July 2012

Green Man Marathon Update – Don’t Panic – Mirek is Fine!

By |2018-03-16T16:31:22+00:00July 1st, 2012|

First of all, and most importantly, I want to start by letting the readership know that Mirek is perfectly fine in spite of the travails and tribulations of the Green Man Marathon which supporters and friends of the Drala Jong Retreat Centre Appeal walked (slipped, slid, tumbled and almost swam) on Saturday. The walk started [...]

June 2012

Green Man Challenge

By |2018-03-16T16:31:22+00:00June 22nd, 2012|

On Saturday June 30th - fifteen apprentices and friends of the Aro Tradition will be undertaking the Green Man Challenge as a sponsored walk to raise funds for the Drala Jong Appeal. The Green Man Challenge follows the 45 mile course of the Community Forest Path around the city of Bristol. We will be undertaking the challenge as [...]

March 2012

Earthen Spirituality

By |2018-03-16T16:31:23+00:00March 14th, 2012|

Sky McCain will be signing his book Planet as Self, an Earthen Spirituality in Aro Ling at 2pm on Saturday 24th March.  In his book, Sky McCain challenges us to stop and and think about possible alternatives in the way we look at the planet and to question our suppositions as to what it means to be [...]

July 2011

Humble Beginnings

By |2018-03-16T16:31:27+00:00July 29th, 2011|

Looks like Kate Humble thinks Drala Jong is such a good idea she is going to copy it (sort of!): www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-w​ales-south-east-wales-14330147. Nice to see support for rural skills from some imaginative councillors and a TV celeb! It is interesting to read the headline that Kate and her husband are looking to invest around £500,000 in [...]

Book Review – Planet as Self – An Earthen Spirituality

By |2018-03-16T16:31:28+00:00July 12th, 2011|

Sky McCain is a long-time supporter of the Drala Jong project. Later this year his work Planet as Self - An Earthen Spirituality will be launched.Having had sight of a sneak preview of the text, herewith is a review of his work.- - -One definition of stupidity is 'Doing the same thing over and over [...]

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