July started with an official heat wave, but even after the heat wave was over, the weather felt the same during the entire month. For those who like to get up early in the morning, the hours between 6am and 10am are agreeable for outside work and after that being outside means looking for shade,…
Summer is here. The long and hot days make us adapt our daily rhythm, in submission to what is. No more planting new plants, but caring and supporting the existing ones is what the garden asks for. Up into the last days of June we’ve had most of the available rooms booked and for July…
Living in Nijar, at 400m above sea level against a mountain range, means the weather can be quite extreme. Cold nights in April and May, heavy winds that can occur anytime, and when it’s hot, it’s really hot. Also, the change of the season is quite abrupt; spring made room for summer almost overnight. Within…
This month we present all developments of Asharum Níjar and the garden through pictures. It rained a lot last month which makes the garden exceptionally green. Plants we have never seen before grow excessively. The pistachio trees seem to be giving birth to a boost of growth. We are very grateful for the rain as…
Marzo è passato in un batter d’occhio. Questo mese abbiamo avuto diversi tipi di tempo e ci siamo sottomettessi alle intemperie. Marzo è iniziato con giornate serene e soleggiate, seguite da qualche pioggia. Fin qui niente di speciale. Poi, a metà mese, siamo stati sopraffatti da “la Calima” (una parola spagnola che tradotta significa “la…
March went by in the blink of an eye. We have seen many different types of weather this month and we could not escape submitting to the elements. March started with fair and sunny days, followed by some rain. Nothing special so far. Then, halfway into the month, we were overcome by ‘la Calima’ (a…
Triade dell’Essere L’ultima volta vi abbiamo parlato della Triade dell’Essere, ideata e donata all’Asharum da Yoginâm in occasione del suo 75° compleanno, come simbolo di Nâm. La Triade dell’Essere ha una posizione speciale nel giardino e ha una grande importanza sia per noi che per i visitatori dell’Asharum, poiché è un punto focale del cammino…
Triad of Being Last time we informed you about the Triad of Being, designed and given as a gift to the Asharum by Yoginâm at the occasion of his 75th birthday, as a symbol of Nâm. The Triad of Being has a special place and relevance in the garden for both us and the visitors…
Di solito Gennaio è uno dei mesi più piovosi a Níjar, ma quest’anno le piogge sono state scarse. Le temperature sono un po’ più elevate rispetto alla media, tuttavia ci siamo goduti il calore della stufa a legna, installata nella nostra nuova stanza di meditazione, durante le meditazioni che avvengono due volte al giorno. Il…
Normally, January is one of the months in which the area around Níjar receives a lot of rain, but this year the water falling from the sky was sparse. The temperatures were a little more elevated compared to the average, still we enjoy the installed wood stove in our new meditation room twice a day,…
