Tuscan Barley & Bean Soup

I must confess that I am not a lover of soups by nature – meaning that if I have the choice, I won’t normally opt for a soup. Unless one of these four soups is on the menu – sour and spicy Indian Rasam or Thai Tom-Yum, cold and refreshing Spanish Gazpacho (summer in a […]

What is Yoga? (Part 1)

WHAT IS YOGA? (Part 1 – To Cut A Long Story Short) October 2025, Kashmir, India Sitting in a shikara boat on a family trip to Srinagar to celebrate my Indian father-in-law’s 80th birthday, it struck me in the middle of Dal Lake at dusk. This was what yoga feels like – the sound of […]