Fighting for women’s rights
The air is thin near the Himalayas. At an altitude of some 1,400 metres above sea level, lower air pressure gives the breath more significance - breathing in, breathing out. But at the Druk Gawa Khilwa Abbey in Kathmandu the morning’s meditation practice of stilling the mind - and focusing on the breath - is accompanied by an activity a little more rigorous. It may come of some surprise to discover that hundreds of nuns are perfecting not just the challenging ‘no mind’ of Buddhism, but the crane, twist,
