The Balé Phnom Penh by Lifestyle Retreats, Bridge No. 8, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Up to 2 in group
Open Dates
About this Retreat
Born in 1959 in Haguenau, Alsace, France, I grew up bilingual (German dialect at home, French at school), creating a sense of dual cultural identity. My childhood was enriched by neighboring gypsy luthiers, where I developed guitar skills amid campfire jazz sessions.
After striggling with heroin addiction in my 20s, I practiced Vipassana meditation for 20+ years. My professional path led from film editing in Paris to Cambodia in 2005, where I produced "The Silent Rice Fields of Bakan" a documentary about Cambodian funeral rituals which opened the path of shamanism for me. In shamanism the power of the shamanic healing comes from the shaman’s willingness to intervene in the spiritual realms on behalf of the client. The spirits take pity on the client because someone else was willing to make an effort for this person. This is the way. This is the technique. We are just go betweens.
My Ayahuasca journey began in 2017, evolving into facilitating ceremonies with a focus on intimate, personalized healing sessions. My approach combines traditional shamanic practices with modern techniques, centered on the "Four Chambers of the Heart" method:
Chamber of Wound: confronting trauma
Chamber of Soul Contracts: understanding life lessons
Chamber of Grace: forgiveness and soul retrieval
Chamber of Treasures: discovering personal gifts
This layered healing process ultimately transforms one's energetic signature, shifting destiny through accessing quantum consciousness where pure love becomes the medicine.
Details of this retreat
Night One: Ayahuasca Ceremony
As twilight descends over the Mekong we will drink together the ancient brew while Byron Metcalf's rhythmic soundscapes fill the air. As the medicine takes hold, tou will journey inward purging emotional baggage, encountering ancestral wisdom. I will guide your voyage through the Chamber of Wounds toward healing. Outside, the river flows like time itself, carrying away what no longer serves.
Night Two: Psilohuasca Ceremony
The following evening you will take a combination of psilocybin mushrooms and an ayahuasca admixture plant that offers a gentler yet profound journey. As the night deepens this journey will take you to the roots of your traumas while fireflies dance along the riverbank, mirroring your lost souls parts coming back....