PoiPriestess

Mike Kepka did this great little mini feature on me in the Chronicle and SFGate this weekend. After reading some of the comments, I found myself outraged by the ways in which we choose our lives to be so filled with negativity. If this were the only place I saw this in my life, perhaps [...]

First written week of March 23, 2009: I’ve been on vacation this week — quite an interesting experience in and of itself. That, alas, for another post. This post is dedicated to the fun poi-la-hoop practice I had on the 25th (shortly after my 40th birthday) to “Tom Sawyer” remixed by Z-Trip. Fun, fun, fun! [...]

When I was in my corporate job in 2000, I struggled with sharing myself fully because who I was personally didn’t seem to fit what the professional mold was. I have struggled with it as well over the years as I’ve moved my life into this artistic realm of running a fire dancing school because [...]

Recently my friend Julian suggested I post some poi practice videos on line, so I was inspired to do that. Rather than repost the entire thing here, I’ll direct you to the Temple of Poi blog where you can see the video or download it on the Temple of Poi Podcast

Wow. I just had the most amazing experience and I really wanted to share. For the first time ever in my life I was able to express my boundary with my parents showing up fully vulnerably, open and being _exactly_ who I want to be. And while it took a few minutes, they actually, in [...]

What I worked on tonight hanging with Noel and Mike:   – inverted thread the needle (mike) – inside weave (noel) – 1.5 weave – pendulum weave – tangle – hyperloop – airwrap – inverted weave – infinite weave – split time flower 2×1 big/little petal – hybrid antispin butterfly – uhs bfly with lockout [...]

I like how Goenka conveys this in his silent mediation retreats. I think I finally got it when I was a few days into the retreat, realizing that it is completely natural and okay for the mind to wander from the practice as long as we remember to always start again. I also enjoyed playing [...]

I began working on the Cultivate workshop. In working on the materials, the idea of a practice is dominating my thoughts. The most important thing about a practice is actually doing the practice… no matter how infrequently as long as there is improvement through time. Or, as Martha Graham puts it: “Practice means to perform, [...]