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.
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.
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 with an active ACC Sensitive Claim in New Zealand, click the button below to learn more or refer a client.
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
Two ways to work with SpinPoi
Co-Facilitation
Work directly alongside Dr. Kate Riegle van West, SpinPoi’s Founder and the global leader in using poi as a therapeutic tool, to bring poi to your clients. Use the form below to tell us about your current practice and how you’re hoping to bring poi in, including your your client population, setting, and what a co-facilitated session might look like.
Protocol Development
We will develop a poi protocol tailored specifically to your needs, and provide comprehensive training so you and your staff can deliver it directly to your clients. Use the form below to tell us about your client group and what you’re hoping a poi protocol would help you do.
Poi Meditation: A Free Tool for Your Clients
The Poi Meditation Challenge is a 5-day, self-paced practice you can recommend as-is or fold into your own sessions. Each day delivers a short guided poi meditation straight to your inbox. The challenge is a great entry point for clients who find stillness-based practices activating rather than calming, or who need an embodied option alongside talk-based work.
