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Hosted by Ava Irani · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 341 episodes
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Hi, my name is Ava and I’m delighted to offer you “Functional Spirituality”. I invite you to integrate critical thinking into your heart, mystical and faith-based practices. I use an academic approach to investigate the roots of yoga and spirituality. I aim to reduce the dogma that has rendered so many schools and practices ineffective - and strange AF. Spirituality has a history of disempowering the individual, worshiping the guru or priest, without question. In this podcast, I aim to elevate the conversation around spirituality. I want to EMPOWER the meditator and yogi, and debunk the idea that the ‘ancient gurus’ had it all right. This places the power back in our hands, to live directly from our own experience. I hope you enjoy this collection of guided meditations, retreat talks and conversations.
Ava Irani hosts Functional Spirituality, a education show with 341 episodes published.
Sometimes the most meaningful conversations are the ones that aren't planned. In this special episode, Ava is joined by her close friend, entrepreneur, and KX Pilates studio owner Kylie Falconer for an unscripted convers
What does it actually mean to "tune into the frequency of abundance"? In this episode, Ava unpacks one of the most repeated phrases in manifesting culture and grounds it in nervous system science and practical strategy.
Gift yourself 15 minutes of your day and join Ava in this healing practice cultivating the energy of gratitude. Gratitude can be a healing tool as it helps us connect back to the feelings of joy, love, openness and prese
"Gratitude arises from paying attention, from being awake in the presence of everything that lives within and without and beside us." — David Whyte Join Kate in this gentle guided meditation, where gratitude becomes a do
In this episode, Ava Irani shares practical reflections for facilitators within the Functional Spirituality community on how to hold space in a grounded, clear, and non-over-responsible way. The focus is on supporting ot
In this episode, Ava Irani explores the idea of success through a functional spirituality lens, questioning cultural definitions of achievement, status, and worth. She reframes success as something fluid and subjective,
In this episode, Ava Irani unpacks the complex and often unconscious relationship many of us have with social media. While it’s easy to default to “I hate social media,” she challenges this narrative, inviting us to look
In this episode, Ava Arani is joined by Ryan Hassan from The Centre for Healing for a grounded conversation on what happens when a core wound becomes active and how it can be met with compassion rather than self judgment
Relax and let Ava softly guide you into a felt sense of love, safety, and ease within your body. Through slow, steady breaths, you are invited to soften, open the heart, and reconnect with the body as a place of warmth a
In this conversational episode, Emma and Ava explore what it really means to “drop in” before any meaningful work, practice, or conversation. They unpack how embodiment shifts us from surface-level survival mode into dee
In this guided meditation, Ava invites you to slow down, feel into the body, and let effort soften. As the nervous system unwinds, space opens for a grounded sense of joy, appreciation and connection to emerge on its own
Many people think healing means fixing themselves, but real change often begins when a “protector” part finally feels met. In this episode, Ava shares a personal IFS (Internal Family Systems) breakthrough from a retreat
This is a gentle guided meditation to support grounding, softening, and inner clarity. Through a slow body scan, breath, and loving inner attention, Ava guides you to empty accumulated tension and reconnect with your inn
Take some time today to replenish yourself. Amidst the chaos on the surface of the planet, in our thoughts, emotions, and body, we often meet life with subtle resistance. Beneath this effort, there is a deep stillness th
This guided awakening meditation draws on Hridaya meditation and the self enquiry teachings of Ramana Maharshi. Through gentle heart based attention and simple enquiry, awareness is invited to turn back toward its source
So many people step into a yoga class expecting an ancient practice, yet most modern vinyasa is actually a recent aesthetic invention. In this episode, Ava unpacks the toxic patterns shaping the modern yoga industry, why
Have you ever felt something is “off” in the coaching or wellness industry? In this episode, Ava unpacks the invisible pyramid shaping these spaces and why so many of us feel uneasy inside them. We explore skill bypassin
In this episode, Ava explores the term privilege: how it’s been shaped, stretched, and sometimes misunderstood in today’s world. With honesty and depth, she opens a compassionate conversation about how we can move toward
In this episode, Ava explores a listener’s question: “How do I deal with the terrifying fear of a loved one dying?” Moments of birth and death often stir deep reflections about our own mortality. This conversation offers
Life constantly asks us to show up, give, and move forward. But to truly meet the world with fullness, we also need moments to return to ourselves. Without that inward pause, our energy scatters and we lose touch with ba
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Functional Spirituality is hosted by Ava Irani. The show is categorised under education (religion) and has published 341 episodes.
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