SpinPoi is a clinically proven movement-based tool that easily integrates into a range of therapeutic approaches, from bilateral stimulation to sensory regulation to grounding. Learn more about how to bring poi into your therapeutic practice or get in touch: [email protected] – we are actively looking to collaborate and partner with therapists across the globe.
Start Here: The Restore Series
The easiest way to start using poi with your clients: seven ready-to-use, three-minute practices that pair structured breathing with gentle poi movement. Press play and follow along with your client or facilitate using the cue scripts. Includes a guide with modifications and safety guidance, downloadable videos, and a license to use in session. Click the video to try one of the seven practices for free.
How SpinPoi Integrates
✔︎ Bilateral Stimulation: Poi’s rhythmic, cross-body movement provides an active form of bilateral stimulation, as used in SpinPoi’s poi-assisted EMDR program.
✔︎ Body Awareness: As an extension of the body, poi can help clients rebuild body awareness and recognize physical sensations.
✔︎ Grounding: Poi gives clients a concrete, repeatable physical anchor for distress tolerance and grounding — usable inside session and on their own.
✔︎ Sensory Integration: Poi naturally engages tactile, visual, auditory, and vestibular input in a single practice.
✔︎ Emotional Regulation: Poi’s rhythmic, repetitive patterns help regulate the nervous system, supporting the pre-frontal cortex in coming back online.
✔︎ Group Work: Poi supports connection and co-regulation in a group setting through synchronized movement, without requiring verbal disclosure to participate.
Client Testimonials
Shortly after I started spinning I began to notice changes in my mood. I would find myself feeling positive about life. I no longer suffer from depression and my anxiety problems have greatly improved.
– Bryan Kroh
Poi has always been something I can lose myself in, and find myself in. It’s one of the most valuable tools I have to ground my emotions, distract from anxiety, and refocus myself – it’s a mental sanctuary.
– Neebha Budhoo
When I started spinning poi I noticed my thinking change to a more positive tone, and I felt my depression, stress and anxiety disappear. Poi helped build self confidence, not to mention all the exercise I’m getting on a regular basis.
– Erika Anderson
The Path Program
The PATH (Poi Assisted Therapy) Program is the first program in the world to utilize poi as a form of bilateral stimulation within EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). The program was co-developed between SpinPoi and Trauma Aid Aotearoa.
If you are a Lead Provider or therapist practicing in New Zealand or Australia, click the button below to learn more or refer a client.
Let’s Collaborate
We are actively looking to collaborate with mental health professionals. Use the form below to tell us about your current practice and how you’re hoping to bring poi in, and we’ll get back to you within 48-hours. Alternatively you can email us directly at [email protected]