Barbara has given her workshops in numerous locations including:

• The Parliament of the World's Religions, Capetown, South Africa;
• City University of New York, (CUNY) in collaboration with The Open Center, NY
• The Sacred Center, New York City
• Unity Church, Honolulu, Hi.
• Hawaii Wellness Institute, Honolulu, Hi.
• Native Books, Honolulu, Hi
• Hawaii Pacific University, Writer's Conference, Honolulu, Hi.
• The Bodhi Tree Bookstore, Los Angeles, California
• Sedona Creative Life Center, Sedona, Arizona

Topics include:

• Recognize your gifts
• Become aware of areas in your life where you feel stuck.
• Remove blockages that are in the way of allowing you to be your True Self.
• Learn how to convert pain into meaningfulness and growth.
• Co-create the life you love.

Barbara Altemus, M.A. is the author of The Gift of Pain, Transforming Hurt into Healing, is a family therapist with a Master's degree in psychology, and the co-founder of We Are One Foundation, Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet. Barbara has been involved in the creative and healing arts for more than 25 years.

She has worked closely with global healers, Native American and indigenous spiritual leaders, visionaries, creative artists, and peacemakers, to increase and expand both inner and global peace.

She has been featured locally in the Honolulu Advertiser, Star Bulletin, Honolulu Weekly, Hawaii Public Radio, KCCN with Jane Pascual, KHON with Kirk Mathews and throughout the United States on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Public Television, Cable Television, Pacifica Radio and New Dimensions Worldwide Radio, among others.

It is important to nourish our mind, body and soul in the midst of a hectic life and fast paced world. There are simple steps and knowledge that make this possible.

When we choose to honor the sacredness of life and take care of ourselves, not only do we feel joyous and fulfilled but we are also able to share our well-being and gifts with others.We deserve to be balanced, healthy and whole.

This is how we become more empowered and live a life aware of infinite possibilities. In this lecture you will be focusing your attention on what you can do to deepen and expand your aliveness and you will be given an opportunity to set your intentions on positive goals in a powerful group setting.

People find that when they set their intentions to make a few changes, big improvements are soon set in motion to bring life changing benefits.

Join Barbara Altemus, author of The Gift of Pain, Transforming Hurt Into Healing, for a lively interactive workshop/retreat that will assist you in aligning yourself with your gifts, 'your best you,' that you were born to share.

You will focus on reconnecting to your deep needs and abilities that strengthen and empower you. You will examine where you feel stuck, and then explore how to become unstuck so you can live life more fully.

Come and learn how to transform painful experiences into meaningful growth and a happier life.

9/11 shocked us and made us aware that we can feel pain in ways we never imagined, as individuals and as a collective body. What are we learning from 9/11 that is going to enhance our own wisdom?

Consider the idea that pain can act as a catalyst for the transformation of consciousness, and it can give us a more profound sense of meaning and direction in our lives. Pain is a wake-up call that seeks our response.

In this workshop we will be given skills to assist us in healing and transforming our emotional, mental, spiritual and physical pain, whether it be in relationship to 9/11, circumstances in our personal lives, the Iraq war or the present political climate.

You will learn to:

• Become aware of areas in your life where you feel stuck.
• Remove blockages that are in the way of allowing you to be your True Self.
• Learn how to convert pain into meaningfulness and growth.
• Recognize your gifts
• Co-create the life you love.

The workshop approaches include psychology, spirituality and the effects of nutrition on emotions and resilience. By learning to move thorough our pain we can gain greater understanding and deeper wisdom, contributing to a happier, safer and healthier future. Come and join us in this interactive workshop.

Barbara Altemus is the author of The Gift of Pain, Transforming Hurt into Healing. (Penguin) She is a family therapist with a Master's degree in Psychology. Barbara has been involved in the creative and healing arts for more than 25 years. She has worked closely with global healers, Native American and indigenous spiritual leaders, visionaries, creative artists and peacemakers to increase and expand both inner and global peace. She has co-created an integrative medical team to address some of the world's most challenging health issues and has been invited by the South African government to address HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes and other catastrophic diseases with non-toxic healing modalities. Barbara has appeared on CBS, ABC, NBC,FOX, Public Television, Cable television, CBS National Radio, Hawaii Public Radio, Pacifica Radio and numerous other media publications. Barbara continues to lecture and give workshops across the globe. www.thegiftofpain.com