Exercise: Poi Dancing and other things to babble about

Yes, I play with my balls. There I said it! It would be pretty strange yet scary to admit, but I think I'm turning into a bit of a hippy. I bought a Namaste wallet, along with fingerless gloves. Went to a Burner party in San Francisco (After party for burning man) and Fell in love with the art of POI.... I won't go into detail of what Poi is so you should google it! lol All I will tell you is, It's a form of dance. An Art. A mobile version of meditation. It's a way of expressing one's self. It relieves stress. IT HELLA BURNS CALORIES! A lot of benefits you reap when you learn about poi.

I've been learning how to Poi spin for about a week now. And I am just in love with it. It's very fun with fast music or calming music. The popular kind of Poi is fire poi. But I am not ready to play with fire yet, So LED poi will do just fine!




I've been learning how to spin Poi on youtube, as well as expertvillage.com . Type in Poi and you get a range of free tutorials on how to. Only a few words can describe how this new love intrigues me. It makes me feel free. It makes me feel sexy. It makes me feel graceful. I feel like I'm bringing my spirit out and you can see my spirit in the Poi.

Though, Right now, I'm not that good at it. I look like a robot rotating wheels. I eventually want to get good enough to be able to dance with poi and make it look even more fun. I try to dance a little lol. How do you thank someone for bringing your artistic side out? How do you thank someone for helping you discover who you are and who you want to be? If you've been on my facebook, You know who I'm talking about. I dont' have the words or the way to show how thankful I am for someone letting me be who I am. For letting me be ME. Before August 2010, I felt like I wasn't even human. Just some sort of lifeform that did nothing with her life. Simply existed. I still felt that way even after I lost the weight! I think it's because, when I lost the weight, I expected everything to work FOR me. Instead of me doing it. But I realize now, That the journey doesn't end when you lose the weight. It's only JUST beginning. I lost the weight, now the real journey begins.... The journey of finding myself and becoming who I WANT TO BE. Who knew that simply falling in love with someone could change all that.

Poi is just more than a new fun exercise to me. It's something that's making me realize that there is so much more to this world that I don't even know about, And It's helping me discover new places, new events, new and amazing people with amazing hearts and minds. I never knew how enjoyable life on this earth could be until I met the love of my life. Everyday that I wake up, and I have the chance to love, to live and to learn.... I'm immensely grateful for.

This post is VERY mushy gushy and Hippy. But I did say this is a journey of a Roux En Y'er who is living life to the fullest. Losing weight, Finding love... Can do amazing things for your mind body and soul. What a life. WHAT A LIFE!

To see how I'm doing at Poi click here