If you have De Quervain's tendinosis, this test is quite painful, causing tendon pain on the thumb side of the wrist. Finkelstein test. The arrow indicates the location of pain when the test is positive.
It is advised to refill outside or in a space that is easy to clean. This may be necessary when you wish to wash the cushion/pillow cover. Meditation Cushions filled with Kapok are lighter in weight than those filled with Buckwheat Hulls. But, as mentioned above, removing the Kapok fill for washing the cushion cover can be a little more work.
In many places the straight trunks of the kapok tree are used to make dugout canoes. The white, fluffy seed covering is used in pillows and mattresses. Since it is buoyant and water resistant it is often used in flotation devices and padding.