Welcome to The Work of Byron Katie Certification Training Course

The Work of Byron Katie (Or known as Inquiry Based Stress Reduction) is a radical approach that doesn’t have any answers – it has something better – the questions. People who use The Work experience extraordinary and lasting impact on their daily lives, in their relationships, career, with their health etc.

“When you argue with reality you lose, but only 100% of the time.“ Byron Katie

What is your most painful, stressful thought that keeps replaying over and over again?
How would your life feel if that thought was gone…would you feel more joyful? More full of energy and connection and laughter? Who would you be without that thought?

“An unquestioned mind is a world of suffering“ Byron Katie

Instead of trying to suppress our judgments we have about others or life experiences we will use them as a starting point for self-realization. Doing so allows us to discover the real source of distress in life is only ever our thinking. As we cease trying desperately to get reality to match our stories of how it “should be” we start to experience the peace and happiness that comes when we stop wanting everything to be different than it is.

Enquire into your relationship with your family, partner, children, health, wealth, life, work and much more.
Bring your suffering, distress, frustration – enquire into what is truly causing the suffering

This course consolidates your understanding of The Work of Byron Katie and is primarily experiential.

Valuable in-class learning is gained through individual, pair and group exercises, group discussions that include working on your own issues that present themselves in real time. All classes are facilitated by a certified The School of The Work facilitators of The Work of Byron Katie trainers.

Where to Start

We invite you to listen to the podcast interview with Rosie Stave.

As this course is about self enquiry we ask also that you purchase a journal. Throughout ‘The Work of Byron Katie Certification’ add to your journal as you reflect on where you would like to go, some of the insights that came up when using enquiry, the should’s, the ideas you have about others, yourself, so called difficult clients whilst reflecting on conducting the case studies and the beliefs you have about yourself that arose. This is part of facilitators ongoing self evaluation essential in staying tuned and clear in practice.

Also include in your journal The Work of Byron Katie one month challenge.

Staff

Rosie Stave

CERTIFIED FACILITIATOR OF THE WORK OF BYRON KATIE

Since her first introduction to The Work in 1995, Rosie has been passionate about this tool for freedom. She lived and worked with Katie for 2 years setting up the Center For The Work in Barstow, California. Rosie was the primary facilitator at The Center For The Work when Katie was unavailable. Since her return to Australia in 1998, she has been offering workshops, retreats, private sessions and evenings of The Work throughout Australia and New Zealand. She is a certified facilitator of The Work and brings a depth of wisdom and truth, honesty and compassion, love and laughter to this life changing work.

Tammy Reid is a registered Counsellor MACA, Level 2 with the Australian Counselling Association, a Registered Teacher and Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie. In 2016, she began to share this Inquiry-Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) process, known as The Work of Byron Katie. With over two decades of experience doing The Work, Tammy facilitates this process for you to explore your innermost thoughts and beliefs, to question and unravel the layers of conditioning that shape reality. Her dedication to this method has touched the lives of many, offering a pathway to personal growth and self-awareness.

Now, her sessions incorporate all the tools she has gathered along her journey, and she continues to remain the student, collecting wisdom from everyone she encounters on her path. Her interest is unconditional love and learning how to live it. In her private practice in Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, Tammy works with children, teens, adults, couples, teachers, psychologists, therapists, those in crisis, those who have suffered trauma and anyone who would like to explore the limiting beliefs holding them back from living the life they imagined.

Tammy has a Masters in Counselling and works as a School Counsellor two days a week supporting students in both the Primary and Secondary years.

Following university, Tammy travelled and worked overseas for 3 years. From Sales Manager to Westpac Bank Manager to General Manager in her 20s, Tammy left corporate life and qualified as a teacher in her 30s. Her teaching career spanned over two decades working in primary and secondary settings for public and private schools including Autism Queensland. For over 25 years Tammy has worked with children and adults with ASD. Always learning, Tammy became a Yoga Teacher (B.S.Y.A.), Zen Thai Shiatsu Massage Therapist, and Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie along the way, and in 2025 completed her Masters in Counselling.

An Educational Specialist for over 25 years, Tammy works with children, teens, adults, couples, teachers, psychologists, therapists, those in crisis, those who have suffered trauma and anyone who would like to explore the limiting beliefs holding them back from living the life they imagined.

Tammy’s private practice is in Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, Qld, Australia and shealso offers sessions online worldwide with clients in New Zealand, UK and the USA. Tammy also facilitates training programs and workshops. She has trained Lifeline Counsellors, facilitated programs in schools and is currently working as a School Counsellor two days a week.

Tammy’s diverse life experience informs her listening and ability to understand the viewpoints of others.

