Cambodia Retreat
Jan 3–11, 2027
A journey through ancestral memory, depth psychology and embodied practice.
In-Person Retreat | Group Setting| Limited Space |
Cambodia is a land shaped by profound beauty, rupture and resilience.
This retreat offers a carefully held space to engage that complexity through inner work, cultural immersion and shared experience.
A Different Kind of Retreat
Immersive constellation work, depth psychology & somatic movement
This is not a typical retreat or curated tour.
It sits at the intersection of intentional travel and facilitated inner work — where cultural immersion and personal insight unfold together.
Rather than a series of separate activities, the experience is held as a continuous journey, allowing depth, reflection and integration to emerge over time.
What You'll Experience
Depth-oriented and experiential practices woven throughout the journey:
• Family constellation work
• BilateralDepth workshop
• Jungian dreamwork
• Intuitive paint & pour
• Somatic movement & meditation
• Yoga Nidra
• Mysore Ashtanga yoga
• Cacao ceremony
Each element is offered within a container that supports integration, allowing insight to become embodied experience.
The Rhythm of the Retreat
Each day is intentionally structured to support both personal exploration and shared experience.
We begin with gentle morning movement—either Ashtanga yoga (self-practice) or a guided somatic movement session — followed by breakfast together. From there, we step into Cambodia itself: its history, culture, beauty and complexity.
The days are designed to meet the country not as spectators, but as participants — allowing what we encounter to move through us and open new layers of awareness.
In the afternoons and evenings, we come back together for guided integration sessions. These spaces are carefully held to support reflection, connection, and the weaving of inner and outer experience.
Rather than working with external substances, the “medicine” of this retreat is Cambodia itself. The depth of what is present—both painful and beautiful—becomes the doorway into meaningful personal and collective insight.
Our role as facilitators is to support this process with care, experience and grounded guidance, so that what is touched can be integrated in a safe and supportive way.
A more detailed daily schedule will be shared upon registration.
This retreat brings together a depth of experience and facilitation that many people would otherwise access over years of individual work. Held within an immersive environment, it offers a rare opportunity to reset, reflect and move into the year ahead with greater clarity and alignment.
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh — Witnessing & Orientation
Our journey begins in Phnom Penh with a grounded introduction to Cambodia’s recent history.
Visits to Tuol Sleng (S-21) and the Killing Fields are approached with care and respect, offering space to witness and reflect.
This is balanced with gentler experiences, including time on Silk Island — walking quiet village paths and connecting with the rhythm of daily life.
Evenings unfold in a shared space where meals and depth work support integration.
Siem Reap
Siem Reap & Angkor — Sacred Architecture & Living Systems
In Siem Reap, the Angkor temples reveal themselves not as monuments, but as living spaces of reflection and imagination.
At sunrise, Angkor Wat becomes a field for inner dialogue, ancestral memory, and presence.
The journey extends into the surrounding landscape—waterfalls, jungle, and local initiatives—offering moments of movement, play, and connection.
Evenings weave together creative expression, depth integration, and shared experience.
Accommodation
You will stay in carefully selected retreat spaces in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap that offer comfort, quiet, and a supportive environment for rest and integration.
In a world that often feels fast and polarized, this journey offers a different rhythm—one that allows you to slow down, reconnect, and be with complexity in a grounded way.
Phnom Penh — The Bale
A quiet riverside sanctuary offering space to land gently into the journey. The Bale combines simplicity and elegance, creating an environment that supports rest, reflection and integration from the very beginning.
Siem Reap — Navutu Dreams Resort
Surrounded by lush gardens and quiet pathways, Navutu offers a spacious and grounding environment near the Angkor temples. Here, the rhythm of the retreat deepens—balancing exploration, inner work and restoration.
A Deeper Invitation
Cambodia holds both immense beauty and profound historical depth in a unique way.
To witness how resilience, warmth and humanity live alongside a deeply painful history is a powerful lived experience.
In a world that often feels fast and polarized, this journey offers a different rhythm — one that allows you to slow down, reconnect and be with complexity in a grounded way.
Your Investment
Pricing
Shared Room: $3,800 per person (Bring a partner or friend and pay this special pairing rate)
Private Room: $4,800 per person. Early bird discount of $300 available until July 1st, 2026.
Included:
• Accommodation
• Daily workshops & practices
• Guided excursions & entrance fees
• Transportation during retreat
• All breakfast and dinners included at the hotel, with 2 evenings for your own plans. Two lunches are included (at hotel) and the rest are open, as we spend our days out in the community.
Not included:
• Flights
• Visa
• Travel insurance (required)
• 2 dinners at night market and 4 lunches out in the community
• Private sessions with facilitators
A $1,000 non-refundable deposit secures your place.
Application
Apply for the Retreat
This is a curated and intentionally held experience.
We ask all participants to complete a short application before confirming your place.
After acceptance, you will receive booking details and payment information.
An opportunity to explore both shadow and light — to meet what has been unseen and to allow integration to unfold.
Meet Your Facilitators
This work is held by an experienced and carefully attuned team, each bringing their own depth, presence and perspective. This offering has come together through a shared sense of intention, shaped by something larger than any one of us.
Ankea Phem, MS, MA & Certified Breathwork Facilitator and Certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher
Specialized in mental health and social development, bringing together systemic constellation work, cultural identity and embodied practice, Ankea holds a deeply personal connection to this journey.
Her work creates a grounded and spacious container where deeper patterns can be seen, felt and gently shifted, integrating creative expression and inner child healing.
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Catherine Smith, LCSW, PhD Candidate in Depth psychology, Certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher
Trauma-informed therapist and PhD candidate in depth psychology — weaving together the science of the brain and the language of symbol and story to help people make meaning of their experiences.
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Michelle Kucera-Jewell, PhD Candidate in Depth Psychology, Somatic Movement Teacher
A PHD Candidate in Depth Psychology with specialization in Integrative Therapy & Healing Practices, Michelle is a facilitator with decades of experience in cultural studies, yoga, and transformational group work.
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Michael Jewell, Licensed Massage Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher
Licensed bodyworker and ceremonial facilitator blending somatic, energetic and ritual practices. Michael is passionate about co-creating space where we learn to live an embodied existence, moving forward on a path of individual and collective healing and transformation.
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Practical Details
A few practical notes to support your planning:
• A $1,000 deposit secures your place upon acceptance
• The remaining balance is due prior to the retreat
• If cost is a consideration, personalized payment plans are available upon request
• Travel insurance is required
• This is an experiential retreat and not a substitute for therapy
If you have questions, you’re welcome to reach out.
This is a small, intentionally held group.
If you feel a resonance, we invite you to apply.
Supporting Local Impact
Community connection; a way of giving back
This journey is also a return to my roots.
As a Cambodian descendant who grew up between cultures, my connection to this place has always lived quietly beneath the surface. Early in my career, I had the opportunity to live and work in Cambodia for several years, contributing to inclusive education projects supporting underserved communities.
Returning now feels deeply personal — an invitation to reconnect not only with the country, but with a sense of ancestral lineage, belonging and continuity.
We are in connection with a Cambodian-led nonprofit Cambodia Children Fund, supporting youth, education and community wellbeing.
If you feel called, you are welcome to learn more or contribute directly to their work.
[Learn About Cambodia Children’s Fund]
We are also in the early stages of supporting an arts-based youth leadership initiative; The Youth Media & Podcast Studio Project — created to amplify young voices and stories from within the community.
If this resonates, you are welcome to support this initiative as well.
“When we see what is and let it be, something new can arise.”
— Bert Hellinger
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