Monthly Archives: February 2009
Performance Anxiety: Fear or Excitement?
I continue to confer with clients who confess their performance fears to me. It’s a fascinating experience to both witness in others and experience in myself. Over the years, I’ve worked through this performance fear and use this technique with clients in … Continue reading
Posted in Fan, Flow, Flow Tools, Hoop, Performance, Poi, Staff, Technique
Tagged Flow, mediatation, Performance, vipassana
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Leave Your Judgment Behind
For years, I’ve been inviting people to leave their judgment behind as a part of their practice. I had always spoken about the difference by distinguishing judgment and assessment. I just read a passage from Nonviolent Communication which I believe sums … Continue reading
Beginner Poi Training Special and Radio Interview
If you weren’t aware, I was a guest on a Blog Talk Radio Show last week where Coach Marla and I talked about Flowing Through Chronic Pain. The 2 hour show was a lot of fun and we talked about … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Lesson, Poi, Technique, Video
Tagged beginner poi, fire dancing, lessons, practice poi
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Fire Poi Choices (Part II)
Now that you’re familiar with my experiences with fire poi tools, I thought it might be useful to give you some things to look for for yourself. Be aware that a lot of my choices are dictated by my repetitive … Continue reading
Fire Poi Choices (Part I)
I was in a dialogue on Twitter with @brush about what would be useful on here. One thing she asked for was some pros and cons about equipment. I thought I’d share my experiences over the years, in an effort … Continue reading
Temple of Poi’s 1000th Student Top 10 in Miss America Pageant
If you haven’t read about Nicole Fox previously on the Temple of Poi website, allow me to introduce this lovely goddess. Nicole came to Temple of Poi in the Spring of 2007 to get coaching from GlitterGirl for her performance in … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Performance, Poi
Tagged dancing, Miss America, Nicole Fox, Performance, Poi
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GlitterGirl Poi Light Dancing Performance (October 2008)
I was going through my email and had gotten a comment from someone sitting in there about this set I did back in October, 2008. I really enjoyed this set a lot, though the lights are soooo hard to see. … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Performance, Poi, Video
Tagged dancing, Flow, GlitterGirl, led poi, Performance, Poi, Video
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GlitterGirl Radio Interview: Flowing Through Chronic Pain
Join Temple of Poi Founder Isa “GlitterGirl” Isaacs in a two hour radio interview where she’ll discuss her experiences with chronic pain, flow arts and how poi and flow have offered her and other artists techniques for managing their chronic … Continue reading
Posted in Flow, Practice, Technique
Tagged Flow, GlitterGirl, meditation, Practice, Technique
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Fire and Fuel
By request, I’m writing this article about fuel choices and my experiences therein. To being, I take this excerpt from my fire safety page: To this day, I am still incredulous about my first exposure to kerosene. When I first … Continue reading
Flow Performer Lesson: Becoming a Performer 1 Minute Quick tip
Enjoy this video giving a brief tip on how to move from that dorky beginner stage ever closer toward performing.
Posted in Fan, Flow, Flow Tools, Hoop, Lesson, Poi, Poi Lesson, Staff, Video
Tagged Flow, Flow Tools, Lesson, Performance, Poi, Video
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