what is compassionate inquiry®️ therapy?
Trauma is not what happens to you, but what happens inside you in response to what happens to you
Compassionate Inquiry®️ is a somatic-based psychotherapeutic bodymind approach created by Dr. Gabor Mate, that sat dharam kaur developed into a training, starting 2019. It is both relational and attachment-based, allowing for an integration of authentic Self whilst connecting deeply and safely with bodily sensations, emotions and implicit memories. with awareness and presence, both client and therapist unveil levels of consciousness, hidden assumptions, implicit memories and subtle states that form the real message that words both express and conceal. The inquiry is a gentle consensual questioning allowing for a deep dive, thus unveiling obstacles and protective layers that conceal old wounds and revealing our authentic self and true nature.
How does a session work?
It weaves together a rich tapestry of neuroscience, consciousness and somatic inquiry
we work with what's happening in the present moment
we allow and stand alongside internal adaptations and coping mechanisms
we explore your inner landscape with curiosity
we trust in The body, as the body holds the deeper truth
we trust that you already hold the wisdom within
we see your innate agency and sovereignty, validating all that emerges, seeing what’s right, rather than what’s wrong
Compassionate inquiry is about revealing truth through skillful self inquiry, rather than fixing or being fixed
sessions are 60 minutes - all are on Zoom
“Katrina thank you. Your profound wisdom and skill exquisitely held me through my messy emerging, my fears, my vulnerability and through that beautiful space, you took me through the door where I’d been hiding all along. My fierceness of spirit, my certainty that I was not damaged but a truly brilliant human being with a very, very wise soul guiding me every step of the way, came bursting out with such joy. This. Gratitude. Your beauty is indeed a wonderful thing! Bless you.”
“I have had weekly Compassionate Inquiry sessions with Katrina for about one year, this has been the deepest practice I have experienced so far. The sessions helped me raise my awareness, better understand root causes for the challenges I face and also release tensions in my body that I was initially unaware of. I’d highly recommend working with Katrina if you’re interested in releasing some of those unconscious patterns that stay on the way of our development.”
“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 … That’s what Compassionate Inquiry is.”~ Dr. Gabor Maté
Practitioner Profiles
Accredited Coaches, Counsellors & Psychotherapists Listing here.
Certified Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner Listing here.
Certified CI Private Mentor Listing here.
Certified Esalen Bodywork Listing here.
TRAINING AND BACKGROUND
My training and experience including (though not limited to) the following:
2004 - Hoffman Process, UK
2005 - Arvon Prose & Poetry Writers’ Retreat, UK
2007 - Rasovai™ AyurYogic bodywork
2008 - Rasovai™ AyurBalance bodywork
2009 - Juice Fasting & Yoga Retreat, Portugal
2009 - Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training, Madurai, India
2011 - Esalen® massage
2011 - Yoga Workshop with Doug Swenson
2011 - Ashtanga Yoga Workshop with Danny Paradise
2012 - Confer ‘The Mindful Practitioner’ Seminar by Franklyn Sills
2013 - Five Rhythms Dance Workshop
2014 - Breathwork & Yoga Retreat with Rebecca Denis, UK
2015 - Yoga Workshop: Uncover, Discover & Resolve with Zephyr Wildman
2015 - The Life Class® Life Coaching Certification with Jacqueline Hurst
2015 - Tula®️ Massage Workshop with Louka Leppard
2015 - Yoga Retreat with Elisa Williams, Turkey
2015 - Womens’ Retreat with Fiona Arrigo, Normandy, France
2016 - HHY Yoga Retreat with Yogi Ashokananda, Italy
2016 - Strengthening Yoga Retreat with Yogi Ashokananda, India
2018 - Himalayan Hatha Yoga TTC with Yogi Ashokananda for CPD, Tiruvannamalai, India
2019 - Kundalini Workshop in Lecce, Italy
2019 - Shadow Yoga Workshop in Lecce, Italy
2019 - Abundance, Astrology & the Inner Economy Workshop, Rick Jarow, Italy
2019 - Neurophysiology of Awakening immersion with Igor Kufayev, Germany
2020 - Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner Training
2021 - Samadhi Course with Igor Kufayev
2021 - Kundalini Course with Igor Kufayev
2022 - Compassionate Inquiry Mentorship Programme
2022 - Compassionate Inquiry 1-year Internship
2022 - 5-day immersion with Igor Kufayev, Germany
2023 - 10-day immersion with Igor Kufayev, Germany
2023 - Compassionate Inquiry Circles Internship
2024 - Compassionate Inquiry Mentor-in-Training Programme
2024 - 7-day immersion with Igor Kufayev, Poland
2024/2026 - Sanskrit - Levels 1 to 9 with Zoe Slatoff-Ponte at Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK
I am accredited by the International Institute of Complementary Therapists (IICT) and by Yoga Alliance International/Italia.
It would be an honour to connect with you in sessions.
