{"id":3728,"date":"2024-03-16T14:43:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T14:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photography.local\/?page_id=3728"},"modified":"2025-09-24T05:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:14:47","slug":"katie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scottlondon.com\/photography\/katie\/","title":{"rendered":"An Afternoon with Byron Katie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ef2um4-137133cc61acae440406701b85df6470\">\n.avia-section.av-ef2um4-137133cc61acae440406701b85df6470{\nbackground-color:#f8f8f8;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-ef2um4-137133cc61acae440406701b85df6470 main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3728'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bxqrak-9c5d9758ea0f0719f194155da87ad2d2\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-bxqrak-9c5d9758ea0f0719f194155da87ad2d2{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-bxqrak-9c5d9758ea0f0719f194155da87ad2d2 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bembcc-482a3503e79fc4a8225fa127eaca5ca5\">\n.flex_column.av-bembcc-482a3503e79fc4a8225fa127eaca5ca5{\npadding:70px 17% 70px 17%;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bembcc-482a3503e79fc4a8225fa127eaca5ca5 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-8rc3os-5219c9c01087775ae3ed0f2f4cd69e93 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>An Afternoon with Byron Katie<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: Proxima-nova, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: -0.1px; font-weight: 400; color: #a7a7a7; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 24px;\">January 10, 2016<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-73e6i4-2d4132487524c9d471761b501a861eb5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-73e6i4-2d4132487524c9d471761b501a861eb5{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-73e6i4-2d4132487524c9d471761b501a861eb5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5mayho-fba2562d5eb6af125dad4e222342da32\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-5mayho-fba2562d5eb6af125dad4e222342da32 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5mayho-fba2562d5eb6af125dad4e222342da32 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"font-size: 16px; 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font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.1px; font-weight: 300; color: #33333; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 24px;\">There is a wonderful line in <em>A Thousand Names for Joy<\/em> where Byron Katie asks, who would you be without your story? \u201cThere is no story that is you or leads to you,\u201d she writes. \u201cEvery story leads away from you. You are what exists before all stories. You are what remains when the story is understood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Proxima-nova, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.1px; font-weight: 300; color: #33333; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 24px;\">Katie\u2019s books and workshops have helped people the world over understand how their attachment to stories about themselves stand in the way of their own joy and freedom. I discovered her work about ten years ago and delved deep into her teachings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Proxima-nova, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.1px; font-weight: 300; color: #33333; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 24px;\">Given the influence she has had on me, I was thrilled to be invited to her ranch in Ojai, California, for a photoshoot. We spent an afternoon making pictures for the cover of one of her books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Proxima-nova, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.1px; font-weight: 300; color: #33333; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 24px;\">Many people are uncomfortable in front of big lenses and studio strobes. Not Katie. I found her to be completely present, open to ideas, and even playful in front of the camera.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Proxima-nova, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.1px; font-weight: 300; color: #33333; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 24px;\">I was reminded of another line from her book: \u201cA mature mind can entertain any idea,\u201d she says. \u201cIt is never threatened by opposition or conflict, because it knows that it can\u2019t be hindered. When it has no position to defend or identity to protect, it can go anywhere. There\u2019s never anything to lose\u2026 Laughter pours out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Proxima-nova, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.1px; font-weight: 300; color: #33333; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 24px;\">Beautiful words, ones which Katie herself seems to teach by example.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Proxima-nova, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.1px; font-weight: 300; color: #33333; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 24px;\">After the shoot, we sat down for tea, talked about our favorite books and teachers, took in the beauty of the Ojai Valley. The afternoon flew by in an instant.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2a0yw0-06a991cd4417f68dcf0ce90f5c5f9718\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2a0yw0-06a991cd4417f68dcf0ce90f5c5f9718{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2a0yw0-06a991cd4417f68dcf0ce90f5c5f9718 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3653 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottlondon.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mil_nombres_para_el_gozo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottlondon.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mil_nombres_para_el_gozo.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.scottlondon.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mil_nombres_para_el_gozo-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-254sao-2fbc17238792e378b3793a32f4bab788\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-254sao-2fbc17238792e378b3793a32f4bab788{\nheight:1px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-254sao-2fbc17238792e378b3793a32f4bab788 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family: Proxima-nova, lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.1px; font-weight: 300; color: #33333; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 24px;\">A portrait of mine appears on the cover of the Spanish edition of <em>A Thousand Names for Joy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2spjto-1a7b9ba096988ba9e53ea825ff71a9b5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2spjto-1a7b9ba096988ba9e53ea825ff71a9b5{\nheight:200px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2spjto-1a7b9ba096988ba9e53ea825ff71a9b5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I discovered Byron Katie&#8217;s work more than a decade ago and it opened up a new world of insight and understanding. 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