The education integration looks to be in full swing "Using The Work of Byron Katie, we work with teachers and schools to question fixed-mindset thinking, and to build vibrant, open-minded, socially and emotionally literate learning environments. With a foundation in The Work, TTPI works with students, educators and communities to develop an awareness of thought. Students explore the
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After listening to the On Belief podcast on LGATs today I took a stroll through google search to see how things have been shaking out lately for Byron Katie and The Work. A few critical pieces have been able to stand online for several years without vanishing into the ether as many early blogposts concerned with Byron Katie's programs and history did. That gave me hope that perhaps less
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Quoteluckychrm “You have unfinished business sweetheart. The Nine-Day School for the Work would really help you resolve that unfinished business, and I would like to help you make that happen,” Katie said. I didn’t immediately register that Katie was offering me a scholarship... I'm surprised to find that these blog posts no longer seem to have a trace on the internet. Nor does Molly H
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I'm not sure what the copyright laws are for pasting text from an online forum with attribution, so moderators, please remove/edit this post if I have violated the user agreement. I read the user agreement in full and did not find copying and pasting addressed. The following are two blog articles posted in May, 2012 regarding an in-person attendance at a The Work seminar facilitated by Byr
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Both Fabrice Nye, who conducted the Palo Alto study in 2011, and Shahar Lev Ari, who directed at least two of the three Isaeli studies, are Certified Facilitators of The Work.
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(emphasis mine) The work of Byron Katie: The effect of applying principles of inquiry on the reduction of perceived stress by Nye, Fabrice Ange, Ph.D., Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 2011, 129 pages; AAT 3474459 Abstract (Summary) Stress has been associated with a variety of chronic and acute conditions and with higher use of health care services. This study examines the effects
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Israeli hospital, teacher team up to reduce cancer-induced stress High-school teacher Sandra Yosef-Hassidim joins Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital to employ Byron Katie's 'The Work' technique in a cutting-edge study. By Alona Ferber | Feb.19, 2012 | 5:33 AM The labor strikes that so often cripple the country may create unwelcome stress for many Israelis, but for Sandra Y
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As of May 19, 2012, ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health lists three clinical trials for Inquiry Based Stress Reduction (IBSR), all proposed in Israel from 2010-2011: , but no study results are posted for any of the trials. In two of the trials, severe psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., bipolar disorder) are listed under exclusion criteria: Pilot Clinical Trial (Ph
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On June 4, 2010, Anil Coumar, Director of Student Mental Health at the University of Washington, presented the following training: "Inquiry Based Stress Reduction: A Practical Approach to Mindful Living A workshp for mental health professionals-six CE hours Inquiry Based Stress Recuction (IBSR) is a new therapy approach useful with individual clients, couples or in group therapy setti
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On June 16, 2011, the following question was posted at AskMetaFilter by the user xarnop: (excerpts presented here for brevity) "Am I right to be concerned about "The Work", created by Byron Katie, being used it real therapy? How do I diminish the toll of three years of therapy that definately wasn't right for me?" "I experienced severe PTSD after a traumatic a
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I don't know all of the history of Mars Hill Church, but I do know it tingled my spidey senses of concern from the first moment I encountered the somnabulistic hipsters pushing baby strollers toward it's Ballard edifice in the morning several years ago. They stand out, because almost no one"hip" is up and out that early on a Sunday in "old Ballard". I'm sure
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This blog entry is claimed to be penned by a former pastor at Mars Hill church who is choosing to break his silence regarding concerns with the institution.
