Its been a while since I posted a garden update, but fear not – the plants live! In fact, my poor little serrano peppers were the only casualties. My fault completely. Their seeds had only just sprouted in a small pot indoors when I over-ambitiousl…

Today’s open-face sandwich, perfect for summer’s best vegetables: Thin slices of beet, tomato and cucumber on good bread. You’re gonna have to try this one to believe it, I know I did. Okay so this is one recipe (barring the question whether a simple v…

Today ended up being one of those challenging days where I normally would have never unrolled my mat. Busy from start to finish. However, when 10:30 rolled around tonight and I finally slowed down from the business of the day, I reminded myself to turn off my …

Alef.The sufi is the son of the Moment,
O companion! saying ‘tomorrow’ is not among the conditions
for (being on) the Path.
 - Rumi, Mathnawi 1:133

The Sufi is of the River, not of time, for ‘with God is neither morn nor eve’: there the past and …

It must be summer because the zucchinis (aka courgettes) have started to arrive en masse in the organic box. As anyone who gardens can attest to, where there is one zucchini, there are many many more. And I guess with all these zucchini around, I’ve…

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About this same time last year I was living in a Middle Eastern country when I decided to start up a 30 day yoga challenge . It worked really well and I think I did yoga basically every single day for nearly three months. There must be …

“Fat equals flavour. Live with it.”
Such is the tagline of Y Polen, a restaurant in south Wales where Tim and I had lunch last Thursday. We were on a short break to Brecon Beacons National Park, hoping to enjoy a few good meals out and a nice …

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On Sufism

Zan-noon Al-Masri was asked about the character of a Sufi and responded, “Sufi is the one that the ‘seeking’ (of the Lord) does not tire him and anything taken away from him does not faze him. They are a nation that chose the Lord a…

About this same time last year I was living in a Middle Eastern country when I decided to start up a 30 day yoga challenge. It worked really well and I think I did yoga basically every single day for nearly three months. There must be something about …

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In the Hatha Yoga Pradipika , the sage author Svatmarama shares the following wisdom: Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga but not one who is lazy.  Constant practice alone is the secret of success. As I contemplate this verse I realize that lately I’ve been …