Check out this new video of HoopGirl Level 2 Teacher Training trainees sharing about their experiences this past weekend....
BURNING MAN CAMP HOOP PACK! Stock your camp with high energy healthy toys for transformation! Buy 5 hoops at the same price, get one free. Valid for walk in sales at classes or office pick ups only. Call 415-661-6633...
Happy Spring! To motivate you to jump into your hoop, save 20% off EVERYTHING through May 1 at HoopGirl.com! Includes trainings, classes, hoops, dvds... the whole she-bang! Thank you and love from HoopGirl! Use coupon code "hooplove" when checking...
I am excited to announce that our new community forums are now active! Click here to join and connect with hoopers around the globe....
Join me as I begin the 21 Day Detox in April! The entire package is for sale at HoopGirl and $10 off this month only. This includes a bottle of the green powder, 3 DVDs of the workshops and...
In celebration of Bay Area National Dance Week, join us for 8 days of free hooping in San Francisco! We are delighted to "give back" to our wonderful home-town. Join us! Sign up and get more information here. Bring...
Click here to check out the latest video! It's a bit dark, but fun!...
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Christabel is thrilled to come back to Kauai and share some mad hoop skills with you! This four hour multi-level skill intensive includes elements of the 12 HoopGirl Workout class series including exercises, drills, dance and moves.... read on...
The new Flexi-Bounce hoops will playfully spring off your body with a soft, pleasurable bounce! Made of super flexible, thin pipe for easy handling and a soft ride. Covered in friction-generating cloth tape~ great for arm and leg hooping!...
Hoop Goddess Bundle! $299 For the aspiring hoop master who wants it ALL! Includes: Hooping Book, Hoopdance for Beginners DVD, Hoopdance Workout DVD, Hoopdance Evolution DVD, Power Hoop, Energy Hoop, Zip Hoop Pack, Ultra Hoop, Action Hoop, Adventure Bag,...
I've been on a fantastic journey over the past 4 months! I bought an unlimited pass to a nearby yoga studio and decided that I would do yoga at least 5 days of every week, if not every day...
Exciting news! In 2010, Candice Schutter (HoopGirl Master Trainer, Life Coach and Founder of Shine) and I will be offering a series of seminars focusing on radiant living and self-empowerment. We are currently in the planning stages and welcome...
HOOPGIRL WORKOUT SKILLS INTENSIVE WITH CHRISTABEL IN PARADISE! WHAT: Join Christabel, the founder of HoopGirl.com, in her first ever Kauai hoopdance classes! This six hour training will take you on a dynamic journey of body, mind and spirit. Each...
I only attended one day of the Harbin Jam since I wanted to heal my cold a bit between this event and Hoop Camp, but I am so glad I went! This event is organized by Merlin of Psi-Hoops...
I had the joy of attending Hoop Camp in the mountains of Santa Cruz again this year! This event is organized by Heather Troy of Move Hoops, a licensed HoopGirl Workout teacher committed to creating community and creating fun...
Hello friends! Well, as you know, I am not performing so much now a days since my focus is more on training others to teach and perform hoopdance... but I am excited to show up and support this amazing cause!...
Click here to check out the new hoopdance video produced by Health Connection which features an interview and expose with HoopGirl hoopdance instructor Annie!...
The latest Level 1 HoopGirl Teacher Training just took place September 11-13 in Mill Valley, California! It was an epic weekend packed with amazing hoop leaders from all over the world! Meet the ladies... Annette is a bellydance and...
Click here to read a new review of Hoopdance Evolution, our amazing intermediate level hooping DVD!...
Click here to check out out this mention in VIV Fitness Blog about the Hooping book and hoop fitness! It is amazing to see interest in hooping exponentially expanding across the entire country!...
Click here to check out a great new article out about hooping in San Francsico! I really feel that San Francisco is a massive nexus for hoopers and am so grateful to live here with so many visionaries and...
On Friday I was delighted to appear on ABC7's View From the Bay for the third time. In this segment I shared my new book, Hooping, with Janelle and Spencer. It was so much fun! "> Click here to...
