Poi Health Benefits with Dr Kate Riegle van West - Episode 30 of The Art of Flow

Learn about the health benefits of poi with Dr. Kate Riegle van West! Dr. Kate is a scientist, artist, and entrepreneur with a passion for play and wellbeing founded SpinPoi. Kate completed her PhD in the health benefits of poi at the University of Auckland, where she conducted the first study to scientifically investigate the effects of poi on physical and cognitive function. She was awarded the Future Leader Award from the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Best Doctoral Thesis Award for her work in the poi/health field. SpinPoi is a social enterprise dedicated to improving health and wellbeing through poi. SpinPoi supports individuals and organizations across the globe with evidence-based poi programs, specializing in improving quality of life for seniors, and has been featured across international media including BBC World News, ABC News, TVNZ 1 News, and Maori Television. Connect with Dr. Kate online! Website: www.spinpoi.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpinPoi/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spinpoi/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpinPoi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SpinPoi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spinpoi/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spinpoi The Art of Flow (artofflowpodcast.com) is a free public resource for creators, teachers, and supporters of the arts who are interested in flow arts and fire-dancing. It is a creativity, flow arts, and fire dancing podcast that is available for mainstream distribution and provides inspiration for artists and conversations on the creative process.  Support the podcast to earn early access to full-length interviews, submit questions for interviewees, win freebies, and more by becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=15511651 The Art of Flow podcast is available for download and listening via the following Platforms: iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Google Play, YouTube, and at www.artofflowpodast.com 

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