Yeeeoowza!! I am so stoked! my video won for favorite hoop video of the Year! At hoop camp this past year I got the zany idea to "cover" Hoop Camp disguised as an uptight news reporter, Patricia Louac. Everyone was really caught off guard and I was really annoying... but it made for a funny video and it seems that everybody got that the point was humor and poking fun at news reporters(they always ask the silliest questions!). A big thanks to my beloved, Franck for the awesome editing job and my mom, Fran for the videography. and now... drum roll please....here it is in all it's glory....the video that won me a coveted Hoopie Award...

59 1/2 Minutes with Patricia Louac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9OzFH86Cos
Part One

To view part two log on to my youtube Channel!!

A recipe for a GREAT day

In my never ending quest for transformation, uplift-meant and getting off my ass, I am always looking for those things that add to the process or, conversely, shoot me in the spiritual foot. Most recently I have discovered that doing yoga every morning(without fail!!) really sets my day up for success. I know it isn't rocket science... when we dedicate to a practice, move our bodies and are proud of ourselves we just FEEL better right? Well, believe it or not I have always been challenged with laziness and a kind of "head-in-the clouds-Itous". When left to it's own devises, my body wants to sleep and dream fantastical dreams for 12 hours and be awake for 12 hours. I would then wake up groggy and feeling guilty that I slept so long. The problem is my dreams were always more pleasurable, more real and just plain more FUN than my waking reality. I realized I was more excited to go to sleep(oooh dream time.. yay!) than to wake up.. yikes! It came down to a choice. Do I want to live in THIS world or my dream world? I needed something to wake me up, anchor me in the waking world and push me through the initial laziness of the morning. Here is the magic formula I have found that has had me sailing though my days with enthusiasm, motivation and ~gasp~ a strong work ethic:

• Wake up between 7 and 8:30(don't want to go the other way and be TOO militant)
• Drink some lukewarm water and take some probiotics to wake up the digestive system
• Make a big cup of Yerba mate tea
  
• Head into my Yoga/meditation room(more on how to create a sacred corner later)
• sit in front of my altar, light a candle and burn some sage.
• breathe.
• accept that in order to thrive, I must exert myself
• recognize that moving your body and doing things feels GOOD(i know sounds silly, but for a natural procrastinator.. HUGE)
• pull an animal card, rune or throw the i-ching(more on divination devices later)
• Drink my tea while taking in the beauty of my altar, the sunshine and anything else in my environment that feels good.
  
• Get down to yoga
• remind myself again that it feels good to use my body
• imagine all my joints flowing open and my body becoming ever more limber and flexible
• Do at least 20 minutes of yoga(pushing for more like an hour)
• Sit again and take in the yumminess I have created and congratulate myself for keeping a promise.
• Take a shower, eat breakfast and jump into my day!!

Seriously, this one commitment, to do yoga and take a small amount of time for myself EVERY morning no matter what(even if it is only 10 minutes), has made a HUGE difference... In the way I feel, the quality of the work i do and the amount of work I get done. At the end of the day, I feel satisfied, complete and in love. Now, do i still have "moments" of grumbling or being lazy.. sure, but there are far less and I am much quicker to move through them when they do occur.

Alright then.. I am off to power out my day!!

hoopiness to you and yours and see you in the circle sooon!
xo~Anah

What do you most want to learn??

Greetings everyone!!

As I am getting ready for a whole new schedule of classes I find myself wondering.. Am I really offering what hoopers most want to learn? I would love to hear from you about what draws you, inspires you or pushes your buttons! What is it that you most want offered to enhance your hoop practice? How can I better serve your needs as individuals and as a community? More Jams? More specialty classes? more?????

Looking forward to a VERY satisfying 2009!

xo~Hoopalicious

Whew~ 2008 was tough wasn’t it? With crazy fluctuating gas prices, the presidential election, a steady stream of war news and economic freak-outs it was a challenge to remain calm, collected and joyful. This year there continues to be a high degree of fear surrounding the economy. They say that in times like these the “luxury” items are the first to go, like massage, bacon and yes… hooping. Obviously this has providers of said luxury items pretty nervous. I have chosen instead to view the economic climate and its repercussions as an opportunity.

Our community is one who is concerned with the way the world works. There is much talk of challenging the social norm, reforming outdated systems(such as money) and creating a better, more sustainable world built on more friendly and cooperate foundations. This is an opportunity to put into action our highest ideals.

Bartering and Gifting

This is not a new idea. Many cultures swap services for most of their needs. In the current economic situation why limit ourselves to the use of cash as the only way to not only fulfill our needs and wants but as a measure of our success? I propose that we use this as a challenge to see how much of our daily wants and needs we can fulfill from simple human exchange. I am opening Hoop Revolution up to satisfy the needs of the hooping community with out the messy transaction of cash. Sure I will still need some cash to pay bills and such, but if you can’t afford it, I still want you to have hooping and as much pleasure as possible! Hoop Revolution has many needs that I know you can fulfill! Check the website: http://www.hooprevolution.com/hooprevolution for a list of wants and needs as well as a list of services and items I have for barter. In addition I am looking for opportunities both as a business and as an individual to gift freely and regularly with no trade whatsoever. The concept of gifting goes one step beyond barter. If we all give for the pleasure of giving, everyone gets gifted at one time or another and it always comes back, even if not from the original source.

Together we can remain empowered and continue to fill our lives with the joy we so richly deserve regardless of how much money we have in the bank! And the funny thing is, if you know the law of attraction, the more rich and joyous we feel, the more money will come flowing back into our lives, even if we no longer need it. AH, the delicious paradox that is life!