Episode 16 – Bex Burton: Tuning in to the Universe BEX! Lucky, lucky me! I got to sit down with Bex at Hoopcamp this year and have an incredible talk. This amazing woman is so in tune with the Universe. It gives her a sign and she runs with it with so much passion and love and appreciation. She’s a dancer, a hooper, a Pilates instructor, a masseuse…

Love this man! I snagged Philo at Hoopcamp this year for a chat and I’m still giddy about it. There is a lot of history in this conversation. Rainy Day at Hoopcamp Last year at Hoopcamp we had a little early morning bonding because he had been rained out of his tent and I needed coffee. We sat on the front porch of the dining hall in the rain and j…

Belly Fusion Workshop Recorded in March 2015 in San Francisco before her performance at the DNA Lounge, Valentina Martin caught me up on her life – a fusion of her talents and passions. Hooping with Nicole Wong in Dolores Park I happened to be in town spending time with my husband (we eloped in January 2015!). I timed it just right so I could take …

Hello and welcome to the blog and podcast! Love me some Caroleeena! I love this woman so much! Carolyn Mabry, aka Caroleeena (with 3 E’s!), is a pioneer in the hooping community. She was one of the first hoopers to put tutorials up on YouTube. Can you imagine? Have you searched on hooping tutorials lately? She taught and performed at Hoopcamp this …

Karma on Grimm The whole reason I started doing this was because I like talking to fellow hoopers. I want to know how they got into hooping, where they’re from, what has been their journey so far. Karma on the left. Karma is, for me, one of those people you just instantly like. She has a giant smile that will melt your heart. We met and hit it off …

With Caterina at her Breathing Breaks worksop in Portland, Oregon, 2013 This interview took place a little over a year ago around Christmas of 2013 when Caterina was in Portland teaching her workshop, “Breathing Breaks.” She was on the verge of setting up her Etsy shop and website for her stunning jewelry and was rehearsing for performance at The F…

Hello hoopers, hoopers in the making and hooper lovers! I met my goal!!! I got my tenth episode done before the new year!! My next goal is to make this podcast professional. What does that mean? It means a simple and redesigned website, sponsors, advertisers, maybe even some fun prizes. I want to bring hoopers from around the world to your ears and…

Hello hoopers, hoopers in the making and hooper lovers! OK. I have got to stop bitching about my voice recorder. It’s actually pretty cool. It’s operator error – it’s all me. So a big thank you goes out to my friend Joel again for loaning it to me! This is Episode 9. I had a fortuitous meeting with Beth Lavinder, of all places, at the last indoor h…

Hello hoopers, hoopers in the making and hooper lovers! I’m a lucky, lucky hooper! I love doing this podcast but it has been become difficult to put together due to the old age of my computer. But out of the blue, a brand new computer arrived on my doorstep a few weeks back. A gift from the wonderful man in my life. *happy sigh* So what does that m…

Hello hoopers, hoopers in the making and hooper lovers! Ooops! I was hoping to have this up before New Year’s Eve. Oh well… Long time no podcast! Sorry about that. I have an 8-year-old computer and it was full of photos, music and other podcasts. It’s not like I haven’t been doing hoop stuff…quite the contrary. I had this interview sitting on the r…