Our retreats are all about Connection...
Our intention is to help you connect deeper:
to your authentic self,
to nature,
to your hoop dance practice,
and to other women of shared interests.
PNW HOOP RETREATS
Do you love hooping and desire to increase your abilities?
Looking for a fun adventure in a nurturing and supportive environment?
Our secluded get-a-way has the comforts of home surrounded by the beauty of nature.
We offer:
Intensive hoop workshops
Restorative Yoga classes
Meditative nature walks
Mindfulness exercises
Sunset hoop jams
LED glow session
and much more!
Our retreats are designed with all skill levels in mind, so no matter if you are a total newbie beginner or well advanced in your practice our professional instructors are ready to work with you to help you achieve your personal best. All activities are optional, so you can partake in as much or as little as you like.
Our retreats are truly small and intimate with maximum of 30 guest hoopers.
Come Grow with us!
2025 Dates
Aug 21st-24th
Venue
Past retreats were held on the southern OR coast, and in the mountains of Northern California near Mt. Shasta.
We're excited that our 2025 retreat will be back in a coastal location! In the hills of S Humboldt County In Northern CA. Love the coast, rivers, and Redwoods? If so, this is your place.
Peaceful and private setting with woods, open meadows, a beautiful mountain stream with private access, and sparkling night skies.
Accommodations this year have a rustic summer camp vibe, with cozy cabins, and cabin dorms. as well as some camping options.
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Paula V.
My attendance at the Southern Oregon Coast hoop retreat was absolutely wonderful. I cannot say enough about how positive my entire experience was from start to finish. The instructors were so patient, kind, and knowledgeable and are gifted in teaching the art of hooping to all levels. There were other various options of classes to partake in such as yoga and a chakra dance.
The property is absolutely gorgeous and the accommodations were so comfortable and welcoming. The meals provided were all deliciously homemade and healthy.
Em Robbins does a phenomenal job of hosting this wonderful retreat. I look forward to attending the next one.
Guest Reviews
Morgan B.
I attended the Coastal Hoop Retreat for the first time in 2022. Upon registering I had no idea what to expect, I just knew that the retreat looked like a lot of fun and a great way to build my hoop community as well as enjoy some time on the beach. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this retreat FAR exceeded my expectations in every possible way and was forever life changing.
I had been in a dark place mentally and emotionally and was in dire need of community and love. What I found at this retreat was all of that and so much more. I found my life long soul tribe and forever friends that continue to shower me in love on a daily basis. More than that I found my love for myself.
This retreat was more than just a TON of fun, it was spiritually uplifting and left me feeling whole again.
I will be forever grateful to Em for hosting such an incredible event that literally set my life on fire (in the best of ways), and for doing such an amazing job feeding us such delicious food!
This retreat was life changing and I cannot wait to come back.
The mountain is calling"
Laurissa B.
This retreat is magical! The location is stunning and the community is so welcoming. As a shy introvert attending for the first time was definitely outside my comfort zone. Meeting this group of passionate and supportive women was life changing for me. If you want to make friends with other flow artists this is the place to do it! I always leave feeling inspired with new moves and a deep sense of connection with our little community. Em is an all out superstar: amazing hostess, organizer, and cook. She accommodates my vegan diet fabulously. This weekend is nourishing for the mind, body, and soul. I am so grateful for the opportunity to attend, and I can not wait to go back!"
2025 Instructors
Brecken Rivara
Brecken has been teaching hoop dance since 2007.
What had begun two years earlier as a living room dance party (... and to some degree, always will be) extended into an ever-evolving-exploration of how to use the hoop as a movement teacher.
She is known and celebrated for her dynamic, ragdoll qualities, speedy barrel rolls and more recently “floor hooping;” all of which are tethered to methods that she has now taught in over 100 locations worldwide.
She is SO excited to be at the Coastal Hoop Flow Retreat! and returning to her Hoop Tribe. She sends her sincere thanks to you all for keeping the dance alive.
