Living a Life in Balance
From Trauma to Purpose: Sat Dharam Kaur’s Spiritual Wisdom & Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Maté
With Sat Dharam Kaur
Sat Dharam Kaur explores trauma, purpose, spiritual practice, and Compassionate Inquiry.

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From Trauma to Purpose: Sat Dharam Kaur’s Spiritual Wisdom & Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Maté
Sat Dharam Kaur
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The development of Beyond Addiction and Compassionate Inquiry
Working with Gabor Maté
Yoga and spiritual practice in Sat Dharam Kaur’s own life
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- Therapist presence, community and time in nature
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Sat Dharam Kaur
Sat Dharam Kaur is a naturopathic doctor, Kundalini yoga teacher and author. She developed Beyond Addiction and worked with Gabor Maté to develop Compassionate Inquiry training. Her work combines those interests with teaching and community programs. Read her professional biography.
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Sat Dharam Kaur describes the development of Beyond Addiction and her work with Gabor Maté on Compassionate Inquiry. She connects those projects with her own experience of yoga, spiritual practice and community. The conversation also explores therapist presence, time in nature and how she understands purpose in her daily life.
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Sat Dharam Kaur speaks with Abdullah Boulad about her early experiences, her work with Gabor Maté and the development of Beyond Addiction and Compassionate Inquiry. She describes how yoga, naturopathy and spiritual practice became part of her own approach to supporting others.
Their discussion includes a demonstration of yogic movement, therapist presence, community and Sat Dharam Kaur’s interest in nature and permaculture. She explains how these experiences and practices inform her own perspective on trauma and recovery.
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