Identity Shifts Through time

As we evolve, our practice evolves. Taking on new identities can help keep us inspired to remain in connection with and return to the practice.

The Calling of The Temple

This article reminds me of my own complex relationship with “god” and “calling”. For those who somehow don’t know, my business, called Temple of Poi, is in fact something I view as a deep calling. It has, over the 17.5 years I’ve run it, required an ongoing commitment to and faith that nothing in my...

What is Practice?

I was recently in conversation with  clients about what they gain through the practice when we all know it can be such a frustrating and painful challenge while also being time consuming and sometimes hard to motivate toward doing. Certainly one focus is to learn the mechanics of movements/ideas/concepts/frameworks/drills/tools because practice is the continued application of...

“That’s why I’m Happier than You”

When I was a kid and asked what I wanted when I grew up, I always answered that I wanted to be happy. It’s still true (and as I sit here smirking while I type this, I dare say I’ve been doing a pretty good job of meeting this simple goal)— even if I haven’t...

Mini Documentary on Big Screen

On June 13, The Method, a mini documentary about the teaching method and Flowology Mindset used at Temple of Poi, will be showing on the big screen at Embarcadero Center Cinema, Theater 1, as part of the AI 2018 Film Festival. Admission is free, so don’t let funds stop you! This movie was produced by...

(Father’s Day Gift?) Zero to Fire Workshop!

Are you looking for a life altering experience empowering you through fun, utilitarian skills you may never have considered possible before while you get to play with FIRE?!?!?  If so, this workshop is for you! This fun filled class is designed to: give students an opportunity to quickly experience fire through a single session help attendees understand how to...

Win 2016: Turn Resolutions into Practices

It's the last day of the year and it's that time where we take stock of what's past and craft what we'd like to come next. How was your 2015? Did you get what you wanted? Did you learn anything? Did you have fun? Do you want better results in 2016? Speaking of 2016, have...

Study Buddy: Daily Practice Motivation

Imagine you’re in a kitchen and you drop a single egg from the dozen in your hand. Would you then throw down the other eleven simply because you lost one? Or would you clean up the spill from the lost egg and carry on with your day? Our practice is like the carton — some days we...

How my 3 Year Daily Practice Changed my Life

If you had met me in my 20s, there's little chance you would do anything but laugh at the idea of me exercising and sweating daily for any duration of time, let alone three years. Knowing myself, it's perhaps even more surprising. Yet, it's good to know after these 36 months that yes, you can teach...

I was the last kid picked in gym class. Now I can catch things.

As a kid, I stumbled around a lot. For whatever reason, I was really just two left uncoordinated feet. That meant tripping on things all the time, lots of bruises on my legs, bumping into the things, not being great at tossing or catching a ball and often, being picked last in gym class. I...

Fitness, Practice, Language & Success

Today's topic is about using language to structure our fitness and practice goals to garner greater success. Certainly, there's a lot of useful information to assist in building better results in the articles 10 Techniques for Getting the Most out of Your 10,000 hours and 6 Steps to Creating your 30 day Challenge though I'm pretty sure this topic deserves it's own article.Have you ever...

6 Steps to Creating Your 30 Day Challenge

One of my new Facebook friends asked me for some advice tonight and I realized it might be incredibly useful to codify it as an article for other's as well. Here's the query: I would like to start the 30 day challenge. I was wondering if you had any advice that will help me get the...