copenhagen – 2nd Avenue

When was the last time you did nothing?

I taught a deliciously slow and well-propped yin/restorative community class yesterday evening at Hot Yoga Østerbro in Copenhagen. The last-Friday-of-the-month session offers an alternative to Fredagsbar (the Danish end-of-the-work-week evening tradition of drinking with colleagues or fellow students), although I did serve a spicy ginger rooibos tea afterwards.

As we chatted after spending 60 minutes doing a total of four poses* (plus savasana, of course), the idea of rest as distinct from sleeping or downtime like reading a book or watching TV came up.

“When was the last time you did nothing for 15 minutes?” I asked.

Starting again (again)

The author (Laura) grinning with a Christianshavn canal and clear blue skies in the background. Showing how delightful it is to be back in Denmark. — Hej fra Christianshavn! Det er dejligt at være tilbage i Danmark! (*Hello from Christianshaven! It’s delightful to be back in Denmark!*)

Another (much welcome) relocation. Another temporary flat (thankfully quite comfortable). Another monsoon of admin (visas, residency registrations, bank accounts, insurance, it feels like the list never ends).

New streets to learn. New transit options to figure out (so many Metro stops opened in 2024!). New paths to explore (and familiar ones to retread).

Counting rooms

I used to think “How many rooms is your place?” had an easy answer. But living in Canada, Denmark, and Switzerland has made differing approaches on room calculus abundantly clear. And the lockdown in Switzerland to flatten the COVID-19 curve has changed the equation again.