In this touching and supportive book, a redefinition of traditional perceptions of pain is interwoven with the experiences of world-renowned visionaries, healers, artists, and peacemakers whose intensely personal moments of darkness led to spiritual growth. Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum discusses her trauma in being exiled from Guatemala; Goldie Hawn explains the panic attacks she went through early in her career; Iyanla Vanzant discusses her creative process when writing; and Deepak Chopra shares his moments of intense disconnection throughout his life.
Contributors also include:
? Isabel Allende ? Butch Artichoker ? Chief Arvol Looking Horse ? Margaret Ayers ? Rev. Michael Beckwith ? Blaze Bonpane ? Joan Borysenko ? Barbara Brennan ? Rickie Byars ? Jack Canfield ? Larry Dossey ? John Funmaker ? Dick Gregory ? Alaine Haubert ? Dr. Gerald Jampolsky ? Dr. Roy Nakai ? Kahu O Te Range ? Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi ? Martin Sheen ? Jana Shiloh ? Steven Simon ? Frieda Tomosoa
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When it can't be avoided, pain--physical, emotional, spiritual, or psychological--often prompts such questions as Why me? Why now? Why this? When Altemus experienced pain in her life she had similar questions. As a healer and participant in the international peace movement, however, she sought deeper answers. She wanted to know whether pain in general had a purpose, and, if so, what is that purpose? By interviewing more than two dozen internationally known celebrities--the likes of Deepak Chopra, Isabel Allende, Goldie Hawn, and Dick Gregory--she learned that each of them had not only experienced profound individual pain but had also used pain as a stepping stone, a rung on the ladder of self-growth. As Allende says, "I have never changed out of joy. What forces me to change is something stressful, something very painful." Altemus interweaves stories of her own experiences with those of the world's visionaries, healers, and peacemakers as she explores and illustrates numerous ways in which resilient people can emerge better and stronger from debilitating experiences. Donna Chavez
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作者简介
Barbara Altemus holds Master's Degrees in both Psychology and Latin American Studies. She has worked in the healing arts for more than twenty-five years and is an active participant in the international peace movement.
| 出版社 | Perigee Trade |
|---|---|
| 作者 | Barbara Altemus |