Rock balancing class, plus Tito.

[urbpan]

Tito and I are here to present pictures from the rock balancing class I attended last Wednesday.


The class was taught by Lila, aka rockbalancer, and this is the balance she did, in between helping the students.


One student produced this impressive stack.


These hefty stones were balanced by Lila's SO, Justin.


Here's some of my own balancing.


While most of the class used this wall to make their balances.

And here's a video showing those same balances.

Comments

[mandy-moon.livejournal.com]

She holds classes for this? How often??

I would completely be into this!

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

She's done one class for the public, and this one was for MassAudubon staff. She has a mailing list for rock balancing outings that you could join, and basically get the same information for free:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rockbalancingexcursions/

[lisianthia.livejournal.com]

I love Tito. She should have her own calendar!

[anais2.livejournal.com]

This seems like an excellent centering exercise. Are there any tips for selecting stones, or balancing, or is it an instinctive activity?
Wish I lived closer!

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I'm no expert, but I took to it intuitively. Once it was demonstrated to me to be possible, I set about doing it. While it looks like you're setting the stone on a point, you're actually finding three points and setting the stone on its own tripod. Friction between the stones keeps them standing. The stones we used for the class were collected more or less randomly from a pile of rocks removed from the crop fields. Some "feel" better than others, due to their degree of lumpiness, distribution of weight, and so on.

Theres a rock I balance at work, in the same place, every day. If I'm centered, I can balance it right away, if not, I can't do it at all. It's a way I check in with myself.

[anais2.livejournal.com]

Cool! That sounds like something I have to try right away. Stay tuned...

[mas69ter.livejournal.com]

I wish I lived closer.
I liked the balance on the rail and the one that included a pine cone. Heehee.

[chocomocha.livejournal.com]

Tito is so badass! lol

I'd totally go for a calendar, too!

[martianmoons.livejournal.com]

You and the turkey look so in tune with each other, you both could have auditioned for the movie "Twins"! And I mean the turkey looks amazingly alert, not that you look like a turkey! ;)

And I would guess that on a really windy day, one stays away from the rock balancing wall because the dynamics have changed....? ;)

[brush-rat.livejournal.com]

Alright, I'm convinced. Next time I get out of the 'burbs I'll give it a shot. Very, very cool.

[broken-angel.livejournal.com]

I think that picture of you and Tito should be immortalized in an lj icon.

My boyfriend says Tito is very photogenic.

[bellelvsbeast.livejournal.com]

That's so cool she teaches a class! :)
I love that pic of you and Tito...