My friends Illzao and Banyan just made a trip to Sumatra, to perform a circus show for children, disabled groups, and retirement communities. Not much poi but lots of love and smiles and inspiration!
Nick, G, and Pali trekked to Singapore for a super secret project with the illustrious Karen. See the silliness, and get a behind-the-scenes look at what we've got in store.
Nick, G, and Pali have fixed up an old house in the rice fields of Bali to serve as poi headquarters while we bring you a bunch of new poi videos and community resources.
This is our first vlog of what we're calling "The Great Bali Poi Mapping Adventure"!
One of the most exciting and beautiful things about poi is the community that surrounds it. I know, it sounds cheesy, but it's entirely true: everywhere i go, I encounter amazing people who play with poi. And the better they are at poi, the better people they are.
Does poi prowess enhance personhood prowess? Is that possible? I'm beginning to suspect so. Investing time in playing and learning has cool side effects, and I think that's pretty awesome.
While we're in Bali, we like to hop over to the nearby Gili Islands now and then. Collected here are some of those adventures, from 2009 and 2010, featuring many of our wonderful poi friends!
Nick's spent a few months a year in Bali since first going in 2007. Playpoi artists often convenes there to work on projects and host retreats. Included here are some of our adventures, some of the people we've met, and lots of beauty.
I write from a plane to Toronto, exhausted, inspired, and happy. Alien Jon (contender for world's greatest poi artist), Burning Dan and Teafaerie from flowtemple.org, and Baz just visited me in Costa Rica for 2 weeks. It was great. They were helper elves for the last Costa Rica poi retreat, and then we spent a week shooting photos and videos, playing poi everywhere, and sharing our visions of the future of poi and the flow arts.
We had a great third year in Bali! Check out this album for a peek!
2010 Bali Playpoi Retreats: Go!
One of the most exciting and beautiful things about poi is the community that surrounds it. I know, it sounds cheesy, but it's entirely true: everywhere i go, I encounter amazing people who play with poi. And the better they are at poi, the better people they are.
Nick's spent a few months a year in Bali since first going in 2007. 
Many of the Playpoi team and friends gathered in Costa Rica in early 2009 for projects and retreats. Included here are photos of our adventures.