Hey Dallas Area Hoopers,

There is a thriving hoop community in North Carolina, and a part of that hoop boom is due to the Hoop Pathers. They combine many aspects of hooping with meditation and spirituality (I'm over simplifying it, but more info can be found below).

They are interested in bringing their Hoop Path Workshop to Austin in March of 2008. This would be a 2 day workshop over a weekend, approximately 6 1/2 hours. Being that Dallas is so close, and there are a number of hoopers there, I thought there might be some interest in participating in a Hoop Path workshop.

If you aren't familiar with Hoop Path, see the info below, or check out their tribe:
tribes.tribe.net/thehooppath

I will be looking for spaces soon, and getting back to Ann about this as info comes along. If this is something that you would like to participate in, please reply here, or email me: carrin ( a t ) carrin (d o t) org

Thanks,
Carrin

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Jonathan Baxter picked up a hoop for the first time six years ago, thinking it would help him rehabilitate some injured shoulder muscles. He never dreamed it would develop into a daily meditation that totally transformed him, inside and out. Over the years he has logged in thousands and thousands of hooping hours--what we on the Hoop Path call "flight time. Baxter's commitment to his Practice has revealed to him many of the profound subtleties to be found this ecstatic movement. This extensive and direct involvement with "hoopgnosis," coupled with Baxter's unique gifts as a storyteller and guide, make him an extraordinary teacher.

His course, The Hoop Path, equally emphasizes both the spiritual and the technical dimensions of hoopdance. Through personal story and myth, Baxter deepens the student's metaphorical and physical understanding of a wide variety of hoop moves and dynamics. His connection to his students is genuine and distinctive--as much as help you become skilled and graceful hooper, Bax wants to help you connect to your inner rhythm, and know yourself from that place.