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Can you please help a fellow hoop sister? I need likes on my video for a contest to go to Hanuman festival by tonight. We’re in the top five and I’ve never been so close to winning such a great prize. I’m sorry to ask, but please help me. https://youtu.be/e89109N5RBQ

Got down in grant park today, seriously enjoying this beautiful weather.

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Hi Fellow HOOPER! Can you please help a hoop sister out by liking a video my sis and I made? We’re the only hoopers of the finalists and we could win a trip to Hanuman festival. I need the highest number of thumbs up by tonight 4/1/15. Much love. Thanks for supporting hoopers. Hanumanji Finalist Miss Lulu Lam.  https://youtu.be/e89109N5RBQ

greenhouse hoops part 2

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Hi Fellow HOOPER! Can you please help a hoop sister out by liking a video my sis and I made? We’re the only hoopers of the finalists and we could win a trip to Hanuman festival. I need the highest number of thumbs up by tonight 4/1/15. Much love. Thanks for supporting hoopers. Hanumanji Finalist Miss Lulu Lam.  https://youtu.be/e89109N5RBQ

Yo diggity*

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Timothy Von Senden

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Please please please help me!!! I just need 40 more likes to win a trip to Colorado and go to a yoga festival. If you like the video let me know and I’ll follow you on IG or tumblr. I will make u a casserole! I will send u a muffin! Please the deadline is March 31st. Shameless shameless begging. Have u ever been close to winning anything?!!? I have not !

Until now.

Only you can prevent forest fires.

Please like the video. http://youtu.be/e89109N5RBQ

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Hi! Where did you buy the hoop from your "The Crypt - Figure ft Khadfi Dub Monsters" video?

Hey thanks for noticing! I got the helix hoop from proton labs! I still recommend it an I got the hdpe material as opposed to polypro. It's a 32 inch but I wish I got it a bit smaller. I recommend maybe a 30 inch instead. Happy hooplah! Rawer

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I’m excited for this weeks challenge! #Repost from @hoopyogi —- Updated version! Welcome to week 1 of the November #StretchANDspin yoga/hoop challenge! These are the first seven poses. Each night I will be posting pictures/videos of the next day’s pose. One pose with a hoop and one pose without. You can choose one or the other or post both. There will be daily prizes as well as monthly prizes for those who post daily. This challenge starts November 1st. Read all the rules to make sure you’ve done everything. 1. Repost this picture and tag #StretchANDspin along with @hoopyogi @bray80 @peacesoftuesday @candycrystalss @gypsysewl and @cosmicsun_ in your post to be officially entered for the week. 2. In your daily posts, make sure you tag the hashtag, my profile and all the sponsor’s profiles listed in step 1. 3. Be respectful and supportive of others doing this challenge! 4. Make sure you’re following myself and all the sponsors to be entered! Namaste! :3 #hulahoops #yoga #yogi #yogalove #yogaspam #yogaoutside #yogaeverydamnday #hooplove #hoopspam #hoopsandyoga #challenge #flow #balance #hooplah #hooper #yogiswhohoop

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Carnage at Beyond Wonderland 2014

Seeing the second half of Carnage at this year's Beyond Wonderland was a pleasant surprise. He featured trap, hip-hop, and big-room house all in one set being a real crowd pleaser. Carnage got the party going by paying homage to Benny Benassi with “Satisfaction” and “Tell Me” by RL Grime. Heads are nodding with everyone dancing harder with the cooler temperatures whilst the sun is setting. The lights behind the graphics screen are getting brighter and Carnage mixes unexpected drops with familiar intros. Insomniac did a splendid job with the DJ set times as Carnage was clearly one of the more talented dj's compared some that played earlier in the day. For example, Borgeous did a nice mashup of “Tremor” and “Ping Pong” which was very reminiscent of Hardwell's set at Ulta. Each DJ creating a synchronized crowd wave with each notch of the ping pong sounding notes and mixing the two songs in a similar manner. Even though I could tell when “Ping Pong” was going to come and it was still well-done but not spectacular. I'm constantly looking for something new and/or original. Carnage mixed the same two songs but cheers ensued at the unexpected vocals of “Harder Better Faster Stronger” go along with each of the notes. He made the mash-up far more musically enjoyable with the constant dance-ability and uniqueness to the blending of all three songs. It felt like it was orchestrated, composed as a cohesive piece. The energy of the dance floor was vibrating. I was already impressed when he changed the drop for “Booyah” by Showtek into a different style than the original, but Carnage ended so strong that my friends and I looked at each other with approval.  

