The Power of Meditation Dena Argyropoulou

In this episode of The Power of Meditation aka The One Fierce Heart, host Dena Argyropoulou talks to Spencer Sherman, a financial advisor and mindfulness meditation practitioner. Sherman helps people transform their relationship with money, going from fear and confusion to ease and enough. He shares his tips on becoming confident and free with your finances, using mindfulness and emotional intelligence. The episode includes a mindfulness meditation practice that can help you see money in a different light and perspective so make sure you stay until the end!

[00:01:11] Transforming relationship to money.
[00:04:09] Taboo of talking about money.
[00:13:30] Abundance beyond material possessions.
[00:17:19] Reframing our relationship with money.
[00:23:04] Shame and identity in meditation.
[00:25:10] Breaking the taboo around money.
[00:29:25] The loaded word: abundance.
[00:38:48] Money conversations and shame.
[00:46:03] Embracing the sense of enoughness.

Spencer Sherman (MBA, CFP®) is helping transform our relationship to money from fear and confusion to ease and enough. Since earning his MBA from Wharton, he has been bringing his business acumen along with a 40-year meditation and emotional intelligence practice to help people of all wealth levels experience confidence and freedom with their finances. A New York native living in California, Spencer is the Founder and Former CEO of Abacus, a values-driven financial firm. He is the author of Cure for Money Madness, on the faculty of NYU’s Inner MBA program, teaches Fearless Finance and is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher. Access his financial insights, courses and newsletter at Spencer-Sherman.com.

Produced, created and hosted by Dena Argyropoulou. Sound editing and mixing by Dimitris Misirlis at Matrix Recording Studio, Athens, Greece. Song "In a world" written and performed by Tiger Gang.

Join meditation instructor Dena Argyropoulou as she explores the mysterious yet ridiculously simple practice of meditation with renowned astrophysicist, quantum mechanics expert, and philosopher MENAS KAFATOS, who has uncovered the irrefutable connection between the human mind and universal mind, and the compelling central conflict of the ego's need for happiness.You will learn how to use meditation to free yourself from ego and suffering to access the power of the Universal Mind."The wisdom of the ancients that in many ways you experience in Athens, is that one thing I know is I know nothing. However, you have to make the effort." - Menas KafatosMinas Kafatos is a member of several international academies of science with research in astrophysics, quantum mechanics, philosophy and consciousness. He is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book You Are the Universe with Deepak Chopra, and has authored over 340 referred publications.Dena Argyropoulou, a meditation instructor, met with MENAS KAFATOS, a member of several international academies of science, to discuss the differences between the human mind and the universal mind. They explored the concept of awareness and consciousness and the role of the ego in human suffering. They concluded that ego serves a purpose of protecting the individual, but the issue arises when the individual misunderstands its purpose. In the end, they turned to Socrates' wisdom of knowing nothing to push through any difficulties.In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. What is the difference between the human mind and the universal mind?
2. How does the ego play a role in human suffering?
3. What is the difference between awareness and consciousness?

Menas C. Kafatos, Ph.D. (M.I.T.), is the Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor of Computational Physics and Director of the ECHO Institute, Chapman University, Orange, California. He has authored more than 340 refereed publications, and edited/co-authored more than twenty books including NY Times Bestseller You Are the Universe with Deepak Chopra. He is a member of several international academies of science, with research in astrophysics, quantum mechanics, philosophy and consciousness.

Ο Μηνάς είναι καθηγητής Υπολογιστικής Φυσικής στο Πανεπιστήμιο Chapman της Καλιφόρνιας και διευθυντής του Κέντρου Αριστείας στα Πρότυπα και Παρατηρήσεις Γεωσυστημάτων, κβαντικός φυσικός και αστροφυσικός. Έχει κάνει co-author το βιβλίο You are the Universe μαζί με τον Deepak Chopra. Μελετάει την αντίληψη της πραγματικότητας, τη συνειδητότητα, την κλιματική αλλαγή, την κβαντική μηχανική και την επίγνωση του νου. Πιστεύει πως ο διαλογισμός είναι ο μόνος τρόπος να εμβαθύνουμε την αντίληψη μας και να ξεκλειδώσουμε το νου μας.

Conversations about the power of mindfulness meditation for stress, anxiety, deepening awareness and living with ease. Listen as international teachers and practitioners share their insights on how meditation helped them find clarity, inspiration, creativity, wisdom, strength. Mindfulness is a powerful tool to manage stress, anxiety and the challenges in life with courage and compassion.

