3 Where do I start this month? 3 Summer is winding down and the village is wonderfully quiet. There is a certain hint of autumn in the air and there is a slight tint in…
First snow – 16th September 2009 The first snow fell on the Cambre d’aze a couple of days ago at approx 2700 metres although can’t see it as it is swathed in cloud. Can’t see…
“Quel gâchis!” (What a waste!) Basil Howitt’s otherwise idyllic summer was marred only by the relentless dumping of fruit and vegetables at local supermarket entrances and elsewhere. [([epigraph]: With these actions we are reduced to…
Pratiques thermales Cure de Boisson Drinking the water The internal effects of drinking the water are brought about first and foremost by the sulphur but also by the oligoelements (also known as trace elements, and…
Tuesday 8th September I absolutely LOVE September. It is my favourite time of the year – hot dry days and cooler mornings and evenings. Almonds and figs just begging to be picked and scoffed as…
Our feet are a part of our bodies that is most often neglected and I have many yoga students who cannot even bear to look at or touch their feet. Yet, when our feet start…
Saturday 1st August Just fell of my bike! I skidded on some gravel and couldn’t unclick my feet from my pedals fast enough. Hit the ground with a CLRUMP of 50-something year old bones on…
Last month I started to talk about a yoga text called the Yoga Sutra-s of Patanjali. As I explained last time, this ancient authority sets out the various tools in the yoga toolbox, which can…
I was talking to a neighbour a few days ago about the practice of yoga, and the goal of the practice being freedom from the activities of the mind and inner contentment.
Wednesday 5th August Whew, what is going on? It is so hot up here. The windows have all been open for the past month and still no let up. I know I shouldn’t complain as…