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Susan Balsam

Susan Balsam
Texas, USA
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When I went to the nine-day School for The Work in Barstow in 2001, I had no idea what to expect. I knew a little about The Work, nothing about Katie, and a lot about my pain. A friend I trusted told me I should “just go.” On day six, during an exercise, something shifted and I saw very clearly how everything I thought had happened to me was all a dream. And, the only thing I had done was honestly answer the question, “Can you absolutely know that it’s true?”

In an instant, a life defined by anxiety and shame was over, and a new life had begun. I no longer can allow myself to get away with blaming others or seeing myself as a victim. Now, when I experience suffering, it is merely a temporary indulgence.

Since that experience, I have staffed every School and many of Katie’s workshops. I love being part of creating and holding the space at both BKI events and here in my community to give back what I got.

It is my pleasure to offer The Work by phone and in person on a sliding scale.

Austin, Texas 78751 USA

Email: susanbalsam@earthlink.net
Skype: susanbalsam
Phone: 512 740-0026


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"...two groundbreaking Stanford University pain syndrome experts consider Byron Katie's approach the best form of Cognitive Therapy. In the new Revised 5th Edition of A Headache in the Pelvis (pp.326-330), that came out in May 2008, Stanford psychologist David Wise Ph.D. and neurourologist Rodney Anderson, M.D. refer to Albert Ellis' Rational-Emotive Therapy and Aaron Beck's Cognitive Therapy and then write (in their italics): "The best form of Cognitive Therapy is, in our opinion, is offered in the work of Byron Katie who provides an approach to disarming catastrophic thinking by means of a process that one can do oneself. This is the approach that we recommend." They then describe the procedure adding: "Our description of this process is rarely sufficient to become proficient at it. We discuss this method in our monthly 6-day clinics. Information specifically about this cognitive therapy work can be found at www.thework.com and the books of Byron Katie." Wise and Anderson are practical "in the trenches" therapists who work daily with severe pelvic pain and other chronic syndromes. They recommended Byron Katie's method already in the 4th edition of the book (pp. 298-301). All the best to you and your wonderful work."

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and she directs us there,
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Roshi Bernie Glassman

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David Chadwick
author, Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki

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