Renewal: A CI Summer Solstice Celebration Retreat, June 17-19th, 2025

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Join us for an immersive journey into connection, renewal, and transformation as we gather in beautiful Owen Sound for a CI Summer Solstice Retreat. This three-day event, hosted by CI Facilitators, will bring together our vibrant Compassionate Inquiry community dedicated to personal growth, connection, and self-discovery. Our days will be filled with guided practices, yoga, meditations, creative activities, and meaningful conversations, all designed to support your journey inward as we celebrate the summer solstice together.

Retreat participants will be limited to 140.

This event is exclusively for current and past Compassionate Inquiry Professional Training participants. This event is not open to the general public.

Retreat Highlights:
  • Daily Practices: Start each day with a mix of yoga, active meditations, and dance to ground and energize.
  • Workshops & Activities: Explore yourself deeply through guided meditations, shadow work, psychodrama, art therapy, and more.
  • Nature Immersions: Reconnect with nature on waterfall hikes and enjoy playful, restorative time at local beaches on Georgian Bay.
  • Community and Reflection: Participate in small group workshops, connection circles, and group activities designed to foster community and personal reflection.
  • Unique Experiences: Engage in a drug-free psychedelic experience, sound healing sessions, and personal intention-setting rituals to embrace your journey and future vision.
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Event Information

Where: Best Western Inn on the Bay, Owen Sound, Canada
When: June 17th-19th, 2025 (Arrive evening of June 16th, depart morning of June 20th)

See Day 1 Agenda

See Day 2 Agenda

See Day 3 Agenda

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The Early Bird cost of the CI Retreat is $850CAD

Register Now

Early Bird Deadline:
January 30, 2025

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The Early Bird cost of the CI Renewal Retreat is $850CAD

Register Now

Early Bird Deadline:
January 30, 2025

Regular Rate: $1,130 CAD

**Price includes all retreat activities, workshops, and dinner for 3 evenings.
Please note that accommodation, breakfast, and lunch are NOT included.

Travel & Accommodation:

  • Accommodations: Discounted rooms at the Best Western are available for $169-$212 per night under the CI Retreat rate. Alternative stays are available at nearby Airbnbs.
  • Travel: Fly into Toronto Airport and plan for a 2.5-hour drive north to Owen Sound. Rental cars are necessary, and we’ll coordinate a WhatsApp group to organize rideshares and communication during the event.

General Daily Itinerary:

Each day will start at 7am and close between 8-9pm, combining group activities, workshops, and moments of individual reflection to create an integrating and rejuvenating experience. Mornings will begin with grounding practices like yoga and meditation, while afternoons offer nature immersions, workshops, and group activities. Evenings are a time for connection and celebration, with activities like chanting, sound healing, and dancing to honor the energy of the solstice.

Led by Your CI Facilitators:

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Allison Creech

Rhonda-Mae Nelson

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Kevin Young

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Cristina Bara

Diana Safta

Diana Safta

Luke Sniewski

Luke Sniewski

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Manjeet Adi

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Priya Duggal

Pam Soomer

Pamela Sommer

Rati Roberta Riccardi

Rati Roberta Riccardi

Sanjog (natalia Sotomayor)

Sanjog

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Sat Dharam

Siri Dharma

Siri Dharma

Soraya Romao Inglis

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Stephen Brown

Steve Borloz

Steve Borloz

Georgina

Georgina Navarro

Wendy

Wendy Harris

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Warren McCaig

Embrace this unique opportunity to renew your spirit,
connect with a supportive community, and celebrate the summer solstice
in a setting dedicated to collective growth and well-being.

We look forward to welcoming you!

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About the Compassionate Inquiry process

The process of Compassionate Inquiry invites you to look at the stories you tell yourself unconsciously, and to recognize how these stories direct your life, affect your health, and generate suffering. Once you recognize the beliefs you have been carrying and where they originated, you can question the validity of those beliefs. Once questioned, you can open to the possibility of releasing identification with them, and of the hold they have on you. A new way of being emerges, leading to spontaneity, choice, expansion and freedom.