Note: This is the first of several articles answering questions from Licensed HoopGirl Workout instructors. Let me know if you have other topics of interest. I am happy to address them in future entries. Showcasing your HoopGirl Workout classes...
Our class posse: Danielle from Colorado, Courtney from Canada, Estafania from Ecuador, Chantel from Ohio, Julie from Palo Alto, Julie from Utah, Morgan from Nevada, and Jessica from Mill Valley along with JennaLuna and Jenny assisting from the Allstars....
I am just back from Priceless campout! Priceless is a wonderful once-a-year campout hosted by False Profit, located several hours north of San Francisco. While there, I got to connect with wonderful old friends and make new ones... it...
Join me at Movement Play! I have been added as a presenter at this fabulous festival. I will be facilitating a soul-full collage making workshop ~ create textural art representing the essence of your dance practice to amplify focus and...
This Friday I will be doing the bulk of my national radio Hooping book tour! I have included information below about what times I will be on which shows (all are in Eastern Time). I will post additional interview times...
Yesterday was the last day in Carrboro at the Hoop Path. The morning began with the usual wholesome breakfast around the farmhouse kitchen table at Beth's home. Beth has an amazing Craftsman house which she designed with her husband......
Another day at the Hoop Path retreat.. on the path back to wholeness. It has been so wonderful. Yesterday's theme was The Mind and Baxter started his class with a mantra, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay"...
Wow. North Carolina. Humid, sticky, hot and super real hoop flow. Tonight was the first day of the Hoop Path retreat. I am sort of at a loss for words because whenever I hang out with Hoop Pathers, particularly...
The Hooping Book tour continues! It was a spectacular journey to Oregon. Portland is a wonderful city. I love the energy. The creativity, the health consciousness, the way the elements of the earth with trees and the water in...
Dear friends, I would be sooooooo grateful if you could help. I'm so proud to say that my book about HOOPING is in stores now! HOOPING is The One and Only Guidebook to the 21st century's version of the...
What an amazing honor! I was chosen as member of the month for Conscious Dancer's June issue! Here's what the award said: "Conscious Dancer directory Member of the Month: Christabel Zamor, Founder of HoopGirl Hoopdancer extraordinaire Christabel Zamor, the...
After a lovely night's stay at the Heathman Hotel in Portland, I started the today early at 4am to get to my first tv show on time - I was met by Joe of KPTV-TV "Good Day Oregon", a super...
The new Hooping book got a mention in this issue of the Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper...
Last night's celebration of the release of Hooping was a precious, heartwarming, a rockin fun good time with the super tight hoop community of San Francisco! Ariane and I arrived at the Make-Out Room before the event started and...
Listen to PART I of the interview (note both of these are audio with a collage of still photos!): And then PART II of the interview: I got up at 5am this morning, filled with excitement and a bit of...
Here is my latest personal practice music. This month is about luxuriating in the flow of the feminine......
I am thrilled to have JennaLuna, a teacher and trainer on staff here at HoopGirl, as today's guest blogger! Read on for her experience using the 21 Day Detox Program... I am excited to be guest blogging here on...
I am thrilled to present guest blogger, Candice Schutter, HoopGirl Master Trainer. Candice and JennaLuna are superstars on the HoopGirl educational team! Together, they facilitated the recent Level 1 HoopGirl Dance Teacher Training in Baltimore. This was a hallmark...
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This past weekend I had the honor of training 10 phenomenal hoop teachers in the first Level Three HoopGirl Teacher Training. I am overflowing with inspiration. It was a hit! Beautiful women who were here: Natasha, Jenna Luna, Julie, Mollie,...
WHAT: A mesmerizing three day hoop gathering with workshops taught by some of the industry’s finest hoopers and hoop instructors from around the country. The goal of this gathering is to continue to bring our beautiful hooping community together...
Just a reminder that you can save 25% off all HoopGirl teacher trainings by signing up by March 2, 2009! Just enter code "valentine" when checking out of the online store. A training is the gift that keeps on giving...
I've just arrived back from a phenomenal week studying with Abraham, a spiritual teacher, aboard the Sapphire Princess cruise ship. I travelled with my fellow HoopGirl master trainer, Candice Schutter. What an inspiring experience! I have been a long-time student...