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Here is an article from September 2011 at Study – Grow – Know, a Christianity based blog authored by Th.D. Fred DeRuvo: DeRuvo's analysis of the nonsensical nature of Byron Katie's self-promulgating quotation archive is likely 101 for most readers here at Rick Ross, but it always feels to me like a port in a storm to come across published criticism of Byron Katie and The Work. I
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Is Byron Katie in the 1% re: occupy Wallstreet demonstrations? I would love to be able to stir up an inciteful parallel between Byron Katie/Byron Katie International and the global protests against corporate greed. I recall antiCult posted some amazing information about the ~charitable~ practices of Byron Katie and related business. To bring it all together with the speed of a few keystrokes
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I actually got a blog article published at a third party website hosted by a ~quackery~ watchdog group concerned about potentially harmful parenting trends: It is the beginning of a series using the Q & A format. It is a start! The article is not an in-depth analysis, especially because the format needs to be accessible to someone who is just a click away from goodbye, or who may only rea
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Reading this brings me to wonder if there are any trustworthy people out there spreading the message of peace! Of course, there are- everywhere, every day- not asking for money or selling books or t-shirts or phone calls. But helping and loving and teaching and sharing and typically most people are unaware of their brilliance- do not marvel at their unrecognized compassion. I know in a noteb
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I'm very thankful to the rickross forum for publishing my original post about Naomi Aldort, self-proclaimed facilitator of The Work, which was removed from the mothering.com forum where I directly sought answers regarding the suspicious parenting expert who utilizes The Work in $150/hour telephone parenting "sessions" and who until last month called herself a Ph.D/psychologist. Th
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The blogger sustainableFamilies at Austin Holistic Parenting On A Dime has written a few posts on Byron Katie style counseling: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 The damage of Byron Katie style counseling for abuse Friday, January 8, 2010 More on Byron Katie Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Remember Colleen Conaway, Liz Neuman, Kirby Brown, and James Shore Sunday, November 1, 2009 Mor
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The provider I filed a complaint regarding is named Naomi Aldort: She somewhat suddenly disclaimed her Ph.D. and psychologist credential about two weeks ago. Claims and disclaims past and present are documented here: . I did get the public disclosure request, initiated November 9, 2010 and fulfilled May 31, 2001. It took 29 weeks to process. I didn't learn much from the request (
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Quoteluckychrmhttp://www.mothering.com/community/forum/thread/1215705/can-somebody-explain-naomi-aldort-to-me/100 Discussion thread on Mothering.com: falsifying credentials? The link above leads to a lengthy discussion at an online parenting forum where are large group of readers/subscribers are finding out about the unproven credentials of Naomi Aldort, a person who until very recently clai
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Discussion thread on Mothering.com: falsifying credentials?
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Re-posting here for easy reference "...Finally, it was time for the Keynote Speaker: Jenny McCarthy. Like Wakefield, she received a standing ovation before she even began her talk. Jenny started out great. She’s a compelling speaker and started with a cute, adorable, touching story about how her autistic son Evan likes to ride escalators, so she takes him to the mall often just to rid
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I realize this is an old post, but is your reference to "the work" related to Byron Katie and The Work?
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I filed a complaint about a potentially unlicensed mental health provider on October 12, 2010 with the Washington State Department of Health. This person calls themselves a family therapist/counselor in the State of Washington and uses Byron Katie's The Work as the basis for resolving internal stress during parenting conflicts but only has an expired registered counselor credential. Today
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Corboy, thank you for sharing the previous informative post and references. The section about the difference between metaphysics and pseudoscience really strikes a chord for me, and possibly other readers as well. Where the Byron Katie approach intersects with metaphysics and spirituality, or rather where Byron Katie has implied and explicitly associated such an intersection, is where I think
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Thanks very much for the tax info Anti-Cult. This thread is unwieldy for me to navigate. I haven't read it all, but I have tried!
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QuotecorboyMost of are busy and dont have time to 'chime in' or write articles upon request. If you want lasting satisfaction in your stated quest for justice, take the questions you have listed in your post and go and get advice from an attorney. I appreciate the tip on the first step toward legal action. My working assumption about this forum section is that it is a place fo
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Thanks for posting those Gafni links corboy. I had read several of those articles but don't usually have the time to back track to include the links in these forum postings. Given Gafni's high status in Kabbalah and the very open reports of his inappropriate sexual conduct as a spiritual teacher, I was surprised to get no results when I put his name into the rickross forum search engi
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I just ran across some confusing discussions on a Byron Katie facebook fansite. Same revulsed nausea that I've felt every time I encounter correlations between Byron Katie's The Work and trauma recovery. <Here is a discussion started by someone who is trauma-recovered-through-the-work-and-loving-it! In a different tone, in case it hasn't been shared on this thread yet,
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Warning: This post contains some detailed discussion of child abuse, neglect, and sexualized violence History I am a survivor of pervasive ongoing child abuse, neglect, and sexualized violence that occurred within my home and my community. My exposure to trauma began shortly before I was born and proved to be extensive through my early 20’s, with my earliest memories being of sexual abuse at
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