Rhythmic Snail: Music & Hoop Dance

Want to get your week started with some FUN, SILLY, CREATIVE cardio?

Calling all you teachers, hairdressers, or anyone else who has free time on Mondays! We are hooping at 9am this summer to try to “beat the heat.” Come out and join us!

No matter how many years it’s been since you picked up a hula hoop, you will be laughing and playing like a kid again at hoop class! 🤸🏾‍♂️

I can teach you the tricks, even if you’ve never been able to keep a hoop going. 🤷🏻‍♀️👩🏼‍🏫🤩

Even if you’ve always been the “stiff and awkward” one at dance parties - you can find your groove with a hoop! 💃🏽🕺🏼

Message me to sign up. 😎

Some new hoopspiration questions are in my stories today (or highlights if you miss it).

The theme is mental health since (a) it’s always important, and (b) May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

Join me to check in with our current mental health strategies and struggles, and share if you feel comfortable. 💜💙💖 I love getting to know y’all on a deeper level whenever we share these back and forth!

My lovely amazing music therapist friend, Lela, is creating videos about music therapy and mental health! Check out her YouTube for a little virtual self-exploration session and to learn more about music therapy! 😍

https://youtu.be/hoDY5aRj_Z4

I always learn so much from my music therapist friends. They remind me of all the ways music can help us grow as humans and heal through our challenges!

What Do Your Music Playlists Say About You?: A Music Therapy Intervention For Self-Awareness I’m Lela from Uku-Lela Therapy! I am a board-certified music therapist and mental health counselor. I use music in fun, creative, and research-based ways to ...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health is something we all have to take care of. Sometimes that means preventive care: when we feel pretty healthy, or when we start to feel our thoughts slipping or stress rising. Sometimes it means more targeted care: for those who are experiencing mental illness or a challenging situation, whether acute or long-term. Just like we aim to eat healthy foods, take showers, go to the doctor for a checkup, or go to the doctor when we're sick, we can feed our mental health well, take time for activities that make us feel good, visit mental health specialists to check in, and seek specific help when we are mentally unwell. There are still many barriers and stigma around accessing mental health care. We have a long way to go, but progress starts with awareness.

Consider starting this month with a self check-in, since mental health affects *everyone* in various ways.

-What do you currently do that keeps your mind feeling healthy? It could be anything, big or small.

-When you start to feel your mindset slipping or stress rising, what are your little safety nets that pick you up, reset, or get you back on track to feeling better?

-Do you need help with something that's affecting your mental health or daily life? There is a resource out there for you, and it is okay to ask for help!

**I am not a mental health professional, but I am passionate about advocating for mental health! If you're looking for an uplifting movement activity to support your mental health or a friend's, my hoop classes are open for you to try! If you need other forms of support, I can always offer a friendly listening ear, and can refer you to organizations with a person who's more qualified to help. 💗💙💜

The hoops are waiting to be spun at MHCC! 😎

Join us Thursday at 3pm or Friday at 6pm to try it! No experience necessary. Open to adults of all ages! Message me to sign up in advance - limit 5 participants per class.

My flow video might be blocked for music IDK but this is the sequence I was flowing through! (Excepted I couldn’t duck out so I ducked in lol 🦆)

Ten “it’s okay to” messages from me to you!

Give yourself permission to make your hoop practice your own. 💜 What else do you tell yourself *it’s okay* to do? Within your hoop practice or in life in general?

~there’s a blank copy of this cute lil template in my insta stories (will put in highlights later) if you want to share your own 😊 and/or plaster them around your hoop space hehe~

🌷 April NEW class & other updates 🌷

Fridays at 6pm we're starting a "Hoopy Hour" class & jam. This can be a great way to wind down and transition into your weekend! Free of charge or by donation at this time (sponsored by the Mental Health Community Center). No experience necessary, clean hoops provided, masks required. Message me if you'd like to join! We start this Friday, April 9th.

Other times to hoop with us:
-Thursdays 3pm hoop group at MHCC
-Hoop on Zoom: select Sunday afternoons (time varies)
-PRIVATE Classes/Lessons: for anyone who's itching to hoop, can't make the above times, or wants a class with younger kids. You pick time/place/people.

Message me if you're coming or you'd like more info!

Hope you're all having a lovely Spring, enjoying a little extra daylight, and staying healthy. 💗💗🐌