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no excuses. no apologies.
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Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
Posted:
edit:
figured i may as well say some other stuff in this post too, seeing as i'm presently changing the title of the thread (from the basic introduce yourself here thread to what you now see it as)...
first off, HoP rules. i am so grateful to have found poi, and to have come to this magickal land of peace and happiness. everyone here is so wonderful and amazing and full of sharing and caring and love. such a wonderful family, i have not come across anything even vaguely resembling it on the net... as im sure you can agree.
secondly.. its all love. everything is love. if you see love then you'll feel it and have such a greater, more enjoyable time here on earth. feel free to indulge in the
and 
and 
that you will find in this thread... if you share love it is doubled....
cant really think of anything else atm...
..any questions? i love questions.. yay.
much love, folks.
so this was the original post:
hello.
using comet poi outside while its windy sometimes gets you whipped in the face and sometimes tangles your poi up, but it helps to achieve definition in your moves.
doing poi in front of a mirror (or two) helps you as well.
i know, you all know this already.
maybe i should just say:
um.
and leave it at that..
but thats nowhere near as entertaining, and i'm sure that there will not be that much conversation created by that, and thats why i've come here, i suppose, to chat and meet people so i can do more poi, because it is
real stink
when you dont have anyone to poi with.
and im in wellington, nz. i did a search and there are no others from wellington on this site.. which rather suprised me.
i like poi. they are fun and stimulating. i like uncovering "new" moves and i like "perfecting" moves that i couldn't do before..
i find it difficult to understand how poi moves are supposed to go when reading in the forums, i find it easier to watch someone do it and then duplicate the same (or similar) body movements..
hence the desire to hook up with people, i guess..
anyway.
im 25. im a healer (energy-work, acupuncture, chinese massage), and am into meditation and spirituality (although i have sampled from many different religions/philosophies/modes of thought etc, what resonates most with me is zen buddhism, taoism, and integral studies). i dont eat animals (three years) and dont buy into that "reality" bullshit (ie tv, newspapers etc). what is happening to me directly is far more interesting to me than whats made up or whats being fed to us (which is usually coloured a certain way because... blahblah). i like nature a lot. so rich and vibrant and wonderful. i like music, all different genres (even country..!), although i have been enjoying reggae, r&b and hip-hop lately. very good to dance to, although i find it a little slow to poi to.. i like movies like fight club, the cube, princess mononoke etc.
um.
i've been married (still am, i spose.. separated - but on amicable terms, yayfully), which was a great experience, but now.. the freedom of being one instead of part of two.. its really nice. all that potential..
anyway.. i cant think of anything more to say.
hope this wasn't too long.
todd.
EDITED_BY: shen shui (1115612038)
edit:
figured i may as well say some other stuff in this post too, seeing as i'm presently changing the title of the thread (from the basic introduce yourself here thread to what you now see it as)...
first off, HoP rules. i am so grateful to have found poi, and to have come to this magickal land of peace and happiness. everyone here is so wonderful and amazing and full of sharing and caring and love. such a wonderful family, i have not come across anything even vaguely resembling it on the net... as im sure you can agree.
secondly.. its all love. everything is love. if you see love then you'll feel it and have such a greater, more enjoyable time here on earth. feel free to indulge in the
and and that you will find in this thread... if you share love it is doubled....cant really think of anything else atm...
..any questions? i love questions.. yay.
much love, folks.
so this was the original post:
hello.
using comet poi outside while its windy sometimes gets you whipped in the face and sometimes tangles your poi up, but it helps to achieve definition in your moves.
doing poi in front of a mirror (or two) helps you as well.
i know, you all know this already.
maybe i should just say:
um.
and leave it at that..
but thats nowhere near as entertaining, and i'm sure that there will not be that much conversation created by that, and thats why i've come here, i suppose, to chat and meet people so i can do more poi, because it is
real stink
when you dont have anyone to poi with.
and im in wellington, nz. i did a search and there are no others from wellington on this site.. which rather suprised me.
i like poi. they are fun and stimulating. i like uncovering "new" moves and i like "perfecting" moves that i couldn't do before..
i find it difficult to understand how poi moves are supposed to go when reading in the forums, i find it easier to watch someone do it and then duplicate the same (or similar) body movements..
hence the desire to hook up with people, i guess..
anyway.
im 25. im a healer (energy-work, acupuncture, chinese massage), and am into meditation and spirituality (although i have sampled from many different religions/philosophies/modes of thought etc, what resonates most with me is zen buddhism, taoism, and integral studies). i dont eat animals (three years) and dont buy into that "reality" bullshit (ie tv, newspapers etc). what is happening to me directly is far more interesting to me than whats made up or whats being fed to us (which is usually coloured a certain way because... blahblah). i like nature a lot. so rich and vibrant and wonderful. i like music, all different genres (even country..!), although i have been enjoying reggae, r&b and hip-hop lately. very good to dance to, although i find it a little slow to poi to.. i like movies like fight club, the cube, princess mononoke etc.
um.
i've been married (still am, i spose.. separated - but on amicable terms, yayfully), which was a great experience, but now.. the freedom of being one instead of part of two.. its really nice. all that potential..
anyway.. i cant think of anything more to say.
hope this wasn't too long.
todd.
