The way forward is

within.

Your first act was about performing. Your next act is about presence. I help proven leaders shed outgrown identities so they can lead—and live—from soul.

Cross The Threshold:

You've built an impressive life, but something essential is missing. Shed the identities that you've outgrown and step into who you are and why you're here.

Navigate the Unknown:

You know something needs to shift, but you don't know what's on the other side. Move from who you've been to who you're becoming — with a map, a guide, and practices that make you unshakeable.

Reclaim Your Aliveness:

You've succeeded. Now you want to live. Unlock your inner wisdom, activate your soul purpose, and claim the life that’s yours to live.

Work with Ben

Within Meditation Course

The Within Process Course

The Journey Within Coaching

Learn effortless meditation that actually fits your busy life and calms your racing mind.

 Master the complete 5-practice system to reclaim your personal growth and trust your inner wisdom

16-week transformation in a small group or one-on-one for leaders ready to cross the threshold.

Within Meditation Course

Learn effortless meditation that actually fits your busy life and calms your racing mind.

The Within Process Course

Master the complete 5-practice system to reclaim your personal growth and trust your inner wisdom

The Journey Within Coaching

16-week transformation in a small group or one-on-one for leaders ready to cross the threshold

The Way Home book cover by author Ben Katt, focusing on the hero’s journey to wholeness and spiritual transformation.

The Way Home:

Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife

"I’ve stepped into a greater sense of creativity, expression, and alignment. Ben holds space in a way that is both unique and deeply transformative."
Caleb Campbell
Former NFL player & Keynote Speaker
"After years of struggling to learn to meditate, I have finally found my guru. Ben has mastered the art of effortless meditation that he generously shares with his students."
Marcy Grossman
International Diplomat & Advocate for Global Peace
"Ben Katt's coaching program is truly like no other and irreversibly transformative. You are safe, supported, and beautifully brought back to your authentic self through his considered, insightful, and judgment-free approach."
Kristina Buckley Kayel
Managing Director & CMO, Natural Diamond Council
"Ben challenged me to reflect on who I am beyond my professional career—and helped me take my mask off. He has a unique ability to blend accountability, insight, and encouragement."
Ben Katt, a spiritual coach and meditation teacher, smiling warmly to inspire mindfulness and inner peace.
Greg Foster
Former NBA Player & NBA Retired Players Association Board Member
"Ben is one of those rare teachers who can take life's deepest questions and make them practical and transformative... I've watched Ben's magic at work, and I'm always amazed by how he helps people discover they already have what they need—they just need someone to help them see it."
Chip Conley
Founder of Modern Elder Academy
“This meditation practice, along with Ben’s patient and insightful instruction, has been a lifeline. I have found that this new life can contain more beauty, joy, humor, and meaning than I ever could have imagined. I can’t recommend Ben highly enough.”
Portrait of Ben Katt, a spiritual coach and meditation teacher, smiling confidently in a professional setting, promoting mindfulness and inner peace.
Paul Noth
Author, New Yorker Cartoonist & Winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor

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Discover why a busy mind isn’t a barrier to meditation. This isn’t about clearing your mind—it’s about transcending thoughts and accessing the calm that’s already within you.

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Core Values

Generous

We live in the flow of abundance, giving and receiving with open hearts.

Audacious

We are bold about what we believe and aren't afraid to pursue our dreams.

Playful

We embrace joy, and are serious about not taking ourselves too seriously.

Curious

We love and live questions, always learning and growing.

Wise

We are grounded in being and live from the inside out.

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About Ben Katt

Ben Katt is a spiritual guide, meditation teacher, and author of The Way Home who has spent over twenty years accompanying proven leaders on the spiritual journey from role to soul.

Ben serves as Faculty In Residence at Modern Elder Academy—the world’s first midlife wisdom school. He holds a Master of Divinity degree, is a certified advanced meditation teacher, and served as an ordained minister for over a decade. Ben has accompanied the dying as a hospice chaplain, taught meditation in prisons to hundreds of incarcerated individuals, and served thousands of people experiencing addiction, mental illness, and homelessness as founder of Aurora Commons. He also led social healing work with religious and spiritual leaders at The On Being Project.

When he’s not guiding leaders on the journey within, Ben enjoys trail running, karaoke nights with friends, and walks, meals, and road trips with his wife and three children in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Frequently Asked Questions

I've tried meditation before and couldn't quiet my mind. Will this be different?

Yes—because this approach doesn't ask you to quiet your mind. You'll learn an easy, enjoyable technique that allows you to settle beyond your thoughts, not fight them. A busy mind is no barrier here.

I've tried so many approaches to personal development. How is this different?

Most approaches address the surface—behavior, mindset, strategy. This goes deeper. The practices, integration, and grace at the heart of this work produce the kind of lasting transformation that surface-level approaches can't reach.

How is this different from therapy or traditional coaching?

There are coaches who help you figure out what's next. I help you figure out who you are—the clarity about what's next follows from there. This work operates at the soul level, not the surface.

I've achieved a lot, but something still feels like it's missing. Is this normal?

Yes—and it's a sign that something important is stirring. That restlessness isn't a problem to fix. It's your soul getting your attention. That's exactly where this work begins.

Do I need to be religious or spiritual to do this work?

No. While my approach draws from ancient wisdom traditions, it's not tied to any religious background or belief system. What matters is a willingness to look within.

How quickly will I see results?

Most people experience shifts early when they commit to the practices. Deeper transformation unfolds over time as you shed outgrown identities and cross the threshold into who you are and why you're here. This isn't a quick fix—but the shifts that come from it tend to be lasting.

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Discover why a busy mind isn’t a barrier to meditation. This isn’t about clearing your mind—it’s about transcending thoughts and accessing the calm that’s already within you.