The work of Byron Katie has become my principle method of
self-examination. I have found Katie to be right on when she says that
when she is suffering it is because she is attached to a not-true thought.
And what I have found is that when I can work with someone in 3 to 5 two hour
sessions, they can get a good start of using this work as a practice.
What happens is that as we examine the thoughts that cause suffering today,
over time we undo the old not-true thoughts that go unnoticed by us but
continue to influence us.
I was first introduced to the Work by my friend Irene Bojczuk in January 2002, just when I needed it. I was having a tough time with life events and I immediately saw the truth of this method. It is a perfect fit on the Medicine Wheel as taught to me by Joseph Rael. And I have trained and worked as a psychotherapist and I saw how the Work of Byron Katie can get anyone get where they want to be. I included the Work in my daily spiritual practice and by April I was like a new man. I had found peace with my life. In 2003 I attended the nine day school of the work and staffed that school in 2004. I have given retreats and workshops here using the work and have trained the Work to the staff of a local drug and alcohol rehab. I also have presented the work to church groups. I love teaching this work. It is so empowering. People can get to their core issues and it is all in their hands, they are the ones who do it, not me. I just teach the tool.
I love teaching the Work to
individuals. What seems to work best is
teaching it a 2 hour sessions, followed by a second two hour session a week
later. Then a third two or three weeks later. And then
maybe a fourth session a month out from there. I have a couple of people
come for five sessions but generally four gets them well on the way. In
a couple of cases I also have included some shamanic work
when that seemed appropriate.