Byron Katie was born in 1942. In 1986, she discovered that her suffering was caused by her own thoughts. At that time, she was completely isolated into a deep depression.
Rather than fighting them, she meets her thoughts, she faces them and investigates one to one until they are dismantled.
Byron Katie's transformation is amazing. She who never left her bed, which was rejected by all because of her intolerable behavior, comes back to life and began to share her experience.

Her method for investigating thoughts, called "The Work" is made of four questions :
1) Is that true ?
2) Can you absolutely know that it is true ?
3) How do you feel, how do you react when you have this thought ?
4) Who would you be without your thougt ?
The Work ends with the turnaround of the thought.

All kind of thoughts or beliefs can be investigated and recycled.

The Work works when we do it, when we look our thoughts and beliefs with lucidity, when we realize that we are making ourselves our reality.
"Who would you be without your story ?" That's what we can discover when we do the Work.

The Work by Byron Katie Official Site Who would you be without your story ?
The Work in French Official Site Qui seriez-vous sans votre histoire ? par Byron Katie
Investigate your thoughts online with an appropriate software
Association The Work France Qui seriez-vous sans votre histoire ?
Blog The Work France Actualités et agenda du Work en France

To help you prepare a working session of the Work alone, or to discover the Work, you can download these documents on the site The Work ®.

Worksheet Judge-your-Neighbor

One-Belief-at-a-Time worksheet

Instructions for Doing The Work

Facilitation Guide

Little Book, extract from "Loving What Is"