Create the meditation practice you've always wanted with Dena, your personal meditation teacher. https://www.denaargyropoulou.com/sessions re/st your mind νιούζλετερ - διαλογισμός για να ξεκουράσεις το νου σου, ένα email που δεν θα σε αγχώνει. https://denaargyropoulou.substack.com/

GET DENA'S book "CLARITY OF MIND IS POWER: a 5-week journal to support your meditation practice and train your mi

Exclusively featured at @filmfestivalgr🥳 2022 in the podcasts out of competition category. Uncovering our religious trauma wounds, tackling mindfulness and avoiding spiritual bypassing with Jay Michaelson

In this episode you will learn:
1. What is spiritual bypass, why is it harmful and how can we avoid it?
2. How do Buddhist teachings inform modern mindfulness practices?
3. How can meditation help us confront our issues and heal from religious trauma?

Join meditation instructor Dena Argyropoulou as she explores the mysterious yet ridiculously simple practice of meditation with Jay Michaelson. Jay has taught meditation for twenty years in Buddhist, Jewish, and secular contexts. He is currently an editor and podcast host at the @tenpercenthappier meditation startup, as well a columnist for New York Magazine. Jay was a member of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Board of Directors for six years, and is authorized to teach in the lineage of Ayya Khema by his teacher, Leigh Brasington. He is also an ordained rabbi.

Jay is also a visiting fellow at the Center for LGBTQ Studies in Religion who worked as a professional LGBTQ activist for ten years. He holds a PhD in Jewish Thought from Hebrew University and a JD from Yale Law School.

Conversations about the power of mindfulness meditation for stress, anxiety, deepening awareness and living with ease. Listen as international teachers and practitioners share their insights on how meditation helped them find clarity, inspiration, creativity, wisdom, strength. Mindfulness is a powerful tool to manage stress, anxiety and the challenges in life with courage and compassion.

Create the meditation practice you've always wanted with Dena, your personal meditation teacher. https://www.denaargyropoulou.com/sessions re/st your mind νιούζλετερ - διαλογισμός για να ξεκουράσεις το νου σου, ένα email που δεν θα σε αγχώνει. https://denaargyropoulou.substack.com/

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GET DENA'S book "CLARITY OF MIND IS POWER: a 5-week journal to support your meditation practice and train your mind to see clearly." https://www.denaargyropoulou.com/book

Produced, created and hosted by Dena Argyropoulou. Sound editing and mixing by Dimitris Misirlis at Matrix Recording Studio, Athens, Greece. Song "In a world" written and performed by Tiger Gang.

Conversations about the power of mindfulness meditation for stress, anxiety, deepening awareness and living with ease. Listen as international teachers and practitioners share their insights on how meditation helped them find clarity, inspiration, creativity, wisdom, strength. Mindfulness is a powerful tool to manage stress, anxiety and the challenges in life with courage and compassion. Produced, created and hosted by Dena Argyropoulou.

In each episode you'll learn practical tips on how to start a meditation practice at home, how to face the most common meditation challenges and the power that comes when you work with your mind through mindfulness meditation.

Each episode will help inspire you to create the meditation practice you've always wanted!

Create the meditation practice you've always wanted with Dena, your personal meditation teacher. https://www.denaargyropoulou.com/sessions

re/st your mind νιούζλετερ - διαλογισμός για να ξεκουράσεις το νου σου, ένα email που δεν θα σε αγχώνει. https://denaargyropoulou.substack.com/

GET DENA'S book "CLARITY OF MIND IS POWER: a 5-week journal to support your meditation practice and train your mind to see clearly." https://www.denaargyropoulou.com/book

Produced, created and hosted by Dena Argyropoulou. Sound editing and mixing by Dimitris Misirlis at Matrix Recording Studio, Athens, Greece. Song "In a world" written and performed by Tiger Gang.


First and foremost, Cecily is a mom of two boys, who knows the pressures and challenges of modern life. For most of her adult life, she has been working full time as a lawyer and executive with leading start-ups and their founders to bridge analog and digital experiences in the fields of music, publishing, VR, mindfulness/wellbeing, and now crypto.

She currently serves as the COO of Blockdaemon, the world’s largest crypto infrastructure company. She has helped grow the team from 25 people to over 300 today. Along with authors Jack Kornfield and Yung Pueblo, Cecily also co-founded Wisdom Ventures, which is devoted to building a future of greater human connection and well-being.

Cecily is the child of a deceased alcoholic who had a beautiful exterior and a tormented interior life. Her most heartfelt work, in addition to the privilege of raising her two sons and her Buddhist practice, is serving as an ally and guide for people seeking to move from a life dictated by fear and numbing to one of deeper connection, clarity, and well-being.