An open mind is an open heart. Experience is the teacher.Tammy has written for:

Youthwise Magazine SPRING 2020
Counselling Australian Magazine MAY 2025 (Digital Edition 1.4

Classes

Includes Part I is 2 days with Rosie Stave

Part II workshop is 2 days with Tammy Reid

Part III workshop is one day workshop with Rosie Stave

Part 1: Part I

Trainer: Rosie Stave

2 days

An Introduction on How to do The Work of Byron Katie
Literal Listening – Listening without adding to another’s story
Identifying Transparent beliefs
Enquirying into our stressful thoughts with The Work of Byron Katie so the beliefs let go of us
Introduction to using The Judge Your Neighbour Worksheet
Discover The One Belief At a Time Worksheet you can use anytime
The Gift of Criticism introduction
Demonstrations of The Work of Byron Katie enquiry process
In class exercises
Many resources to use and access

Part 2: Part II

Trainer: Tammy Reid (M. Counselling – Certified Facilitator Of The Work

2 days

Saying “No” or “Yes” – Who is it I have difficulty saying “No” to or saying “Yes” to? What are my stressful thoughts?
Inquiry using The Worksheets
Doing The Work of Byron on Myself – “I”, personal stories of self, body illness etc
Stressful Events – What were my motives? Why don’t I say “No” or “Yes” to myself?
Wants – Why I think I can’t get what I want? Practice asking, beliefs that stop us….
The Gift of Criticism – Taking it deeper, How to receive. What was it like? Beliefs appearing and enquiry.
Turnarounds: Meeting life as it is, my thinking, shoulds,how I drink in my thinking and much more

Part 3: Part III

Trainer: Rosie Stave – Certified Facilitator (veteran of The Work)

1 day

Going deeper with The Work of Byron Katie
Applying The Work to Parts of Us (Internal Family Systems)
Combining Compassionate Key work with enquiry to ensure clients are ready for enquiry
Demonstrations
The Nuisances of enquiry
Guidance from Rosie Stave
And much more

Please see email for calendar dates. All workshops are live and online.

Loving What Is Booklet

Download here

Little Book Download

Workbooks

Part I – Click below to download

PART 1 Workbook Download

Part II – Click below to download

The Work Part II Workbook Download

Part III – No workbook

Recommended Texts

Bunker, Jane., & Skolnick, Carol L. (2005) The Work of Byron Katie and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: a Brief Comparison https://www.academia.edu/82051956/_The_Work_of_Byron_Katie_A_New_Psychotherapy

Byron, Katie (2002 / 2010) Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life Random House, CA, USA (WORK001)

Students are asked to do a book review on Loving What is in Module 3 in the online classroom. We suggest supporting your learning by starting to read the book at the beginning of the course.

There is further recommended reading at the end of the course under resources too.

Online Classroom

There are 39 lessons and each lesson has quiz questions, practical exercises and learnings through video, audio and readings.

Assessment

Lessons and quiz questions
Practical Learning Activities
10 hours practise session (with buddies)
Logbook
3 case studies
Recording of a session and self evaluation

Individual Sessions

Two individual sessions are required throughout the program and to be logged in your logbook.

To book sessions with Rosie Stave, Tammy Reid or Sally Pamberger to support your embodiment of The Work of Byron Katie

New South Wales and Online Rosie Stave Tel: 0416 231 758
Brisbane and Online Tammy Reid Tel: 0417 708 388
Western Australia Sally Pamberger Tel: 0424 382 557

Logbook

Download your log book below to ensure you keep a record of your:

10 practise hours,
All classes including the study group
4 enquiry circles with Rosie Stave,
2 individual sessions with trainers (see below) and
self care practices.

Click below to download

The Work Certification Student log Download

Enquiry Circles

As part of the Certification program students are required to join the evening enquiry circles with Rosie Stave (veteran facilitator) once a week for a month and participate in the evenings. This is to be included in your logbook.

To join Rosie Stave go to: https://www.theworkwithrosie.com/online-support and send an email to Rosie.

Further Supervision (Optional)

Every month we meet as counsellors, graduates and those who want to learn more and go over case studies that we have. This is a very valuable process as ensuring you have support and guidance is part of best practise and essential for professional development hours. This is not specially based enquiry based supervision but each participant can bring their issues and we can definitely go over enquiry

JOIN US. To book go to: https://student.awakening.com.au/course/case-study-supervision-groups/

Accreditation

Accredited with:

Certificate

A certificate of competency in The Work of Byron Katie will be issued on completion of all the classes, lessons and assessment. The Certificate of competency (Not Certified Facilitator) allows you to conduct enquiry sessions but not claim you are a Facilitator of the Work through the School of The Work.

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The Awakening Group acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s First People and Traditional Custodians. We pay respect to Elders past, present, and future and are committed to making a positive contribution to the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

The Awakening Group believes our world is a colourful one. We value diversity and are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status or gender identity.

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