The most functional and refined teacher training for therapeutic movement,
yoga philosophy and spiritual liberation.
Too often, yoga classes give cool effects, but no real results...
It can take years before we realise we are going in circles…
We believe that yoga can take us into deep meditation, HEAL us, bring fitness and transform our mind…
But how do we ensure it actually does that?
Functional Flow is born out of this inquiry. Not only is it possible, it is natural and simple, easy to learn and share. Yet, it’s rare.
Luckily, there is a way to get all the meaningful transformation we most desire and need.
In this training, you can have confidence that a functional approach actually changes the way our 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.
In person dates
Friday, 6th October 10am - 3:30pm
Saturday, 4th November 11:30am- 4:30pm
Saturday, 2nd December 11:30am- 4:30pm
Saturday, 13th January 11:30am- 4:30pm
Saturday, 3rd February 11:30am- 4:30pm
Saturday, 10th February (2hr practice)
Saturday, 9th March 11:30am- 4:30pm
Saturday, March 23rd 1130 - 3pm
Saturday, April 6th 1130 - 3pm
Saturday, April 13th 1130 - 3pm
Saturday, April 27th 1130 - 3pm
Saturday, May 11th 1130 - 3pm
Saturday, May 25th 1130 - 3pm
Spanda School: 203 South Terrace, South Fremantle WA
What is Functional Flow?
Functional strength and functional spirituality principles woven into a trauma-informed therapeutic movement practice.
Moving meditation can open up profound insights and healing.
Functional Flow teaches us how to love moving.
If we are going to spend our precious time in a yoga class, we want to experience fitness, release, joy, healing and awareness of our infinite nature.
This unique style blends
→ Spiritual enquiry into our infinite nature
→ Functional strength
→ Therapeutic movement
→ 3 different formats of meditation
Whether you are brand new to yoga or a seasoned teacher, we guarantee that learning this style will change everything.
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
For the full curriculum, request an orientation pack through the enquiry form below.
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mentoring and community
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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 Fremantle-based yoga studio Spanda School. Her deepest passions are embodied movement, therapeutic sensuality and inquiry into the mystical nature of ‘Being’. Her yoga journey started in 2008 when she tasted her first, sweet savasana at the end of a 90 minute hot yoga class.
Ava's spiritual path started with the fervent passion for awakening and non-dual liberation. 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 husband Jarred of Kommunity brew, baby Jasmine and their fur-child Honey.
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