Let's face it, books about how to fix your finances are a dime a dozen. Koorosh Ostowari's brilliant "The Money Anxiety Cure" takes the reader far beyond simple how-to fixes for balancing budgets and doing effective planning. Instead Mr. Ostowari uses examples from his remarkable and unique life story, how he went from a young entrepreneur to a seeker of both inner and material wealth, to create a blueprint for using the principles of Buddhist mindfulness for achieving your financial goals. In addition, "The Money Anxiety Cure" ends each chapter with practical exercises that will help you achieve both inner peace and outer prosperity.

Money is such a primal force in all of our lives, we all have stories and issues around dealing with money. This book is straightforward, on-point, and a great practical guide to becoming whole and healthy in that area of modern life.

So many financial management books focus on budget balancing and investment strategies but there is a state of clarity that is needed before you can even start to tackle those steps. The Money Anxiety Cure has 2 simple tools - somatic mindfulness and meditation, or inner listening as I interpret them, to help clear your mind and bring you to a balanced foundation. From that state you have the possibility to create an inspiring, grounded and creative vision for your future and that is the starting point, and fuel, to tackle what can feel like the hum drum and dry topics of financial management logistics. This book provides the starting point for getting clear on the life you want to create. Then you can manage your finances to achieve that.

Solid book. Solid author. I recommend this book. Pick it up, read it and gain tools and techniques to be more thoughtful around your finances.

Koorosh presents a uniquely balanced approach to money and prosperity that embraces many of the tenets of the "Middle Path". For many of us, we want to live life from the heart and create an income that reflects our belief in Right Livelihood. Yet, we're concerned about the ways in which we've seen money being misused, and do not want to fall prey to greed or an over-emphasis on materialism. Koorosh explores these issues, and helps clarify how important it is to have a healthy relationship with money that will lead to financial abundance. At the same time, he also shows us how lasting fulfillment only comes when we can achieve our financial goals within the context of a life that includes self-reflection, mindfulness, a spirit of gratitude, and generosity toward others. Over the past several years, I have taken Korrosh's advice and implemented it in a practical way, and I can tell you, emphatically, that it works. I am confident that anyone, no matter what their financial situation may look like, can benefit from reading this book.

I read this book because of my anxiety with money and bills and must admit that after reading it and applying the philosophy and techniques to my life, I have gained a certain expansive awareness to my approach to this problem, leading to a more healthy approach to my finances and attitude towards money. There is a certain wisdom behind the words and techniques, coming from the author's own experiences, that makes this book a must read for anyone who wants lasting change in this area of one's life.

This is an important topic that is seldom discussed. Anxiety about status and money is everywhere in our culture. It's insidious - affecting us all the time. Karoosh is doing important work making people conscious of it.

I have read many books about money and many books about spirituality. When I saw the cover for the book I thought it would be just another light weight "pop psychology book". In fact it is a profound and provocative treatise on how Buddhist thinking/psychology applies to one of the most fundamental problems most of us have in our culture--how to deal with money. We get so many mixed messages about money and its meaning in our lives. Our egos are deeply woven into this complex fabric. Our self esteems are oftentimes determined by this relationship. The author has done a beautiful job of showing how mindfulness can help us place money in a context that can support our lifes journey rather than oppress us on our paths. This is as much a book about Buddhism and its place in our lives today as it is about how to handle the (self imposed mostly) pressures of living in a materialistic culture where it is often how many "things' you have that determines ones value. At any rate, I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling with money anxiety (most of us) and also to those with an interest in Buddhist philosophy. A fabulous integrative text!! Kudos to the author. A welcome addition to the modern Buddhist and financial library.