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Out of nowhere, like a cool breeze in a marketplace crowded with advice, comes Byron Katie and “The Work.” In the midst of a normal life, Katie became increasingly depressed, and over a ten-year period sank further into rage, despair, and thoughts of suicide. Then one morning, she woke up in...

In her first two books, Byron Katie showed how suffering can be ended by questioning the stressful thoughts that create it, through a process of self-inquiry she calls The Work. Now, in A Thousand Names for Joy, she encourages us to discover the freedom that lives on the other side of inquiry...

Internationally acclaimed bestselling author Byron Katie’s most anticipated work since Loving What Is. In A Mind at Home with Itself, Byron Katie illuminates one of the most profound ancient Buddhist texts, The Diamond Sutra (newly translated by distinguished scholar Stephen Mitchell) to...

Das Standardwerk zu „The Work“ jetzt als Hörbuch. „Lieben was ist“ ist Byron Katies erfolgreiches Hauptwerk. Sie stellt darin „The Work“ vor, ihre berühmte und vielfach angewendete Selbstfindungs-Technik. Mit vielen Fallbeispielen demonstriert sie, wie „The Work“ funktioniert, wie die Arbeit mit den vier einfachen Fragen unseren Blick auf unsere Probleme und destruktiven Muster grundlegend verändern kann und wie wir davon nachhaltig profitieren.

With Katie's help, investigate the thinking that fuels addictive behavior. This is a groundbreaking program for addicts and their families, and anyone interested in a life of greater freedom.

What is a son's responsibility when a father is terminally ill and needs full time care? What is the role of a father whose son is not living up to his potential? In this program, a son does The Work on his bedridden father and a father does The Work on his deadbeat son. This program investigates issues surrounding euthanasia, responsibility, and education while taking an in depth look at the relationship between father and son.

At the School for The Work, each day begins with a meditation. "Meditation is a word for being still and taking some time to notice the kindness and support of reality," Katie says.

These meditations are designed to help you notice your thoughts, even the angry, scary, and sad ones.

Fall in love with Harry, a Native American who returns to innocence through inquiry. Harry comes to The Work uninitiated and depressed, and interacts with Katie from the audience on death, loneliness, and spiritual frustration. He then moves through a powerful written inquiry on his ex-wife, which explores alcoholism, racism, child custody, parenting, and relationships.

Relationships with partners and parents are an excellent source of freedom when taken to inquiry. The women in this audio program explore common core beliefs, such as "partners should be open and vulnerable" and "mothers should acknowledge and love their children." Includes live French translation.

Byron Katie, founder of The Work, has one job: to teach people how to end their own suffering. As she guides people through the powerful process of inquiry called The Work, they find that their stressful beliefs -about life, other people, or themselves - radically shift and their lives are changed forever.

This program, recorded live, includes The Work on Mother: "My mother should be happy", and The Work on Husband: "I am going to leave my husband."

Anger, contempt, fear, sadness - rich feelings sound through this pair of dialogues as Katie, with her gentle fearlessness, facilitates men doing The Work on their fathers. Both stories echo with painful themes of abandonment and alienation.

"So I really have a mental illness when I think that my mom's mentally ill," Jim muses. Katie doesn't miss a beat. "I noticed that," she says. Jim's mother has manipulated him for so long that he doesn't think he can stand it anymore. Or has she?

"The Work" on Relationships:
"I need (her) love and appreciation to be happy."

"The Work" on Mother:
"She would not approve if I became a singer."

"The Work" on "playing the boss":
"He should not order me around." Including a live German translation.

Sara grieves for her partner, Rodney, who died while driving drunk. A young woman is angry with God for letting her father suffer and die of brain cancer. The two women speak about guilt, sorrow, resentment, and separation.

Meet Stearlene, an African-American woman who sits bravely before a predominately white audience and states that she sees white people as the enemy. Using The Work's four questions and turn-around to explore the theme of racism, Stearlene meets her most frightening thoughts with understanding and discovers the truth behind the pain.

For years, this woman believed her mother to be critical and disapproving of her; after doing The Work, she came to see her mother's true love for her. (With live Dutch translation)

Pam is angry with God for not healing her cancer, and with herself because she believes she created her own illness. Tears, laughter, and profound realizations ensue when, with the help of Katie's gentle but penetrating facilitation, Pam delves deeply into the root causes of her suffering and what true healing is, with or without cancer.

This program is an excellent sampling of The Work, covering topics like cancer, relationships, abuse, and body issues. With live German translation.

This program features Katie doing The Work at public events with people on the subject of our bodies. The first two pieces feature a woman on the size of her breasts, and a man on his tendency to lose his erection. In the third piece, a woman questions her belief that her overweight body is damaged and unattractive.

People should see that gender is not as limited as most people think, and they shouldn't ask intrusive questions. Michael does "the work" on people who won't respect his privacy with intrusive questions about his gender and body. He wants people to see him as the man he is, instead of the woman he pretended to be for so long. This program involves a number of role plays with Katie.