I can share a lesson on sufi whirling taught by a shiekh in the 1970's which he explained is the only way to learn the type of whirling the dervishes do: If you allow your energy to be centered in your head or left hemisphere thinking brain, you will get dizzy. If you center in your abdominal area, your gut, you will develop nausea. If you bring your full awareness into your compassionate heart and rest it there, allowing energy to flow in from the universe through your raised upturned hand and flow down through your heart and down/out through your downturned hand to bless all things on earth, not allowing your ego to grasp, the diivine energy will flow right through your heart and you will not become dizzy or tired. At the end of 5-30 minutes of whirling you can stop and bow your head and torso low, experiencing no dizzyness or falling over. One foot is more or less rooted in a particular spot pivoting more or less on the ball of your foot as the heel shifts during each turn. I was a dancer, and i didn't practice this, but i never forgot the fascinating symbolism of the dance. Let me know if you think this has merit. ❤

in 2019 i had a dream i was a whirling dervish. that got me more into sufism. these stepping patterns help me connect to how whirling is done. ill return here for my refresher course

I whirled about a half hour. I had a amzing trance feeling and it cleaned my whole mind.

Nick, you are a fabulous and very well dressed teacher, I look forward to taking my show to the next level by watching you! Thank you thank you for this great video!

I watched this video 2-3 times and now I realised that i am watching it after eleven years

I have a 9 yrs old daughter is a fire spinner and she's been learning all yr moves on a daily basis. Shes such a natural!! She definitely wants to meet you someday! Namast"e Nick.

This was very helpful to teach my idiotic friends how to whirl properly, the thing about figure skaters helped me personally swell since im a figure skater who gets dizzy alot!

Holly Shit....it's just 8 in the morning and I feel like already on Acid after having seen the bonus track.....Nick brilliant work and as always super-dooper cool spinning...Never seen Poi vids whit such new and weird special effects..!!!!!!!

I love the visual. i want more!!!! Footworks great but the visual is so turning me on.. more more more!!!

Dude thanks so much, you are awesome!

thanks for this vid I've tried this on a show and its fantatic technique , am talking about the octagon steping or cover ground, and it looks amazing , thank you for reveal your secrets , wish God bless you with so much more fantastic and unique ideas.

I love this! ❤️

haha! This is the most fun I've ever had watching feet in socks! =P

ah nick you're always so inspiring, when you're able to come back into the US please come visit Reno =)

nice video!! like the clean visuals and full on psy beat at the end,..

Thanks Nick. And the ending video, omg... SWEET! X3 *****

Thank you! love and light

aaa gracias por los consejos... se aprencian... fuiste mi primer maestro en esta bella diciplina que es el poi =) tnx

Congratulations that was wonderfull, i work with that tecnick too i learned in the circus, i admire too much de Sufism and the Derwiches dance. Thank.

This is awesome

Thank you for everything!

I think youtube accidentally smoked some DMT near the 11 minute mark.

wow,,,this will help me my dance a lot...

Amazing yet again Nick. You continue to be my inspiration. Big thanks. Best yet, I've got two friends interested now! -M

Thank you so much! x x x

Thank you

Thank you, this is highly informative for by bellydance spins and turns

Thank you for the tutorial :).

Good tutorial. thanks. I had been looking for something like that for quite a long time.

compliments read, cheers!

thank you

thanks nick:)

agree with will nice learning.. thanks

Can I send you some kind of support? All of these videos have taught me so much!

Thank you for your tutorial lesson . You are a very good teacher .May Allah bless you .

Wow it was really helpful 🙂

haha i just tried it....lets just say travel sickness doesnt make this fun to practice...especially in public lol

hey that was exactly what i was needin.. some foot work for make a better perform

facing oota the box.... I love your accent :)

Shukran dear brother. Rumi blessed the teaching of the grate mystic poet. Learning from him has Awoken me To Feel Into my truth Thank You Allah bless you 🙏🏽🤗🦋❤️😅💕🎉🎂

6:03 é é é 🤭🤭🥰🫶🏼🫶🏼

thankyou !!!

do you own that whole place?...wow its a very nice practice area...

shankara - by hilight tribe

amazing, and yeyy costa rica haha.

fuckin brilliant since 12 minute to the end!!!!!!

i really want to meet you in person. just want to learn more about poi. i am a fire dancer too but not really good like you LOL. i like this lesson anyway thanks a lot

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Any idea who does the track for the visualizer? That song is sweet! Yo Nik when are you coming to the states? I'd love to take a clinic or something, actually I heard you got banned, is that true?

hi is this the same as movement one in the five Tibetan rites

oh wow what's this song name that plays in the beginning?

im one of those guys now....... whats the song at the end?

we do this move in bellydance but I still don't have it down lol

.....the last part of the video..... trippy as FUCK!

After this video I am in such a poi mood, but it's raining cats and dogs outside and the place where I used to go and poi is closed for the summer... :(

To not get dizzy => 10:20

does it matter what direction you spin, right or left

@SilersSpin ahh answered a question I just asked.. should have looked first ;-)

also a great way to wax the floor =)

I whirled for 40 minutes and I got blisters on my feet...

where are you in this video??

How wide should a bagua octagon be?

Cool! Now I'll search for a less male dominated tutorial.

4 people don't like whirling :P

а на русском можно!? Перевод было бы хорошо...

Whirling is not for uniting with the divine. İt is for realising there was never a seperation. 🩵