The house
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The nun's ruined abbey
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Sitting stones for meditation, prayer and teaching
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The swimming pool
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Part of the lounge
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At last, there's time to blog. I'll catch up a bit more later after my lecture about angelic souls...
Years ago, Kathy, one of students, was so grateful I'd helped her resolve her abusive relationship, she offered me her house, tennis courts and pool in the South of France to stay in each summer she was away. I never could. But this year, when Kathy asked me to lecture in her home in the South of France, I said yes.
A shock came at Carcassonne, France airport. It was a different Kathy!! Gosh. Who would have thought I had two English students named Kathy, both living in the South of France with tennis courts and pool!
Luckily we got on well. :-)
Kathy's 'house' is like a very long two-story farmhouse, set by itself in a green valley near wooded mountains. It's said to have the purest air in Europe. To give an idea how remote it is, it's 32 kilometres from the nearest McDonalds. Hooray!
Kathy's home is also her dream. She intends to run it as a healing and therapy retreat centre, cooking traditional local dishes from foods from local earth. She wants to show guests how to live off the land, and use local plants to heal themselves too.
Perhaps she's unconsciously helping her land prolong its history. Ruins in the grounds are where a previous order of nuns lived. Apparently they also used their (now ruined) building as a healing centre, and taught visitors how to use herbs to heal!
A circle of "sitting stones" by the ruins adds to the mystical air. One could easily imagine nuns and their converts sitting to meditate or pray in a circle! In fact, judging from the atmospheric feelings, they might still... :-)
If you know anyone who feels like a healing retreat at this mystical beauty spot in the South of France, let me know soon. Kathy is about to advertise...
Years ago, Kathy, one of students, was so grateful I'd helped her resolve her abusive relationship, she offered me her house, tennis courts and pool in the South of France to stay in each summer she was away. I never could. But this year, when Kathy asked me to lecture in her home in the South of France, I said yes.
A shock came at Carcassonne, France airport. It was a different Kathy!! Gosh. Who would have thought I had two English students named Kathy, both living in the South of France with tennis courts and pool!
Luckily we got on well. :-)
Kathy's 'house' is like a very long two-story farmhouse, set by itself in a green valley near wooded mountains. It's said to have the purest air in Europe. To give an idea how remote it is, it's 32 kilometres from the nearest McDonalds. Hooray!
Kathy's home is also her dream. She intends to run it as a healing and therapy retreat centre, cooking traditional local dishes from foods from local earth. She wants to show guests how to live off the land, and use local plants to heal themselves too.
Perhaps she's unconsciously helping her land prolong its history. Ruins in the grounds are where a previous order of nuns lived. Apparently they also used their (now ruined) building as a healing centre, and taught visitors how to use herbs to heal!
A circle of "sitting stones" by the ruins adds to the mystical air. One could easily imagine nuns and their converts sitting to meditate or pray in a circle! In fact, judging from the atmospheric feelings, they might still... :-)
If you know anyone who feels like a healing retreat at this mystical beauty spot in the South of France, let me know soon. Kathy is about to advertise...
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