Bromley is not the sort of place you expect to find God.
Its focal point, The Glades, is a classically soulless Zone 5 shopping mall, occupied by the usual suspects: Clintons and Claire’s, Accessorize and Ann Summers. And yet it is here, dwarfed by a cluster of council blocks and flanked by a football club, that you’ll find the MA Centre, Southeast London’s very own ashram.
But who is the ashram dedicated to, and what are their devotees doing here? Well, to find that out, you’ll have to read the article. (Classic clickbait move, right there!) Let’s just say, it features a bloodthirsty snake, a possible saint, and free yoga. Read it here:
Light Reading: An Ashram in Bromley
Also, this piece is the first from Light Reading, a new series which uses a frivolous title for a profound topic. The column will aim to illuminate dark corners as we grope our way through a world bereft of meaning. Featuring human interest stories from our capital, Light Reading will investigate groups, movements and people who have found bright spots of hope, solace, and sanctuary in unexpected ways.
We will be including all sorts of weird and wonderful, but we will not have anything political, because we don’t cover politics and because you get enough of that elsewhere. That also means no teenage activists, no extremist environmental cells, no old-school Eton-style boy’s clubs, because we see these are largely political too. And now, let’s finish on this joyful note (and teaser for the article above):
Love it! Such an enlightening light read. Can't wait to read more like this.