Let’s dive into and discover how to get the best photos with light trails of your LED Props! Using a cell phone: To achieve a good result on the phone is almost impossible. Regarding video, most often, it all comes down to the “latest iPhone” and favorable external conditions, when external lighting, background and props in sufficient brightness allow the phone to convey what is happening. However, we always recommend that you at least use the “power saving mode” (lower brightness) that is found on all of our programmable props when shooting with your phone. On good phone models, you will have ..read more

As established in our previous illustrations of sacred geometry, numerology, and flow arts, it is clear that with every increasing number there is a reflective divinity. One, being wholeness. Two, being self discovery and exploration of time/space. Three, being dimension and shape. Four… now here is where we get into more!  Adding a fourth in sacred geometry. When drawing the flower of life [hyperlink to blog on drawing the seed of life], you will go from one circle, to another, to another, until a beautiful arrangement of circles flowering out into a possible infinity will appear. When w ..read more

Do you ever find yourself unlocking a new trick, finding rhythm, or reaching a flow state only to lose it moments later? Once we learn a trick, or reach a state flowing with our props that feels perfect, we often get carried away with excitement and loose our ability to continue. Even the simple acknowledgement – “Look! I’m doing it!” can divert the focus and get in the way of maintaining whatever progress that was just made. So how do we come back? How do we maintain the flow, and repeat those new tricks we just had moments ago?  First and foremost – Breath! When we get excited, anxious ..read more

Flow Arts Trinity As we move beyond the relationship of self and other, there becomes a new element to reflect with – a third. In the beginning of your flow arts journey, it may be easy to see that there are two things. There is you, and there is your prop. However, even though that may be true, the relationship between you and your poi, hoop, fans, or otherwise is something in and of itself. Nobody else has your flow, and can embody the relationship you have with your prop. You and your prop are one, and a trinity at the same time. In sacred geometry and the creation of the universe, two circ ..read more

Looking for Kevlar Sleeves!? Click here! Fire spinning clothing! Best and worst choices to wear… The question many first time fire spinner have is this – What should we wear? This is an excellent question and important topic to discuss with first timers and even experienced performers, as it plays a huge role in fire safety. There are two important things to consider here when picking out what to wear for fire dancing – type of material and body coverage. Type of Material In this aspect of clothing choice, we look at different cloth compositions and how they respond to fire. Anything that is m ..read more

Dyad Now we have a prop in each hand, or perhaps two in one! Whether you work with poi, double hoop, double staffs, fans, or otherwise, let’s get in what makes two sacred. Reading from the book, “A Beginner’s Guide to Constructing the Universe”, the first focus of the Dyad, “twoness”, is separation. “The principle of the Dyad is polarity. Polar tension occurs in all natural and human affairs as any opposing relationship, contrast, difference.” As a flow arts performer and teacher, my primary challenge is enabling the one to be comfortable with the two. In flow arts, dual props or not, we show ..read more

The Sacredness of One – The Single Circle When we look at sacred geometry, all patterns begin with the formulation if the singular circle. From there, more circles are born, branching out into infinity. Straight lines and perfect geometrical shapes can also be found within the patterns formed from circles. From there, we can even find the building blocks of physical matter! However, let’s dial our focus back to just one singular circle, since that is where it all began. Circles in Flow Arts If the circle is the foundation of all sacred geometry, is it also the foundation of flow arts? Where ca ..read more

Flow Arts Monad   What’s so special about a circle? Isn’t it just a circle? And don’t we frown upon people just “spinning in circles”? Not anymore! I have been reading the book, “A Beginner’s Guide to Constructing the Universe — The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science” by Michael S. Schneider. While reading, I am naturally relating it to Flow Arts. Today in part two, we are focusing on what is called “The Monad”, or more similar, a circle symbolizing unity. Let’s discover how even the most amateur of flow artists practicing basic rotations are still up to something sacred ..read more

What Makes Flow Arts “Sacred”? As we have discussed before all things are sacred in one way or another. Existence itself is! However, that is not what we are here to discuss today. What makes flow arts particularly sacred? What gives it that spark that gets it the recognition as something sacred? We have a theory… Overall Connection As we practice with our props, we are growing our hand-eye coordination. In other words, our minds are evolving simultaneously with our physical abilities. Going beyond the tricks and abilities, when we let go of control and go with the natural flow of the moment ..read more