Comment by Traci HOOPlovely* on December 12, 2010 at 6:03pm

I got some mini hoops weeks ago but have, for some reason, been kind of hesitant to even start with them. It all seems so confusing and overwhelming and there's still so much to learn in my regular hoop. I commend you. It looks like you ARE making a lot of progress! Makes me want to give it a try...

Comment by Sofia Alexandria on December 12, 2010 at 6:20pm

I agree, I have minis, but I feel a lot of anxiety whenever I think about learning them, it seems really confusing to me as well! I just started multihooping and its overwhelming, I wish this stuff came naturally! Actually, I always go back to Sandras video "Love the Process" because I do love the feeling of acomplishment and hardwork, even if it does boggle my mind sometimes. Congrats on learning minis, that is so great! Post some videos soon, I would love to see your progress!

Comment by Suzanne "Celestia Blue" Steed on December 12, 2010 at 6:27pm

Seriously!  Let's see the results!  Please let us lowly ppl who are not even taking the class yet, share in your joy! : )))

Comment by Shelley "HoopyChick" Gilbertson on December 12, 2010 at 7:48pm

LOL!  You guys, I was nervous about starting minis too.  Especially when in the very first lesson in Sandra's class she says that mini hooping is hard.  In fact, I think she says it was the hardest thing for her to learn.  That's intimidating!  If Sandra thinks it's hard, what does that mean for the rest of us???  LOL!  And at first, it is.  It's amazing how challenging it can be to do two different things at one time.  Mini hooping is multi-tasking at it's best!  But, since I paid for the class . . . I plugged on.  It IS hard, but I find it hard in such a good way.  Like I said, practicing with minis is soothing to me for some reason.  If I've had a tough day, working with my minis actually often relaxes me more than working with just my regular hoop.  Not sure why that is.  It's frustrating, but for some reason the frustration doesn't usually get the best of me like it can with regular hooping.  I really encourage you to give it a try.  Sandra really teaches it well! 

Comment by Allyssa on December 12, 2010 at 9:06pm

I second what Traci said! I made myself minis a while ago, but I feel like I don't want to lose progress on my regular hoop. Although it might help with my poi moves. Congrats on doing so well! I would love to be able to take one of Sandra's classes.

Comment by Shelley "HoopyChick" Gilbertson on December 13, 2010 at 7:28am

Allyssa, if you're doing poi already, mini hooping should come a bit easier for you.  On Sandra's advice, I made a pair of sock poi to practice with.  I don't really intend to pursue poi too much, but just playing around with them for a few days and finding some tutorials for basic poi moves  on the web really helped with minis.  I was struggling with getting down split time, but after doing it with the poi, I was easily able to get it with the hoops.  Obviously there are differences, and Sandra says the mini hoops are a bit more challenging than poi, but poi definitely helps with the minis! 

Comment by Allyssa on December 13, 2010 at 11:29am

Thanks for the advice!

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