We’re thrilled to announce the official dates for the next Compassionate Inquiry® Conference, taking place October 30–31 and November 1, 2026, in Vancouver (location to be announced).
We look forward to welcoming you to our third international Compassionate Inquiry® Conference!
Join us to deepen your connection and Compassionate Inquiry® skills through demonstrations and practice sessions, workshops, sharing ideas, visioning, networking and building international community.
Event information:
When: October 30, 31, Nov 1, 2026
Where: Hyatt Recency Hotel, in Vancouver, Canada
Conference Registration Fees
In-Person Attendance Fees (limited seats available):
Early Bird Fee: $950 CAD + Tax 5% until March 31, 2026
Regular Fee: $1050 CAD + Tax 5% from April 1, 2026
Online Attendance Fees:
Early Bird Fee: $275 CAD until March 31, 2026
Regular Fee: $375 CAD from April 1, 2026
Registrations
Keynote and Master Class
Dr. Gabor Maté will offer a Keynote and Master Classes (topics TBA).
Plenary talks and Workshops will also be led by Sat Dharam Kaur, CI Facilitators, and CI Practitioners.
Topics for the 2026 Conference Include:
- Embracing the Body – 7 Systems of Embodiment
- Healing the Relationship with Our Bodies
- The Language of the Body
- When the Body Says Yes: Intersection of CI, Social Fabric and Psychedelic Catalysts
- The Sitting Therapist: Movement Practices for Embodied Presence
- Integrating EFT Tapping with Compassioante Inquiry
- Trauma-Informed Yoga
- What is Liberation?
- Healing the Mother and Father Wounds
- The Art of Relational Agility
- Ancient Rituals of Co-Regulation
- Energetic Attunement and Mirroring
- From Neuroception to Choice: ANS Skills for CI Practitioners
- A CI Approach for Healing Birth Imprints
- A Pediatrician’s Perspective on Preverbal Experience, Implicit Memory and Early Nervous System Narratives
- Embracing Your Inner Child
- Attunement in Action: Practical Tools at the Intersection of CI and EMDR
- Holding the CI Map through an Intersectional Lens
- The Unseen Passenger: Navigating Our Unconscious Bias
- Inherited Narratives: Colonialism, Class and Nervous System Patterns of Shame and Belonging
- Attachment vs. Authenticity: Beyond the Polarity
- The Power of Language in Compassionate Inquiry
- Adapting Compassionate Inquiry for Acute Care in Medicine
- CI in Medical Practice
- Meeting the Suicidal Crisis without an Agenda
- A Compassionate Inquiry Approach to Working with Sexually Abused Women
- Welcoming Anger: An Invitation and Exploration
- The Importance of Emotions in Making Sound Decisions: Perspectives from Neuroscience
- How Compassionate Inquiry Works
- Finding Purpose through a Compassionate Inquiry Lens
Agenda
The full agenda is TBD and is coming soon. You can find here the full agenda for a previous conference.
We’ll have a GOOD time with an evening Dance Party, and lunchtime meet and greet get-togethers.
So, bring your dancing shoes, your adventurous spirit and your curiosity.
Let’s come together to deepen our Compassionate Inquiry Journey and get to know each other!
See you there!
Gabor Maté, Sat Dharam Kaur and the Compassionate Inquiry Team
Compassionate Inquiry® 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.