Today I picked up my hula hoop and realized what this little circle has connected me to in my life...
How many people I’ve met and experiences I’ve had through this object.
I am by no means a great hooper and definitely not a naturally skilled dancer. I just have fun with it and allow my body to feel the flow and the energy that is created.
The first time I picked up a hoop was at my cousins house. My cousin - who is my heart. The hoop was made by my yogi accomplice - I did not know her at the time as I connected with the hoop she poured her creativity into. A friend who I would later study yoga with and create endless memories.
Two months into my hooping journey, my oldest and closest friend bought me my first poly-pro hula hoop for my birthday. She knew nothing about hoops or the fact that I had been desiring one. From that moment on, this light, collapsable hoop went everywhere with me! And the fact that it came from her was so special.
A few days after my first hoop experience, I met someone at my new job who happened to mention her hula hoop. We were instantly inseparable - with each other and our hoops. We would explore the city with our hoops in hand - finding ourselves performing outside a jazz club, being featured in a Philly blog, allowing a bride to use our hoops in her beautiful white gown... The memories are countless. We eventually started building hoops with our own two hands and sold them at musical festivals, making a little extra cash when we could. When the music played, it was just us and our hoops. Nothing besides the music radiating through our bodies existed outside of our small circles.
That summer we went to workshops and spent time watching YouTube videos to learn all of our favorite tricks. One day our workshop teacher suggested that I try out yoga to help with my pelvic tilt. Yoga?! But I can barely touch my toes! I took her word for it and you can guess how that has affected my life… so I can thank my hula hoop for somehow... in some twisted way... opening up this yogic journey in my life. It helped me grow as a creative soul, as someone who was seeking confidence and needed to find a spiritual path to allow growth.
One small journey can open a path to several more… and the more paths you take, the more likely you are to find yourself. What is the most unexpected thing that has vastly affected your life?
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