Abraham's teachings are all about how you can choose to feel good, every moment of every day. They also contain a large number of exercises which you can use to bring yourself back to alignment when you start experiencing negativity or a sense of being disconnected from your essence. For me, this is the exact technology which hooping provides -- the ability to come back to center and alignment! Hooping and the Abraham teachings both help you realize you can choose happiness and wellbeing in an instant.

When we train HoopGirl teachers, we provide much, much more than just anatomy, physiology and structural guidance about how to set up classes and teach moves. Our seminars provide a complete body-mind-spirit map which our Licensed HoopGirl Workout teachers use to create holistic dance experiences for students. The trainings and classes are as much about empowerment as they are about hooping.

While personal transformation has been a part of our trainings from the start, I am especially excited for the upcoming Level 3 HoopGirl Instructor Training which is taking place February 24-26 in San Francisco. Level 1 focused on the body and Level 2 focused on the mind and emotions, all while learning loads of hoopdance moves and principles. This new seminar is all about coming back to center and into alignment with Source in the hoop. Trainees explore the relationship between Spirit and hooping through dynamic exercises, moves, meditations and journeys. There is a new class format and a massive amount of material in almost 150 pages of manuals. The support materials and training are brimming with loads of inspiration to create exciting new classes to keep hoopers on the leading edge of their practice. Yay!

I am especially pleased to co-teach the pilot training in San Francisco this month with HoopGirl Master Trainer, Candice Schutter. As close friends and co-creators, we dialog frequently on the spiritual and personal growth aspects of hoopdance and beyond. Our devotion to continuing education, at events like this Abraham seminar, through the Nia Technique, Laughter Yoga, and in our PhD studies at the American Institute of Holistic Theology, keeps us both at the edge of our hoops, exploring new approaches to wellbeing in the circle. What a joy to teach with this gifted facilitator!

In England, I have the opportunity to present the Level 3 training with Assistant Trainer, Diana Defries. Diana flew to one of my earliest Los Angeles Level 1 trainings to study with me and has since taken the the Level 2 event with me last year. She will be flying to join us at the pilot Level 3 training here in San Francisco. As a student in the HoopGirl trainings, Diana has drawn on her extensive background in fitness and wellbeing to provide wise guidance and feedback to all involved. She has a remarkable presence and an ability to see the essence in things. I am delighted to bring her into the "inner circle" at HoopGirl as a trainer. Sharna Rose, who exemplifies spirit-in-action, will also be assisting at the Levels 1 and 2 trainings in the UK and taking the level 3. I am so grateful to have her present to model "being in the vortex", while in the hoop. Hoop Guy will also be on-hand, helping us strategize the logistics of the trainings with his ever-present, smiling enthusiasm.

Thank you! I am so blessed to have the time and support to invest myself so deeply in the creation of these educational materials! I appreciate your passion for hoopdance, which enables me to return the energy to you in so many ways. Looking forward to playing with you... the San Francisco Advanced 1 HoopGirl Workout series, a six week exploration of Spirit in the hoop, starts this Wednesday, February 18, and there are a few spots left! This is the first of a two part series. The Level 3 Teacher Certification program, which has Levels 1 and 2 HoopGirl Teacher Trainings as pre-requisites, also has 2 spots left. Enjoy!