For me the holiday season represents a time of rest, renewal and preparation for the new year. I have taken this time to take a break from my intense training regimen of the fall of acrobatics, hoopdance and iyengar yoga to shift my focus towards deepening my yoga practice through vinyasa flow yoga (Shiva Rae Style) in preparation for my new job as a flow yoga teacher at Studio Bliss. I have also been reading and writing a lot about yoga, fitness and hooping in preparation for the upcoming…  

I had the best hoop session I have had (I think) since Burning Man yesterday. It all started with this song I heard on last.fm (a great source for discovering new music). I listened to the song "vainqueur - elevation ii (reprise)" Saturday night before going to bed and then again on Sunday morning before teaching my class. I had a bunch of stuff to get done Sunday afternoon before my acro-yoga class, but I was feeling low energy and the sun was shining so I decided to go to the park for a hoop…