Walking along stretchy webbing or a slackline is a relatively new branch of a much older art form, tightrope walking, and is quickly gaining popularity. In Slovenia, we have been practising it extensively since 2004 and are still discovering new aspects of balance which are inextricably linked to finding balance in everyday life.
Slackline to us represents all of the following: a fun and sociable practice for the body and mind; a trip into nature; a constant interplay between mind and intuition; relaxed perseverance in difficult and intense situations; and an excellent training for improving motor skills, stabilisation, focus and mindfulness. And we can put all these skills to good use in the challenges we face every day! This is also the reason why the community of slackliners around the worlds is so strong.
The Sporting, Cultural and Research Association Balansa Slackline was founded in April 2014 in Ljubljana. Its members promote, spread and research the slackline culture which contributes to creativity, good health and a better-quality life in a fun and relaxed manner. To this purpose, we carry out balance workshops and courses, manufacture and sell the required equipment, organise events, lectures and presentations, set up slackline training grounds and visit international highline meetings.
— practice truth, fear nothing —
Balansa Slackline Association
Address: Krivec 44, Ljubljana, Slovenia, EU
Tax ID: 59855142
IBAN: SI56 0430 2000 3043 359
Info: info@balansa-slackline.com
Tel.: +386 31782952
Founders
Miha Škof
The originator of slacklining in Slovenia. Founder and head of Balansa Slackline Association. Instructor. Designer of educational programs at ISA (International Slackline Association). BEng.
E-mail: info@balansa-slackline.com | Mobile: +386 31782952
Even before I could walk, I climbed trees. Three decades later, sport climbing and moving over natural formations still represents an important connection to myself. My view of climbing changed considerably over this period: for many years I was part of the national team and climbed difficult grades to gain recognition, whereas now what I value most is spending time on walls in nature and in good company.
A similar thing happened when I first experienced slacklining in the summer of 2004. I discovered that I could compete only with myself, my abilities, limitations and convictions. When slacklining, the challenge for me is to acquire useful mental skills and then apply them in a completely different environment (in engineering work and when solving misunderstandings with my significant other).
I travelled extensively in Europe and North America, met interesting people, walked a few highlines with them and got to know their slackline communities. Because I believed that knowledge, skills and values which I picked up along the way are not beneficial only to me but also to others, I knew I had to do something in this field after I decided to abandon my doctoral degree studies. In March 2014, I founded (together with my friends Miha Zupanc and Aljoša Orešek) the Balansa Slackline Association.
Aljoša Orešek
Email: info@balansa-slackline.com
Moja slackline zgodba je najverjetneje podobna vsem ostalim … Prvič sem poskusil hoditi med prijateljskim druženjem v Tivoliju in po nekaj tednih poskušanja mi je uspelo narediti nekaj nestabilnih korakov. Kmalu zatem sem srečal Škofa, ki mi pokazal, da so lahko slacklini tudi resne, visoke in dolge zadeve, in to me je popolnoma prevzelo.
Povezanost z naravo je glavno vodilo v življenju, naravo rad doživljam vizualno, slušno in kulinarično. Ker so spomini na prve korake na »gurtni« še zelo sveži, dobro razumem frustracije in bežanje pred izzivi, s katerimi se srečujejo začetniki slacklininga.
Glavno vodilo je prenašanje znanja in občutkov novincem slacklininga, saj verjamem, da nam v svetu močnih impulzov ter nihanj močno pomaga trening osredotočenosti in potrpljenja. Prav tako je slackline popolno nasprotje neskončnega tekmovanja, s katerim se večina ljudi srečuje v profesionalnem svetu.
Na »gurtni« si popolnoma sam z lastnimi strahovi, nejevoljo in jezo, izgovori, s katerimi se skrivamo pred samim sabo, tu nimajo več veljave. Po prvih neuspešnih korakih pridejo neopisljivi občutki svobode in absolutne sproščenosti.