EDITED_BY: shen shui (1115612038)
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
newbie
5 posts
5 posts
Posted:
try not to watch so much t.v. and spin more?
try not to watch so much t.v. and spin more?
SILVER Member
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
Posted:
-watches less tv-
-spins more-
all done...
-watches less tv-
-spins more-
all done...
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
newbie
5 posts
5 posts
Posted:
then go back to your corner of the shed and think about what you've done... try and "sharpen" that image
then go back to your corner of the shed and think about what you've done... try and "sharpen" that image
SILVER Member
Running hippy spinning lemming
15 posts
Location: Scotland
Running hippy spinning lemming
15 posts
Location: Scotland
Posted:
....eek....
....eek....
Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering...
SILVER Member
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
Posted:
thanks nemo
(raah!)
thanks nemo
(raah!)
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
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Pooh-Bah
2,084 posts
Location: melbourne, victoria, australia
Pooh-Bah
2,084 posts
Location: melbourne, victoria, australia
Posted:
long time no see todd-meister
long time no see todd-meister SILVER Member
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
Posted:
yeah all quiet on this end..
but, im making pasta n sauce (with bread, no less (although i didnt bake the bread.. only buttered it..)), so that should be cool.
fancy some?
mmm.....
yeah all quiet on this end..
but, im making pasta n sauce (with bread, no less (although i didnt bake the bread.. only buttered it..)), so that should be cool.
fancy some?
mmm.....
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
SILVER Member
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand
Posted:
hi.
i posted this in the "do you believe in auras" thread, and thought i may as well post it in here, because i hardly ever post much these days, its more just reading about poi moves etc... one of those silent types...
anyway, thought this might be of interest to some people. its definitely interesting to me. please feel free to comment or pm or whatever...!
here you go:
hi.
i'd just like to say, before you read this, that i am only just now really beginning to understand what im about to write about, i am only just recently been able to feel what i will say to you, and i know that this is just the beginning of something really interesting... its taken me a few years of practicing to be where i am at the moment, and in that time i've grown more of the opinion that these things DO exist, and i feel that in so believing (having faith / intuition) i have been able to help cultivate this, so that, i experience life as i do, and its all very fun.
i do tai ji and qigong, and i help people in healing themselves by using acupuncture, massage, enegry work, and dietary therapy..
part of my practice is in entering a meditative state and opening up energy centres in my body that facilitate the contraction and expansion of energy into and out of my body. i generally breathe into my chakras / dan tians via the root and crown chakras / acupoints on the feet, perineum and crown of the head, and breathe out through my heart chakra, and down my arms and out a chakra / acupoint in the centre of my hands. understandably, theres a little bit more to it than that, but you get the idea, im sure...
i feel this energy entering and exiting my body. i feel it circulate within my body. i can direct it with my intent. this is how i breathe it in and out. i can see colours of certain chakras / dan tians that im opening when im meditating or doing qigong. i can generate heat in various locations in my body....
sometimes, i can see vague outlines of a silvery appearance around people when i access certain states of mind through meditaiton. its my understanding that the more i practice the more i shall be able to perceive.
when healing happens, i assist my clients in rebalancing their energy centres and meridians by inserting fine needles into certain locations on the body and using various forms of intent, influence their qi to stimulate certain responses on a physiological, physical level, as well as on mental and emotional levels. i also colour the qi that i direct into them (its not my qi, its qi drawn in from "heaven" and "earth" (yang / yin), depending on whats going on... different colours for different pathologies.. as well as using needles or massaging the body in certain ways, i also just place on hands on certain locations and breathe qi directly into that place... it makes my hands and arms hot and tingley.
when i meditate i can get that sensation around my entire body, like im big and puffy and fluffy and warm and fuzzy and stuff. it is a very enjoyable sensation to have. emotionally it makes me feel very peaceful and happy and content. doing this regularly helps to make life very smooth and nice and stuff. of course, there are always bumps along the road, but its easier to deal with them now than what it used to be like, and bumps happen less frequently (i think this has a lot to do with ones previous state of mind (as all your decisions up to now have pretty much created who you are, you are a product of your past.. all the conditioning and teaching you received, blahblah...)...
the mental and emotional bodies exist energetically, too. they comprise parts of our aura. they are like layers, or eggs within eggs. each various energy body (remember, the physical body is an energetic body too) is of a different vibration on the energetic spectrum (just like colour and sound are at various wavelengths of energy, so are we. our mental and emotional bodies vibrate at finer frequencies of energy than does our physical body)...
that qi breathing that i was talking about earlier, it also pumps me full of qi, too, as it flows through me, so that i feel more energetic and buoyant and stuff. if you do energy work and you feel drained afterwards, its because you're giving your own energy, and now universal energy.
