CI Circles
Registrations are open for June 2nd, 2025 Circles Cohort: apply by May 4th, 2025.
Compassionate Inquiry Circle Leaders for June 2025:
What’s Included
- Access to an online course including a recorded 4-part workshop with Gabor for you to view at your leisure, as well as additional weekly resources.
- 10 weekly group video calls led by a certified Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner. Each weekly session is 2 hours and each group ranges from 10-18 participants.
4-Part Recorded Workshop with Dr. Gabor Maté
Complete four-part video recording of a 2 day Compassionate Inquiry workshop with Gabor
CI Workshop with Gabor in Vancouver Part 1 (2:08:28)
CI Workshop with Gabor in Vancouver Part 2 (2:25:00)
CI Workshop with Gabor in Vancouver Part 3 (2:19:35)
CI Workshop with Gabor in Vancouver Part 4 (2:26:49)
Weekly Group Themes Include:
Week 1: Orientation Session
Week 2: Safety through Connection
Week 3: Access the Wisdom of the Body
Week 4: Explore Your Triggers
Week 5: Know What Happened to You
Week 6: Express Your Authenticity
Week 7: Address Your Needs
Week 8: Practice Self-Compassion for All Parts of You
Week 9: Be Response-Able
Week 10: Affirm the Possibility within You
Each weekly session is 2 hours (in addition to the study of course materials) and each group ranges from 10-18 participants.
The Compassionate Inquiry Circles start dates in 2025
The Compassionate Inquiry Circles start dates in 2025 are February 24th, June 2nd and September 29th, 2025
Applications open for the June Circles on Feb 5, 2025 and close on May 4, 2025
Applications open for the September Circles on May 14, 2025 and close on August 31, 2025
See the June 2025 Schedule here.
Course Fees & Registration
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You may be eligible for a discount, if you are:
a returning participant of CI Circles
I have completed one cycle of the Compassionate Inquiry Circles and would like to attend again ($250 CAD Discount)
I have completed two or more cycles of the Compassionate Inquiry Circles and would like to attend again ($400 CAD Discount)
a present or past participant of: CI Professional Training, Short Course, Suicide Attention Training, Portal Training
I have paid for and are currently enrolled or have completed a CI Program (Professional Training, Self-study Short Course, Suicide Attention Training, Facilitated Short Course, The Portal) ($250 CAD Discount)
an organization interested in CI Circles
If you are an organization interested in enrolling individuals in Compassionate Inquiry Circles, please email circles@compassionateinquiry.com for the registration options.
Course Creators
Dr. Gabor Maté is a retired physician, bestselling author, an internationally renowned speaker and the creator of the Compassionate Inquiry approach to psychotherapy.
Gabor evolved this therapeutic approach over 20 years of his personal journey, and from his work with patients in family practice, palliative care, and addiction. He developed his system further while facilitating integration workshops focused on healing trauma through the use of psychedelics.
Sat Dharam Kaur N.D. has supported Dr. Gabor Maté in structuring the Compassionate Inquiry approach and developing the online training.
Sat Dharam is a naturopathic doctor, teacher and author, who combines naturopathic medicine with Compassionate Inquiry, yoga, breathing practices and meditation to support others in healing and integrating mind, body and spirit.
“The purpose of Compassionate Inquiry is to drill down to the core stories people tell themselves – to get them to see what story they are telling themselves unconsciously; what those beliefs are, where they came from; and guide them to the possibility of letting go of those stories, or letting go of the hold those stories have on them ….”
Dr. Gabor Maté
Cancellation Policy
This is an experiential program with a limited number of spaces available.
Since a space is reserved for you when you register and pay, there are no refunds available for this course 14 days prior to the start date, and thereafter. No exceptions. If you request a refund 15 or more days before the start date, it will be granted, minus a $250 CAD admin fee. Deadline for the refund is May 18, 2025.
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Attendance Requirements for Circle Participants
To build and maintain the safety of the group, participants are required to attend at least 8 of the 10 meetings. If three meetings are missed, the participant will be removed from the google invite and the zoom invite. If you wish to repeat the course after missing three sessions you will be able to do this at a discounted rate.
After the start of the program, it is not possible for the participants to switch groups, so please be mindful when choosing your time slot.
Course Withdrawal
Compassionate Inquiry Inc reserves the right to deny acceptance to a Compassionate Inquiry Circle applicant and to withdraw a participant from the Compassionate Inquiry Circle at any time if the Compassionate Inquiry Circle Leader or the admin team determine that a participant’s behaviour, attitude or views could negatively impact the quality of the Circle experience or group, or if the participant is not a good fit for the program. Compassionate Inquiry Inc, in its sole discretion, may terminate a participant’s participation at any time. If this should occur, Compassionate Inquiry Inc will refund the tuition paid for the training.
Circles Annual Membership
One of the gifts of group processes is the connections within a community which shares the same values and intention towards healing. Though we may live in different communities, the issues we navigate are similar. Feedback we received from you was that you valued the sense of belonging in the CI Circle, which we would like to facilitate further through creating a regular space where we can hold one another in compassion and understanding.
You are invited to join the membership when you have completed your participation in the Compassionate Inquiry Circles. By purchasing the membership, you will get access to CI Circles Monthly Follow-up Zoom Meetings. There will be 10 monthly two-hour sessions, beginning in January each year.