That makes sense!

Thanks for asking. This is poi dancing. It’s an exercise, meditation, rehabilitation tool, performance, art, and personal development vehicle accessible to just about any mostly able bodied person. I started doing it because my friend randomly suggested I buy a set of beanbag poi which I didn’t know how to use and after I got into a car accident, my physical therapist said it would be good for my recovery. I continue to do it because all these things I listed are amazing and I feel better for experiencing them. Mostly, it feels really really good when you hit that special vibe like this one on fire on my practice channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5LFnKianNiZnrc I teach it and I’ve been doing so since I founded my school (Temple of Poi) in 2002 because there was no good instruction when I started yet this toy/tool/prop changed me and my life. I want to share that incredible gift with others while helping people cultivate their own discipline and expression through this practice - sometimes fun, sometimes challenging, often both. You can also do it on fire although not everybody chooses to do that. My youngest client to go to fire was 7; my oldest client 81. While it certainly isn’t for everyone, you may find it fun. If you’d like to give it a whirl, with a very small investment of resources, you can make your own poi out of household items: templeofpoi.wordpress.com/2016/02/15/6-ways-to-make-poi-out-of-household-item/ And you can download this free lesson made for beginners who never tried it before to teach them a poi dance combination- enter your email address and it will email you a download link. www.payloadz.com/d1/?id=2661230 I also have a Beginner Poi Performance Boot Camp run over Zoom to anywhere in the world - you can check out the details of that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWKniGmXat12p6M or templeofpoi.wordpress.com/2024/06/20/beginner-poi-performance-boot-camp-zoom/ Or if you want one on one lessons beyond the beginner material, I also offer instruction, the details of which you can check out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqaloKV6l7CcsNE Again, thanks for asking!

@@TempleofpoiAwesome, inshallah you keep on keeping on💗

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It’s a great drill too for balancing turns to both sides.

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My pleasure!

It’s not meant to impress anyone. It’s meant as an education tool for those who didn’t relevant which may not be you. Not everyone can be super advanced without assistance. 🥹

It’s not made to impress. It’s made to educate. 🥹

Supportive as always!!! ✨🙏✨🥹

I can’t help myself. 🥰

It’s wonderful you’re going into this practice knowing that. Did you order your poi yet?

Not yet. I’m in the middle of moving halfway across the country.

Make sure you add this one to your playlist!! Also, thanks for commenting because now I remember the video you’re talking about. 😊

Thank you and glad you liked it! I hope it helps with that pattern!

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Yah! Glad it helps.

I’m sorry that happened to you. It’s a bad introduction to the practice imo. Want to try it again with some guidance? I’ve met a lot of people who tried poi with terrible tools for beginners and then they took a thwack to their face or nuts or boobs and they put them down because it was so unpleasant. There are definitely better and worse tools for starting imo. I think beanbags are the way to go. NGL and say you can’t feel them at all but it’s a whole other thing than, say, tennis ball or contact juggling ball poi which have been pretty common over the years. Here’s some thoughts on starter poi: templeofpoi.wordpress.com/2016/02/15/6-ways-to-make-poi-out-of-household-item/

You might like the full 4 minutes if you liked the effects! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3a8ZqmCq9l9rck Meanwhile, do you know about my practice channel? No lessons on there. KZbin.com/GotFireDancing

@@Templeofpoi I'll check it out. Thank you.

sorry for the delay getting back to you -- long day. I also had a lot of thoughts I wanted to share. Per your inquiry about the poi, hands down, if you're serious about it, I recommend Flowtoys.com/podpoi. It's pricey but they have a great warranty, replacements at discounts, trade in for partial credit and I love their product. Plus I've known them for years. I don't get a kickback for promoting them either. They have very intelligent design functions across their brand and have an environmental consciousness about how they run their business. That said, I can appreciate the price tag feeling prohibitive. A few months ago I did a video analyzing a bunch of products on Amazon. Turned out I didn't like any of the ones I found for under $50 as a first set (I liked a few in other contexts) and if you watch this video it will explain the various reasons why. kzbin.info/www/bejne/moC5g5Z6qbOJr8U I recommend people make their own poi if they aren't sure they are going to love it so they don't invest too much into it and don't end up buying something that will end up in the landfill. There's so much you may not know about what you prefer in poi and some purchases have no flexibility in them. Cord thickness, stiffness, slipperiness, weight to length ratio, head size, head weight, head material, handle type, handle weight, grip requirements and on and on all impact what might make you chose one type of poi over another and I think it's very personal. IME, every poi has something to teach you if you work it to your edge. Thus, to help artists get more clear on what to consider when making a larger, more long term investment, I encourage people to make their own from household items which one can largely repurpose: templeofpoi.wordpress.com/2016/02/15/6-ways-to-make-poi-out-of-household-item/ Meanwhile, this channel obviously has a wealth of videos to explore. I do have some recommendations for beginners though. First, you can download this free lesson made for beginners who never tried it before to teach them a poi dance combination- enter your email address and it will email you a download link. www.payloadz.com/d1/?id=2661230 Additionally I have two beginner courses you can download. Beginner Poi Moves focuses on about 25 drills and over 50 different moves. The course is $50 and you can check it out here: store.payloadz.com/go?id=2640691 The combo above is a one of the things taught in that course so think of it as a sample of what you'd be studying. The second course is Beginner Poi Dance which focuses on expanding your repertoire and connecting the patterns together into sequences. If Beginner Moves is the alphabet of poi, Beginner Dance is the poetry of poi and while the poem may be something like “The Cat In The Hat” in it’s simplicity, simple can be effective. You would need to know, basically, all the material from the Beginner Moves course to effectively complete the Beginner Dance Course. Also, $50, you can check this course out here: store.payloadz.com/go/?id=2688705 If you want a preview of the material taught in this course, you can download this free lesson which includes one of the follow the flow videos from the last lesson: store.payloadz.com/go?id=2688710 All of that said, I also have a Beginner Poi Performance Boot Camp run over Zoom to anywhere in the world - you can check out the details of that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWKniGmXat12p6M or templeofpoi.wordpress.com/2024/06/20/beginner-poi-performance-boot-camp-zoom/ Or if you want one on one lessons beyond the beginner material, I also offer instruction, the details of which you can check out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqaloKV6l7CcsNE That's a lot of information. LMK if you have any other questions and feel invited to drop me a note directly over email if that's easier at GlitterGirl at TempleOfPoi. Hope you're having a great day!

