Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J'aime Rothbard.

This conversation opens with Sat Dharam sharing her realization that her original life goals have been achieved, and asking herself, "What's next?" She goes on to look forward and explore the possibilities.

A therapist's state is known to influence the client's experience and expand the potential for healing. That's why Compassionate Inquiry® brings empathetic presence into therapeutic contexts. But if current psychological and spiritual understandings were expanded to include environmental consciousness and creative expression, how might that further enhance the client's overall mental and physical health?

Sat Dharam also suggests we consider: - Integrating bodily awareness into therapeutic practices to extend self-care beyond the mind - Loving and accepting our bodies and their urges rather than criticizing, punishing or denying them - Using compassion-fostering practices to help integrate the mind and body during emotional healing - How psychological states are linked to physical health when it comes to how trauma is processed - The interconnectedness of individual well-being, relationships, and environmental health

This episode concludes with an invitation to reflect on the concept of, 'all is one' and how the human experience of wholeness integrates spirituality, psychology, physical well-being, creativity and the natural world.

About Sat Dharam Kaur Compassionate Inquiry® Co-Director, Training Facilitator, Circle Leader, Certified Practitioner

Sat Dharam is a practicing naturopathic doctor (since 1989) with a focus on women's health, cancer and mind-body approaches to healing. Since 2012, she has been studying, hosting, working and teaching with Dr. Gabor Maté. She structured his work in a teachable format; the Compassionate Inquiry® Professional Online Training. Since 2019, much of her naturopathic practice has included Compassionate Inquiry®.

Sat Dharam's educational background includes a BA majoring in Psychology & English Literature, and a BSc in Biology from the University of Guelph. She completed her postgraduate studies in naturopathic medicine at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, where she also taught stress management and women's health for 10 years. The author of multiple *books on women's health, Sat Dharam has also presented at numerous conferences.

An expert instructor in Kundalini Yoga, which she has practiced and taught for over 45 years, Sat Dharam has developed yoga-based curricula in addiction recovery, trauma, and breast health; specialties in which she offers training to teachers around the world.

Sat Dharam and her husband live in an off-grid home on 105 acres of beautiful land where she nurtures fruit trees and a large garden. She enjoys hiking, cycling, and communing with plants. She has three adult children and two grandchildren.

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Resources

Websites:

Professional Site

Compassionate Inquiry Profile

Relevant Links:

Beyond Addiction

Body Mind Unity Conference

Compassionate Inquiry

What is Breathwork?

Books:

*The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Women's Health

*A Call to Women: The Healthy Breast Program & Workbook

*A Naturopathic Guide to Preventing Breast Cancer

*The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Breast Cancer

The Body Keeps the Score

The Wise Heart

Quotes:

"Even if I look at myself when I was a teenager, it was the same. There was a big piece of me that loved nature. There was a big piece of me that loved the arts and poetry and beauty, and there was a big piece of me that was curious about human nature and psychology and wanted to help." - Sat Dharam Kaur

"Empathetic Abiding Presence ​​is the art of being fully present in the moment, offering safety, validation, and care while resisting the urge to fix, analyze, or judge." - Compassionate Inquiry

"Both Buddhist psychology and Western psychology have championed the need to include the body as part of wise psychology. Freud and his followers such as Young and Reich, engaged in a hard won battle to help us re inhabit our body as the conduit of life energy. Through their work we have learned the values of our instincts, the eloquence of our sexuality, the need to respect the root motivations and drives of physical life. This reclaiming of the bodily life is part of a long and continuous struggle." - Jack Kornfield ( The Wise Heart)

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