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gar

Posted on October 11th . %
The gar is an encampment of non-monastic practitioners, of yogis. Often families will live together in a gar, but any practitioner can belong there, by just setting up camp and ...
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loitering

Posted on September 7th . 3
Or, flâner. That's usually associated with walking, but my loitering is done standing still, camera to hand. Lately I've started longing for my pre-2007 photographs, most of all for the ...
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shelter

Posted on September 3rd .

bhaguri

Posted on September 2nd .
People speak of the "bhaguri", a place where the ger is standing. Our ger is standing sometimes, last time was last weekend and it was in a difficult spot and ...
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tea

Posted on August 27th . 9
Yeah, butter tea; it's an acquired taste. The great thing about it is that is very warming in winter, gives you a lot of calories instantly and can be easily ...

cooking

Posted on August 27th . 2
Hof van Twello's annual cook-out cum harvest festival "Preuvement" is on during the weekend at Hof van Twello. The ger will be up (much needed repairs will be made ...

commute

Posted on August 26th . 2
There is a high speed train service (think TGV) that runs between Amsterdam and Paris. From Rotterdam to Paris takes three hours, but it could be less. Because the northern ...

twello

Posted on August 26th .
We made a short film about the Hof van Twello centre: [vimeo width="400" height="300"]http://vimeo.com/1601969[/vimeo]

ashes

Posted on August 17th .
[youtube width="425" height="355"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYRAle2ksvk[/youtube]

summer

Posted on August 2nd . 2
So far we are having an interesting summer, with weather ranging from the autumnal to the tropical. KNMI are warning us that global warming goes much faster here than in ...