Prospiritus

Your Money--What's Your Spirituality Got to Do With It?
Course Tuition: $89

Your money. Your spiritual life. They are most definitely connected!

Are they cooperating, or are they on a collision course?

PROSPIRITUS is all about taking a look at how you think about and behave with money, and particularly in the context of your spiritual beliefs and practices. You'll take a look at what defines prosperity for YOU, and how you are living that out in the context of your spiritual commitments and values.

Can You Benefit from This Course?

For many of us, money is the ultimate taboo. And so we don't often open up and discuss our issues and challenges with our money. In our contemporary culture, it's okay to talk about politics, religion, and sex...but not our money! And particularly not during spiritual discussions! So it's not surprising that many of us still have some unresolved issues around money.

• Maybe you're ashamed of the state of your checkbook, or of the fact that you really have no clue about how much money is currently in your checking account, much less the dollar amount of your net worth. You'd just rather not know!
• Maybe you've always tried to save, but found that as soon as you put money aside, something unexpected happened -- you sprain your ankle and have to go to Urgent Care; the timing belt on your car breaks; the water heater springs a leak; or a friend desperately needs just $200 to make her car payment -- and the money just evaporates.
• Or perhaps you have plenty of money, even lots of money, but you feel that it's not doing anything to create happiness or well-being for you or anyone else. Maybe you're afraid that if you part with it, even some of it, you will be destitute. Maybe you are secretly living as a miser.
• Or you think that if you just recite more affirmations, and think more positively, and make vision boards, then things will certainly turn around for you financially. But they don't. And then you think that somehow you aren't doing enough spiritually, or you aren't doing it right, or maybe you just don't deserve to be prosperous!
• Or maybe you are down to your last $20, and you see a hungry stray dog, so you dash into the grocery store and buy food to feed the poor dear. Your innate sense of compassion compels you to act, even though you don't have next month's rent money.

In this course, you will have an opportunity, in a safe, supportive and private environment, to take a good honest look at your behavior and your feelings around money, and to explore whether your behavior and attitudes about money match your soul's intentions and aspirations. And if you see a gap, then we can explore together how to close that gap so that you are living your financial life in alignment with your highest values and purpose.

Specifically, we'll look at your money from several different angles:

Practical - the nuts and bolts of how you spend and save and keep track of your money

Emotional - your feelings about your money, and the powerful memories and experiences that are still influencing your behavior with money

Intellectual - your thoughts about your money - what you should do, shouldn't do, your rational decisions about your money; all the things you've heard from the experts, and how you have (or haven't) applied their wisdom, and why

Inspiration - your hopes and dreams and fondest wishes about wealth and prosperity, and how you might use your money to fulfill your deepest sense of mission in the world.

And we'll take a look at all of these various aspects from within the context of your soul purpose and spiritual aspirations.

By the End of the Course:

You'll know where you stand!  If you've felt vague about your money and financial life, you'll have a simple system for replacing vagueness with clarity. 

You'll know how to work with emotions that come up as you change your behavior and attitudes around your money and prosperity. 

You'll have a clear vision of what you'd like your money to accomplish in the world, a vision that's absolutely aligned with your most noble spiritual aspirations.

How Does the Course Work?

You will receive the course handbook via email.  There will be writing exercises and some “arts and crafts” projects, as well.  You will be asked to keep a simple journal so that you can record your experiences during the course.  You will not need to purchase anything for the class; you’ll need a few tools, but most of these you will already have around the house: paper and pen, glue and scissors, some copies of old magazines and/or newspapers.  

Questions? Contact Casaundra at agelessgraceacademy@gmail.com

About the Facilitator: Casaundra Bennett

Since 2003, I have worked closely with individuals and business people, assisting them with many aspects of their financial lives--from the basics of simply learning to keep track of their money, to the emotional and spiritual issues that arise around money, and how to heal and resolve those issues.

I am also an ordained minister and spiritual director, and have led retreats and facilitated workshops for more than 30 years. Looking back, it's interesting to note that one of my first jobs was bookkeeping for the campus ministry center where I attended university. I was also in charge of student activities, some of which involved organizing and conducting retreats. Way back then, these two strands--money and spirituality--were being woven together in my life!

And I have experienced my own struggles with money, not once, but several times in my life.  I'll share more about that during the class.  So don't feel shy!  I've been there, believe me!

NOTE: This course is NOT about investing your money, and I do not offer advice on any particular strategies or programs for investing or money-making. Always consult with a licensed and certified financial planner for advice of that sort.