Today and tomorrow are days originating in Aztec tradition to celebrate all deceased beings who are living and dancing and hooping among us. The first day of November, Dia de los Angelitos, is especially to focus on children who have died~ and the 2nd of November is the more general and traditional Dia de los Muertos. The hoop is a symbol that begs us to remember always that life is full of cycles: birth, growth, evolution, death, composting, and regeneration, to name a few. When I make altars and draw pictures that reflect my Mother and other loved ones I have lost, I enjoy incorporating mandalas & hoops of all varieties~ simultaneously representing ALL of these cycles of life, or a tunnel to transport ourselves from one dimension to the next, or a frame to encapsulate and rock us into a more calm state of being. Hoops are, overall, incredible devices for enhancing one’s flow and acceptance of change, shifting weight and plane. Today I shall hoop. Tomorrow I shall hoop. I hope everyday ever to hoop~ always feeling more embodied & in touch with my loving heart space because of it.