SpinPoi (Dr. Kate Riegle van West)

I am excited to be presenting at the 30th Australia and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies Conference next week with @AUTActiveAgeing, to share the clinical research and practical applications of working with poi as a therapeutic tool 💪🧠

Registration is OPEN! Learn how to work with poi as a therapeutic tool in this 3 day virtual course, and join the team of awesome Certified SpinPoi Instructors across the globe. Registration and full details at: spinpoi.com/certifications

It was awesome to reunite with my @AucklandUni 40 Under 40 colleagues. I am grateful that I get to stand alongside all of these extraordinary young alumni who continue to make the world a better place.

This month SpinPoi turns 4! Here’s to four years of ups, downs, and arounds (literally!). And here’s to the next four years to come 💪🧠🩵

Introducing the SpinPoi Lead Instructor Team! We want to better support those coming through the SpinPoi Certification, so these awesome wahine are volunteering their time & expertise to help future SpinPoi Instructors get across the finish line. #bythecommunity #forthecommunity

Today we are announcing the SpinPoi Koha Program, one of the ways we are acknowledging poi as a gift (koha means “gift” in the Māori language) and supporting you in sharing that gift to improve wellbeing in your community. Visit spinpoi.com/koha to learn more!

The next SpinPoi Certification Course is here! Learn how to work with poi as a therapeutic tool in this 3 day virtual course, and join the team of Certified SpinPoi Instructors across the globe. Registration and full details at: spinpoi.com/services/virtu…

A new follow-along poi video for all ages and abilities, including seniors and people living with dementia, is here! Twirl along at youtu.be/kyHuB4FI22w

Check out the magic happening at the Parkinson’s Exercise and Wellness Center! 🙌 The work they do targetting motor and nonmotor skills, balance, speech, and sensory function to improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s is truly inspirational. youtu.be/4QZncRHA-Ig

Attending @DrAdeleDiamond's celebration of neuroscience/arts/social justice in Vancouver was magic! I am feeling the love and feeling full of ideas for continuing to improve wellbeing across the globe, one orbit at a time. Onward to the U.S.A. ✈️

Performing alongside these kuia and kaumātua at Taikura has been one of the greatest honors of my life, even though I almost peed my pants when Mable Wharekawa-Burt called me up to the front! “The magic is still the same” 💕

SpinPoi is coming to Wellington! If you are interested in working with poi as a therapeutic tool to improve wellbeing for your community, this course is for you. SPACE IS LIMITED to 8 to participants. Full details and registration at: spinpoi.com/services/welli…

The SpinPoi Certification Course has been approved for 19 hours of Continuing Education Units for those living in the U.S.A.! You can read all about it in the NEW course brochure, along with lots of other juicy details. Free download at: spinpoi.com/certifications

Love this zero waste poi making kit by Para Kore and The ReCreators! By upcycling discarded tshirts and wool offcuts that are destined for landfill, we are taking them out of the disposal pattern and reimagining waste into value. Learn more at spinpoi.com/shop

SpinPoi's debut in Bali aged care! To the beautiful staff and residents of Hovi Club Bali, it was a joy sharing poi with you...your smiles and playful energy were contagious! I look forward to continuing to support you in working with poi to improve quality of life.

Excited to be collaborating with the Australian Recreational Therapy Association and to be presenting at their first in-person workshop in 2 years! Such a great opportunity to share the joy and health benefits of poi and to support Aussie therapists in bringing poi to aged care.

Thanks Melbourne! What a great weekend facilitating the SpinPoi Certification Course with these lovely and inspiring Aussies. Next stop...Bali!

Thank you for the article @AucklandUni! It's always nice to be featured and supported by the university, where my foundational research on poi and health began, as I continue my journey to share the benefits of poi across the globe. cie.auckland.ac.nz/newsroom/poi-t…

Today SpinPoi turns 3! I am truly grateful to have so much love and support around me and my work. Huge thank you to everyone who has been and will be part of this journey, and I look forward to continuing to shatter the “90% of all startups fail” statistic, one orbit at a time.

SpinPoi is coming to Bali! We are thrilled to be teaming up with the Bali Flow Temple to offer a special certification course retreat in the middle of paradise. Beautiful jungles, waterfall adventures, and 4 days of comprehensive SpinPoi training: spinpoi.com/services/bali