program
9:33 The value of taking a pause and going self - paced
10:30 We will release this program in a few weeks time, join our waitlist to receive a discount for this program.
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 Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Let go of the tension of your nervous system and wake up to the depth of your being.
We've repurposed this guided gratitude practice by Ava to help you cultivate resilience in your life and your relationships.
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 Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Are your healing tools helping or hindering?
As we approach the end of mental health month in Australia, it's a good time to share with you this episode in which Ava discusses how to support yourself when you find yourself at the 'bottom of the wave'.
More important than trying to tackle your healing work is identifying the place you’re coming from when you use your tools - are you coming from a place of dysregulation or are you coming from a place of presence?
When you are at the bottom of the wave, you may gain a profound perspective by stepping back for a moment and connecting to Being.
Let us know your thoughts and join the podcast discussion in our Facebook group.
Relevant links:
Guided meditation: 5 minute consecration practice
Guided meditation: The joy of being
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 Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Welcome to this awakening practice guided by Ava.
Empty out your thoughts in exchange for the recognition of ‘now’ and connect to the background of being. An opportunity to experience the formless, existence essence.
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
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Our manifestation series has been one of the most popular episodes in the podcast. Ava has received a lot of feedback and personal stories which have inspired her to refine her manifestation philosophy and create this follow up episode.
Tune in to listen to Ava answer questions and clarify some aspects of her manifestation philosophy.
Discover the difference between manifesting personal and impersonal experiences and how our perception changes our experience.
If you liked our series The universe does not have your back please share it with friends and in your socials. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and questions on this topic and are more than happy to answer more questions in a follow up episode.
Relevant links:
The universe does not have your back - part 1
The universe does not have your back - part 2
The universe does not have your back - part 3
Chapter markers:
00:00 Recap from the Manifestation Series
03:00 Manifesting personal and impersonal experiences from a non-dual approach.
5:25 Manifesting in our personal experience
07:20 How our perception changes our experience
12:00 Clarifying the confusion around ‘the universe not having your back’ and taking personal responsibility.
17:04 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
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Welcome to this 16 minute guided meditation by Ava. This guided meditation brings the inspiration from Ramana Maharshi in his teaching on following the I feeling in meditation.
Paired with a Hridaya meditation, the meditation invites seekers to explore what the word "I" refers to, and draws awareness back to its infinite Self-source.
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
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Welcome to this 10 minute guided self-reflection practice.
Self-reflection is the single most important skill for our healing and cultivation work, it is about being present and tuning into our person.
If you enjoy this audio you can save the link somewhere in your phone, or make a playlist for it on your account so you have access to this practice with one click.
Chapter markers:
00:00 Introduction to this guided practice
01:40 Self-reflection practice
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