Buddy Thomas 
Discover Your Inner Strength We all need a little help from our friends. Whether it be a friend you know or a friend you haven’t met yet, the progress we seek is fostered all around us. Let the distractions of the outside world fall away to make space for intuition and connection to the lessons that … Read more
Ever thought about slacklining ? Have you ever seen one of those cool slackline photos or videos of a sweet static pose or tricky transition? You take a close look and think “Wow, this is amazing but how do they do that? I can barely stand up on my own two feet.” I get it…I totally get … Read more
Let’s Start With the 6 Slackline Poses… Then We’ll Get Into The Slackline Training Techniques! So, before we build a slackline long hold sequence, we have to first start with the poses. Below is a list of 6 static poses for you to practice on the line. I want you to hold each pose for 1 minute–hence … Read more
It’s Time To Work The Core Progressions For Training Side Plank Alright, grab a slackline and get ready to work the core. It’s time to explore 7 fun and challenging Side Plank variations, starting with the easiest and progressing towards the hardest. We will start on the ground, and work our way to a mini … Read more
Acro Safety Guidelines How to Cultivate a Safe AcroYoga Practice Acroyoga is a pinch of yoga, with a partner for spice. A dash of acrobatics, and a sprinkle of bone stacking. Mixed in a binding agent of compassionate communication and trust. Put all this together with accurate self assessment and you have a great recipe … Read more
Training Quotes To Keep You Headed Towards Your Goal… Sometimes you just need a little support. Sometimes you just need your fellow Slackrobats to remind you just how strong you really are. Next time you are training towards a goal and you find yourself struggling, let one of these quotes settle you. Let room be created … Read more
3 Ways To Enter Into Drop-Knee On The Slackline Slackline Training Tips Have you ever wondered how to get into that Drop-Knee position? You’re in luck, today I’m going to talk about 3 different ways to enter into Drop-Knee on the Slackline. Drop-Knee itself, is a great resting place when you’re slacklining. Whether your on a … Read more
For PHOTOS from our trip, check out @slackrobats and @lindsikaycircus on Instagram. Our Nerve-Wracking Adventure to Ubud, Bali Driving in Bali ZOOOOOM, another moped goes racing by! This time passing on the left of this narrow two-lane highway. Here the cars drive on the left side of the road, completely different then what I … Read more
It’s All About That Breath I hope everyone is having a great day today! That the sun is shining bright wherever you are, if not around you, then in your hearts. Filling you up with love, appreciation, and gratitude with each inhale, and settling a little deeper into the amazing self you are with each … Read more
Finding Balance Through Healing Words Early in life I learned that words are very powerful and carry energy with them. It is our choice which words leave our mouth. It is also our choice what intention we put into forming and expressing those words. Often can be the case that thoughts, and intentions along with words can … Read more
Slackline Memories Over a Frozen Waterfall AcroYoga, Highlining, and Circus! It’s early, it’s cold, the kind of cold that spells itself out every time you take a breath. I’m up with the sun, excited and getting ready to roll over to a friend’s house. My backpack is stuffed with snacks, drinks, juggling clubs, and … Read more
Sharing Intimacy and AcroYoga “Wait a minute, I don’t know if I can do this. Maybe we should just stop doing Acro! No, that’s not the answer…” thoughts racing through my head like a cheetah full speed in an open field. Heart pumping fast, in sink with the surges of adrenaline rushing through the … Read more
The Masks We All Wear We are all teachers, and we are all students…we are both. What does it mean to be a teacher? To me, it means being educated in the area in which you wish to teach, as well as being experienced in the field which your students play. It means being … Read more
Care for yourself, so that you can care for others… In 2016, Give Yourself the Gift of Care Crackle, Pop, Snap, Crackle, Boom! The last fireworks of 2015 explode and the New Year is approaching fast. So many of us spent 2015 running around, doing what we had to do to get through the month, … Read more
Teaching 2nd Graders How to Walk the Line My first opportunity to play with kids on a slackline came the Summer of 2013. This was no ordinary summer for me, no twiddle your thumbs, “What do I do?” summer. In fact it was very much the opposite, full of activity, smiles and tons of … Read more
A Growing Desire in the Merging of 2 Practices I started my AcroYoga practice about 2 1/2 years ago in May of 2013. I also started my slacklining practice at the same time, actually…the same day. I realized quite quickly that both of these practices were of solid interest to me, just like simultaneous thought … Read more
AcroYogis Unite! AcroYoga is a journey, not a destination. A practice, not a move, or series of moves. Seek this and like the rivers, your AcroYoga will flow. Believe and participate in communication and trust, and your heart will be open, as will your options for connection. Humans can build dams to cease the … Read more
Connecting with Russian Surfers at SurfJam 2015 in Bali! I arrived here in Bali with my partner on November 20th, after 28+ hours of travel from Bend, Oregon. (We left on the 18th!) There’s 16 hours time difference between here and home, and it was a long trip to say the least. Once we arrived at the … Read more
Letting Go Of Expectations It’s easy to go about your life acting and reacting from your autopilot self. Your autopilot has been programmed from years of social media and underfunded educational programs. Hardwired habits have formed in all of us from our childhood and early teens, to say the least. When I say hardwired habits … Read more
Inspiring Words To Sit (Or Walk) With We all feel inspired in one way or another, right? I think so. Each of us has the ability to inspire, and be inspired. I believe inspiration is what happens when you experience something that is profound to you. Such as nature in raw form, as giant sequoia redwoods tower over you with … Read more
The Art of Balance I am grateful in my life to have been presented many opportunities to explore the magical world of balance. I suppose it’s a way of looking at things around me, or a curious nature inside that drives me to dissolve the idea that balance is separate from me, or outside of … Read more