i also help people make better nutritional and supplemental decisions. food and vitamins / minerals / herbs are obviously energetic in nature and when consumed in a beneficial manner are greatly able to assist people in obtaining and maintaining health and wellness.... i find it nice to have that balance between the yang of energy work and the yin of food work.
because its all about your perceptions, and knowing and utilizing perceptions of a finer / higher vibration of energy that is unseen by the majorty of people because they dont realise its there, they dont believe its there, they dont cultivate the ability to see it. its a skill, its just like teaching your muscles to perform a certain task. everybody is able to cultivate this perception of energy. it just takes time and dedication...
everybody has areas in their life that they are good at and find things easier to do than other things... but we all have the potential to do anything, i think.
so to me, in my perception of reality, they exist, because i interact with them consciously.
thanx.
ok, so thanx for listening. hope you are stimulated now.
good times.
hi.
i posted this in the "do you believe in auras" thread, and thought i may as well post it in here, because i hardly ever post much these days, its more just reading about poi moves etc... one of those silent types...
anyway, thought this might be of interest to some people. its definitely interesting to me. please feel free to comment or pm or whatever...!
here you go:
hi.
i'd just like to say, before you read this, that i am only just now really beginning to understand what im about to write about, i am only just recently been able to feel what i will say to you, and i know that this is just the beginning of something really interesting... its taken me a few years of practicing to be where i am at the moment, and in that time i've grown more of the opinion that these things DO exist, and i feel that in so believing (having faith / intuition) i have been able to help cultivate this, so that, i experience life as i do, and its all very fun.
i do tai ji and qigong, and i help people in healing themselves by using acupuncture, massage, enegry work, and dietary therapy..
part of my practice is in entering a meditative state and opening up energy centres in my body that facilitate the contraction and expansion of energy into and out of my body. i generally breathe into my chakras / dan tians via the root and crown chakras / acupoints on the feet, perineum and crown of the head, and breathe out through my heart chakra, and down my arms and out a chakra / acupoint in the centre of my hands. understandably, theres a little bit more to it than that, but you get the idea, im sure...
i feel this energy entering and exiting my body. i feel it circulate within my body. i can direct it with my intent. this is how i breathe it in and out. i can see colours of certain chakras / dan tians that im opening when im meditating or doing qigong. i can generate heat in various locations in my body....
sometimes, i can see vague outlines of a silvery appearance around people when i access certain states of mind through meditaiton. its my understanding that the more i practice the more i shall be able to perceive.
when healing happens, i assist my clients in rebalancing their energy centres and meridians by inserting fine needles into certain locations on the body and using various forms of intent, influence their qi to stimulate certain responses on a physiological, physical level, as well as on mental and emotional levels. i also colour the qi that i direct into them (its not my qi, its qi drawn in from "heaven" and "earth" (yang / yin), depending on whats going on... different colours for different pathologies.. as well as using needles or massaging the body in certain ways, i also just place on hands on certain locations and breathe qi directly into that place... it makes my hands and arms hot and tingley.
when i meditate i can get that sensation around my entire body, like im big and puffy and fluffy and warm and fuzzy and stuff. it is a very enjoyable sensation to have. emotionally it makes me feel very peaceful and happy and content. doing this regularly helps to make life very smooth and nice and stuff. of course, there are always bumps along the road, but its easier to deal with them now than what it used to be like, and bumps happen less frequently (i think this has a lot to do with ones previous state of mind (as all your decisions up to now have pretty much created who you are, you are a product of your past.. all the conditioning and teaching you received, blahblah...)...
the mental and emotional bodies exist energetically, too. they comprise parts of our aura. they are like layers, or eggs within eggs. each various energy body (remember, the physical body is an energetic body too) is of a different vibration on the energetic spectrum (just like colour and sound are at various wavelengths of energy, so are we. our mental and emotional bodies vibrate at finer frequencies of energy than does our physical body)...
that qi breathing that i was talking about earlier, it also pumps me full of qi, too, as it flows through me, so that i feel more energetic and buoyant and stuff. if you do energy work and you feel drained afterwards, its because you're giving your own energy, and now universal energy.
i also help people make better nutritional and supplemental decisions. food and vitamins / minerals / herbs are obviously energetic in nature and when consumed in a beneficial manner are greatly able to assist people in obtaining and maintaining health and wellness.... i find it nice to have that balance between the yang of energy work and the yin of food work.
because its all about your perceptions, and knowing and utilizing perceptions of a finer / higher vibration of energy that is unseen by the majorty of people because they dont realise its there, they dont believe its there, they dont cultivate the ability to see it. its a skill, its just like teaching your muscles to perform a certain task. everybody is able to cultivate this perception of energy. it just takes time and dedication...
everybody has areas in their life that they are good at and find things easier to do than other things... but we all have the potential to do anything, i think.
so to me, in my perception of reality, they exist, because i interact with them consciously.
thanx.
ok, so thanx for listening. hope you are stimulated now.
good times.
those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.
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