Find Harmony with Rock Balancing
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Rock balancing is a powerful healing tool to align your energy with the moment and reconnect with the Earth. In this video you’ll learn advanced techniques to take your practice to the next level.
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Hey Travis!
I suffer from panic disorder, and have been for about 4 years. I’ve been searching for ways to cope with the anxiety that I deal with on a day to day basis and stumbled across your channel. I tried balancing stones today for about a two and a half hour span and honestly it was the most calm I’ve felt in a really long time. Today I had a revelation. It taught me that I can do what seems to be impossible through patience and persistence. I can’t tell you how many times these stones fell, and I would be lying if I said I didn’t get frustrated. With all that being said, once I finally stepped back and looked at what I thought I couldn’t do, I was amazed by myself. I felt joy. I felt a calm wash over me. I can do what I set my mind to if I can just roll with the punches, take a step back and breathe, and most of all, remember that what I want won’t happen right away. I actually posted a video (of course trimmed down to about a minute and a half) of my process. You should check it out and give me some pointers for my next try! Anyways thanks for doing what you do man!
That's great to hear you were able to find some peace in this practice. I actually taught a workshop in San Francisco a few years ago and one of my students had a panic attack mid way through - we were on a hidden beach and the quick "escape route" in daily life didn't exist, so she had to slowly unfreeze herself, literally pick up a rock, and just balance her way through it.
Everyone else was having a great time and it was interesting how such an enjoyable experience could be perceived completely differently although we were all right there in the same moment. Long story short, she ended up balancing this huge single rock (using the triangle method in this video) and it was like she burst through the shell of her previous limiting beliefs. Hearing your similar but unique story reaffirms the power of this art form as a true healing practice.
Due to requests like yours for tips I'm actually releasing a book in the summer that shares all of my secrets. It's taken a ton of work and my only intention is to give you as much value as possible. It would mean the world to me if you preordered a copy or two: www.travisruskus.com/book
Peace to you Captain Noodles!
Most wholesome thing I’ve ever read
Happy for you. Rise N shine ⭐✨ Bro
Same here. I've recovered from panic disorder long ago by meditation, but a few days ago I tried balancing stones and felt that this process is even more calming than meditation and gives such a big opportunity to concentrate and quieten my mind! Happy you felt it too!
Congratulations, get well soon dear💞💞💞😍
"Just listen to the rock... it'll tell you where to go". Yes. Zoro told me about this.
Travis, thank you for your inspiration. My ear was removed from cancer. I realized how out of balance I had become. Physically, Mentally, spiritually I was unstable. as I balanced hundreds of Cairns in stones and glass and meditate it brought great focus in my life. Sure appreciate the artist you are. Gratitude for you and your purpose.
Wow, what an inspiring story! Sending you big love ❤️🔥
I’ve been doing simple versions of this for years. Thanks for showing the falls as well. Sometimes it takes quite a while to find the “center”
Learn from FAILURE is true
Thank you for teaching me and the other people to balance rocks
I do that in the river close to my house and i balance rocks on the river and its so relaxing .
Wow! Quality of this video is just amazing. A lot of effort.
Not so much views for some reason -_-
It's all about quality over quantity. Really with all of my videos my goals is to have something that my great great grandchildren can watch... because think about it, how cool would it be to see your great great grandfather when he was 27? Hopefully in a few hundred years i'll have a few more views :)
I saw this guy doing this in a park.. Had a rock balance garden happen.. There is a certain feeling of well-being i get when i complete a project. Thanks for the vids, i will forever continue to breathe and believe.
epsilon Fiftysix its so important to knock down the balances after you are done - leaving rock balances up for extended periods of time is harmful to the environment. I have faced countless messages from national parks and “environmentalists” via social media. There’s layers to this 😁 The deeper you believe the more things you discover... but ultimately I hope this art form helps you remember to breathe and stay calm in chaotic situations! Peace to you 🙏🏻
I tried this with a friend and never thought we would have so much fun, we were surprised by the results.
Awesome! Did you do two separate balances? Or did you trade off balancing stones on the same balance 🔥
Ive just begun doing this in the last week or so and it is like a hug for my brains… I’ve been getting more adventurous with the ones I choose; the tips here are going to be so helpful! Thanks brother 🙏!
Travis has the best description on how to do this that I have seen
Build a life upon the rock.
"Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense, and he who believes in Him will not be disappointed"
just started doing this this weekend, i cant describe the feeling it gives me. try it, it is easier than it looks !
Now that you’ve jumped beyond your edge it’s time to find where your new edge is ⚡️
i balanced a few really nice double rocks today. just started balancing two. this is incredible.
The power of three is truly amazing. Thank you!
