Online Retreat

The Middle Way to Financial Well-Being

Spencer Sherman, Diana Winston
Work and money are challenging arenas that offer fertile territory for applying the wisdom of the Dharma. Using Buddhist practices, neuroscience, and emotional intelligence, we will cultivate favorable mindsets for transforming our relationship with work and money. Through guided meditations and breakout rooms, and the safety of a like-minded community, you'll learn how to: Access your financial wisdom Cultivate the boundless Mindset of "Enough" Mitigate the comparing mind Cultivate a generous way of living Decrease anxiety/reactivity and increase equanimity Regardless of your financial and work situation, it’s possible to shift from fear, confusion, and avoidance, to clarity, confidence, and engagement. Together, we will loosen and reframe our inherited beliefs, gain new perspectives, and experience the paradox of how "letting go offers a path to abundance," as Joseph Goldstein says. This program invites you to explore your authentic relationship to work and money, independent of conditioning, and to apply this authenticity to your real-life decisions within a spacious, non-judgmental container. Who would you be if you had a new relationship with work/money?

Teaching Team

Spencer Sherman, MBA

Spencer Sherman, MBA

Teacher

Spencer is a mindfulness practitioner, teacher, and author of The Cure for Money Madness. His 30+ year meditation practice supports him in helping others create an equanimous and engaged relationship with money. He is dedicated to helping all beings shift from a mindset of “more” to a mindset of “enough.”

Diana Winston

Diana Winston

Teacher

Diana Winston is the Director of UCLA Mindful, the mindfulness education center of UCLA Health. She has taught retreats at Spirit Rock since 2004. She is the author of Fully Present, The Little Book of Being, and Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens.

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