Kendall Rae Moyer
Kendall Rae of @Hoop with Kendall is an established movement artist who views movement as a tool for personal empowerment. She has been working with the hoop for 14 years, and is passionate about sharing hoop as a pathway to fun, building confidence, and connecting to the innate wisdom of your body. Because of her study in yoga and massage therapy, Kendall is able to offer powerful alignment cues that ensure you're feeling good inside your hoop!
In addition to instruction, Kendall is an established hula hoop artist touring the US with her performing partner. Check out their company, Bright Heart Circus!
Social @hoopwithkendall
Hooptimism
Hooptimism is a multi-prop fire performer and flow artist with 10+ years of experience in single and multi-hooping, acrobatic hooping, and multiple fire props. She is a member of multiple professional flow groups including The Firemingos and Lumia Dance Company, where she also serves a board member and choreographer. Before discovering her passion for hoop dance, her first creative love was musical theatre. She has over 15 years of experience in voice, acting, tap, jazz, ballet, and acro. Hooptimism has performed in a wide variety of events and shows across the US, including renowned festivals, weddings, family events, and larger community events. In addition to performing, Hooptimism has substantial teaching experience. She has led three ten-week beginner performance and hoop dance class series for children and teens since 2010, and also regularly provides private lessons and tutorials for children and adults.
Hooptimism’s specific brand of flow performance reflects her past experience as a theatre performer, as she is very driven in her dance by the connection of movement and music. Her performances are often character driven and tell a certain story. In this way she invites her audiences to connect to the present moment when they watch her dances, by truly feeling the music and how it brings out certain movements and weaves a narrative together. Hooptimism believes that connecting to oneself and others through flow arts brings about a sense of pure joy and hope, which leads to a certain optimism about life and the world that can emerge from taking the time to dance and flow.
Social @_hooptimism_
Alex Chana Eisenberg
Over the past decade, Alex Chana Eisenberg (aka Chana Hoops) has performed on stages, in street festivals, and in a variety of unexpected settings, showcasing her versatility and profound love of the art. She’s a proud member of the Feral Fire Flow Collective and is deeply involved in her local circus community at Pop-Up Movement where she juggles many hats: instructor, student, performer, housekeeper, and groundskeeper. In addition to coaching hooping, she also teaches general circus and indoor parkour for kids, while honing her own skills in cyr wheel, juggling, and handstands. When Alex is not circus-ing, she’s probably writing poetry in her off-grid cabin next to a purring cat named Grendel.
Social @chana.hoops
Claire Mayo
This will be the 5th year Claire has attended our retreats as a guest and the second year she's also bringing her Astrology talents!
Claire is an Astrologer, Level 2 Reiki Practitioner, and Hairstylist in the PNW.
"I practice what’s known as Hellenistic or Traditional Astrology where we focus on timing, cycles, and activations in a person’s life to find ways to best utilize the rhythms currently at play and find greater appreciation and acceptance of our inherent gifts and life struggles. Many people don’t realize our birth chart is capable of showing us more than just a mirror of our psychology, (which don’t get me wrong that’s incredibly validating and worthwhile all by itself) but it can ALSO help us understand where we are in our life’s journey. You hear the expression all the time that we are on a path, but we are stumbling along, finding our way as we go, and in the dark. Astrology can let you know the terrain that path is on, the topography, the weather conditions, the vistas and rough patches along the way, as well as the tools you already have with you. Wouldn’t that information make your trip easier? You could then be better mentally and emotionally prepared and use your resources accordingly. I started my studies in astrology during the dark times of the pandemic when many of us were left to our own devices for better or worse; Astrology has been one of the most helpful and rewarding pursuits I’ve taken on (besides when I started hula hooping) and it has been invaluable during these wild times. I’d love to share the life hacks, rhythms, and gifts your chart is holding safe for you so that you can gain deeper acceptance and discernment while navigating your life path to its fullest potential.
More Instructor Info Coming Soon!
