Stay Inspired

Playpoi artists and friends gathered in Costa Rica in early 2009 for projects and retreats.

Included here are photos of our adventures, including the filming of Costa Rica Flow: Poi in Paradise and a venture into interactive online video poi play through BlogTV. 

Have you heard of TED? It's an annual convention on Technology, Education, and Design, with a focus on making the world healthier and happier. Amazing speakers from many fields are given 18 minutes to make the speech of a lifetime, and they put the videos online.

Elizabeth Gilbert is author of Eat Pray Love, a book about a woman exactly my current age on a spiritual pilgrimage to Italy, India, and Bali. A copy was left in my cabin in Costa Rica, so I finally read it. Last week I watched her talk on TED, and I was touched. Much of my life has been directed by the whims of the creative muse she speaks of, and I found inspiration and refuge in her words. So, here it is: All ye artists take note!

This isn't poi, but I think you'll like it.

Put on good speakers or headphones if you've got them. It's a beautiful song, and quite the inspiration if you're looking for courage at the moment.

This is the extended version of the Adventures in Poi trailer. Much of this video was filmed during the making of the DVD, on one of our European tours, but doesn't appear on the DVD.

Scoot on over to the learn section to learn more or to order a copy!  Music by Delhi2Dublin.

This is one of my all time favorite fire videos, and not just because it features both Nick and the fabled Arashi!  It's filmed on the Giant's Causeway in Northern Island, and is really a breath-taking video.  It really proves the value of location.

Also features Andy Hoenigschmid, Clare Palmer, and Lisa Dunne.  Filmed by David Booth, edited by Sy Taffel.  Music by Afro Celt Sound System.

A fun little video from the night we filmed the staff tutorials with Banyan.

We've been lucky enough on a few occasions to get photos from gigs we've done, and here they are!  Thanks to everyone who's shared them!

Some clips from a fire show that Nick and friends presented in the summer of 2008 in Italy.

Wish us luck getting more performance opportunities! :)

In 2009, Nick had a special opportunity to perform with Wah! at a fundraiser at the Yoga Barn in Bali for the Bedulu orphanage.

Filmed by Jaguar Mary.

The Mighty Banyan is one of our favorite fire performers (and yoga teachers) ever. This is him performing with double staffs in Thailand and India.

If you'd like to learn some double staff, check out our double staff instructional videos featuring Banyan!  To contact him about performances and yoga classes, visit his website, www.banyangallagher.com.

Several people requested more performance videos, so here is some of my favorite footage from our flowtoys shoot in Bali. It shows how fun it can be to bend your planes sometimes.

And remember, you can go buy some flowtoys if you like what you see!

Cyrik and his Polish poi spinning friends sent us a list of interview questions. We found time to answer the questions in the back of a car, on our way to a workshop in the mysterious mountains of Bavaria.

A big thanks to all the poi dancers and fire spinners in Poland. You guys are awesome and the party at the end of the festival is definitely a highlight of the summer :)

An uplifting video that Nick put together. It's dedicated to anybody who ever goes through depression or low self-esteem.

This is us saying that you most definitely have permission to love yourself, and there is a way back to the happy juices, and no, it has nothing to do with other people thinking you're good at fire spinning :)

Special photos shoot from Pai and Koh Phangan in the Winter of poi in 2006-2007 where many artists come together to train and make light.

Here's Nick playing with the one and only Flowlights, our favorite LED poi, produced by the amazing Sean and Prisna.