I've gotten a bit more structured with my hooping... I set my alarm for one hour's time and went for it this morning in my tiny living room. I hooped in snake position the entire time in what Baxter of the Hoop Path calls, "second current", or my opposite (less easy) direction. I LOVE what this has been opening up for me. It is like my heart is opening even more. Every now and then when the hoop slipped I put some quick reversals in there for recovery, but then just kept it going. Keeping my eyes shut for lots of it, but opening them at the last moment when I thought I would hit the tv.

Wow, when we buy our new place I definately just need a separate room I can convert into a mini studio for hooping! Until then, I sure am grateful for our beautiful apartment.

Interesting, as I am writing, my right hand is tired... in fact my whole right arm is tired.I can tell it was compensating for my left arm.

I did kegels while hooping, for counts of five and then release for as much of the time as I could bring my mind back to it. As usual, I had to really keep conscious of my breathing. I need to remember to deepen it instead of holding it in response to the pelvic contraction.

Kegels are pelvic floor exercises which can tone pubococcygeus to accelerate spiritual development and enhance orgasmic potential. I have been doing these a lot lately. It feels really good. Like I am pumping up the volume on my chi. And my body warms much faster as well. I think this is a vital part of my work in HoopSexy (a movement laboratory which I will be providing at least once at month from now on) and I can't wait to play with it even more in my other classes.

Yesterday I was contacted my a reporter who heard about the book I am working on, Hoopgasm, and she wanted to more about sexuality and hooping. It was thrilling to know that people are getting so interested. Honestly, this turn in public interest in my work, from hooping as pure calorie blasting exercise to hooping as a path to overall happiness and health, is awesome.

There are so many cultures which have profound philosophies about the connection between pleasure and enlightenment! It has been fun to look over my graduate school papers from years ago and make connections between what I was intellectually fascinated by then, and what I am physically experiencing right now....

I also feel like this exploration is healing my body. By going "the opposite way" I imagaine I am shaking up the habitual movement patterns of energy in my body. Like a river, I have probably created "ruts" in my body's energy grid from moving in predictable ways over time. The second current exploration is hyrating the unexplored, dry "ditches" which may be within me. I feel like this in concert with the kegel exercises and deep conscious breathing is helping my ovaries in some way. Bathing them in some sort of etheric nourishment which may sooth my endometriosis.

I did a search on Kegel and for some reason a lot of German sites came up with this image of two cones seemingly extending down and up from a central point. I'm curious if there is some other definition of "kegel" which relates to energy which radiates?

Creator, thank you for reminding me of the importance balance and strength. I so am so grateful that my intention to bathe my body positive vibration while hooping will instantly cure anything in my body. Thank you for the blessing of my life and this exciting journey of human incarnation.