Make your own 10 Ft. Balancer:

(a stylish, industrial-strength pipe apparatus 10" to 16" off the ground) teaches flexibility and body awareness, the two foundational building blocks of Balance.

The Balancer is a powerful tool for finding courage, focus, self-confidence, and stability in a challenging situation. It is also the most powerful practice I know of for finding and experiencing the Free Space. It will transform your body posture and your relationship with your body.

Almost everything you will try to learn and integrate today about movement and posture is theory and intellectual. Everything you learn about movement and posture using the Balancer is experiential, dynamic, and immediately apparent. Using it, it is possible to gain access to another realm of awareness as you learn the wisdom of insecurity by discovering your center, as well as finding your vertical line, having repercussions physically, emotionally, and spiritually. This tool will open up Doors of Perception you always knew existed but had no idea how to find.

How to build your own Balancer
What you will need:
1 -10' of 11/4" galvanized pipe; threaded at both ends
6 - 6" nipples (pipe threaded at both ends)
2 - elbows
2 -T's
4 - end caps
***all of this needs to be inch and a quarter (or inch and a half if you can't find 11/4")

For a balancing pole (to carry as you walk on the Balancer) use a 10' piece of one inch pipe and put end caps on each end; not necessary but you may want to try it; useful for work on the tightrope and tightwire.

For more of a challenge, use a one and a half inch diameter pipe 20' long with end caps on each end and use wood blocks at least 18" high for the supports. Use plumber's brackets to fasten the pipe to the wood blocks.

Use vinegar to clean the pipes of residue before use or painting.

I'm working on a short book about Balance, for those who wish to utilize Balance as a catalyst for creating change in their life, and have a lot of challenging fun in the process.