Kara Spencer is doing more with her hoops than just hooping - she's building forts out of them for kids! She writes, "There is endless imaginative play to be co-created with children and hoops though play, dance, games, art, and hoop shapes. Using the simple combination of hoops and zipties, I have built many varied hoop shapes, forts, secret spaces, and castles for my son and other children. It's very easy to do, if you have a collection of hoops of similar sizes hanging around." She instructs you on how to build several structures too. Mandala Hoops

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Tami Close in Seattle, Washington, writes, "Everything I know, I learned from Hula Hoops. As I’m sitting outside looking at my beautiful view, I was inspired to write about the significance of Hula Hoops in my life. ... As I remember who I truly am as an Infinite being of rainbow consciousness, I have a vivid memory of this rainbow consciousness as a child of five or six. In this experience, I allowed the energy of hula hoops to come into my life. I was a master at the art of hula hooping, and used this skill to “entertain” the customers in front of the local grocery store. Even at this young age, I knew who I was. As long as I stayed centered, and performed from the pure state of “fun,” then the hula hoop stayed in position." Full post: Tami Close

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The Springfield News-Leader reports, "'Whirling meditation,' 'blissful' and 'performing art' are among the words Heather Hughes uses to describe her hula-hooping hobby. Hughes, 24, of Dresden, Missouri, can spin a large hoop around her waist, chest, arms and fingers for stretches of time without stopping. She can toss the ring in the air, catch it and begin spinning it again. Hughes is able to step in and out of the hoop, and roll it across her outstretched arms and back in a position like she is taking a bow. Adults are often focused on activities for the purpose of work, exercise or other duties. Hughes said hooping gives her a break from those tasks of life and reminds her to play. 'Hoops are so associated with that sense of childhood, with that sense of play, it's almost like you can sidestep all those mental barriers and just play and that's amazing to me,' she said." Full story: Springfield News-Leader

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porteR in Los Angeles, California writes, "In February a fantastic human being made a hoola hoop for me in exchange for a CD. A worthwhile trade if ever there was one! I was instantly drawn to the feeling of hooping, especially since the girl who made it showed me how to dance with it. But I'm learning there is more to hooping than I thought. In the Ramayana, Rama draws a circle around Sita to protect her. A protective bubble. To me the idea of 'drawing a circle' or 'creating a circle' around oneself is a way to invisibly demarcate their energetic field. Those that earn their place in my circle are allowed to enter. They are allowed my attention and openness. Those who are not worthy of entering my circle are barricaded. They cannot poke holes in my aura--my energetic field..." Full post: porteR's house

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