I heard all about the auditions for America's Got Talent on hooping.org but wasn't really interested. Lately my focus has been on manifesting some major creative projects, not really on stage shows. So many people kept asking me, "did...
I was reviewing an essay lately which I began with the words, "hooping is my life work." I struggled with this statement for a while, thinking about all the other important things in my life -- my spiritual life, my...
There is an undeniable childlike rush of enthusiasm that happens when you win a prize. I am feeling that fun zing right now. What an honor. Thank you! I so appreciate your votes for these two amazing awards from hooping.org....
Yesterday I went into the studio to record the voice-over for the Hoopdance Evolution, Intermediate 1 DVD. WOW! It is an amazing process. I went into what felt like a closet with large sound absorbing panels on the walls....
Finally! The entire package to do the 21 Day Detox is available for sale at HoopGirl! Yay! This includes a bottle of the green powder, DVDs of the workshops and booklets to support your experience with recipies, cleansing information...
~The last blog from Hoopdance Evolution DVD production... a glimpse behind the scene to the reality of what it is like to make a HoopGirl instructional DVD... enjoy! Ah, the glamour of hoop dvd production! Another day awakening at...
This blog entry is from September, when I shot the San Francisco performances for Hoopdance Evolution. It's now 25% off for pre-orders! Exhausted. Call time was 530am this morning. I got up and 5, grabbed a shower, and started...
*This blog is from September 22! Pre-orders are now available for the first Hoopdance Evolution DVD, which this blog documents. Enjoy! Today I worked on recording another instructional DVD. I arrived on set and took about an hour to...
Yesterday was day two of the level two HoopGirl Teacher Training program here in San Francisco and it was amazing! I taught the girls about 5 hours of master classes on the dancefloor and we had lots of forum...
I appreciate you! Thank you for your radiance, joy and passion! During this season of gratitude, save 15% on ALL online sales until Friday, November 28, 2009. Valid on everything, even already discounted teacher trainings! Enter coupon code "thankyou"...
The first intermediate HoopGirl DVD in the series, Hoopdance Evolution, is available! Warm up, detailed studio instruction in 20 hot hoop moves, costumed performances in scenic San Francisco and a cool down. Guest appearances by Rich of Isopop, as...
Just in! Some fun videos of my Hoop Sexy seminar and students responses at Hoop Camp 2008! Watch the class demo here and the students responses here. Enjoy!...
Performing on stage is a practice. But it is radically and 100% different than a personal practice. Both have intent, but the focus is different.Making the distinction is key to being an amazing performer. I also think that to have...
The "dolling up" process is actually half the fun when it comes to these things! Satise, Natasha, Annie and Shawna were giggling and playing while they applied fake eyelashes, makeup, hair falls, jewels, bangles, fishnets, bronzing,and glitter...
I know this sounds like shameless self-promotion (which, let's be honest, it is) but at the same time it is freakin absolutely true!!! I am getting dressed and for the second day in a row I can't help but put...
Hello gorgeous UK hoopers~ Due to all the email requests, I'm coming back to Birmingham (Nuneaton area) to provide more HoopGirl teacher trainings! This time, I will also debut the Level 3 Training for the first time in the UK,...
This weekend I had one of the biggest dreams of mine come true -- I attended a hoop training camp which united amazing hoopers and teachers from all over the United States, Japan, Australia and England. It took place in...
Today was day two of the HoopGirl Dance Teacher Training for Level 1 here in San Francisco. Amazing! What a phenomenal group of women from so many backgrounds and interests! Annie and I held space for the teachings and all...
The DVDs are arriving to HoopGirl Headquarters this coming Monday! Order your copy pronto to get out pre-order $19.99 special deal at www.HoopGirl.com in the online store. Check out some great screen shots here. ;) Christabel...
Tonight I trained the HoopGirl Allstars in partner hooping (where two people dance at the same time in one hoop). Partner hooping is an amazing art form which is under-discussed in the public realms. Honestly I have stayed away from...
Tune in and catch me on "Live with Regis and Kelly" this thursday morning, August 7th! I'll be on the show on my way back in from England. I'm so excited! The producers have been really fantastic to work...