Ok I saw that video. That's good. I just stacked 4 rocks! But it doesn't address the severity of a 20 pound rock haging 8in. Off center of a 10lb rock then going up. By the way this skill of "finness" I use a lot when fine tuning large machinery! And for checking gaps with a feeler guage. We also us this skill when wire micing for centers of bearings in motor case or turbine case. It's not just mumbo jumbo. As many mechanics don't have this finness it opens many doors of opportunity for me! Many jobs out there require fine motor skills with strength! Balance and the ability to do the task while in a cramped and out of position stressful environment! The more physical skills you have the more specialty jobs are open to you!
Hell yeah! My first paycheck was from working with a CNC mill so I know where you're coming from. I guess it's also about it's not the size of the tool, but what you do with it. Could a rock balance of 1 be just as magnificent as one of 100?
During those moments of stress, BREATHE
During those moments of peace, BREATHE
this too shall pass
Travis, I watched another of your videos last night where you were balancing just one big rock. I have a collection of smooth palm size and smaller rocks and using your instructions I was able to balance three rocks in less than 20 minutes. How cool is that. But then I learned more by watching this one today. You teach here that the triangle can be on the upper rock as well. I can't wait to try this. Thanks for sharing! God bless you and your family!
That's awesome! Glad I could be some sort of catalyst. Try and mix up the balances with rough and smooth rocks. If you just do purely smooth rocks you will have more of a tough time. Rough rocks grip smooth rocks and smooth rocks grip rough rocks - hope that makes sense. Keep going! Looking forward to hearing you results :)
Rocks and also balance rocks are therapy... and I love rocks - but you take it to a new level - so I will try this :)
thank you sir for this free lesson and may you live a happy and healthy life!
anyway, who else holding their breath while watching this guy balancing rock?
Thanks for the kind words. When you feel like holding your breath, that's when a deep breath will bring a tremendous feeling of clarity 🙌
Thanks for sharing this information Brother 😎✌️
FANTASTIC. With patience, and I mean a lot of patience, I guess anything's possible. 🤔🤔🤔
Brother your videos are amazing .Thankyou!!!
I just find this practice so fascinating
Thank you for the explanation on how to do this. I wouldve figured it out or stacked a bunch of flat rocks 😂 but thank you.
Thank You 💓 Love You ❤️
Very useful thanks. Definitely having a blast making my own!
Good shit. Stacking rocks sounds so basic but its undeniably impressive and elegant. I'm always like "show me something different, show me something unique". This stretches the limits of what I would've previously that was possible. Instructive and entertaining at the same time. Well done vid homie.
Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your results :)
Hi Travis, you seem like a very nice guy. I just want to let you know that whenever you stack rocks like this you should always return them to where you found them. If you don’t do this, it can contribute to erosion. It can also remove the home of reptiles and other animals who use the rocks for shelter. Have a good day :)
Of course! No plant or animal life was disrupted in the gathering process and I always knock over my balances before leaving 🙌🌎
On such a small scale it would have 0 effect
Solid video! Thx man!
Appreciate you 👏🏼 thanks for watching
Traumatic brain injury survivor and I started to balance rocks on a trail I am making.
I don't know why I am doing it but it is pleasing to my eyes.
I am sure the people in the area will think I am satanic.
It's a form of active meditation that naturally soothes the body, mind, and soul. It's great to hear your story of healing too! Peace to you Lou 🙏
Beautiful background ang also good lesson
I just started stacking rocks out here in Neah Bay Washington it helps a lot
Dude, this is absolutely amazing what you do
Thank-you Travis! Best wishes in all your adventures! Godspeed!
Seen your video yesturday...and did my first balanced sculture yesturday ! Amazing it helped so much thanks a lot !
Thanks for showing us your "fails" too.
Inuksuk Builder failiure is not failure... it is a step forward on the path to discovery 😁
good knowledge ... thank you... love from india
you're amazing. thank you so much
Glad I could be a spark for you ⚡️
You inspired me! I'm going to give it a try. Your work is beautiful.
Judy Bettencourt looking forward to hearing your results 😁
Beautiful
Thanks, I look forward to doing this. What a great way to be in the moment! P e a c e
rock balancing is one of my hubby, specially if I am in the middle of the mountain, and this tips helps a lot thanks bro.
lem lem glad I could help! Be sure to knock down your balances before you leave to complete the circle
Travis Ruskus yes I'll do that before I leave. Can I know your instagram account to see more of your master piece 😊
instagram.com/travisruskus - send me a message so I know you found me!
Awesome . I’m in
Thanks for sharing the secret of art😍
He explained beautifully ❤️
By the way bro I got curious, it made sense the 3 point tripod concept. So I tried it out the other day! Within 2 minutes I had an obligation egg shaped rock standing on it's skinny little point! It was sooooo cool! I then started a conversation with a mentally challenged street person. What happened next blew my mind! I asked him if he would try to stand a rock. That son of gun did it in 45 seconds!!!!! Wow!
