Functional Spirituality

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: Anchoring a word for the year 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: Newsletter sign-up:  A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month. Community meditation: 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

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: Newsletter sign up:  A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month.

The holiday season can be a stressful time for a lot of people, where self-care practices are placed second to social engagements and commitments. It is in fact also the perfect time for rest and reflection. A sacred time for journaling, evaluation and integration of the year.   In this (repurposed) episode Ava shares her favourite journal prompts to help you stay grounded and balanced during the holiday period. We invite you to do some contemplation so please have a journal and pen when you listen to this episode.   Join our Facebook group and feel free to share with the community your answers to the journal prompts. We'd love to get ideas from you!   Journal prompts:    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?    Chapter markers:    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: Newsletter sign-up:  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: @spandaschool

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: Newsletter sign up:  A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month. Community meditation: 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

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 New year’s eve event 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: Newsletter sign-up:  A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month. Community meditation: 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

'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: Newsletter sign up:  A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month. Community meditation: 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

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: Newsletter sign-up:  A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month. Community meditation: 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

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: Newsletter sign up:  A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month. Community meditation: 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

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: Newsletter sign-up:  A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month. Community meditation: 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

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: Newsletter sign up:  A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month. Community meditation: 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