We just wrapped up week three of our new & delightful Mindful Hooping class creation. During our class we’ve been incorporating quotations of writers who inspire us how to be more mindful, intentional, and joyful in our practice. What follows are the names and/or books of the people whose words we’ve been celebrating within the context of our Hooping class. I highly recommend all of these authors & titles if you are looking for a new something to read: anything by June Jordan~ one of the most brave and eloquent writers of our time, Tim Seibles’ “Who,” published within the Af-Am poetry collection: In Search of Color Everywhere, Toni Cade Bambara quoted in bell hooks’ talking back, and Andrea Olsen (with Caryn McHose) in BodyStories: A Guide to Experiential Anatomy. This last title is perhaps the most directly applicable one for our Mindful Hooping Class~ a must read & do program for anyone that fancies moving & learning about their body through individual awareness & bodily exploration~