{"id":36241,"date":"2015-11-04T16:23:33","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T21:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=36241"},"modified":"2015-11-04T16:53:16","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T21:53:16","slug":"the-man-who-balances-stones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/ro\/journal\/the-man-who-balances-stones\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man Who Balances Stones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the summer of 2008, in the midst of a psychedelic experience, a 24-year-old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gravityglue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Grab<\/a> sat down in Boulder Creek, Colorado and began to balance stones. Tiny pebbles emerged from the water, holding up impossibly large boulders. Elaborate formations defied gravity, held together only by Michael&#8217;s precise placing of rocks.<\/p>\n<p>Seven years later, Michael has traveled the world performing at festivals, events, and the World Economic Forum, building more than a thousand rock formations that achieve the impossible. Bridges, dragons, balloons, towering peaks\u2014all made of stones with gravity being the only &#8222;glue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His commitment to his practice is admirable. In snow, rain, and icy conditions, Michael still goes out to the creek and builds.\u201cIt\u2019s my daily yoga practice, and it\u2019s my way of life.\u00a0Wherever I go, I&#8217;m usually looking for rocks and possibilities,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>It seems impossible for him to not be with the stones. There have been months over the years where Michael has had to live out of his car\u2014yet nearly every day he is driven to stack rocks. Now he makes a living from the ethereal photographs he takes before the formations\u00a0collapse, or he pulls them down.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because in contrast to cairn building,\u00a0Michael sees his practice as a highly transient, meditative art form, rather than something built to last. His lack of attachment is moving. Even when disbelievers topple his creations with the hope of revealing him as a fake, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/lifestyles\/ci_27598433\/boulder-rock-artist-michael-grab-is-making-impossible\" target=\"_blank\">Boulder residents say Michael accepts it<\/a> just as part of nature,\u00a0and is happy for them to see the truth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cHowever it happens, they are always erased,\u201d says Michael of his rock formations. \u201cFrom a\u00a0philosophical\u00a0perspective, it has more resonance with\u00a0ideas of\u00a0zen or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nobleharbor.com\/tea\/chado\/WhatIsWabi-Sabi.htm\" target=\"_blank\">wabi sabi<\/a>\u2014in which there is a core appreciation of impermanence.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36432\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Grab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36432 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Grab.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra Nevada, California\" width=\"1404\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Grab.jpg 1404w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Grab-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Grab-992x562.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1404px) 100vw, 1404px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\">Sierra Nevada, California<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">His practice does indeed seem like a zen meditation. Formations can take between two hours and a whole day to complete. During that time, Michael says his mind goes through various stages. \u201cFor the first half, the thoughts are very active, but then as I become engrossed in the process,\u00a0thoughts disappear. There comes a point when the mind shuts off entirely like in a deep meditative state. And finally, when I\u00a0approach the &#8216;zero-point&#8217; with minute\u00a0final adjustments, it is like nothing &#8216;other&#8217;\u00a0exists. I am inside the vibrations of the rocks and everything in my surroundings becomes one. In a very literal sense it feels like creating a state of union with the environment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perhaps it is working from this unified perspective that enables Michael to break the barriers of belief, and leave so many awestruck by his creations. He kindly shared some reflections from his time spent with\u00a0stones that may bring balance to our own lives.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>See the impossible and do it anyway.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8222;When my first thought is &#8216;this is impossible,&#8217; I do it anyway. In the words of Yoda: &#8216;Do. Or do not. There is no try.&#8217; So I just do.\u00a0It seems like a\u00a0recipe for magic\u2014to do the &#8216;impossible.&#8217; Most of the time I\u00a0end up finding a solution,\u00a0and sometimes,\u00a0unexpected things\u00a0happen\u2014perhaps the light\u00a0in that moment\u00a0perfectly highlights the contours of the rocks\u2014and the formation takes on a certain ethereal beauty\u00a0beyond words.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Slow down.<\/h3>\n<p>&#8222;Balance requires a minimum of\u00a0three contact points. Luckily, every rock is covered in a variety of tiny to large indentations that can act as a natural tripod for the rock to stand upright. By paying close attention to the vibrations\u00a0of the rocks, I can start to feel even the smallest &#8216;clicks&#8217; as the notches of the rocks are moving over one another. Sometimes I don\u2019t even feel the vertices of the finest &#8216;tripods&#8217; or balance points until I\u2019ve spent enough time <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/meditation-brain-waves-ashley-turner\/\" target=\"_blank\">slowing down<\/a> to meet the vibrations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Be one with your environment.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8222;Because I am always <a href=\"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/journal\/rediscover-element-play-take-yoga-nature\/\" target=\"_blank\">dealing with nature in some way<\/a>, I have learned that\u00a0I&#8217;m not always in control\u2014that learning to listen and adapt in real time are essential skills for dancing with the universe. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During a recent visit to\u00a0Cornwall, England, I went to the same cove\u00a0nearly\u00a0every day for two weeks,\u00a0and each day I was listening and learning new things.\u00a0I\u00a0eventually turned into a brief encyclopedia of tide times and levels, sunsets, sunrises, and wind directions&#8230;\u00a0And tapping into these local rhythms often improves my work to some degree.\u00a0Hence, the last days often yield my favorite formations from each location.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36433\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Grab-rock-formation-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36433 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Grab-rock-formation-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pula, Croatia\" width=\"1404\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Grab-rock-formation-2.jpg 1404w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Grab-rock-formation-2-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Michael-Grab-rock-formation-2-992x562.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1404px) 100vw, 1404px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\">Pula, Croatia<\/div><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trust your feelings.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8222;I&#8217;ve learned to trust my feelings. If a certain rock shines or twinkles for a split second, I&#8217;m curious. Sometimes I look twice, other times not. The art here, and in life, is learning to flow with my surroundings; learning to feel when is best to accept or change my current condition.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Above all, Michael says that the balancing of stones has brought into focus that everything in the universe relies on everything else. \u201cMy existence impacts your existence and vice versa. That is reflected to me in the stones. Every time I make an adjustment to an angle, all the other stones have to change to compensate. Every piece relies on every other piece in order to hold the balance of the whole.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Georgia; color: #333333;\">Learn more about Michael Grab and his work, and see more photographs of his stone formations on his website:<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Georgia; color: #333333;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gravityglue.com\/my-work\/\">www.gravityglue.com<\/a><\/span><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All photos courtesy of Michael Grab<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\">\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33960 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/live-wanderlust-fest.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HelenaveryHS.jpg\" alt=\"HelenaveryHS\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HelenaveryHS.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HelenaveryHS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HelenaveryHS-185x185.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeaslove.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeaslove.com\/\">Helen Avery<\/a> is a Section Editor at Wanderlust Media, working on the Vitality, Wisdom, and Wellness channels on wanderlust.com and YOGANONYMOUS. She is a\u00a0journalist, writer, yoga teacher, and full-time dog walker of Millie.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Grab\u2019s gravity-defying, ethereal rock formations take patience and mountains of humility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1495,"featured_media":36431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1057],"tags":[446,20,803,1184],"class_list":["post-36241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wisdom","tag-balance","tag-nature","tag-wisdom","tag-zen"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.0 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Man Who Balances Stones<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Michael Grab\u2019s gravity-defying, 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