Rooted in Place: Land, Lineage, and the Work of Belonging
Nova Scotia - September 24-28, 2026
A four-day, three-night coastal retreat in Nova Scotia exploring land, lineage, and the work of belonging.
We are not traveling far. We are crossing into neighboring land—into a place shaped by Mi’kmaq presence, African Nova Scotian resilience, and Acadian cultural life.
This retreat invites you into relationship with place, history, and community just beyond what is familiar. Through guided cultural experiences, time on the Atlantic coast, and somatic, depth-based practices, we will explore what it means to belong—not as something assumed, but as something practiced.
This is not a retreat for escape. It is a retreat for those who want depth, connection, and a more rooted way of being.
A Depth Psychology Retreat in Cambodia — Ancestral Memory & Integration
A Different Kind of Retreat
This retreat is a depth-psychological pilgrimage held in conscious relationship with Cambodia’s land, history, and living communities. It offers a slow, ethically grounded immersion that weaves depth work, somatic integration, sacred architecture, and relational service learning.
Our journey begins in Phnom Penh with historical orientation and guided witnessing of Cambodia’s genocide history. Visits to Tuol Sleng (S-21) and the Killing Fields are carefully held with psychological preparation and integration support through depth psychology, family constellation work, somatic practice, bilateral depth processes, and Yoga Nidra. Time is intentionally paced to support nervous system regulation, reflection, and meaning-making.
The retreat then moves to Siem Reap and the Angkor temple complex, where ancient sacred architecture becomes part of the symbolic field. Sunrise at Angkor Wat, extended temple exploration, dreamwork, cacao ceremony, and creative integration invite dialogue with ancestral memory, symbol, and imagination.
Participants also engage with locally led Cambodian nonprofits, learning how trauma recovery, education, and resilience function at a community systems level. Service is framed as relationship and listening.
Daily life balances facilitated depth practices with extended cultural excursions, rest, and creative integration. Participants leave carrying forward a more conscious relationship to history, ancestry, and responsibility in their own lives.
Facilitated by Ankea Phem, Catherine Smith, Michelle Kucera-Jewell, & Michael Jewell
Email Cocreate@thenookontheoyo.com for information on how to apply.
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