1 Day Silent Retreat
Join Ava for the unique and nourishing 1 day Silent Retreat – an immersion into stillness, meditation, rest and therapeutic movement.
If you have been curious about our Silent Retreats and need a gentle introduction, this is the perfect opportunity to discover the healing, rest and clarity that comes with silence – even for just 1 day!
Join us in Fremantle at Spanda or in Margaret River at The Shala.
1 Day to Reset and Rest on all Levels
COST & BOOKING
Payments and bookings can be made through Mindbodyonline or PayPal.
(Spanda member discount applies only through bookings on MBO)
Early bird discounts available 10 days prior to event
Cost (inclusive of lunch):
Early bird: $180 (ends 10 days before event)
Regular: $220
Emails will be sent upon booking with preparatory information!
*Cancellations more than 1 month in advance will receive a refund or credit.
Sunday, 26th April
9:45am – 3.45pm
Spanda Yoga School – 24C South Street,
Fremantle
Sunday, 27th September
9:45am – 3.45pm
Spanda Yoga School – 24C South Street,
Fremantle
MORE INFO
On arrival you can expect an explanation of how to best enjoy the space, followed by Q&A before the silence begins.
This experience will include:
– Short & precise explanations of meditation techniques and philosophy
– A morning dynamic practice with meditation
– A restorative afternoon yin and meditation practice *both suitable for beginners
– A delicious home cooked lunch
Expect a luxurious window to digest your life, journal, pause, rest, breathe and reflect on the year so far.
Expect to feel refreshed, clear and at peace, energised for the week ahead!
♡ A day schedule of yoga & meditation practices
♡ Unique and transformative teachings from Ava on Functional Spirituality
♡ Lunch and treats
Please arrive after a light breakfast.
Space limited.
Silence and group practice together offers an incredible space for inner alchemy. This practice trains us away from pushing, striving and forcing ourselves to achieve results, and develops the necessary balance to external efforts – inner wisdom and rest.
In this retreat we finally have (take) the time, space and tools to recognise Stillness as the ground of our Being. We use the platform of yoga, movement, meditation and philosophy for resting, awareness, pure being, life, love and freedom. We leave behind the programming and the mundane, and embrace the beauty of our experience, settling into simplicity.
We find an entirely new kind of effort – we explore the profound shift from compulsive doing, into effortless being.
This is a great introduction to the silent retreats held in the South-West.
Remarkable insights and deep transformations naturally result after longer and repeated retreats.
Ava Irani is the retreat leader and is supported by a retreat coordinator and guest teacher. She has been guiding silent yoga and meditation retreats since 2013.
Ava is the director of Functional Spirituality and the popular 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 fervour 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.
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.
”The retreat was absolutely what I needed. I meditate regularly at home and it has helped my stress, anxiety and restlessness a great deal. my struggle with sleep remains an ongoing project.
By entirely de-plugging with Ava and the group for 4 days, in the blissful surrounds of a peaceful, rural property, receiving no stimulus whatsoever, I FINALLY had some deep, deep rest (and naps!). This alone is a reason to attend in my mind. But that’s just the beginning.
The guided meditations and talks by Ava were exactly what I needed to soothe the stresses that accumulate through modern life and find the place to just ‘be’, to be ‘me’. To know what me is. To let go of past stories. To rediscover the majesty of the heart. To open to life and all that is.
Ava’s wisdom is backed by a deep understanding of the teachings of various spiritual guides, deities and gurus…. wisdom was drawn from so many inspirational teachers and she conveyed this beautifully. She has a special gift in captivating hearts and minds through poetry and storytelling.
I cannot end this review without complimenting Arooza for the incredible food. There was so much love in everything she created for us.
Everyone who attended the retreat agreed – we felt nurtured, supported and loved while we went on our deep inner journeys.
Thank you Ava and Arooza for this fabulous experience.”
-Melinda Cahill
Co-Founder of Wise Tribe
Sample Schedule
Treat yourself, and learn meditation in a quiet nature setting. Relax and release all the tensions that hold you back or create confusion. Find clarity, deeper inner peace and realisation.
09:45AM
Arrival & Orientation
10:40AM
Silence begins
11:00AM
Meditation Topic
12:20AM
Yoga & Meditation
12:30PM
Lunch is served
01:00PM
Rest & Journalling
01:30PM
Meditation Topic
01:45PM
Restorative Yoga Practice
03:30PM
Retreat Concludes
