“People seem to run away to India when they are world weary. She seems to hold the sacred balm to tend the world’s dried-upness, and turns it into wholeness. She has never failed me either. Michele Naidoo Mistry Kerala has got to be one of the loveliest holiday destinations in India. A place where a…
Author: Michele Mistry
Vegan Banana Bread
We said NO to palm-oil and now the cupboard is bare! I’m not a Vegan. I try to live a life of awareness and compassion and Vegans have made me so aware of all the areas in my life where there is disconnection and apathy. I make conscious choices, I try to do no harm, and when I do…
Teas Tisane Chai
I have loved experimenting with teas since I visited Chateaux d’Augerans, Augerans France years ago. It was mid-winter and the type of cold that makes you hopeful for a crisp morning with everything covered in snow. Logs on the fire beckoned us to creep closer. There were an assortment of mismatched tea cups and mugs…
Happy Diwali! – 6th & 7th November 2018
Diwali is celebrated first by the South Indians and the next day by North Indians. The customary greeting is “Happy Diwali or Happy Deepavali”, with hands held together and palms facing each other. The third day is Gujarati New Year and the customary greeting is “Sal Mubarak” Diwali was so much fun when I was a kid…
Diwali: Chevra Dunking
I was introduced to Chevra Dunking by my crazy sisters-in-law. This tradition sends the family running into two opposite camps: those “For” and those “Vehemently against”. Until very recently, I stood in the “Vehemently against” camp. But masters of persuasion that my bhens are, they have convinced me & my kids that this is the way…