Flow is in the toe?

Ok, ignore the title =)

Perhaps balance is in the toes and the ears. And the tail of a cat. But flow is not in the toes. Flow is something that concerns the entire body movemnent. Every single major part of the body, head, torso, legs, arms. Should people strife towards the goal of freedom in movement with these then perhaps it is best to learn fundamental ways to spin in every way possible before leadning any moves at all? I'm always looking for the best way to teach moves to people. And my experiance is that everything works smoother if they know all the fundamental ways to spin. In as many places of space around your body as possible. Another of my favorite ways to teach moves is to teach them the way to "Flow" into the move. So that the move becomes natural for the body to perform. However this approach limits the mind to thinking it is the only way, which created habits, and we all know habits are bad! Jedi Muscle Memory (JMM) is not.

Back to the main point. With only teaching the fundamental ways of spinning before teaching any immediete "move" we can see that the pupil will look at the move he learns with curiosity and experiment with it himself and discover things more easily. And be more open to new approaches, before locking himself into patterns. Patterns are good, nothing wrong with patterns, but beeing able to break out of patterns, to experss youself completely freely is the ultimate goal that will enable you to find your flow.

A few tips on the road to Flow:
Steady poses - don't look like your afraid of the poi if you do practice the move your doing more, and keep back your shoulders, you don't want to look like a cramped computer nerd. Also, make sure the pose is balanced. Standing on only the right leg, well hold out the right arm stright out. Keeping the poi circles in a stright plane. If you can maintain this pose steadily, it's probably good. Experiment with body angles and twisting your hips. Also, make sure you work on where you put your feet. Your feet's position is crucial to how steady your stance is.

Explore every space where you can spin circles with your poi. Practice to keep your planes stright. You don't want to get caught up in these areas when dancing around. Remember to try all fundamental ways of spinning in that space as well. This will help you unlock your body.

My best, and most obvious tip is practice. Nobody can get anywhere without it. You'll progress faster among friends, most likely. However learning things on your own is also important, so that you do not adapt to much of your friends style, making you less unique.

Have fun. I'm off to keep practicing on incorporating my overly - techy stuff into my flow. Making use of my growing JMM ;)