Autumn in the Garden of Nâm: Special Guests, Wildlife Challenges and New Beginnings
In this early edition Andree sketches a nice picture of last month’s living in the Garden of Nâm. Special Guests We have had several specials guests in the Garden of Nâm; invited and not invited, day and night visitors: Guest
Wildlife, Nature, and Change: Life in the Garden of Nâm Retreat Center
Strange things are happening in the Garden of Nâm. We have started noticing unexpected changes, anomalies. Big rocks are suddenly moved, we discover pieces of cacti that apparently were broken off. And then we find that somebody or something has
Revitalizing Arid Land: How We Transformed a Desert into the Oasis of the Garden of Nâm
Journal of August 2024 In this 2nd summer edition Edwin shares with you his experience of revitalising the barren wasteland that we found when we discovered this place and tells how it was turned into the oasis that is known
Journal July 2024
Living in the Garden of Nâm In this early summer edition Andree shares her impressions of living in the Garden of Nâm and invites you to come and have a taste yourself. As a resident she not only facilitates excursions,
Journal June 2024
Living in the Garden of Nâm One of the unique characteristics of the Garden of Nâm is the fact that it lies close to the Hermitage of Yoginâm. There a way of living takes place that is continuously dressed in
Journal May 2024
Garden of Nâm Living Spring has just started and the summer already announces itself. The Garden is bursting with life on all levels; flowers show up everywhere and insects like bees, ants and butterflies are now visibly performing their dance
Journal April 2024
Garden of Nâm Living This edition is inspired by the landscaping work and contributions of Chris de Waard. Chris helped us from the very beginning to revive and shape what was once a dried-out and almost lost piece of land
Journal March 2024
Living in the Garden of Nâm Starting with strong winds and a little bit of rain, February showed the first signs of a coming spring. In the evening and in the early fresh mornings the air is still cool and a
Journal February 2024
Garden of Nâm Living Although astronomically spoken the new year had already started on the 21st of December, culturally seen a new year starts with the month of January. And it did so gently for us with just a little
Journal January 2024
Prologue At the morning of writing and editing this journal a new construction worker arrived. He had heard of this place and was curious to see what our 'iglesia' looked like, as his Orthodox Romanian colleague put it. The man