Created for:

CI Professional Training Program Participants and Alumni

Meet our Compassionate Inquiry Creators:

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Dr. Gabor Maté:
Retired physician, bestselling author, an internationally renowned speaker and the creator of the Compassionate Inquiry approach to psychotherapy.

Dr. Maté evolved his therapeutic approach over the course of a 20-year personal journey. It emerged as a synthesis of his work with patients in family practice, palliative care, and addiction rehabilitation. He later developed the system further while facilitating integration workshops focused on healing trauma through the use of psychedelics.

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Sat Dharam Kaur N.D
Co-creator and CEO of Compassionate Inquiry. She supported Dr. Gabor Maté in structuring the Compassionate Inquiry approach and developing the online training.

She 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. She is a Compassionate Inquiry Founding Facilitator, Compassionate Inquiry Mentor as well as a Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner.

FAQ

Please see the FAQs page for answers to the most common questions.

Refund policy:

This is an experiential event 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 event. No exceptions.

For additional questions, please email online@compassionateinquiry.com.

We are excited to invite you to our second Compassionate Inquiry Experience event. Join us for a unique opportunity to participate in the Compassionate Inquiry process, as modelled by Sat Dharam Kaur ND and our team of expert CI Facilitators. 

In this 6-hour session you will:
  • Witness Sat Dharam and CI Facilitators working therapeutically with participants 1:1 using Compassionate Inquiry
  • Connect with other participants in breakout rooms to explore a theme
  • Learn techniques for self-regulation, led by Sat Dharam Kaur ND

Meet yourself and others with acceptance, compassion and curiosity

Online on Zoom on Saturday February 22, 2025 11am-5pm ET (Toronto time zone). Convert to your time zone here.

About the Compassionate Inquiry process

The process of Compassionate Inquiry invites you to look at the stories you tell yourself unconsciously, and to recognize how these stories direct your life, affect your health, and generate suffering. Once you recognize the beliefs you have been carrying and where they originated, you can question the validity of those beliefs. Once questioned, you can open to the possibility of releasing identification with them, and of the hold they have on you. A new way of being emerges, leading to spontaneity, choice, expansion and freedom.

Created for:

Anyone above the age of 18 years seeking to heal their trauma, along with healthcare professionals who wish to develop their personal and professional skills.

Meet our Compassionate Inquiry Creators and Facilitators:

Dr. Gabor Maté:
Retired physician, bestselling author, an internationally renowned speaker and the creator of the Compassionate Inquiry approach to psychotherapy.

Dr. Maté evolved his therapeutic approach over the course of a 20-year personal journey. It emerged as a synthesis of his work with patients in family practice, palliative care, and addiction rehabilitation. He later developed the system further while facilitating integration workshops focused on healing trauma through the use of psychedelics.

Sat Dharam Kaur ND:
Co-creator and CEO of Compassionate Inquiry. She supported Dr. Gabor Maté in structuring the Compassionate Inquiry approach and developing the online training.

She 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. She is a Compassionate Inquiry Founding Facilitator, Compassionate Inquiry Mentor as well as a Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner.

Our team of CI Facilitators

FAQ

Please see the FAQs page for answers to the most common questions.

Participants, please note: 

  • If you participate in the CI Experience on Zoom, please keep your camera on and microphone muted unless asked to unmute. 
  • If your name is picked for a therapeutic 1:1, you will be informed in advance.
  • During the CI experience, you will be invited to choose an intention to explore with Sat Dharam Kaur ND and the CI team of Facilitators
  • The main room session will be recorded and shared with registered participants.
  • Break out rooms will not be recorded.
Refund policy:

This is an experiential event 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 event. No exceptions.

For additional questions, please email online@compassionateinquiry.com.

Feel free to share this event with friends, family, colleagues or whomever may benefit.

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