The Functional Flow 200hour

Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training

A trauma-informed teacher training for facilitating mystical and healing experiences through functional movement.

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A yoga class can offer us cool effects 😎, but can it really offer us lasting, meaningful changes?

So often, our practice can result in injury, pain, or disappointment…

We believe that yoga can do it all…

HEAL, fitness, transform our mind and gift us profound mystical experiences.

But how do we ensure it actually does that?

 

Not only is it possible;

it is natural and simple, easy to learn and share.

Yet, it’s rare.

It can take years before we realise we are going in circles…

 

Learn a functional approach and feel confident that you have the power to transform the way the body, mind and emotions function.

A functional approach will completely set you apart as a yoga teacher, and bring a deep, embodied wisdom to your own practice.

What is Functional Flow?

slower, stronger, therapeutic movement.

Functional Flow teaches us how to love moving.

It is a safer, deeper, embodied movement practice using functional movement to provide strength, flexibility and health.

Expect a moving meditation that can open up profound insights and healing,

As well as revealing the truth of the many layers of our systems, and the universal reality.

Experience fitness, release, joy, healing and awareness of our infinite nature.

Whether you are brand new to yoga or a seasoned teacher, we guarantee that learning this style will change everything.

This training includes

Over 6 months you will recieve
✔ 6 in-studio trainings with Ava
✔ 7 Online special sessions with Ava
✔  3 Life-changing, self-paced online modules 
✔ Ready-made class template and sequences
✔ On-demand library of classes and trainings with Ava for your own practice
✔ Simple and profound tools made easy for to understand and share
✔ Bonus trainings on trauma, scheduling and anatomy
✔ Carefully spaced modules for time to rest, integrate and reflect
✔ 1:1 Access to Ava for mentoring and personal development
✔ Discounts on silent retreats and studio classes (to be booked separately)
✔ A weekly opportunity to teach in studio
 

Who can join?

This study program is suitable for:
 
1) Beginners wanting to learn how to practice yin & meditation.
 
2) Yoga practitioners wanting to take their practice and knowledge to the next level.
 
3) Teachers wanting to expand their skills and teaching range and deepen their capacity to a hold a trauma-informed space.
 
Please fill out an application form, to help you clarify your intentions and determine suitability. Thank you!

Requirements

A 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Certificate is awarded upon the completion of:
 
✔ All in-person trainings
✔ Online modules and quizzes
✔ Attend 25 yoga classes at Spanda School (in-studio or live stream)
✔ Attendance of (1) 7 day silent retreat during the course (to be booked and paid for seperately) *3 day option available
✔ Delivery of (4) practice sessions
 
 

Certificate

Graduates from teacher trainings with Ava are sought after and recognised in the community as unique, meditative and functional.
 
In practice, graduates are recognized as having special skills in space holding that set them apart. They are able to facilitate something truley valuable, meaningful and enjoyable.
 
For more information about yoga certifications read Ava’s article here

Develop a regular practice with the Functional Flow training:

⊙ Learn functional and effective yoga anatomy, philosophy and history

⊙ Learn meditation, trauma & nervous system health

⊙ Connection with beautiful, like-minded people

⊙ Enjoy a personal journey of awareness, healing, growth, expansion

⊙ Develop new skillsets of communication, leadership, connecting and supporting

⊙ Learn how to guide various meditation and yoga practices

⊙ Receive personalised mentorship from a skilled and well-known yoga and meditation teacher

⊙ Have deep spiritual experiences

⊙ Receive knowledge that transforms you into a healing presence in your life

⊙ Deepen your knowledge of yoga beyond the asana

⊙ Connect to the core parts of yourself

Group session dates

Studio: Spanda School

24C South St, South Fremantle WA

Sun 12 Jan 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm

Sat 1 Feb 2025 11:30am - 4:30pm

Sun 23 Feb 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm

Sun 30 Mar 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm

Sat 12 Apr 2025 11:30am - 4:30pm

Sun 13 Apr 2025 Yin Practice 9:30am -12:30pm

Sun 22 Jun 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm

Sat July 5th 11:30am - 3:30pm (practice)

Sun July 6th 10:00am- 1:00pm (practice)

Sat July 19th 11:30am - 3:30pm (practice)

Sun July 20th 10:00am- 1:00pm (practice)

Sat Aug 2nd 11:30am - 3:30pm (practice)

Sun Aug 3rd 10:00am- 1:00pm (practice)

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Deepen your spiritual path through philosophy, community connection and your essential heart nature.

