The story you’ve been told about money is all wrong. Spreadsheets, PNL’s, money markets, and index funds only touch the surface. The Body of Money provides a completely unique and effective approach to personal finance like nothing you’ve experienced before.
By demystifying money psychology and behavior economics Certified Financial Planner® and Master Integral Coach™ Gayle Colman shows you exactly how to use your innate wisdom to heal old money patterns, tend to wounds created by generational financial trauma and create sustainable wealth that is aligned with your deepest values. Integrating cutting-edge research, laugh-out-loud storytelling and body-centered practices, Gayle puts the power of individual wealth-building squarely back in your own hands.
You will learn: - How body practices can have a transformative effect on your money habits. - Where your personal money manager lives in your body and how to access its true wisdom. - Why investing in a way that matches your personal values can actually be better for your health. - How to use your body to gain true financial agency, reduce debt, invest in real estate and make the most important money decisions of your life.
The Body of Money is an indispensable approach to personal finance, perfect for any person seeking relief from money struggles and all individuals and families who want to create a robust and healthy money legacy for their lives.
Table of Contents
Preface xiii
Introduction xix
Part I: Landscape 1
Part IA: Introduction 3
Chapter 1: Diving In 5
Chapter 2: The Head 11
Chapter 3: The Belly 25
Chapter 4: The Heart 43
Chapter 5: The Trilogy of Archetypes: the Academic, the Philanthropist, the Capitalist 55
Chapter 6: The Virtuous Flow 69
Chapter 6 a: Love Letter Invitation 81
Part IB: Subtleties Of The Landscape 83
Chapter 7: The Trilogy of Nutrients - Safety, Connection, and Dignity 85
Chapter 8: Our Heart - We Space 93
Chapter 9: Greed 97
Chapter 10: Shame… Subtle, Seductive, and Searing 105
Part IC: Science Of The Landscape 113
Chapter 11: Basic Body - Body, Emotions, Sensations 115
Chapter 12: More Geeking Out with Somatic Markers 121
Chapter 13: Our Nervous System 125
Chapter 14: Measurements: Money and Body 131
Part ID: Skillful Response In The Landscape 137
Chapter 15: Productive Rest and Productive Action 139
Chapter 16: Masculine and Feminine, Focused and Spacious 149
Chapter 17: Wider Masculine and Deeper Feminine 157
Chapter 18: Money Madness Made Mindful 165
Chapter 19: Wants, Aspirations, Goals - What Are Mine? 171
Chapter 20: Trust 177
Chapter 21: Feedback 183
Chapter 21a: Transition Points: An Opportunity to Pause or Go Directly to Practice 187
Part II: Fruition: The Fruition Introduction 197
Part IIA: Fruition In Action 201
Chapter 22: Money Moving through the Heart 203
Chapter 23: Humor and Humility on the Virtuous Flow 209
Chapter 24: Money Mastery 215
Chapter 25: Integrity Is a Direct Experience 219
Part IIB: Heads Up 225
Chapter 26: The Three Toxic Myths 227
Chapter 27: Unrealistic Expectations 235
Chapter 28: There Is No “Right” Number 239
Chapter 29: Love Your Victim 245
Chapter 30: The Virtues 251
Chapter 31: Grief, Loss, Betrayal 257
Chapter 32: Sometimes We Need to Get Angry 261
Part IIC: A New World 265
Chapter 33: Consumption, Generosity, and Generativity 267
Chapter 34: Justice and Equity 277
Chapter 35: Generosity: Our Essential Survival Skill 283
Chapter 36: The Fruition of the Virtuous Flow 287
Chapter 36a: My Last Love Letter to You 291
About the Website 293
Acknowledgments 295
About the Author 297
Index 299
