Functional Spirituality

The Heart and Stillness are one and the same! Stillness is our essential existence but also a well-spring of nourishment for our individual self. Drink up. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

Our lives our so complex but even more complex is our conditioning. Where they meet... well... its complex! Holding space for yourself is a practice of finding resolution, healing and deeper connection inward so you can thrive outward. Living a life of disconnection isn't sustainable and leads to unnecessary suffering and disease. This practice is so simple and so powerful. Let us know what you th...

In this episode, Ava explains where she's been for the last month, and a bit more about the challenges of the last few years. Connect with us on socials and let us know what parts of her story resonate @FunctionalSpirituality   https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality

Welcome to another morning meditation, sit down and relax while Ava takes you through the perfect motions to start your day. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

Every day we are called to show up, take action, work towards outcomes and achieve the tasks of the day. We want to show up fully in life, taking up more space in the world, but this needs to be balanced with holding space for ourselves. If we don't ground inward, we loose balance, health, joy and harmony. Commit to take some to nourish yourself and connect to your center.   Follow Functional Spir...

Join Ava for a lightly guided meditation with music. Take some time to slow down, unravel the body and find an inner position that offers you nourishment. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

Join Ava for a more spacious, minimally guided meditation that gives you time to arrive into the body. Allow the body to gently resolve itself as you practice patience and compassion with simple and effective techniques. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

Join Ava and settle in, away from the mind and towards the body - your one true home. A body scan meditation to become a delightful being, have a wonderful day. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

The energy of receiving is the energy of abundance. Relax and tune in to this guided meditation.   Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality

Sexuality is alluring, healing, shameful, confusing, rich, interesting - but could it be sacred? Hear part 1 of Ava's journey with sexuality and spirituality. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

Take 20 minutes just for yourself, to arrive in the Now. Your body, your emotions, your thoughts - all your layers can only be grounded by one thing - the Now. Treat yourself to presence. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

Join Ava for one of her favourite meditations as she draws you into the heart-space and releases you from the mind. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

Sink in and enjoy a guided meditation to nourish the mind and help bring about relaxation and trust to some future events. Trust what arises, thank you. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

There's No Such Thing as Traditional Yoga. Its true. Its good to question, but does this statement have any place in our discussion of What is Yoga? Listen to find out, and let us know what you think. You can search us on Facebook at Functional Spirituality to join our discussion group. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://li...

Join Ava for a guided meditation using this Sufi inspired technique from the Hridaya Yoga system. This is a favourite! Using the heart as a tool for meditation and sublimation. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

Welcome to your weekly drop in! Commit to yourself to join our weekly meditation, either Live on Zoom or on the recordings posted each week. Do you enjoy these meditations? Let us know by searching our Facebook group or Instagram page. We welcome your feedback. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspiritua...

Yoga has always been fluid. There has been inconsistency and competition between its different branches and sometimes within the branches themselves. Continuing on from Part 1, Ava explains how yoga easily lends itself to dogma and egoic attachments. She explains more about her journey with yoga and what the secret ingredient is that has completely refined her practice. Follow Functional Spiritual...

The Invitation from the teachings of Mooji is a simple and potent awakening technique. It helps us to reveal our true nature: formless Being. The meditation starts with Ava leading a gentle relaxation and drop-in, before going further into the Self-Enquiry. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality...

Yoga is a loaded topic. In this series called "What is Yoga", Ava debunks the unhelpful assumptions that yoga is inherently good and coherent. Actually, yoga is fluid and riddled with pitfalls. We would gain more by looking into the history of yoga more then solely relying on the ideology of one yoga system. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @s...

A gently guided relaxation meditation to bring you into the body and into an attitude of allowing. You are invited to use the heart space as a doorway for trusting life and connecting to the background of Being and the present moment.   Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

Join Ava Irani for this guided meditation WITH music. You are invited to drop into your body, your centre and your presence. What is your "Truth"? Truth is that which does not change, and this intimate reality can be discovered within your own being. Happy New Year beautiful people :) Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://link...

Join Ava Irani for this guided meditation with music. Lightly guided with lots of space, you are invited to drop into your body, your centre and your presence. The perfect way to find inner connection and unravel the tensions of 2020. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality  

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 want to learn more about a functional approach to yoga, meditation and spirituality, you may want to consider...

The heart is a doorway into the infinity of your being, the ultimate tool for the revelation of yourself. Learn the science behind Heart Math Institute along with 3 useful tools for accessing the profound power of the heart space in this 40-minute podcast. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality...

Follow your breath in and out of your heart space, connect to the stillness, the love and the peace at the centre of your being with this 15-minute meditation gracefully guided by Ava Irani. Follow Functional Spirituality at @functionalspirituality and follow our Yoga Studio at @spandaschool https://linktr.ee/functionalspirituality