1) be careful approaching crazy people on the street 🙈
2) Now you see why I have to teach the world this practice
I love it!
I'm gonna try it today...............
Tell me how it goes!
really like the vids man, they are pretty helpful
My exam tomorrow
Me:how to balance rocks
You're gonna have so much clarity with your exam now ⚡️ I believe in you
i just started a while ago and its really fun thank you for the videos
I love watching this
Amazing skill and an amazing mind.
secret is that the only one which is really balancing is the top one. all the others are "built" up. i know it, i have tried it :) anyway - good job!
The secret is that the whole world is in a continual state of balance, the top rock just showcases it :)
These have kind of the same concept as a mandala like you work so hard on it but know it will come crashing down in no more than a few days but you dont get attached and you just live in the moment
It's all about finding peace in the path, not just the destination 🚀
life quotes by Travis "Breath and believe"
Every step of the way 🚀
Just starting out with this, you make it look sooo easy lol. It looks very impressive and I imagine it to be quite therapeutic once I've got the hang of it. Haven't got the hang of it though, making it quite stressful haha. Will keep at it, your tutorial was useful thanks.
Hey Sam! Thanks for watching. I find during my workshops that the first rock is the easy one for my students, and then once you add more then we have to find what point you will be happy with what you have made. Rock balancing is simply finding that point where you are happy with yourself. Some people are never satisfied, always wanting "just 1 more" rock on top which inevitably leads to a total collapse...
I would say just spend more time working with the stones and you will definitely learn more about how to balance them. Honestly I would say that when things get stressful try not to beat yourself up to much. Give yourself love and understanding - you are doing your very best with the experience you currently have.
The only difference between you and I is that I have spent more time failing... and the more you learn how to fail, the more you will learn how to overcome failure and push past into new heights. Hope this helps :)
Wow way of over coming anxiety
It really works, I had a student balance her way through a panic attack in a workshop on the beach a few years ago
Thank you!
THE ROCK LISTENER
Excellent vid... Somehow I think that was more of an intermediate vid and that there is room for an advanced video to come...? But that could be wishful thinking
You're correct James! This video is really more of a launchpad to explore what is possible. If you want to dive way deeper, I recommend you read my book (or online course) The Rock Balancer's Guide: rockbalancersguide.com
This is amazing Travis 😊🥰🔥🔥🔥
Thanks Carmelyn! Peace to you 🙏
You are always welcome brother 😊💖💖💖🌟🌟
And believe....
Im gonna learn this 😍
Oh yeah dude, I try, I try, Thank you...
Try, fail, try, fail, try, fail. Repeat until death.
Nicely done
It is frustrating yet fun.
Work through your frustration to find
peace. This is easy compared to the frustrations of daily life 🤣
Very true. It's slow progress but it is something to do 1 to 2 hours a day. Especially in this time. Thanks for the video man. Very helpful and to the point.
Thanks bro
Very cool one
It’s all about that base.
Vada Ann no treble
Wow! Thanks for sharing! What planet are you from? LOL Best of luck!
Earth 🙏🏼✨🌎
Great 👍🏻
Thank you.it really helps me..How can you balance a smooth rock to another smooth rock?
This too shall pass yup
Nice
love it
Just listen to the rock
Wowwwww
Suprb..👏👏👏
Super
How do you find the tripod indentations?!!???
Feel with your finger - look for the little craters like the surface of the moon 🚀
Travis Ruskus thanks! I’ve managed to balance one cool rock but I still can’t seem to find three points of contact
@@diamondsforjah6972 try not to squeeze the rock so hard and listen with your hands more - the rock will fight you less the more it becomes balanced - keep exploring and you'll know when you get it because it will click into place. 🚀
This looks very dangerous .Stones hurt a lot especially the heavy ones.
When you're doing this in person your senses become more finely tuned and you can easily jump out of the way if the stones feel like they are going to fall over. I would say that riding a bike is a lot more dangerous than this :)
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fantastic tips! :) Thank you! (Curious, what drone are you using for the intro/outro footage?)
I use a DJI phantom 3 advanced, but I purchased mine 2 years ago. I would get the DJI mavic or DJI spark if I was going to get one today... hope this helps! And thanks for the kind words.
Oh cool! I have a Phantom 3 Adv already (purchased about a year ago). Will probably add a Mavic to the collection in the next year :) Love this video btw. I hadn't heard the "three points of contact" cue before with rocks - and it's ironic because we teach an aspect of posture for kettlebell swings with those same words.
Awesome! This coincidence seems like it's not a coincidence...
I had too much fun putting it all together on the same page just now :) giryagirl.com/what-kettlebell-swings-and-rock-stacking-have-in-common-cues-injury-prevention-coaching-how-to
How long have you been stacking rocks?
