Wow, I've been having an excellent time hooping lately. I've gotten in a lot of really good sessions of just me, my hoop, some tunes (Lady Gaga seems to be my music of choice) and a wide open garage! So, so nice. I just love how hooping makes me feel. So happy, so alive! I was dead tired after a long day yesterday when I picked up the hoop last evening, but after a few moments, I felt energized and happy! I could've hooped all night. Unfortunately, I have a bedtime that needs to be obeyed if I want to function at peak the next day, so I had to shut it down after 35 min. So sad, but best to be fresh to hoop another day, right?

I've been working through SaFire's Seeding One class series. I was already pretty down with most of the things she teaches in that series, but I signed up for it because I really want to build a very solid base. As a relatively new hooper (4 months), I feel any and all instruction in even the most simple moves is imperitive. SaFire's classes have definitely strengthened me in moves I already knew, helped me improve in those that I was struggling a bit with, and have even taught me some new things! I'm working on perfecting step in/jump in and step out/jump out. I had the semi-knack of it before, but SaFire's instruction really was the icing on the cake. I'm getting pretty good at both moves! Working on SaFire's class for the Shimmy helped me finally nail hooping around my upper arms - something I massively struggled with before. Now I'm working on moving my arms in and out of the hoop while working the hoop around my upper arms and chest. I've always LOVED the funky dance stuff I've seen people do in that position, so I'm thrilled to death to be finally getting the basic move nailed down. Baby steps.

I'm also working on something not in SaFire's Seeding One class - the step/pass through in vertical. Just the basic move, where you step through one time. I've been practicing and practicing and practicing this move for weeks. There have been times when I thought I'd never get it, but last night I discovered that I DO have it! I DO get it! I CAN do it! No, I don't hit it perfect every time, but I am getting very consistent with nailing it most of the time. I was totally blown away by how happy and proud of myself I felt when I realized that last night. It's so good!