Well Slackline Australia has come a along way in the four years its been around and let me just say it has been quite a journey!
My name is Ryan Gittoes and I am the founder of Slackline Australia and I would like to share with you a little about where I am at this present moment. We have launched our new website which has been a long time coming, and with that comes a fresh start for Slackline Australia! Slacklining in Australia is starting to catch up with the rest of the world and the demand for quality slackline kits and gear is growing with it. We have made some modifications to our kits from the early days and it has been great working with other Slackliners to produce what we think are the best Slackline Kits in the world. It has been quite a personal journey for me as this company was built with very little capital and so everything had to be done slowly, and the perfect Slackline kit that I had in my head is now a reality.
Not only have we been working on our products but we have also been writing and developing a Slackline Trainers manual to give our trainers the best techniques to teach our Slackline programs. We have brought together our knowledge of the balance System, the brains learning behavoirs, physical education and movement and spiritual philosophy to create the "find your center" program which has had over 1000 students. Our work in this area most excites me as I have seen the amazing transformations take place in the students, and there is plenty of work yet to be done.
This journey to find balance is not just about the Slackline, but in all area's of life. I think that the slackline can teach us alot about ourselves and is quite symbolic to me. When ever I feel overwhelmed or overworked, I just get on the slackline and I slip straight into that silent nirvana where I am present, even just for a moment..... I am free.
