BUILDING BACK BETTER
Hello World!!
I sincerely hope that all of you are feeling good. This pandemic has so many stuck inside, worried. Happy to offer hoop hugs to pass the time in a fun and healthy way.
Some of you may have noticed a price change on the bigger hoops and bulk hoops. Free shipping and local delivery are now included.
Big change in my larger hoops!! I had been stuck with domestically available tube which was lighter, harder to sculpt round and not what it use to be since about 2016. Most of your OG's started with a heavier gauge tube. I have found a steady supply of the heavier, rounder, heavenly beginner tube at a slightly higher cost. Any hoop between 40" - 60" in diameter is made of the new/old tube. #happyhoopmaker
Prepandemic I was teaching up to 6 classes a week. Since March I have been taking the #KonMariMethod to my life. I am currently aiming at my website and rolling into a daily hoop practice again. This girl got chunky and I am not happy about it. I know I can do better...
More soon...
Long Time No Blog!
Hoops are still available by appointment at the beach or in store at the Fruit Gallery of Culver City and 2121 Venice (Venice Love Shack). In Heroes We Trust is moving downtown and has closed the 300 Westminster Ave location.
Black Rock vs. Black Friday
In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising. We stand ready to protect our culture from such exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.
Dancing in the Purple Rain
It has been constant chaos since my last post; global, environmental, social, political, professional, personal, physical and automotive chaos. Fodder for flow. Without my hoop practice I'd have sunk. Things have been so full on that I've wondered, "What is this bootcamp of life is preparing me for???" Obviously...
Feeling a Fool
Fixing it. I'm taking on Hooping.org's 30/30 Challenge starting today. 30 minutes of hooping for 30 days in a row. Past attempts have initiated unexpected happy changes that have thrown me off course. Not this time. All I need to do is surround myself with other hoopers. I'm going to attend some of those events on the community calendar. I am hosting two Saturday hoop residencies starting tomorrow; 10am at the Venice Love Shack and 2pm at In Heroes We Trust.
Catching Up... Getting on it...
The best distractions have kept updates on hold. Hoopurbia kicked my arse in the best possible way. Solid days of yoga, modern dance and focused hoop training led and shared by some of the most beautiful people on the planet. Hoopie Award nominee, Jane Jensen, a.k.a Mom flew in with my ever talented sister, Andrea, for a week to share in the excitement and celebrate my birthday. A lovely party was hosted by Neely at in heroes we trust to ring in another year, weaving community and the Venice Art Crawl. We followed that up with a meet & greet with Amma. Truly blessed.
Game On!
Just in time for the HOOPERBOWL!!!!
EclecticHoops.com is open 24/7 with a calendar of occasions.
Past Annual and Monthly and future appearances make the list below:
EclecticHoops.com is open 24/7 with a calendar of occasions.
Past Annual and Monthly and future appearances make the list below:
| Jackalope Arts Festival Beach Yoga with Aaron Abbot Kinney Festival Odd Nights at the Autry KCRW's Pie Contest Reggae on the Mountian |
Venice Beach Music Festival Topanga Days Venice Spring Fling Venice Art Crawl's DTLA ArtWalk |
Be Happy
Hooping helps me. I use my hoops in the practice of Flow; a modality through which peak performance is achieved. Side effects of a sustained Flow practice include increased focus, awareness and stability. Hoop Flow stabilizes the serotonin levels through belly massage. Norepinephrine, dopamine, endorphins and anandamide levels in your brain also rise resulting in states of ecstacy, radiance and source connection.
The Hoop Hustle :: Getting Them on You
I am prepared for the holiday season. Having shipped for HoopGirl for 4 years now I've got it as low as I can go. The hoops are shipped round via USPS for a flat rate of $10 domestically and $30 internationally. This applies for orders up to 6 hoops.
Upcoming Classes, Jams & Events!
Tuesdays are lovely. Elemental Yoga with Aaron Reed with a playtime warm up with plenty of hoops. 7p at the Shore out from Rose Ave by the Venice Ale House.Dolphins, sunsets... all for FREE!
Meet My Mom! #1 this week on Hooping.org
After getting about 10K views on Facebook I was encouraged to put the video on YouTube. After a bit of polish from a dear friend, it is up and things are going wild! Hooping.org featured it on their online hooping Mecca and it topped their Top 10 videos for the week last week.
Busting My Flow
LAPD continues to bust my flow soul deep. It is currently illegal to sell or use dance hoops on the Venice Boardwalk. Yes, ridiculous but true, the current L.A.M.C. Ordinance 42.15 governing what can and can't represent on the west side of the walk states that everything must be of nominal utility. Nothing useful. Fine Art (paintings, sculpture and photography) Only. A brief stroll there now shows that this rule is not for everyone.