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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...

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.

Join Katie as she helps us break down the thoughts that keep us from more deeply appreciating the gifts that our mothers - without exception - have given us.

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.

One woman, frightened and sad, can't find how to leave her abusive husband when he threatens and intimidates her. Another woman gleefully contemplates strangling the men who don't make her happy.

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.

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.

"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?

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...

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

"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.

With much of her money tied up in a volatile market, a woman in terror about her financial well-being investigates the concepts she holds about money, work, and happiness. With Katie's help and four simple questions, she witnesses how the mind fluctuates - just like the stock market - and begins to experience the joy of the true wealth.

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.

The Work on being recently diagnosed HIV positive, medication, God, and Mother.

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.