Functional Spirituality

Feb 02 2025 299 ep. 19 mins 8

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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 [email protected] Visit www.functionalspirituality.com Follow us @FunctionalSpirituality or @avairani_ and our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool

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Guided meditation: Grounding in presence and curiosity

Feb 02 2025 17 mins

Take a deep breath and arrive in this moment with curiosity and kindness. In this guided meditation Anaid invites you to cultivate both aliveness and relaxation through the breath, gently grounding awareness into your heart space. Explore the sensations and presence here with openness, allowing life to unfold naturally and effortlessly. If you enjoy this audio you can save the l

Guided meditation: Using the Heart space for healing

Jan 26 2025 17 mins

In this meditation, we invite you to drop deeply into the center of your being, anchoring your attention in the heart space—the essence core of who you truly are. Join Ava as she gently guides you into this sacred space, where profound inner shifts and healing await. If you enjoy this audio you can save the link somewhere in your phone, or make a playlist for it on your Spotify s

Guided meditation: Awareness of the breath

Jan 19 2025 19 mins

Take a moment to journey inward and explore the vast, ever-changing landscape within. This guided meditation with Kate uses breath awareness and invites curiosity and relaxation into your system, allowing tension to melt away. As you breathe, allow your attention to settle on the stillness that exists between each inhale and exhale—a quiet, sacred pause where peace resides. If

Guided meditation: Creating a regenerative state

Jan 12 2025 16 mins

Welcome to this meditation guided by Ava to gently ground your energy, relax your body and deepen your connection with what your system truly needs. This practice invites you to create space for restoration and balance, nurturing your capacity for self-awareness and renewal. If you enjoy this audio you can save the link somewhere in your phone, or make a playlist for it so you

Guided meditation: Anchoring a word for 2025

Dec 29 2024 23 mins

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, we've repurposed this guided meditation 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 qualiti

Guided meditation: Return to presence

Dec 22 2024 16 mins

Join Ava in this 15 minute spacious guided meditation to experience and embody the presence of your being. We start by gently moving the body and connecting to the awareness of the breath. Notice the effortless and limitless qualities of your being and connect to the embodied presence and how that feels in your own experience. If you enjoy this audio you can save the link somewhere

Staying Balanced this Holiday

Dec 15 2024 7 mins

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 ba

Guided meditation: Calming the nervous system

Dec 08 2024 19 mins

The body, the breath and the earth are powerful anchors for our nervous system to rest, reset and ground. Join us in this recording of a previous Monday morning meditation. Our free Monday online meditation will be back from January, stay tuned! If you enjoy this audio you can save the link somewhere in your phone, or make a playlist for it so you have access to this practice wit

Parenthood questions with Ava and Anaid

Dec 01 2024 62 mins

In this episode, Ava and Anaid Anaid have a rich conversation about the important questions that come up for people (and parents) contemplating adding a child to their life. Relevant links and resources: Chapter markers: 00:00 Introduction to the topic 04:56 Did you decide to have kids? 11: 34 What has been the hardest part of motherhood so far? 17:57 As a professional, entre

Conscious activism & the environment with Stephanie Poly

Nov 24 2024 51 mins

In this episode, Ava and Stephanie have a conversation about conscious activism and the environment. Tune in and listen to them as they discuss values and the importance of spiritual practice as a form of activism. Increasing accessibility to functional healing + non-dual spiritual oneness: www.functionalspirituality.com Free resources: Newsletter sign-up: A monthly update fo