Hooping changes lives! I can attest to this because it has in fact changed mine.
3 years ago... I am not sure I knew myself or knew where I Was going in life. Even now I can't say I completely know myself but I have at least found a way to tap into a classroom for me.
Before hooping I was headed into a stressful career that I knew in my heart I didn't love. Before hooping I was headed nowhere fast.
I found the hoop in May of 2008 and have been completely hooked ever since. I started as most of us do hooping in the back yard for hours on end or until it got too hot in the summer sun. Then going on with my day only because of the heat, dying for the sun to go down so I could move in the twilight. I started feeling differences in my body, I started paying attention to my body. And paying attention to my body brought me to the belief that I might not be taking as great care of my body as I thought I was.
At this point, I had spent countless hours on youtube subscribed to a whole bunch of fabulous hoopers when someone posted a video of their green smoothie recipe. I thought this woman was CRAZY! That couldn't possibly be good could it?? But then I found myself making a fruit smoothie, eying the spinach in my fridge wondering if Ishouldthrow just a handful in. Surprisingly I couldn't even taste it! I did have some failures with the recipe but over all, I have liked them and had them ever since. These started making me feel more energized and more like I was taking care of myself. Coupling that with the extra exercise I was getting with the hoop I felt great! I became more and more interested in personal wellness. Learning more about Hippocrates statement of "let food be thy medicine, and medicine thy food." through online searches of how I can treat my body better through the foods I put it in it.

As I have mentioned before, I am not studying massage therapy. Which is a career path I don't think I would have chosen before if it hadn't have been for this shift of my mind from the traditional western medicine mind to one of holistic health through the hoop! And the overlaps of the good things a hoop can do that is similar to Swedish massage is really cool too!

How has hooping changed your life? Do you find your self somewhere that you don't think you could have been before?
Love you all!!!
--Laura