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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're pleased as poi pickles to announce the new playpoi.com! Read more for info about the upgrades, including a new navigation system, video lightboxes, facebook comments, the disqus comment system, community forums, and a Frequently Asked Questions section!

We love poi videos! But we have to say: while technique is cool, sometimes it's all about the play.

We bring you the eye and heart of Thom Thumb, here to show us the joy that can be created when playfully immersed in the moment. Watch for his video shares here on playpoi.com!

2010 was a fun year for Playpoi retreats! Here is some recently rediscovered footage of Alien Jon spinning fire at retreats in Bali and Switzerland.

Meet our good friend and Cirque du Soleil veteran Srikanta Barefoot! He's an amazing performer, artistic director, and teacher from Santa Cruz, CA.

We highly endorse his workshops, so if you're thinking about doing one, do. (this is especially true if you're hoping to develop yourself as a performer). Ad without further ado, we give you... Srikanta!

Jon sent us this link to Richard Hartnell's "Meaning of Flow" video. Very well done! The question is... why do YOU flow?

Toronto Workshops: We're happy to be offering two more eight-class poi courses in Toronto this January: Fundamentals of Poi and Beyond the Basics. 

Ottawa Workshops: There are also several spaces in the Ottawa Poi Workshops, Dec 11-12 (although we realize that's not actually 2011). 

Bali Poi Retreat: Join us forpoi and yoga in Bali with Nick and G as the poi teachers and Banyan and Adrian as our Yoga teachers. This retreat will be a balance of poi and yoga, so it's for those who know they love yoga. 

Costa Rica Retreat: or come and be part of our poi and yoga retreat in Costa Rica with Nick and Chris Rovo as the poi teachers and Banyan as our yoga teacher. This retreat will be a balance of poi, more poi, yoga, beaches, and maybe some surprise hooping opportunities :) 

In a few months we will also announce summer and fall retreats, probably closer to Europe. Happy playing :)

Did summer leave you wanting to learn more poi? Great! Below is a list of upcoming playpoi workshops and retreats with Nick Woolsey:

Was it G or Alien Jon that showed us this? We're not sure. Either way, it's awesome.

Partner poi with precision and sass by Thomas Nevisoul and François

Ok, we can't make the fish happy if there aren't any left...

Fish are cool

Fish are keen

Give us all

A jelly bean!

Setting up Poi Headquarters in a lush tropical country can be interesting...

The next video in this series got promoted to inspiration status!  Find it in the inspiration section:  100% More Poi.

This is our second blog as we continue to map poi and go on adventures in Bali (now with 100% more ducks)!

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"!