I watch videos, and my mind says I can do the moves, but my body says "Eff you!". That's ok though. I never feel like there is something I can't do, only things that I can't do YET. Every move, every trick that I can now do and that seems easy to me once started as something that seemed impossible. Remember remember.
HoopPath was amazing. It already feels like ages ago. I signed up thinking it was something that was going to help me with my technique, but it was so much more. Someone called it, "Hoop life coaching", which is a pretty accurate term. Baxter was so great, and likeable, and had the most amazing things to say both about hooping and about life. I loved it, and gained so much from it. I wish I had been able to do the Masters classes the following weekend, but alas life does not work like that when you have three kids at home. Next year.
But on to the next thing. I got my tickets for Hoopalicious! This year just keeps getting better and better. She is coming in May, and I can't wait to soak up all that she has to offer as well.
I've also go my eye on Deanne Love's Hooplove Coaching course. I've got some of the money saved up and have another month to save up the rest of it. I feel like this is the sort of thing I have been looking for. I've been browsing hoop instructor training courses, humming and hawing over what would be good for me. Nothing seemed like a really good fit. Then Deanne announced her course, and it had everything I felt I needed. It's not just about getting a certification in techniques, she covers the whole she-bang when it comes to starting your own hooping business, and that is what I need. I don't just need tips on techniques or teaching, I need someone to guide me through how to start it all. So I think I'm going to go for it. I'm scared and nervous. Scared that I'm going to do it and then still feel not confident enough to take the next step, and then it will have been a waste of money. But nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?
There is also the InFlow Festival happening in Muskoka in August, and I would like to participate in this as well. I'm not sure if I could do the Hooplove Coaching and go to the festival as they are both quite costly, and I have been trying to decide which would be the better investment for me this year. Some helpful friends have suggested that the course would be a better idea for me, so I could get started on my business, and after some thought I think I agree. I want so badly to go to the festival so that I can connect with other hoopers. I know there is this whole hooping community out there that I am not yet a part of, and this would be a way to meet other hoopers and learn from them. Maybe if I am lucky I can make enough money over the summer that I will be able to go to InFlow as well as complete the coaching course.
My hoops are going great though and I have sold probably about 10 adults and kids hoops, with about the same amount pending production and sale. I'm really enjoying making the hoops and even find it therapeutic to be creating something with my hands. I look forward to the evenings where I have a hoop that needs to be taped, and revel in it's beauty when it is done. It's very satisfying.
I have coined 2014 the Year of the Hoop for me. It has been my journey to re-discovery, reclaiming a part of myself that has been missing since having my children. I put so much on hold to start a family, gave up so much of my body, mind, time and energy to raising my family, and while I wouldn't have done it any other way, I am ready to focus on what I want for a change. And it feels good.
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