Nice work! I can definitely see a similarity. I've been balancing rocks since 2013, but i've been an artist since birth
I went to the beach today, and i remembered an instagram video i saw where a guy was stacking rocks, i gave it a try, managed to stack a little, really fell in love with this. But i do have a question, because, just stacking up isnt that complicated, what about stacking rocks in weird shapes? like, long rocks just on their edges and then using another rock on top to hold it down... how do i get to that, because sure i can just practice, but i would like to understand it too
Did you watch this video? Its the same concept no matter what rocks you use. Practice is the best teacher and how I learned everything I know - keep going and definitely ask me your questions in the future! Maybe i’ll make a “super advanced” video soon 😉
Excited to see that "super advanced" lesson haha, and yeah im enjoying rock stacking so ill most definitely be doing a lot of it this summer, really wanna figure out the whole counter balance thing though, its a tough one.
Its all in your mind - it’s a lot easier than you think. In the meantime I suggest you feel more and think less 😁 video coming soon
How do you choose rocks to balance?
Ashley Thompson do you choose the rocks or do the rocks choose you?
Hey man, thanks! But I have a question, I one saw a guy in Sausalito about 20 years ago. A Mexican guy who was stacking rocks way off centers! Out on the outer edges he would set large rocks! I passed if off as doing magic. Because it was extremely off balance according to the laws of physics! Have you any other explanation? Have you ever seen that kind of rock stacking? And what thoughts do you have on ledge stacking off center?
Counter balance video coming soon... In the meantime to hold you over here's a theory video I did that features a counter balance. You can watch my hands and see how I do it: ruclips.net/video/fmSkm_WKErg/видео.html
"Zen and the Art of Rock Balancing" by Travis Ruskus; just sayin :)
do you ever use flat rocks?
chachacakes all the time! I like to mix and match :)
So do you ever use 3 points against a flat rock? (sorry for the question just starting rock balancing)
Check out this video... is this what you mean? ruclips.net/video/PMub_0SxJuk/видео.html
do u know who george watsky is? i thought your face looked familiar lol.
Play with your toys in your own back yard. Rocks are habitat for animals. Piles of rocks in wilderness areas are visual pollution.
Oh so if I “buy” the land then I’m free to do whatever I want? This practice respects leave no trace policy and is about connection to Earth, not disruption of habitat
Don't do rock balancing in wildness and natural areas. It's bad for wildlife and micro-ecology.
Particularly for fluana and fauna that is SAXICOLOUS. Removing rocks inhibits plants that need rocks for growth support. For animals, it can disrupt their nest, shelter, scent trails.
Removing rocks from trails in national parks etc, can be dangerous. Often the rocks position on walking trails are positioned by rangers to keep the walking trail from erroding, keep people on the trail and not straying off.
Finally, there are ancient sites when past civilizations used the practice to distinguish burial sites and other significant meaning. This is encouraging modern rock balancers to desecrate these archeological sites by re-arranging the rocks.
I agree and your thoughts are very well said, except I don't agree 100% with the last part. This video is showing the world the transformative meditative power this practice provides. Ultimately rock balancing brings far more awareness to how we treat the Earth and ourselves and the balance that must exist. The whole idea of a "national park" is somewhat ridiculous, because the whole earth should be treated like one big sacred park. Peace to you! Thanks for sharing your concern.
it's not center of gravity it's center of mass
Doesn’t the mass have a center of gravity?
@@TravisRuskus The center of gravity is where all of the weight of an object appears to be concentrated, meanwhile the center of mass can be outside of an object ( exm. the center of mass in the ring)
@@Thrill98 Thanks for the info! I can definitely see what you're saying with the ring (and gives me lots of great ideas) but when dealing with rock balancing it has a direct connection to gravity (instead of a ring floating in space) and often the center of gravity is not the center of mass in the rock, as some areas of rocks are more dense.
If I'm following you, then when dealing with rock balancing it's both center of gravity and center of mass? What happens when the balance has more tension from counter-balancing 5+ rocks at a time? Is this center of gravity or center of mass? Or both?
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Too bad if you have shaky hands :q
I recommend using heavier rocks 🙌🏼 I’ve seen those work well with shaky hands
I do this with grains of sand under a microscope...same principle.
cattleNhay micro balance!
cattleNhay micro balance!
u stopped talking but left the audio of the wind in
I call it "ambiance"
This is NOTs easy as he makes it sound and look!!!
Yes it is 😁 don’t let fear or doubt get in the way
Are you deaf
Or are you scared to talk?
No hate just asking
Btw.Love your vids
Thank you so much
No the wind was just really bad (even with my nice mic) so I had to take you inside my mind. What’s cool tho is this wordless movement is the same instruction I give to those who can’t speak English. Rock balancing is a universal language 🙌🌎
@@TravisRuskus ohhh okay