Helena is a life changing facilitator of the work, she introduced me to the work over 4 years ago and my life has transformed beyond recognition using this simple and yet highly effective method. She is intuitive to where you are at and holds the space safely for you to go deep and discover your blind spots. Annabelle N.

I found The Work of Byron Katie in 2004 and it changed my life. It gave me a way to cut through states of considerable confusion, depression and anxiety. Over the years since, it has enabled me to hold myself and others through crisis, illness, the death of close family members and to find a simpler, easier way to be in life. 

I find The Work undoes my thinking, layer by layer. It strips off confusion and anxiety. As a result, so far, some 21 years later, I notice I am quieter and calmer, gentler and kinder. Just saner. And happier, much happier. And more playful. More able to just show up as I am, being whatever that happens to be. Life flows much more; there seems to be more space in my head. I am far less critical of others – and that’s quite something – I was quite the faultfinder!

It’s funny, even after 21 years, I am still surprised by the experience of doing The Work with myself or others – the sheer power of this process amazes and delights me. It just works, when our minds genuinely open to the questions.

I love to do The Work with others, love travelling with someone into their world with these questions, giving them the space to find their way to their truth. It’s a genuine privilege. I gain so much from this sharing. The more I do this, the more I appreciate that we are not separate beings, but just one, one mind, one heart discovering how to melt the veils of separation from between each other and within ourselves. Ending war. Ending internal conflict. Each “walking the other home” – as Ram Dass said.

Are you certified by Byron Katie as a facilitator?

I joined the Certification Program for The Work when it began, in 2007. I was certified in January 2013, and renewed my certification every 2 years as required, until mid 2023. Then I delayed re-certifying for a year. I had the thought that I might retire. Then I changed my mind in April 2024 and began my recertification tasks. I had completed all my tasks except a number of hours on the Helpline, when the Institute for The Work was quite suddenly shut down overnight, ending both the program and the option to complete my recertification. So the short answer is no, I’m no longer a Certified Facilitator, and the simple answer is that I am still a practitioner and facilitator of The Work and the Work still lives in me.

Contact me at helenajlweaver@gmail.com