Posts Tagged ‘Slackline’
*** 2010 schedule more or less ***
workshop schedule
11/12 & 14 ~ AcroYoga Flow & Fly @ EvenFlow Yoga, Long Branch, NJ
11/13 ~ Detox series and keynote presentation @ Yoga for Unity Conference, Princeton NJ (DONATION BASED TO SUPPORT THE GREEN YOGA ASSOCIATION)
12/05 ~ Ninja Skilz – Core Conditioning for Climbers (prep for the Slackline Series) @ Brooklyn Boulders, NYC
12/10 -12 ~ AcroYoga week-end series @ Greenhouse Holistic, Brooklyn NYC
class series for slacklining & acroyoga
10/10, 11/07, 12/05 ~ Redefining Balance Slackline Series with AcroYoga @ Brooklyn Boulders, NYC
upcoming retreats
11/18 –21 ~ Slack & Surf retreat with Liquid Yoga + Surf, Rincon PUERTO RICO
2011
3/27 – 4/1 ~ Redefining Balance: AcroYoga, Slackline Series and Inversions co taught w/ Holly Coles @ Kripalu, Lenox MA
4/10 – 4/15 ~ Detox Series Immersion w/ Amy Marzluff @ Kripalu, Lenox MA
*** FIRST EVER YOGASLACKERS TEACHER TRAINING: MAY 20-30, 2011…APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE ***
If you are near the Italy/Austria border this week (November 3-7), be sure to catch the IMS Boulder Festival and climbing comp! We are looking forward to prAna athletes Paul Robinson and Alex Puccio leading a world class lineup including Nalle Hukkataival, Alex Johnson, Kilian Fischhuber, Christian Core, Johanna Ernst and more! Here is more on the festivities…
The IMS Boulder Festival by Apenverein Südtirol offers a rich program for beginners and professionals. Bressanone/Brixen will be a real paradise for boulderers from the 3rd to 7th of November 2010! The very best route setters from Innsbruck (A) and South Tyrol will bring the best out of the world-cup suitable bouldering wall and leave nothing to be desired. With an emphasis on fun and friendship, climbers and boulderers from South Tyrol and all over the world will get the chance meet, compete and celebrate together at the Boulder Festival by Alpenverein Südtirol. Highlights: The Boulder Festival offers a rich program for young and old. Meet your favorite Boulderstar at the IMS Cup 10 … be amazed by the pro’s stunts at the Slackline Worldcup Final… win the Boulderjam and participate at the IMS Cup 10… Spend a great day climbing with your friends at the Free Bouldering on Thursday… and lots more of fun. At the Party there’s good live music and a great ambience waiting for you.
For more info visit imsboulderfestival.com
Update: Here are the comp results…
1. Alex Puccio – Nalle Hukkataival
2. Anna Stöhr – Guillome Glarion-Mondet
3. Alizee Dufraisse – Kilian Fischhuber
4. Alex Johnson – Paul Robinson
For the last few weeks I was able to attend the Acro Yoga Teacher Training which took place above the clouds in the mountains of Santa Barbara at the Laurel Springs Retreat Center. The beautiful place, people and atmosphere inspired me to play and train well beyond the scope of acrobatics. On the third day, before I was asked to take the slackline down in order to keep the focus on acrobatics Kadri Kurgan, captured some photos. Kadri is a yogi and extremely talented photographer. ~Chelsey Marie Gribbon
So some incredible shots of Dean Potter’s latest project just happened to “mysteriously” show up… WHOA!
So we reached out to Dean and here is what he had to say…
The nomadic trio, Sam Salwei, Jason Magness and Chelsey Gribbon, are the core of Team YogaSlackers. With their roots in climbing and yoga, they found a way to combine their love of expedition-style adventure and yoga practice. The racing team, which also includes yogic athletes, Daniel Staudigel, Mark Lattanzi, Andy Magness, Paul Cassedy and Dan Norgard participates in several grueling adventure races each year. At first their penchant for stopping on a rain-slick mountain side to do yoga poses seemed odd. After they started to win adventure races, it seemed like a revolution. The YogaSlackers now number close to 15, including well known yoga teachers, acroyogis, and master slackliners Adi Carter and Paige Wyatt. Together they organize yoga events, workshops and retreats, host adventure races and climbing competitions, teach the art of ‘slackline yoga’ (which brings on the origination of their team name) and share their experiences through blogging and videos. Their main goal is to bring awareness to the joy of human-powered endeavor, and the inherent connection between meditative movement and extreme effort. Please check back regularly for additional updates. For videos, photos and more information on the YogaSlackers, please click here or visit www.yogaslackers.com.
