Alien Jon

Empowering your State of Flow!

Join us for this 1st-of-it's-kind retreat, hosted by La Esquela del Sol.

If Playpoi and a Zen Monastery had a baby it would be this retreat. Nick Woolsey, Alien Jon, Banyan, Tea Faerie, and Thom Thumb of team Playpoi have joined forces to bring you a totally different kind of retreat. This week is fueled by a vision of something more important than poi tricks. We're aiming at tangible personal transformation and the ability to manifest the flow state at will.

Prepare to have your mind blown by a single poi, let alone two! Cyrille Humen from France brings yet another well edited montage of artistry, showcasing next level Poi technique melded with Contact Juggling.

We are offering our first ever international poi retreat for beginners with La Escuela Del Sol! 

Join us for a whole week of poi adventuring with Nick Woolsey, Alien Jon, and Banyan as our yoga teacher. The retreat is limited to 20 participants so best to register early if you want a spot. 

More partner poi passing, this time with more hats! Thom Thumb and I play with transitions between wall-plane passing and wheel plane passing, with a little hat stealing thrown in for good measure!

Alien Jon and Thom Thumb join Nick for a 4-Class Partner Poi Series (first two weeks of July) AND a Weekend Poi Intensive (July 8th - 11th). Come play with us in Toronto! For the locals, get a discount for taking both courses!

We've got some awesome ideas for playpoi instructional partner poi videos. The question is: are you into it? (let us know in the comments!)

For a taste of partner poi, here's Alien Jon and Burning Dan's review of their Fire Groove workshops.

Washington DC, USA | April 16 - 17

The mad poi scientist Alien Jon will be in DC the weekend of the 16th for four poi workshops!

Saturday, April 16:

• Poi fundamentals 1
• Partner poi foundations 

Sunday, April 17:

• Poi fundamentals 2
• Stall chasers, body tracers, and snakes

For details, rideshares, and shoutouts, go to Alien Jon Poi Workshops.

Reserve your spot, and have a blast!
For more Alien Jon, http://playpoi.com/alienjon

Moves that make you go "what the?!" make me happy! Here are a few flavors of a "what the?!" combo using (not)1.5's and stalls.

Granby, Colorado, USA | July 17 - 21

Colorado's got it going on, and up! This mile high flow arts conference will include a range of two-hour in-depth workshops led by master instructors from the hoop and poi community and guided lab workshops with lab instruction on a variety of spin disciplines.

It's worth the travel - check out the growing instructor list (including Alien Jon), and get ready for some seriously beautiful scenery! For details, visit thespinsummit.com.

Play, we're pretty sure, is a big part of making people happy. Since that's our plan and all, we're excited to share the news about Play Immersion (the festival formerly known as spherecamp).

It's a festival dedicated to play, like a fire arts training event but with more dance, theatre, and other such awesomeness. Alien Jon and our good friend Thom Thumb will be there to teach and play! Be sure to register soon, while early-bird tickets are still available! Also RSVP, keep up to date, and collaborate with other participants on the Facebook event page. 

Look out, Dallas - it's the return of the Alien! We hear you had a great time last year at Alien Jon's workshops, and we'll bet you'll love this year's too! Check out details and register at Alien Jon Dallas EventBrite. 

A quick taste of some fun stall chasers!

Alberta, Canada | June 17 - 19

This June in Alberta, Canada, join instructors and enthusiasts from around Canada, the states, and the world for three days of workshops, dance parties, and fun!

Hooping with SaFire and Babz
Poi with G, Alien Jon, Thom Thumb, and Jay Hale
Staff with Joey Vedres
Sabres/Swords with Daniel Tamagi
Dart with Ninja
Aerial hoop and silks with Spark
Belly dance with Laura West
Yoga with Spark

For details and registration, visit the SPIN OUT website!

My latest nano Tech Blog, filmed in Boulder Colorado.  

Thanks to Cyrille Humen for the over-shoulder meltdown inspiration, and to PaperDoll for the 4x4 fountain extension tracing reminder!

We've wrapped up our third annual Swiss Poi Retreat at the Balmeggberg! It was great fun -- spinning, sauna, and yummy organic food.

Check out our Swiss Poi Retreats album on Flickr for some beautiful photos, and check out our vlog from a day of training!