@@Templeofpoi Oh this is wonderful! I've wanted to do this for years but have just decided it's time to at least start. I am moving to another city and thought that starting something new in a new city would be lovely. I will go with your favorite recommendation because I like what you said about the company. I'll let you know how it goes.

I’m not sure which “this” you mean. If it’s spinning poi, I got my first set in November 99 but didn’t actually see it until April 2000 which is when I started. If you mean teaching, I went pro and started the temple in January 2002. If you mean this move specifically, maybe a decade. If you mean teaching this move, this was the first time. If you mean making video tutorials from classes, since January 2023. If you mean teaching 1 on 1 zoom classes, April 2020. 🥹

@@Templeofpoi what a great reply! Thank you.

Out of curiosity, which were you asking?

@@Templeofpoi I wondered when did you first start doing poi as in the first time you became interested and bought a set to begin. :)

Thanks! Great Amazon find under “skater dress”!

Thank you again! This one is from RoseGal

Thanks for watching! ✨🙏✨

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Thanks so much! Do you also spin?

You’re very welcome! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend.

XDDDDDD

I hope that’s humor and you’re just fine!

@@Templeofpoi nah i was with him he swung that shit around like jasonborn

@@tijuanaflow8405well if he did it like Borne of course he’s okay since he’s invincible! 😂

The full tutorial is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqvRlqtsl9mre5o It’s linked in the shorter viewer too. Hope that clarifies.

It’s fun though I find it challenging still.

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Thank you beautiful!

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Yah! Thanks for taking the time! 🎉

This is a fun one! Enjoy!

It is a load of fun and it’s relatively easy unless you have shoulder pain ime. Enjoy!

Thanks for watching! ✨🙏✨

Me too! It’s fun! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did this week!

I’m so grateful for your positive support. I got two comments last night on two different videos from yesterday and one said “horrible” and the other said “mentally irregular.” Thank you. ✨🙏✨

@@Templeofpoi Oh good grief! Ignore people like that. (I know it's hard.) Just remember that you are doing great and people like that never have anyone who is glad to see them walk in the room. Their opinion doesn't matter. Only pay attention to constructive people. The others you don't need in your life. Keep it up. Building a site takes time which is why I always try to let your entire video play, like it and comment. Those all help a new site and what you are doing is good.

Yes yes. Of course that’s all true. I was more coming from the place of appreciating you appreciating me and taking the time to support me. The world seems strange to me since the pandemic and I thank my blessings where I can - your comments, positivity, and support being among them! Thanks for being a light in these strange times! ✨🙏✨🥹✨🙏✨

Poi is an exercise, meditation, rehabilitation tool, performance, art, and personal development vehicle accessible to just about any mostly able bodied person. I started doing it because my friend randomly suggested I buy a set of beanbag poi which I didn’t know how to use and after I got into a car accident, my physical therapist said it would be good for my recovery. I continue to do it because all these things I listed are amazing and I feel better for experiencing them. Mostly, it feels really really good when you hit that special vibe like this one on fire on my practice channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5LFnKianNiZnrc I teach it and I’ve been doing so since I founded my school (Temple of Poi) in 2002 because there was no good instruction when I started yet this toy/tool/prop changed me and my life. I want to share that incredible gift with others while helping people cultivate their own discipline and expression through this practice - sometimes fun, sometimes challenging, often both. You can also do it on fire although not everybody chooses to do that. My youngest client to go to fire was 7; my oldest client 81. While it certainly isn’t for everyone, you may find it fun. If you’d like to give it a whirl, with a very small investment of resources, you can make your own poi out of household items: templeofpoi.wordpress.com/2016/02/15/6-ways-to-make-poi-out-of-household-item/ And you can download this free lesson made for beginners who never tried it before to teach them a poi dance combination- enter your email address and it will email you a download link. www.payloadz.com/d1/?id=2661230 I also have a Beginner Poi Performance Boot Camp run over Zoom to anywhere in the world - you can check out the details of that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWKniGmXat12p6M or templeofpoi.wordpress.com/2024/06/20/beginner-poi-performance-boot-camp-zoom/ Again, thanks for asking!

Yes - like a full time focused on flow person who goes festival to festival and couch surfs. 🥹

😊 thank you!

Do you poi? If so I’d say start with the weave first then each barrel roll individually and then put it together. If you don’t, I have some recommendations on where to start!

I very much appreciate your support! It’s a great reward for putting these videos up daily!!! Hope you have a great weekend!

@@Templeofpoi You too!

I have a linked “related video” although for some reason the interface isn’t listing it presently for me and I imagine you’re seeing the same thing. (Or not seeing it…) Here’s the full video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYG5d3t4brWqedE