A new day... Level 2 of the HoopGirl training here in England and a new exploration of the connection between body-mind and emotion. We have four new students who have joined some of those from the last group to...
Is it actually possible to overdose on gratitude? If so, I'm there! I spent three days surrounded by amazing women (and one man) stepping into their absolute magnificence. It is a beautiful and precious gift to be able to live...
Phew... just winding down from a long yet wonderful day here in Nuneaton, a small burb on the outskirts of Birmingham. So much confidence and experience in this group of trainees. Today we hooped all day long, delivering essential...
My most sincere thanks to all of you who took the time to vote for me for the Best of the Bay Competition! HoopGirl won Best Personal Trainer. Honestly, I won this on behalf of all the amazing team...
Here is the iHoop Mix for August 2008! Enjoy!...
Continental airlines still serves food! Plus they haven't discontinued pillows and blankets, like some other airlines. I was struck my there being a formal room in Newark airport alongside the "Continual Elite Club" called, Meditation Room. Amazing. Took my life...
So this was the second thursday I was invited a secret hoop jam. Two hours of music, moves, sweat and inspiration. It was in downtown San Francisco in a dance studio with the heat cranked to a simmering 73 degrees...
A whirlwind in NYC filming the latest HoopGirl instructional DVD. Arrived Tuesday night, got up the next morning for a two hour photoshoot, a few hours of down time and then a 5 hour shoot for the DVD. It...
The self-development process for this shoot next week has been huge! I've been working with a personal trainer for 3 months now, dropping the winter weight and getting leaner. That was a huge up and down process for me, sticking...
TUNE IN ON THURSDAY MORNING! The Daytime Show segment I recorded in Florida while at the teacher training there will be aired tomorrow, on Thursday July 9! It airs in the following markets on the following channels at times...
WOW! I arrived with no expectations and I was completely blown away by the place, the people and the experience. First of all, the weather was warm and mysterious compared to San Francisco... warm in the high 80s and 90s...
Yippie! I was filmed for the Daytime show here today in Tampa, Florida, where I am visiting to teach a HoopGirl teacher certification course this weekend. I think this was one of my favorite tv segments~ Dave, who interviewed...
Magical. That is the only word which comes to mind. Absolutely magical. The energy of this land in Santa Barbara entered our event, with the miraculous constellation of attendees, and transformed it in many ways. I am so grateful! Thank...
Check out our latest news coverage in Prevention Magazine!...
A belated YAHOO!!!! for Shawna, our newest AllStar! I am so honored to have her brilliance in our pod of sassy goddesses!...
Tonight we had Julie Wentz audition and gain membership in the HoopGirl Allstars! Wow! Julie is a phenomenal hooper with an obvious devotion to her personal practice, especially hooping"in the Buff". She radiated with her smiles, hip sways, and complex...
Well friends, apparently there have been issues mailing out links from iTunes. From now on, I will be posting my music lists here on my blog instead of sending by email or newsletter.If you click on the title of this...
We arrived into Portland yesterday and Ann, Jasmine and I went to a steam and sauna spa for a while... a wonderful release of sweat and lots of girl bonding time. I feel so lucky to have such remarkable friends!...
I decided to come up and spend some quality time with close friends in Bend and Portland for the Hoop Path workshops. I guess you can say I'm a junkie! Studying with Baxter and Ann last year really changed...
Wow what an adventure! Tonight we held HoopSexy at the Women's Building in the Mission District. Twinkling lights, chocolate, berries.. and fun! I had been stuck in the house all day on business calls so it felt so freeing...
Woke up at 5:15 and my mind was racing. An aftereffect of overwork... sometimes this happens when I haven't taken a day off in too long. Decided today to break the cycle, so I picked up my hoop and began...
All I've had for the last week has been excuses about why I haven't put in the private time, so this morning's 40 minutes were sweet! I had fun freestyling to the music, exploring Dolphin variations, all kinds of vertical...
This afternoon I had a two hour private lesson with one of the most angelically pure beings I have ever met on the planet. She arrived with beautiful flowers for me and a 3 page handwritten letter of thanks...
