The Garden of Nâm Blog

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

The Garden of Nâm Retreat Center At the moment of writing this newsletter the wood stove in the meditation room is finally being installed. Finally, because the colder days of the year, colder according to Andalusian understanding, have unmistakably arrived.

The Garden of Nâm Living A column by Hubertus Bahorie Life is like a river that lives towards its dissolution in the sea. Frédéric Antonious In 2012 ´Ishmael´ was published, a novel by Frédéric Antonious also known as Yoginâm Abbahjí.

(voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden) In this edition we would like to share the stay experience of Tess, the enterprising and well-traveled young lady, who came to us during August to catch her breath: Transformation in the Níjar Monastery Guesthouse

We frequently receive the question what the Monastery is and how it is connected to life in the Guesthouse. The Níjar Monastery Guesthouse aims to be a place where one can explore the nature of Silence in different intensities. That

The intense heat that overwhelmed us in the first half of July has tempered. Temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius feel comfortable and pleasant now, as these were the night temperatures during the first heat wave of this summer. The knee

Summer has started and the memory of abundant rainfall has already vaporised by the heat of the Andalusian sun. The daily rhythm is easily adapted to hot and cooler moments of the day. The animal kingdom doesn’t seem to be

Rain. After an early summer, the last weeks of May gave us heavenly waters. Last fall barely brought the usual rains so this is very welcome. Prices of olive oil have risen in the last weeks in anticipation of the

Nijar Monestary Guesthouse Usually around this time the rain saturates the Andalusian soil. This year however it seems that summer has decided to arrive earlier. Fortunately, we’re living in an oasis with plenty of water. What a delicious season! While

With temperatures well above the seasonal average life in the Andalusian Asharum could be worse. Trees are coming back to life, green is popping up everywhere, flowers start to appear and the birds keep sharing their songs. While life confronts