Enjoy this 37 minute guided meditation guided by Ava.

This practice starts with a series of gentle stretches and has an emphasis on your body feeling comfortable. There is an invitation to make adjustments in your body at any time throughout the meditation. 

Allow the full breaths to connect you to your experience and sense the intimacy and grounding as the heart opens to stillness. 

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Welcome to part 2 of the manifestation series.

In this episode Ava shares with us the 4 most inefficient beliefs and practices around manifestation.

From a non-dual, awakening approach she discusses what doesn't make sense and what we need to be careful about the manifestation philosophies. 

If you haven't listened to part 1, we recommend you to check it out here.

Chapter markers: 

00:00 Introduction to the topic and summary from part 1 of the manifestation series

01:30 What not to do with manifestation?

03:30 The universe is neutral, it doesn’t have preferences nor attributes

4:54 Don’t believe that the universe is guiding you 

07:07 The only thing that the universe ‘wants’ to do

9:30 A common misconception about the manifestation philosophies

10:37 Don’t adopt incoherent falsities 

13:09 We recommend you to re-listen to this episode and part 1 before our final episode of the manifestation series which will be released in 2 weeks! 

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Welcome to this mini series where Ava will talk about manifestation. 

Manifestation is a tempting and attractive topic. There are many schools and practices around it. However, not all of these practices can be as effective as we wish them to be.

We can end up spending many years following the wrong practice and losing motivation. 

In this series Ava shares with you what has worked and hasn’t worked for her in the last 10+ years of practicing manifestation.

Chapter markers: 

00:00 Introduction to the topic

3:30 The imbalance in the culture of speediness 

5:00 The intention of this podcast episode and Functional Spirituality 

7:11 Ava’s current experience with manifestation and how she started this practice

9:33 A quick overview of the main practices around manifestation

15:08 Wasting years learning and following the wrong practice can lead to losing motivation

19:00 Thank you for listening, stay tuned for part 2 of this series which will be released next week! 

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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 before you start the week.

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Recommended links: 

• History of Hatha Yoga Course

Chapter markers: 

00:00 Introduction 

3:15 The four phases of a spiritual path

4:20 Ava’s spiritual journey 

8:28 Phase II

14:59 Phase III and the importance of questioning

17:07 Becoming a teacher (phase IV)

20:40 Let us know about what you think of this episode

21:00 Leave us a review on the Apple podcast and win a FREE History of Hatha Yoga Course 

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Enjoy this 40minute meditation with Ava as she guides you to soften the layers of tensions of your body, mind and emotions.

Explore the present moment from a deep embodied awareness and feel the expansive effects of this powerful practice. 

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A journaling exercise to up level at any time. 

In this episode Ava shares tips, journal prompts and three ingredients that will help us integrate the retreat experience in our daily lives. 

These journal prompts can also be applied when you want to go deeper into a practice and harness the effects after a powerful experience.

Relevant links: 

• Silent Retreat dates

Chapter markers: 

00:00 Introduction to the topic

2:10 The three ingredients that will help us integrate the retreat experience in our daily lives

3:20 The ‘I don’t have enough time’ mentality 

8:08 The importance of having a journaling practice and working retrospectively 

9:55  Willpower is a finite resource, so what do we need? 

11:08 Journaling prompts

14:00 Creating a structure 

17:07 Looking at our capacity

18:10 Thank you for listening and visit our podcast page to review the journal prompts

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The 100hr Yoga for Mental Health Teacher Training is back!

Join with our discount code: AVA50 and support students experiencing mental health challenges with compassion, confidence, and skill.

Visit this link for more details about the training.

Repurposed episode: 

Ava and Deniz explore the importance of educating yoga teachers in mental health, as they answer these questions: Why do people come to yoga? When is cueing not mental health aware? What is the antidote to this? 

About our guest: Deniz Aydoslu is a self-care coach, senior yoga and meditation teacher, somatic educator, and an expert in the therapeutic application of embodied movement systems for emotional health.

Relevant links: 

• Somatic Yoga Teacher Training for Mental Health

Chapter markers: 

00:00 Introduction  

2:35 Who is Deniz Aydoslu?

8:30 The time when Ava and Deniz met

10:20 The importance of educating yoga teachers in mental health

13:00 Training offering & mental health in old-school yoga

17:00 What inspired Deniz to create this training?

18:45 When is cueing not mental health aware?

24:00 What is the antidote to this?

26:25 What is included in the training? 

The energy of gratitude that expands through the heart allows us to open ourselves to receive more.

Give yourself the opportunity to relax, receive the universal energy of abundance and observe your life, mind and body transform.

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