A Nomadic Journey to Telluride – Two modern day Nomads, Sam Salwei of the YogaSlackers& Adelaide Marcus of the SHIMMY SISTERS, have found a common thread that weaves through creativity and movement of any shape or form. With Hoops and Lines, they are hitting the open road to bring you the evolution of their combined journey. Their tour, Discovering Harmony in Duality, encompasses workshops and shows that include Belly Dance, Hoop Manipulation, SlackLine Yoga, and Partner Acrobatics. Stopping at more than a dozen cities in 30 days for both impromptu and planned events (details below), Adelaide and Sam will carry their enthusiasm all the way to Telluride Yoga Festival.
Tour Stops (Click the link to RSVP in the City nearest You)
San Diego – June 5th http://bit.ly/9rwKgq
El Paso – June 12&13 http://bit.ly/9eyuhM
Santa Fe – June 19 http://bit.ly/bqAKki
Pueblo, CO – June 20 http://bit.ly/94OA3z
Colorado Springs – June 21 http://bit.ly/ddp9GX
Denver – June 22&23 http://bit.ly/cHlr4Q
Boulder – June 22&23 http://bit.ly/bIOpQF
Ogden, UT – June 24 http://bit.ly/dCxEIF
Seattle – June 28&29 http://bit.ly/8Zk2Dz
Portland – June 30 http://bit.ly/bmdRPd
Eugene – July 1 http://bit.ly/buVfku
Nevada City July 3&4 Private Event contact adelaidemarcus@gmail.com
South Lake Tahoe – July 5 http://bit.ly/bD66fg
Salt Lake City – July 6 http://bit.ly/cc1Lwa
Telluride – July 8 http://bit.ly/bhsePH
San Diego – July 14 http://bit.ly/9km42o
Workshop Descriptions (exact workshops/ times vary by location):
Fundamentals of Slacklining- Offer a unique practice that redefines your sense of balance and mental focus. Great for yogis, climbers, and athletes of all forms, slackline yoga teaches complete body awareness and is an excellent cross training tool. Slackline workshops include the basics of the “slackasana series”, including sitting, kneeling, arm balancing, standing and walking on the line. Taught By Sam Salwei, co founder of YogaSlackers, this workshop will surely push you to your limits, where you can find even more possibilities.
Fundamentals of Hooping - The circular nature of the hoop provides endless possibilities. Allow Adelaide to get you started with a few tricks will get your wheels spinning and your hoops whirling. Adelaide will teach a combination of both on and off the body hoop manipulation, and introduce playing with the hoop different hoop on different planes and angles. This is a mixed level workshop geared towards beginners. All ages welcome! If you have a hoop bring it, otherwise Adelaide will have some to share, and some for purchase to take home and practice. Caution: very addicting
Belly Dance - Adelaide’s Belly Dance workshops are always a fun way to challenge your coordination while getting in shape. As a second generation Belly Dancer and full time professional Adelaide is an expert in this field. This workshop is great for first time belly dancers, but does not exclude those with experience as she can add complexity if need be and satisfy students at all levels. The workshop will go over Belly Dance fundamentals, body isolations, harmonized arm movements, and shimmies.
Dynamic Duo Acrobatics - The dynamics of working with another person acrobatically can be like learning to walk again. Instead this time you’ll be Flying! Sam and Adelaide are bringing to you a way to sync up harmoniously and connect through counter balances, partner yoga, and breath. Like the yin yang symbol, acrobatic partner movements can leave you unclear on where one thing begins and the other ends. After looking at the world upside down you may not even know up from down. But then again, it’s all relative 
Sam and Adelaide will teach techniques in ways to find balance in positions you may have never thought you’d find yourself in. No partner or experience necessary, though yoga practice helpful.
Adelaide Marcus (of The Shimmy Sisters) Bio: As much as Adelaide expresses her artistic enthusiasm through many diverse forms, she has come to see all of her creative endeavors as one. She acknowledges the power of inspiration as the focal point of her art. Whether conveyed live through her
performance pieces or captured timelessly in her paintings, Adelaide is expressing a self that is unbound. Her art is her lifestyle, her career, and her most prized creation. www.ArtbyAdelaide.com
Sam Salwei (of YogaSlackers) bio: ”Push your limits, consciously. Focus on the step in front of you, learn how to break through your internal barriers” Sam Salwei is a teacher, one who will help you teach yourself. He works with his inspirations, passions and limits to create a conscious lifestyle to share with others. His goal: to help others break through emotional and personal barriers. Irrational fear is what holds us back and lack of trust limits us. Sam strives to help others realize that what appears too difficult is attainable. The Actual step you will take yourself. www.yogaslackers.com