Miha Zupanc
Email: info@balansa-slackline.com
Zadovoljiti moramo potrebe svojega uma, duše in telesa, če želimo živeti uspešno življenje. Pomen osebnega uspeha je in mora biti definiran s strani vsakega posameznika.
Večina nas, ki živimo običajno življenje (služba, dom, obveznosti …), zadovoljimo svoje potrebe po miselnih dejavnostih v času službe. Pojavi se pereče vprašanje, ali storimo dovolj za svoj um in telo. Lahko to storimo s slackliningom? Je dejavnost brez primere. Prakticiramo jo lahko sami, s popolnimi tujci, prijatelji ali z družino, pri tem ima vsak svoje prednosti in raznolikost zapolnitve uma ter telesa.
Se še spomnite najbolj zabavnih in težavnih trenutkov svojega odraščanja? Tu jih lahko poustvarite brez strahu pred (morebitnimi) napakami. Toliko možnosti je za doseganje ciljev, da v naših mislih ni prostora za strah pred neuspehom. Vedno obstaja še druga in tretja možnost (možnost za drugi in tretji poskus), s tem občutkom otroške neposrednosti, začudenja ter želje po raziskovanju neznanega in novega lahko postanemo boljši ljudje. Boljši v vsakem pogledu življenja; v službi, doma, v razmerjih in navsezadnje boljši do samega sebe.
Sem Miha Zupanc in zato hodim po slacklinu.
Balkan Team
Iva Nicol Bogović ... Rijeka (HR)
Dealer for Croatia (Rijeka) | Email: iva-hr@balansa-slackline.com | Tel: +385 97 798 7043
Marko Mišković ... Pula (HR)
Dealer for Croatia (Pula, Zagreb) | Email: marko-hr@balansa-slackline.com | Tel: +385 91 217 0466 | Slackline Zagreb
Prvi puta sam stao na slackline 2014. godine i majstori ravnoteže iz Balanse su mi bili prvi učitelji, uveli me u slacklife filozofiju. 3 godine kasnije počeo sam razumijeti to i svako slobodno vrijeme koje imam koristim za balansiranje i usavršavanje pokreta.
Jedan sam od par ljudi koji vodi grupu na facebooku Slackline Zagreb gdje se već izgradio odličan community i moja suradnja sa Balansom će ga nastaviti širiti i stvarati nove slackere u Hrvatskoj.
Jedni smo od rijetkih ljudi u Hrvatskoj koji samostalno postavljaju highline i nadam se, da ćemo još puno ljudi zaraziti sa tom vibrom koju je teško opisati.
Želimir Rnjak ... Banja Luka (BIH)
Dealer for BiH (Banja Luka) | Email: zelimir-bih@balansa-slackline.com | Tel: +387 65 303034
Namik Pirkić ... Sarajevo (BIH)
Dealer for BiH (Sarajevo) | Email: namik-bih@balansa-slackline.com | Tel: +387 61 343156
Aleksandar Bošković ... Niš (RS)
Dealer for Serbia (Niš) | Email: aslackline@gmail.com | Tel: +381 64 5598504
Moje ime je Aleksandar Bošković. Jedan sam od osnivača Sportskog udruženja Slacklife Niš i također predstavljam istoimenu stranicu i grupu Svi mi koji volimo Slaik.
Početkom 2015-e godine kupio sam i prvu profesionalnu traku Elephant jump line od 25 metra, kopirao sa ineterneta mjesto okupljanja Bečkih Slacklinera, otišao direktno i upoznao se sa svim članovima, te sam sljedeća 3 meseca učio sve o Slack i Trickline-u. Uzimao sam također i satove Cirkuskih veština od najboljih Bečkih izvođača. Krajem 2015-e sam otišao još 3 meseca i također učio sve o kulturi koja je stil života, a ne samo trening !
Želja mi je širiti Slacklife kulturu, te da za sada kroz ovaj zajednički projekt imamo barem jedno okupljanje godišnje.
Dimitar Popov ... Mavrovo (MK)
Dealer for Macedinoa (Maurovo) | Email: dimitarot@gmail.com | Tel: +389 71 555185
