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Instructions for making a weighted Divakar Yoga staff
Posted on September 8th, 2009 by Divakar and filed under Yoga Tips & Tools |
To make a weighted staff you need a hollow tube so that is can be filled with sand for weight. We use pvc pipe as it easy to get and is inexpensive.
1) Go to your local hardware store or home improvement store, choose a pvc pipe that feels comfortable in your hands. Choose 4 caps to close of the ends of the two staffs, make sure you are choosing the right diameter caps that will fit on the pvc pipe. Make sure to get pvc glue to attach the caps on to the pipe. Get some sand, any will do.
Tip: The pipe usually comes in 10 foot lengths so it will need to be cut down. I like to ask the store employee to cut the pipe, this way all I need to do is fill it and glue.
If you are tall, you might want to have the pipe cut into two 5 foot sections giving you two staffs. If you are short, you might be more comfortable with two 4 foot lengths. You could fill one pipe with
sand and leave the other empty, this way you have one light and
one heavy staff.
2) Spread the glue on the inside sides of one of the caps, slip it onto one end of the pvc pipe, let dry a couple of minutes.
3) Cut a disposable plastic water bottle in half, use the end with the hole as a funnel to flow the sand into the pvc pipe. Place the staff below you with someone holding it. Standing on a higher stair then the staff, or lowering the staff off a little wall will work, this is so you don’t have to raise the bag of sand very high. Place the funnel opening into the pipe and flow the sand into the funnel tapping the staff every once in a while to compact the sand.
When the staff is full, add glue to the inside sides of the second cap and glue it onto the staff. Let dry a few minutes and you have a weighted staff.
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