Byron Katie
| Byron Kathleen Mitchell | |
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Byron Katie in 2006
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| Born |
Byron Kathleen Reid December 6, 1942 Breckenridge, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Byron Katie |
| Occupation | Author, speaker |
| Known for |
"The Work (of Byron Katie)" |
"The Work (of Byron Katie)"
Byron Kathleen Mitchell, better known as Byron Katie (born December 6, 1942) is an American speaker and author who teaches a method of self-inquiry known as "The Work of Byron Katie" or simply as "The Work". She is married to the writer and translator Stephen Mitchell. She is the founder of Byron Katie International (BKI), an organization that includes The School for the Work and Turnaround House in Ojai, California.
In February 1986, while in a halfway house for women with eating disorders, Byron Katie experienced a life-changing realization: "I discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, but that when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Freedom is as simple as that. I found that suffering is optional. I found a joy within me that has never disappeared, not for a single moment." Byron Katie calls her method of self-inquiry "The Work."
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