Slackline Workshop Feb 2019

Trying to think of a great Christmas present for someone you know, well why not give them the gift of balance. Buy them a pass to our Slacklining Workshop and they’ll love you forever. Book in here.

When?

In February 2019 Feet off the Ground will offer a 3 week workshop series in Slackline fundamentals. If you are looking to learn about this beautiful way of movement come along.

 

We will break down the building blocks necessary to actually succeed in the sport, all the while keeping things fun and light hearted.

Timing will be Wednesdays 6-7.30pm – dates are as follows:

• 6th February
• 13th February
• 20th February

Why?

Because its so much fun! Plus you get to make new friends while learning an amazing new skill. Slacklining is also the closest thing to moving meditation, because you have to stay so concentrated and in tune with your surroundings the whole time – this makes it both a mental and physical challenge.

Balance is so important in daily life for postural awareness and is incredibly useful in many sports. In slacklining – balance is absolutely pivotal as you’re trying to stand and walk on a piece of webbing no wider than a 50c piece (1inch). So you will learn a skill that will not only help improve your posture and avoid injuries, but also help you in any other sport you do.

Who?

Slacklining is for everyone. If you’re a Mum, you’ll love the feeling it gives to stand on a slackline and be free from all distractions. If you’re a climber/surfer, you’ll love the improvement in your balance.  And if you’re a yogi you’ll love the sense of presence and awareness it brings to you.

 

We teach Beginners or intermediates. And since we only teach to small groups, we can very easily adapt our teaching to the level of the students. We teach a maximum 12 people – with 6 people (or less) per instructor.

 

 

 

Where?

Join the highly skilled Feet Off Ground crew at the beautiful Prince Alfred Park in Sydney for an intensive 3 week slacklining course. Improve your concentration and balance as you learn the best techniques to maintain steadiness while walking on a very wobbly slackline.

Prince Alfred Park – next to Sydney Central Station.

 

https://goo.gl/maps/nhPP5QnjQF42

 

 

How?

There’s only one way to learn slacklining and that is with practice! So join us for evenings of fun, laughter and skill. Book in here:

http://feetoffground.com.au/product/slackline-workshop/

Slackline Workshop – Balance Building

Looking for your next challenge? Well here it is, join our next workshop in October to learn the up-and-coming sport of slacklining. Spaces are strictly limited – Book in here.

What?

What is slacklining? It’s a bit like tight rope walking (in appearance), but the experience is like nothing else. The line is loose or slack so it will react to any movements you make, making it difficult but addictive.

What you will learn? You will learn how to stabilise your legs and core in order to control the line. Perhaps more importantly, you will learn how to focus your mind.

When?

Saturday mornings 9-10.30am.

Feet off the Ground will run this Saturday morning workshop in October. It will be a 3 week workshop series in Slackline fundamentals. If you are looking to learn more about this beautiful way of movement come along. Our highly skilled instructors will break down the building blocks necessary to actually succeed in the sport, all the while keeping things fun and light hearted.

Timing will be Saturday 9-10.30am – dates are as follows:

• 13th October
• 20th October
• 27th October

Who?

Beginners or intermediates. Since we only teach to small groups, we can very easily adapt our teaching to the level of the students. We teach a maximum 12 people – with 6 people (or less) per instructor.

Where?

Prince Alfred Park – next to Sydney Central Station.

https://goo.gl/maps/nhPP5QnjQF42

How?

There’s only one way to learn slacklining and that is with practice! So join in and expect fun, laughter and skill. Book in here:

http://feetoffground.com.au/product/slackline-workshop/

Why?

Because its so much fun! Slacklining is also the closest thing to moving meditation, because you have to stay so concentrated and in tune with your surroundings the whole time – this makes it both a mental and physical challenge.

In slacklining – balance is absolutely pivotal as you’re trying to stand and walk on a piece of webbing no wider than a 50c piece (1inch). So you will learn a skill that will:

• Help improve your posture
• Avoid injuries
• Help you in any other sport you do.

Spaces are limited – Book in here.

 

 

At the start of this year I set myself the goal of setting a new Australian Highline Record for the longest highline walked by an Australian. At the time the longest highline walked by an Australian was 90m, but I was very determined to walk a 100+m line. And in May of this year I achieved my goal by walking a 130m line in the Blue Mountains. This record did not come easily though…

Aside from the 2 weeks of straight effort needed to walk this line from end to end without falling. The year leading up to this had been a gruelling training year involving a lot of failure. But I’ve always believed that failure is the best way to find success, so I persevered through the year of 2016 trying lines that were far above my skill level at the time. With many lines that I stepped on, I knew I wouldn’t be able to easily walk them. But the goal was a long term one, of building up my skill level to a point where I would be able to walk these lines, and simultaneously I made it much easier to walk lines that were shorter in distance.

I had initially hoped to break the record before the Blue Mountains Highline Gathering in March, but for various reasons it just didn’t happen. During the Highline Gathering, I decided that instead of trying my hardest to walk just 1 line, I would try to attempt every line. And this worked out great as I started noticing that it was not always the case that the longer a line got the harder it got. E.g. We had setup a 400m highline, which was a record for the Southern Hemisphere, but this was perhaps the easiest line to walk on! It certainly wasn’t the easiest to walk continuously to the end, because that would take a lot of endurance and concentration, but just the task of taking steps was much easier. This gave me a huge confidence boost that the training I had been doing was actually paying off.

