Byron Katie

Byron Katie is the creator of a simple, powerful, and practical method of self-inquiry and transformation known as “The Work,” which she has introduced to millions of people at lectures and workshops in more than 30 countries.

After more than a decade of struggling with severe depression, Katie experienced a profound and life-changing realization. She saw that when she believed that something should be different than it is (“My husband should love me more,” “My children should appreciate me,”) she suffered, and that when she didn’t believe these thoughts, she felt peace. She realized that what had been causing her depression was not the world around her, but the beliefs she had about the world around her.

In a sudden flash of insight, Katie awoke from her suffering and saw that her previous attempts to find happiness had been backward. Now, she could meet reality directly, and experience unimaginable freedom and joy with a simple process she named “The Work.”

Since 1998, Katie has directed The School for The Work. She is author of four best-selling books, Loving What Is (with Stephen Mitchell); I Need Your Love—Is That True? (with Michael Katz); and A Thousand Names for Joy (with Stephen Mitchell) and Who Would You Be Without Your Story?. She is also author of Question Your Thinking, Change the World,

What People are Saying About Byron Katie

“Katie’s laser-like tough love burns away all illusions.”
—The Times (London)

“[Byron Katie’s] Work is amazingly effective—a simple, straightforward antidote to the suffering we unnecessarily create for ourselves.”
—David Chadwick, author of Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki

“Byron Katie’s Work is a great blessing for our planet.”
—Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now

“[Katie is a] visionary for the new millennium.”
—Time magazine