It's monday morning and I still feel caught up in the training which took place over this past weekend. Wow! It feels amazing to have an inspiration to do something, and then to take a risk by going out on...
Today was the first day of the first Level 2 HoopGirl Certified Instructor Training.. what an amazing gathering of hoop leaders! I feel so honored and excited that every single one of these women came all the way to San...
HoopGirl Special Edition Sassy Pants now available in Turqouise in our online store! Enjoy! Photo by Sheri Gilblin. Thank you!...
Check out this fabulous article on the front cover of the Style section of the San Francisco Chronicle today! Check it out! Paste the below link into your browser: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/03/LV28UOA2F.DTL...
Although HoopGirl hoops and hoopdancing today is light worlds from the original branded Hula Hoop and the 50's fad, I still feel compelled to give a shout out to Richard Knerr, the co-founder of the Wham-O company who died...
Tonight was Day Two of the 12 class intermediate HoopGirl Workout Series. After having taken a 6+ month hiatus from teaching actual classes aside from Teacher Trainings, it was an absolute joy and thrill to be there. The class material...
A lucky accident based on what was in today's fruit bowl! Green Goddess Smoothie 1 apple 3/4 head of spinach 2 dates 1 3/4 cup of water knob of fresh ginger Wow! This is delicious! A nice way to start...
I just got sent this link from the wonderful people who made the HoopGirl piece for Yahoo and Capessa. They made a short video reflecting on what it was like to make my story. They are so cute! I was...
Check it out! http://www.thehoopinglife.com...
In my January 2008 newsletter, I asked readers to stop and consider all they have achieved during the past year. To recognize and celebrate their brilliance. So I thought it would be a neat exercise to write a blog about...
This was a really fantastic video story about hooping and wellbeing! I think the best story that has ever been done with me. Click here: http://health.yahoo.com/fitness-videos/hula-hooping-my-way-to-fitness/capessa--157_christabelz.html;_ylt=ApwC6yElCLXFnKEeF.jczXVLvs8F I was really pleased with how it came out. *Micro-disclaimer. Of course the written...
This morning's hour was spent twinning, using two hoops as one. It was sweet. For whatever reason, I rolled out of bed and slipped into some hot shorts and a bikini top and went for it in my livingroom. Something...
Today was interesting. I used the two smaller hoops which I made last week and rocked them. Not a super tricky day for me.. more energy invested in learning how to control these new hoops with grace. Hooped with both...
Well those light thin hoops have been growing on me. ;) I've been whipping them both around my body so fast and it feels really nice. I discovered I can do an Eagle Roll with them both at the same...
Off to the gym where I listed to the audiobook version of "Bringers of the Dawn" while working out. Wow! Such a sweet book. It is nice to sweat so much and feel my muscles working while listening to dialog...
This morning I got all revved up, went to the gym, sweated like crazy, lifted heavy weights, came home and watched some hoop videos, and took notes of what I wanted to work on. I felt so organized! Then my...
Day 3 always feels SO good because we get to watch all the trainees put it all together and teach us! It is a remarkable experience, especially witnessing each student so clearly articulate what worked during each student's sample...
All I can say is that I am in complete awe. Every HoopGirl teacher training raises the bar to another level. What emerges from Candice and I as facilitators becomes more seamless and fluid, and insights from students become more...
It was a good hour and a half of hoop practice today. I have been working on one handed breaks while alternating my body height high and then squatting down low, and even launching into the air. It was awesome...
Wow, for whatever reason after about 40 minutes today I simply couldn't keep going... feeling so restless to get out into the sunshine! So I yielded. An interesting practice. The first whole 20 minutes were simply hooping on my legs...
For this morning's hour, I started my hoop practice with the primal tribal music of Tumbara, moved into trance-like sounds of Eric Prydz's "Call on me" and then ascended into "Celestial Music for Sitar". A very sweet practice. I...
It was a good hour! I put on some strong music and immediately started dancing. I spent a lot of time in Snake, alternating drawing up one knee and then the other while letting my torso pulse to the music,...
Yesterday's hoop practice to some pumpin house music gave so many gems... warrior into isolations on each side, launching up on one foot with other toes pointed during reversals..top down and up style reversals, and more play with arm...
