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Flowtoys has officially launched Podpoi! These are the best LED poi I've played with yet! They're soft! The flowcord basically disappears into the poi. They are bright! They are rechargeable! These are awesome! I definitely recommend clicking through and getting a pair! This is a big step in the evolution of LED poi. 

Oh, and if you love me and want me to be supported as I make more poi videos and resources, note the image with the important information related to your shopping experience. But remember to NOT post such information on the internet. If you do, it get's deactivated and that's such a pain! I would love to contribute a lot to the poi world this year and your support goes a long way!

Here are a series of exercises related to rhythm and timing. This is to get ready for Poi Love Camp but it will be useful for anybody wanting to go deeper into choreography and moving with music. Have fun!

Jonathan Alvarez just exploded my mind with poi skill, great instruction, character, panache, and all around video quality. Check him out.

Jay sent me a link to this video. It's a nice example of focusing on body movement and dance, and funky music too!

Learning to thread the needle behidn your body will teach you great control over your planes. This will make all your patterns with opposites and butterflies more beautiful and confident. 

Learning to play with inspin and antispin on the horizontal plane will open a whole world of horizontal poi spinning. Enjoy!

Horizontal poi spinning looks way better if you can keep the poi spinning truly horizontal. Spinning over a table is a great way to learn!

In this video we look at laying the groundwork for good horizontal spinning, and adding helicopters between the arms to the basic corkscrew. Get ready to master all things horizontal! 

Any exercise program has the potential to benefit your health, or to cause more harm! It all depends on whether you take a safe approach. Watch this video to learn the keys to healthy strengthening and conditioning for poi.

A good warm up is possibly the single most important way to avoid injuries. In this video Sarah and Nick go through the basics of warming up for poi.

And here's the first of our example warmups: Nick's Walking Warmup!

Poi spinning tends to include a lot of reaching into extreme ranges, such as around the back, behind the head, etc. This can put the shoulders in a vulnerable position if the muscles aren't strong enough. In this video we show you how to do some simple strengthening exercises. 

Poi spinning tends to require a lot of inward rotation with the shoulders, and not much outward rotation. This can lead to an imbalance in the strength of stabilizing muscles, which in turn can make the shoulders vulnerable to injury. In this video we look at some exercises for strengthening outward rotation.

It's generally best to let your shoulders stay relaxed and down when you raise your arms above your head, but many poi spinners practically hike their shoulders up to their ears when doing windmill and other high moves. Here we look at how and why to keep your shoulders in the sockets.