TESTIMONIALS

Read what people are saying!!

~ It was great to see you too!  Just to say it again, I can't thank you enough.  I know that I was ready for something different and to really let go, but meeting and speaking with you unlocked it for me and I so deeply appreciate you.

Where do I even begin to say how hooping has been and what it has done for me!  I am a deeply intense person who takes things, including myself, very seriously and I spend a lot of energy examining, contemplating and doing things to best serve those I have the privilege of working with.  Although I actually like this part of who I am, I can exhaust myself.  Hooping has helped me lighten up--my energy is better, more positive, more hopeful and allows me to foster my intensity, contemplation, and work in a way that no longer drains my spirit, but that inspires my creativity and innovation in new and powerful ways and hopefully positively influences those around me. 

As for the physical benefits of hooping, I always dreaded exercising.  It felt like a chore, an obligation, something I had to drag myself to and more often than not--I'd find ways to avoid it which in turn perpetuated my guilt for not doing it!  Since I started hooping, I have shifted from a mindset of obligation and guilt to a healthy and enjoyable lifestyle which means I look forward to getting into my sweats, turning on the music and grabbing my hoop. Given my overall lifestyle shift since I started hooping in the beginning of December, I have lost about 30lbs  and I feel great!
ac, 31, Director of a Non-Profit Organization

~ Dear Ariana and Laura,
I just wanted to thank you for bringing Hooping Harmony to our Parents Week-end here at Landmark College. The feedback from parents and students was spectacular. Your colorful, enthusiastic and energetic presence helped set the tone for a very fun, and relaxing week-end at the college. There is something about hula hooping that delights not only the people who dare to do it but also those who are watching. I must say that your smiling faces and encouragement helped many folks who might otherwise not have given a hoop a whirl give it a try. We will definitely have you back!
Thanks again, - Tori Tilson, MA
Wellness Committee Co-chair
Landmark College


~ I knew I'd like having an LED hoop but I really love it and yours are truly spectacular! And I'm soooo happy they're so bright and so quiet and so light. I feel spoiled :)      Kita

~ Hi Laura and Ariana,
I can't thank you enough for your participation in our health fair today. You were wonderful with our patients and enlightened all of us with the value of "hooping" for both our physical and psychological well being.  I was so happy to have met both of you.  I'm looking forward to the next time we meet.  I'm hoping we can incorporate hooping into our hospital wide wellness initiative. Thank you so much again!
Sincerely, - Jeff Rosow DMD

~ I love my LED hoop from Hooping Harmony! When I walk on stage it always gets a big reaction from the audience. The LEDs are so bright you can even tell its glowing in broad daylight.  Hooping Harmony has a great selection of unusual LED colors that really make them stand out from other LED hoops, and Laura Marie was great to work with in designing the perfect hoop for me.  The hoop is super light and easy to use, and I love that the on/off switch is protected inside the hoop; this thing is nigh indestructible, so there's no worry of breaking it.  I can't tell you how much I love that its rechargeable - I never need to buy new batteries and even if I forget to charge it in advance, it comes with a car charger too!
-Dominique Immora (www.dominiqueimmora.com)

~ Hooping Harmony has brought together teens and adults living with a chronic illness to socialize, exercise, and allow some fun and joy into their lives.  Eileen Theroux, RN, Dept Pediatrics, Baystate Medical Center

~ Great Party!!! Just gazing at the scene of green grass, colorful hula-hoops, playful beautiful children and happy people made me feel really good!       Susan

~ Laura Marie and Ariana came to our block party this year.  It was one of those incredibly clear and sunny New England fall days -- perfect for our neighborhood celebration.  About 100 people were milling about talking, listening to the music, playing games and eating of course.  They arrived with what felt like an art portfolio of multi-colored sparkling hula hoops.  They  played some games with the kids to get everyone involved and before long, 15 people were learning to hoop.  People got out of their chairs and played -- the colors and the laughter was infectious.  Quite a few of us were so hooked we just had to buy our own hoops that very evening.  And after 2 hours of hooping, as it was getting dark, and people were leaving, everyone said that this was the best party yet. 

Thanks in large part to the joy that Laura Marie and Ariana brought to our neighborhood with their hoops. Joan Tabachnick
Director of Educational Initatives
age 50

~ Hooping has been a great way to play together as a family.  It has also been a fun way for us to work on coordination and developing rhythm and a fabulous way to stay active in a fun, creative, and challenging fashion. - Ellen Goldsmith
Clinical Social Worker
Age 44

~ I am overwhelmed with your generosity to our program and am forever grateful for the work you both did with the students last year. Jen and I are thankful to have met both of you and hope to meet with you again.  Thanks again for the beautiful hoops and best to you both.  Elaine M – teacher Collaborative Education Group

~ Ladies,  thank you for the great service!! - Darline Ellis

~ I was looking for a new hobby and Hooping just fell into my lap. I could not be happier with the experience.  This is a life-changing hobby for me, after just a few weeks, I feel rejuvenated and have more energy than ever. I look forward to picking up my hoop every day and just playing. Yes it is a great workout, but that's how I feel, like I am playing. Before I know it two hours have gone by sometimes, I just can't get enough. I have always enjoyed music and dance and this is something I will do for the rest of my life!
New Hoop Fanatic
Deedra Dumas

~ When I first saw a park full of hula-hoopers, I almost kept walking, thinking I was too good for such silliness.  After 5 minutes in a hoop, however, all my apprehension vanished and I realized how truly enlightening the hoop can be.  In the several months since I started hooping, I've increased in flexibility and muscle tone.  My abs and core have gotten an incredible workout, and I am now more aware of my body than I ever was before I hooped.  My personality has also been affected, as hooping has taught me to touch the universal truths inherent in every person.  We are all beings of beauty, and hooping has helped me to see that beauty in myself and others."

And, of course, about the lighted hoops:

"Hooping in a dark club, my body surrounded by light, I was able to expand beyond myself, reaching out to the light inherent within everyone in that room, raising us all to a new level of brilliance."
"There is nothing so liberating and joyous as feeling the light wrap around you as you hoop."
 Joe Lastowski

~ Thanks so much for coming down to our hospital today for our Community Health Fair.  It was so exciting witnessing the staff and the patients getting involved in hooping and having some fun.  Because we run a large psychiatric facility, it is sometimes difficult for the patients to spontaneously have fun and your work today proved that recovery is truly possible.  You and Laura did a beautiful job motivating people without any judgments.  The staff are already talking about having you back to do groups!
Thanks Again,
Jane Fleishman
Director, Staff Development
Connecticut Valley Hospital

~ I Love my Super Bling Hoop!!!  You have the best hoops and best service ever.    JK

~ Your hoop has totally healed me!  Wonderful for trimming up post pregnancy and for releasing stress and tension.  Thank you!       Rae, NoHo

~ When I went in for my required annual doctor’s appointment I had lost eight pounds and was in so much better shape my doctor was surprised.  I had to confess that I have been hooping regularly.  Tom H., UPS

~ My lower back has hurt chronically for the last 15 years. After only one hoop class with Ariana and Laura Marie I felt so much relief that I have joined the ranks of happy hoopers.  Sue W., Age 63

~ Hi Laura! I got my Super Nova LED hoop and it's beautiful. I love it, the weight is perfect and it feels very balanced. Jamie

~ Thank you SO very much for getting my new LED hoop to me by Halloween!  I had so much fun hooping it up at the Halloween music festival, and so did all the many people who were drawn in by how pretty the hoop looked. I of course told them all about you guys and how nice you were! :-)
Again, thanks so much for sending me my fabulous new hoop so fast. Laura D.