A link to his set on Soundcloud

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Do You Love Someone With Depression?

If you have a partner or are close to someone who struggles with depression, you may not always know how to show them you love them. One day they may seem fine, and the next they are sad, distant and may push you away. It is important that you know that as a person who is close to them and trusted by them, you can help your friend or partner have shorter, less severe bouts of depression. Mental illness is as real as physical illness (it is physical actually, read more about that��here) and your partner needs you as much as they would need to be cared for if they had the flu.

Your relationship may seem one-sided during these times, but by helping your partner through a very difficult and painful affliction, you are strengthening your relationship and their mental health in the long term.

1. Help them keep clutter at bay.

When a person begins spiraling into depression, they may feel like they are slowing down while the world around them speeds up. The mail may end up in stacks, dishes can pile up in the sink, laundry may go undone as the depressed person begins to feel more and more overwhelmed by their daily routine and unable to keep up. By giving your partner some extra help sorting mail, washing dishes or using paper plates and keeping chaos in check in general, you’ll be giving them (and yourself) the gift of a calm  environment. (I’m a fan of the minimalist movement because of this, you can read more about that here.)

2. Fix them a healthy meal.

Your partner may do one of two things when they are in a depressed state. They may eat very little, or they may overeat. In either case, they may find that driving through a fast food restaurant or ordering a pizza online is just easier than fixing a meal. Eating like this, or neglecting to eat will only degrade your partner’s health, causing them to go deeper into their depression. Help your loved one keep their body healthy, and their mind will follow. This is a great article that talks about the “Brain Diet” which can help the symptoms of depression, and this article talks about how our modern diet could contribute to the recent rise in depression. Here is a recipe for a trail mix that is quick to make and has mood-boosting properties.

3.Get them outside.

 The benefits of getting outside for a depressed person are huge. And it is possibly the last thing on earth your partner will want to do. Take them to be somewhere in nature. Pack a picnic and lie in the sun, take a leisurely hike or plant a garden. Being barefoot in the dirt, or “earthing” helps ground the body and reverse the effects of living in a world of emf’s, and digging in soil can actually act as an antidepressant, as a strain of bacterium in soil, Mycobacterium vaccae, triggers the release of seratonin, which in turn elevates mood and decreases anxiety. Sunshine increases Vitamin D production which can help alleviate depression. My friend Elizabeth wrote an excellent post about Vitamin D and its link to depression here.  For more information about other sources of Vitamin D, this is a great post as well as this.

4. Ask them to help you understand what they’re feeling.

If your partner is able to articulate what they are going through, it will help them and you better understand what you are dealing with, and may give insight into a plan of action for helping your partner. Also, feeling alone is common for a depressed person and anything that combats that feeling will help alleviate the severity and length of the depression.

5. Encourage them to focus on self-care.

Depressed people often stop taking care of themselves. Showering, getting haircuts, going to the doctor or dentist, it’s all just too hard, and they don’t deserve to be well taken care of anyway in their minds. This can snowball quickly into greater feelings of worthlessness since “Now I’m such a mess, no one could ever love me”. Help your loved one by being proactive. Tell them “I’m going to do the dishes, why don’t you go enjoy a bubble bath?” can give them the permission they won’t give themselves to do something normal, healthy and self-loving.

