Lately I have been combining my practice of hooping and my practice of writing into one two-sided coin freshly tossed into the air spinning freely and highly above the ground, often to the accompaniment of positive-centric, medium-tempo’ed hip hop and r’n'b~ where the lyrics seep straight into your soul even if only your body hears the beat. And then I write. And hoop some more. And write. And hoop. And sometimes both concurrently~ which is a quite a sight to behold. Most recently I do so enjoying tunes through my creation-stations on www.Pandora.com from folks like Braille and People Under The Stairs, so that I can choose familiar and beloved genres or artists, but still be surprised with varied and novel movement inspired by songs that are new to my ears.

I am sure that many of my earliest hooping inspirations have long been aware of the complementary nature between the hoop and the pen/computer. Prolific and smart writers like Ariel Meadow Stallings and Kara Maia Spencer were, after all, the two beings who first introduced me to the modern hooping phenomenon whilst I was living in Seattle. I have been saying since back then that the movement of the hoop encircling me increases my brain’s pathways & connections. And, the best part is, it continually proves to keep making me feel: better, smarter, more compassionate and more critical, and generally a healthier human being overall. Right now it certainly contributes to a flow of thoughts and words bubbling forth from my brain and busting out my fingertips in between spinning sessions, more often than otherwise occurs–> when I’m: in the hoop> near the hoop> thinking about the shape of the hoop> feeling an ancestral connection through the hoop> baking bread through the hoop> healing hearts with the hoop> yin~yang> this~that> he~she~zee~infinity in the hoop>!

If you are looking to jumpstart your relationships with: creativity, love, self-confidence, new directions, child-like wonder, self-loving embodiment and positivity in your life, pick up the hoop and a pen and sit yourself down… NO! Get up! Hoop it out a song or few- ok. now sit down~ and let your mind just flow- let your keys clickity clack typing out your new rhythms, whatever they may be, without judgment… and when you stand back up, perhaps you’re adding a new more circular quality to your dance, finding your serpent arms or new disco legs, and of course, your fanciest sweetest-pelvic-action possibly ever! And just continue to play back and forth between your hooping (on hands, arms, waist, hips, off body, angled etc.) and writing (pen or keyboard, scrap paper or big poster, whatever you feel)~ seeing where it takes you. Stream of hoopishness. It’s all the rage these days. Please do let me know how it goes if you try it! And hoopy holy days your way~