This training is designed to remove obstacles for both professionals and those developing their yoga practice. You will receive:

History of yoga and spiritual practices

Pitfalls vs. Functionality of Spirituality

Enlightenment and the 3-part method

Psycho-education of complex trauma

Principles of being Trauma-informed

Techniques for regulating the nervous system

Yin, Gentle and Strong class sequences

Anatomy for yoga instructors

Meditation skills and guiding the practice

Somatic approaches to healing

Structuring a yoga class and special considerations

Study handbook

Manual for cueing postures and meditation

Request an orientation pack for more information.

Pricing options

Once registered with payment, you will recieve immediate access to your course handbook, and the first self-paced modules to help you schedule time for study and practice.

pay in full

one payment of $3999

payment plan:

10 monthly payments

of $432

Testimonials

Ruby Carrabus

I found the course to be one of expansion and I am deeply grateful to have had such an experience. I honestly could not be more pleased with the content, the pace, the support and the sense of community. Ava’s knowledge, passion and encouragement were paramount to me and I cannot thank her enough. I feel as though she has given me direction. She has given me answers I didn’t even know I was looking for. She gave oxygen to the fire that resides inside me.
I have come out the other side; my heart overflowing with loving inspiration, my mind full of perspective, my belly burning with a fiery passion and a deeper understanding of self. 

Isla Imogen

Exceeded my expectations of how much there was to learn not only about yoga but the mind, the spirit and myself. Ava is so knowledgeable and very well articulated, it’s so exciting to come into the yoga teaching training sessions and listen to all the wonderful content. My confidence has grown and the way I approach life now is a little more gentle and more thought out. The way the course rolls out also creates such a safe space to feel connected to everyone else in the group, to support each other and to meet such interesting people you would otherwise never meet. I would very much recommend this experience to anyone who is interested. Xx

Freya

I particularly loved learning from Ava as she has a very grounded, well learned approach to teaching, less jargon, no bullshit approach. Drawing on her direct experiences with the pitfalls many modalities of modern yoga offer, she sets students up for a grounded and balanced yoga practice which is something I find unique in this offering.

Stefanos Sifandos

A beautiful space to connect, be nurtured, explore safely and grow within. Highly recommended. More than Yoga & Mindfulness - a community to expand and learn more about who you are.

RECognized certificate

mentoring and community

leading edge

curriculum

200 hour Teaching Certificate available upon completion of all requirements. Apply now to help us both determine if this is the right fit.

Support directly from Ava, opportunities to practice teach in Studio and connection with a a soul-community for a life-time.

Unlike any other training course you will find.

The vast fields of complex trauma and spirituality distilled into a Functional Flow Yoga and meditation that you teach easily.

ava irani

Lead teacher

Ava is the director of Functional Spirituality and the yoga and meditation centre Spanda School. She is a philosopher with a degree from the University of Sydney, retreat leader, business owner and somatic therapist. Her deepest passions are non-dual philosophies, community healing and looking at the impacts of spirituality.

Ava's path started with a ferver for awakening and non-duality. However over the years her path has matured with a more functional approach. Her work now considers the wide-spread complex trauma that lies at the heart of almost every obstacle to happy, healthy and connected living, and marries profound mystical approaches with nervous system regulation.

She has trained with Paul Muller-Ortega (Blue throat yoga), NARM (complex trauma), Cecily Milne (yoga detour) to name a few.

Ava is predominantly known for her thriving yoga studio, silent retreats and the phenomenal teachers that emerge from her yoga and trauma-informed certifications. She lives in beautiful Western Australia with her family and animals.

What is the hourly workload per week?

There will be 1 hour average of study per week as you make your way through the online trainings. We recommend attending/practicing yoga 2-3 times per week, however the requirement is 25 cited classes over the 8 months.
 


 

I want to learn about meditation and deepen my connection to myself, not teach yoga, is this course suitable for me?

At least half of our attendees complete this course for a personal wisdom and healing journey. This course presents information about the mind, body, emotions, spirituality and relating to life. It offers insight, training and perspective across many fronts that will inspire and transform you.

Will I be able to teach yoga after completing this course?

This course provides you with knowledge required to offer yoga and meditation sessions, and a certificate to attain insurance. So, yes! See Ava's article about yoga certificates here: www.spandaschool.com/yoga-teacher-training-demystified/


 

Do I require any special software for the course?

No. The course will be hosted on Thinkific. No additional software is required.
 


 

I'm not sure if I am the right fit for this program. How will I know?

We recommend to fill out the application form - you will know after that if its the right fit or not as it asks you to reflect on key areas. 
 
You can always book in a free 10 minute chat with Ava to discuss your suitability. Contact us to receive the booking link. 


 

Refunds

Please note no refunds are given due to having access to all the material upon signing up. All further considerations are at the discretion of the facilitator based on circumstances.
 


 

Copyright

The course material is copyrighted and passing on or sharing the course material to another party is prohibited.
 


 

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