6. Hug them.

Studies show that a sincere hug that lasts longer than 20 seconds can release feel-good chemicals in the brain and elevate the mood of the giver and receiver. Depressed people often don’t want to be touched, but a sincere hug with no expectation of anything further can give your partner a lift.

7. Laugh with them.

Telling a silly joke, watching a comedy or seeing a stand up comedian will encourage your partner to laugh in spite of themselves. Laughing releases endorphins and studies show can actually counteract symptoms of depression and anxiety.

8. Reassure them that you can handle their feelings.

Your partner may be feeling worthless, angry and even guilty while they are depressed. They may be afraid that they will end up alone because no one will put up with their episodes forever. Reassure them that you are in the relationship for the long haul and they won’t scare you away because they have an illness.

9. Challenge their destructive thoughts.

A depressed person’s mind can be a never-ending loop of painful, destructive thoughts. “I’m unlovable, I’m a failure, I’m ugly, I’m stupid”. Challenge these untruths with the truth. “You’re not unlovable, I love you. You aren’t a failure, here are all the things you’ve accomplished.”

10.Remind them why you love them.

Look at pictures of happy times you’ve had together. Tell them your favorite things about them. Reminisce about your relationship and all the positive things that have happened, and remind your partner that you love them and they will get through this.

(via The Darling Bakers)

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Beyond Wonderland Bay area 2014

I had a wonderful time at Beyond Wonderland! Everyone was so festive and creative with their costumes--guys and girls, that it was simply a beautiful place to be. There were hoopers around and the entire venue was like a big party. I hooped at Sound Remedy with my whole heart and a nice gentleman came up to me to say hello. He said my hooping was on point with the music and just wanted to watch and give props. I was so immensely happy to hear it! Most of all I was just so happy to hear the amazing music being played. This man gave me the bracelet that said courage. He didn't know, but it was perfect because hooping gave me courage to dance in front of people. 

The crowd had pretty good vibes. Check out the amazing "hooplah" bracelet! It literally has hoops on it! Oh my gosh. 

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[FEM]Knex “freak” 05.22.14

Thats my friend :)

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5 newly added EDM songs to my Making Love Playlist

1. "Shut Up & Sing V2.0" by Greta Svabo Bech x Zeds Dead - There's so much edm music out there that you cannot really blame me for having not discovered this before. Maybe this is an oldie for you but perhaps this your chance to revisit this song. 

2. "Walk on by" by Noosa (Sound Remedy Remix) - This was the song on that amazing tutting video I reblogged before. 

3. "Breathless" ft. Michelle Quezada Extended Mix by Candyland - It's got an electropop happy break down of the pretty female vocals that start out almost like a ballad. When the drop hits it can be a little more into the typical EDM sound that isn't everyone's cup of tea. BUT I LOVE IT!

4. "Run on Love feat. Tove Lo" radio edit by Lucas Nord - The words "run on love for a while" has such a passionate melody. It's a song that is like edm pop that makes you fall in love reminiscent of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" upbeat with electric guitar scales at the drop.

5. "Love Is All I Got" by Feed Me, Crystal Fighters - Starts off slower, almost reggae-like singing rap, and you may not be sure if you will like it. Then funky beats pick up the pace a little bit and a whompy orchestra of synths get you groovin'. 

These songs link to youtube for your quick listening enjoyment, especially if you refuse to cave into Spotify. These are all on Spotify, however, and you should follow my playlist Making Love by Christina Lien Nguyen if you would like to hear these one after another conveniently and with other suggestions by me. Listen on! Find new good shit. 

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I put on a good show for sandbars full moon party! I should have gotten the bar and venue in the background. Whoops

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After I hooped at Sandbar I stopped at Tonic. I was exhausted. 

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To celebrate the coming of fall I brought my hoop  downtown and wanted to dance to the epic music being played. Luckily the photographers there wanted to jump in on the photo op. I'm really thankful to EOS lounge that they post these pictures!!! Working on a new video.