Whether parenting her children, building the next generation crypto company, or founding innovative new venture capital firms, Cecily uses the lessons she has developed in ClearLife to show women and men that there is a way to meet life that is unencumbered by the past, and that clarity and heartfulness is accessible to us all.

Photo credit: Erica Mueller Photography

Unlock the power of your mind and explore inner peace with the life-changing benefits of mindfulness meditation. Join Dena Argyropoulou as she talks with Soren Gordhamer, exploring the wisdom of mindfulness. Soren is the founder and creator of Wisdom 2.0, a conference that combines mindfulness and technology.

In this episode with Soren Gordhamer, you will learn:
1. How technology and mindfulness can be combined to promote inner growth.
2. How meditation can be used to recognize and heal our internal pain.
3. How meditation can be used as an equalizer, allowing us to forget our external circumstances and connect to the life force within us.

Conversations about the power of mindfulness meditation for stress, anxiety, deepening awareness and living with ease. Listen as international teachers and practitioners share their insights on how meditation helped them find clarity, inspiration, creativity, wisdom, strength. Mindfulness is a powerful tool to manage stress, anxiety and the challenges in life with courage and compassion. Produced, created and hosted by Dena Argyropoulou.

re/st your mind νιούζλετερ - διαλογισμός για να ξεκουράσεις το νου σου, ένα email που δεν θα σε αγχώνει. https://denaargyropoulou.substack.com/

GET DENA'S book "CLARITY OF MIND IS POWER: a 5-week journal to support your meditation practice and train your mind to see clearly." https://www.denaargyropoulou.com/book

Produced, created and hosted by Dena Argyropoulou. Sound editing and mixing by Dimitris Misirlis at Matrix Recording Studio, Athens, Greece. Song "In a world" written and performed by Tiger Gang.

Soren Gordhamer is a writer, adventurer and entrepreneur. He has led mindfulness programs for a variety of groups around the world, including youth in New York City’s juvenile halls, trauma workers in Rwanda, teachers in Nigeria – and even employees at Google. Gordhamer is the founder of Wisdom 2.0, an annual conference that brings tech leaders and wisdom teachers together to investigate the intersection between ancient wisdom and modern digital life. As part of the Global Walk for a Liveable World, Soren spent a year walking through parts of the United States, India, Pakistan and Japan. This led him to become the founder of The Lineage Project; a nonprofit that offers awareness-based practices to incarcerated and at-risk teens. More recently, Soren co-founded Wisdom Ventures, which seeks to support the next generation of companies focusing on mindfulness and human connection. Gordhamer focuses on the wisdom of the community, as he believes that the best answers spring from harnessing group intelligence.In each episode @dena.argyropoulou, a mindfulness meditation teacher discusses with other teachers how meditation has helped them find clarity, inspiration, creativity, wisdom, strength, and the ability to manage stress and challenges in life with courage and compassion. Meditation is a powerful tool that helps reconnect with ourselves and the world around us.

Conversations about the power of mindfulness meditation for stress, anxiety, deepening awareness and living with ease. Listen as international teachers and practitioners share their insights on how meditation helped them find clarity, inspiration, creativity, wisdom, strength. Mindfulness is a powerful tool to manage stress, anxiety and the challenges in life with courage and compassion. Produced, created and hosted by Dena Argyropoulou.

In each episode you'll learn practical tips on how to start a meditation practice at home, how to face the most common meditation challenges and the power that comes when you work with your mind through mindfulness meditation.

Each episode will help inspire you to create the meditation practice you've always wanted!

Create the meditation practice you've always wanted with Dena, your personal meditation teacher. https://www.denaargyropoulou.com/sessions

re/st your mind νιούζλετερ - διαλογισμός για να ξεκουράσεις το νου σου, ένα email που δεν θα σε αγχώνει. https://denaargyropoulou.substack.com/

GET DENA'S book "CLARITY OF MIND IS POWER: a 5-week journal to support your meditation practice and train your mind to see clearly." https://www.denaargyropoulou.com/book

Produced, created and hosted by Dena Argyropoulou. Sound editing and mixing by Dimitris Misirlis at Matrix Recording Studio, Athens, Greece. Song "In a world" written and performed by Tiger Gang.


Founder and CEO of mindshift, Asimina Efkarpides is a trained industrial psychologist with experience in both personal and organizational psychology. Alongside a selected team of psychologists and consultants, mindshift is capable of adapting to any given situation.