Practical Centering: Exercises to Energize Your Chakras for Relaxation, Vitality, and Health. This item is unavailable.Practical Centering: Exercises to Energize Your Chakras for Relaxation, Vitality, and Health

Physical therapist Larkin Barnett links her original techniques with the chakras-ancient, non-Western concept of the seven physical and spiritual centres in the body. The Chakra Rocking Massage she teaches is a movement meditation that awakens the chakra centres and offers a practical, user-friendly way to relax. Reminiscent of being rocked in a cradle, these repetitive, gentle motions are soothing and tension releasing. To this key exercise, Larkin adds simplified breathing techniques drawn from both Eastern and Western traditions as well as visualizations. Likening the experience to creating a favourite meal, she provides recipe cards for each exercise, focusing on the ingredients of colour, location, life lesson, natural elements, physical senses, emotions, and affirmations. Strengthening our mind/body connection in this way is the ultimate immune booster, improving circulation for better tissue nutrition and metabolism. The body acts like a natural pharmacy as it flushes away waste products more thoroughly. Altogether, the tools in Practical Centering can lead to a life of more vitality and ease. It s a great little book to pack in your suitcase or back pocket. The exercises take only minutes and can be done easily at home, at work, or wherever you happen to be.

Larkin Barnett is a movement education speaker, Pilates-based physical therapy specialist, professor, movement therapist, dance choreographer, personal fitness trainer and yoga instructor. She holds five Pilates certifications, including two Golf Pilates specializations.
In the eighties, Larkin worked as Professor of Dance at Virginia Commonwealth University. From there, she went to Canyon Ranch Spa and became a movement therapist and fitness professional. Throughout her career, has also enjoyed teaching, choreographing, lecturing, and performing for organizations such as Harvard University, Longy School of Music, Four Arts Society Library and the University of Lappennranta, Finland.
In 2007, Larkin was chosen as a President's Challenge Advocate for the President's Award's Program, part of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. She is the author of "Practical Pilates: Using Imagery, Pilates and Calisthenics for Children," "Creative Yoga for Children" and "On a Lark! Creative Movement for Children."
Currently, Larkin provides movement education and breathing workshops for adults and children, as well as stress management programs for national fitness conferences, certification organizations, hospitals, corporations, universities, spas, athletic clubs, physical therapy clinics and ballet companies.