After the Blue Mountains Highline gathering, I had a few weeks off, and I finished off a few other projects I had wanted to do, which were beautiful lines like “The Fear”. Then I went about setting up a 130m highline, with the intention of leaving it up until I sent it (i.e. walked it without falling). After 2 weeks of continuous effort, I finally managed to achieve the allusive goal. And I have to say that I wondered up to that point if achieving the goal would offer any satisfaction, or if it would just mean setting a bigger goal…

But the day I sent that highline was one of the most satisfying experiences of my life. Not only because it had taken over a year of dedicated training to get myself ready for it, but also because the simple act of walking the line which took ~20mins, was 20 minutes of pure meditation and focused awareness, a state which I had never been in for such a length of time on a slackline – pure bliss.

So there you have it, having a goal actually does help sometimes – just don’t be afraid of failure 😉

 

Shawn Mclaren

Feet Off Ground Co-Founder

 

Slackline Workshop Feb 2018

Trying to think of a great Christmas present for someone you know, well why not give them the gift of balance. Buy them a pass to our Slacklining Workshop and they’ll love you forever. Book in here.

Why?

Because its so much fun! Plus you get to make new friends while learning an amazing new skill. Slacklining is also the closest thing to moving meditation, because you have to stay so concentrated and in tune with your surroundings the whole time – this makes it both a mental and physical challenge.

Balance is so important in daily life for postural awareness and is incredibly useful in many sports. In slacklining – balance is absolutely pivotal as you’re trying to stand and walk on a piece of webbing no wider than a 50c piece (1inch). So you will learn a skill that will not only help improve your posture and avoid injuries, but also help you in any other sport you do.

Who?

Slacklining is for everyone. If you’re a Mum, you’ll love the feeling it gives to stand on a slackline and be free from all distractions. If you’re a climber/surfer, you’ll love the improvement in your balance.  And if you’re a yogi you’ll love the sense of presence and awareness it brings to you.

 

We teach Beginners or intermediates. And since we only teach to small groups, we can very easily adapt our teaching to the level of the students. We teach a maximum 12 people – with 6 people (or less) per instructor.

When?

In February 2018 Feet off the Ground will offer a 3 week workshop series in Slackline fundamentals. If you are looking to learn about this beautiful way of movement come along.

 

We will break down the building blocks necessary to actually succeed in the sport, all the while keeping things fun and light hearted.

Timing will be Wednesdays 6-7.30pm – dates are as follows:

• 14th February
• 21st February
• 28th February

 

 

Where?

Join the highly skilled Feet Off Ground crew at the beautiful Prince Alfred Park in Sydney for an intensive 3 week slacklining course. Improve your concentration and balance as you learn the best techniques to maintain steadiness while walking on a very wobbly slackline.

Prince Alfred Park – next to Sydney Central Station.

 

https://goo.gl/maps/nhPP5QnjQF42

 

 

How?

There’s only one way to learn slacklining and that is with practice! So join us for evenings of fun, laughter and skill. Book in here:

http://feetoffground.com.au/product/slackline-workshop/

What?

What is slacklining? It’s a bit like tight rope walking (in appearance), but the experience is like nothing else. The line is loose or slack so it will react to any movements you make, making it difficult but addictive.

What you will learn? You will learn how to stabilise your legs and core in order to control the line. Perhaps more importantly, you will learn how to focus your mind.

When?

Tuesday nights! Since daylight savings is now in full swing, we will run our next slackline workshop on Tuesday night.

Feet off the Ground will run this Tuesday night workshop in November. It will be a 3 week workshop series in Slackline fundamentals. If you are looking to learn more about this beautiful way of movement come along. Our highly skilled instructors will break down the building blocks necessary to actually succeed in the sport, all the while keeping things fun and light hearted.

Timing will be Tuesdays 6-7.30pm – dates are as follows:

• 14th November
• 21st November
• 28th November

Who?

Beginners or intermediates. Since we only teach to small groups, we can very easily adapt our teaching to the level of the students. We teach a maximum 12 people – with 6 people (or less) per instructor.

Where?

Prince Alfred Park – next to Sydney Central Station.

https://goo.gl/maps/nhPP5QnjQF42

How?

There’s only one way to learn slacklining and that is with practice! So join us for evenings of fun, laughter and skill. Book in here:

http://feetoffground.com.au/product/slackline-workshop/

Why?

Because its so much fun! Slacklining is also the closest thing to moving meditation, because you have to stay so concentrated and in tune with your surroundings the whole time – this makes it both a mental and physical challenge.

Balance is so important in so many sports and also just in terms of awareness and injury avoidance. In slacklining – balance is absolutely pivotal as you’re trying to stand and walk on a piece of webbing no wider than a 50c piece (1inch). So you will learn a skill that will help improve your posture and avoid injuries, as well as help you in any other sport you do.

Slackline Workshop

Where?

Join the highly skilled Feet off the Ground crew at the scenic Lavender Bay in Sydney for an intensive 3 week slacklining course. Improve your concentration and balance as you learn the best techniques to maintain steadiness while walking on a very wobbly slackline.

When?

In October Feet off the Ground will offer a 3 week workshop series in Slackline fundamentals. If you are looking to learn more about this beautiful way of movement come along. Their highly skilled instructors will break down the building blocks necessary to actually succeed in the sport, all the while keeping things fun and light hearted.

Timing will be Saturdays 9.30-11amm – dates are as follows:

• 7th October
• 14th October
• 21st October

What do I need?

Nothing specific is required for this workshop just wear comfortable clothing you can move in, no specific foot wear required for the slacklining either as we will be barefoot! Just come along with an adventurous spirit, and a willingness to meet some new friends – warning: you will have fun.

What will I learn?

Having taught many many people how to slackline (including ourselves!), we have a really detailed understanding in how to train for this sport properly. We can explain how to build up progressively so your body is building the right muscles to help you. How to deal with failure so you don’t give up at the first obstacle, this can have huge effects on anything else that you try afterwards as well. And how to improve safely and symmetrically so your body stays in balance – which is what the sport is all about! We also show you how to keep it fun, because this sport should never feel like work.