Journey of a hoop teacher: From basic skills to building community

Hoop Hoop Journey Spindoll

Suzy Spindoll takes us on her journey from dropping her hoop to leading her community to experience joy and freedom for themselves. When I hold a hula hoop in my hands I feel light. The hoop feels like an extension of my body; a protective sacred circle around me; but also a challenging and agile … Read more

Seated but not defeated: Spinning injury into an asset

Knee surgery! I don’t have time for this! But there it was, smack dab in the middle of my Hoop Love Coach Training 2016. Ugh! My first ever hoop classes were already scheduled around what I believed would only be a 2-week recovery. The procedure was a breeze but the recovery would require no-weight bearing … Read more

How to keep your hoop students motivated

How to keep your hoop students motivated

As hoop teachers we all want our students to leave class feeling energized with a sense of achievement. We want them to feel excited to practice at home and stay motivated both at home and in class. But what happens when they lose their hooping mojo? How can we keep them motivated? I asked the … Read more

How to make workouts for your hoop fitness class

Deanne Love shares how to make fitness hula hoop classes

So you got a new gig teaching at a fabulous women’s gym? Congrats! But you are freaking out because even though you have been teaching hoop dance for a while, you have done lots of training and you know how to facilitate creative and safe classes you NEED NEW MATERIAL! New class ideas. Hoop fitness … Read more

Inside the head of a hoop teacher. An example of “what you focus on grows”

Hula Hoop Teacher Training Hoop Love Coach training

How was your weekend? I fried my brain. Not in a party-til-the-break-of-dawn kind of way. More like a let’s-flip-all-of-your-thoughts-on-their-head-and-reshuffle-them-for-a-moment kind of way. It got messy for a while. I read a book called The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F by Mark Manson and I did my second hypnosis session with Marisa Peer in … Read more

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