Practical Centering: Exercises to Energize Your Chakras for Relaxation, Vitality, and Health
Autor Larkin Barnett Gregory Loewen, Madeleine Singeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 2012
Practical Centering enhances physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance with innovative breathing techniques and empowering exercises. It provides an instant vacation in this hectic world, enabling us to elevate our energy, relax our body, strengthen our core, and quiet our mind.
Physical therapist Larkin Barnett links her original techniques with the chakras-ancient, non-Western concept of the seven physical and spiritual centers in the body. The Chakra Rocking Massage she teaches is a movement meditation that awakens the chakra centers 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.
Muscular tightness can begin in the mind. The root cause may be illness, surgery, accidents, abuse, emotional trauma, daily stress, poor movement habits, or even one’s choice of sport or fitness. The Chakra Rocking Massage clears and opens the chakras, causing energy to move more freely throughout the body. Hence, muscular tension dissipates, and tissue health, suppleness, and posture are improved.
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 favorite meal, she provides “recipe cards” for each exercise, focusing on the ingredients of color, 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.
Physical therapist Larkin Barnett links her original techniques with the chakras-ancient, non-Western concept of the seven physical and spiritual centers in the body. The Chakra Rocking Massage she teaches is a movement meditation that awakens the chakra centers 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.
Muscular tightness can begin in the mind. The root cause may be illness, surgery, accidents, abuse, emotional trauma, daily stress, poor movement habits, or even one’s choice of sport or fitness. The Chakra Rocking Massage clears and opens the chakras, causing energy to move more freely throughout the body. Hence, muscular tension dissipates, and tissue health, suppleness, and posture are improved.
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 favorite meal, she provides “recipe cards” for each exercise, focusing on the ingredients of color, 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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780835609036
ISBN-10: 0835609030
Pagini: 154
Dimensiuni: 145 x 165 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Ediția:Quest.
Editura: Quest Books (IL)
ISBN-10: 0835609030
Pagini: 154
Dimensiuni: 145 x 165 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Ediția:Quest.
Editura: Quest Books (IL)
Recenzii
2013 Nautilus Silver Award Winner!
As a Pediatrician, I welcome Larkin's exciting approach to lifelong health and well-being. If we would make these basic fun and colorful techniques available to our young impressionable children what a blessing it would be for them to have this tool to help meet the stresses that may arise in their lifetime.
--Sherrill Pratt, M.D.
The net effect of Larkin’s work is an integrative adaption of breathing strategies, from both an eastern and a western tradition. Larkin teaches breathing like a dance teacher, with inspiration, humor, and artistry. To read her exercises is to be coached into a kind of centeredness where healing is possible.
-- Dr. Greg Loewen, Pulmonary Specialist
Larkin presents an easy-to-read and follow set of exercises that combine visualization, breath and movement that can make a difference in our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Her simple set of exercises can help one to relax, loosen up and bring life once again to our daily life. The trick is in her combining mind with visualization, spirit with one’s breath and body with movement to return us to wholeness which is our natural state of being.
--Robert Volkmann, MD
Larkin’s insights into the mind-body connection are profound and very practical. I feel her book offers great hands-on techniques as well as insightful visualizations to encompass the whole person. I thoroughly enjoyed the easy-to-read and concise explanation of her life-changing routine. You can start small and have big results. I would highly recommend this book to those who are seeking to make great strides in their life.
--Brian W. Wright, Fitness Manager, Canyon Ranch
While a young dancer struggling with stamina issues, Larkin's life-altering realization of the importance of breathing properly could well have remained information simply applied to her own well-being. But instead, she has ever since been on a path dedicated to improving all of our lives through her inspired knowledge of strengthening both body and spirit.
--Steven Caras, Dancer, Photographer, Motivational Speaker and subject of the new Public Television documentary, Steven Caras: See Them Dance
For anyone on a mind, body, spirit journey, this flawlessly written book will help you reach your destination. Larkin gives the best explanation of the chakras that I have heard or seen in print. Larkin has taken the mystery out of the chakras and made them practical! What Larkin has done here is create a new movement-based chakra paradigm. The incredible colorful visual imagery makes it easy to follow and a joy to practice. Practical Centering certainly lives up to its title. Enjoy the benefits as your energy is increased and you soothe your spirit, becoming more emotionally balanced, mindful and mentally fit. This is a book you must have if you want to transform your body and color your world. Enjoy your journey!
--Jeannie Smith, L.M.P.
Larkin has written a powerful book that has the potential to transform lives. As she explains, "healthy people understand that our minds play a critical role in our physical well being...and that the power of our mind is the key to radiant health." The exercises can release the built up stress many experience in daily living and can assist in re-programming the mind/body connection to support optimal well-being.
--Valerie Lipstein, certified coach and consultant
As a Pediatrician, I welcome Larkin's exciting approach to lifelong health and well-being. If we would make these basic fun and colorful techniques available to our young impressionable children what a blessing it would be for them to have this tool to help meet the stresses that may arise in their lifetime.
--Sherrill Pratt, M.D.
The net effect of Larkin’s work is an integrative adaption of breathing strategies, from both an eastern and a western tradition. Larkin teaches breathing like a dance teacher, with inspiration, humor, and artistry. To read her exercises is to be coached into a kind of centeredness where healing is possible.
-- Dr. Greg Loewen, Pulmonary Specialist
Larkin presents an easy-to-read and follow set of exercises that combine visualization, breath and movement that can make a difference in our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Her simple set of exercises can help one to relax, loosen up and bring life once again to our daily life. The trick is in her combining mind with visualization, spirit with one’s breath and body with movement to return us to wholeness which is our natural state of being.
--Robert Volkmann, MD
Larkin’s insights into the mind-body connection are profound and very practical. I feel her book offers great hands-on techniques as well as insightful visualizations to encompass the whole person. I thoroughly enjoyed the easy-to-read and concise explanation of her life-changing routine. You can start small and have big results. I would highly recommend this book to those who are seeking to make great strides in their life.
--Brian W. Wright, Fitness Manager, Canyon Ranch
While a young dancer struggling with stamina issues, Larkin's life-altering realization of the importance of breathing properly could well have remained information simply applied to her own well-being. But instead, she has ever since been on a path dedicated to improving all of our lives through her inspired knowledge of strengthening both body and spirit.
--Steven Caras, Dancer, Photographer, Motivational Speaker and subject of the new Public Television documentary, Steven Caras: See Them Dance
For anyone on a mind, body, spirit journey, this flawlessly written book will help you reach your destination. Larkin gives the best explanation of the chakras that I have heard or seen in print. Larkin has taken the mystery out of the chakras and made them practical! What Larkin has done here is create a new movement-based chakra paradigm. The incredible colorful visual imagery makes it easy to follow and a joy to practice. Practical Centering certainly lives up to its title. Enjoy the benefits as your energy is increased and you soothe your spirit, becoming more emotionally balanced, mindful and mentally fit. This is a book you must have if you want to transform your body and color your world. Enjoy your journey!
--Jeannie Smith, L.M.P.
Larkin has written a powerful book that has the potential to transform lives. As she explains, "healthy people understand that our minds play a critical role in our physical well being...and that the power of our mind is the key to radiant health." The exercises can release the built up stress many experience in daily living and can assist in re-programming the mind/body connection to support optimal well-being.
--Valerie Lipstein, certified coach and consultant
Notă biografică
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.
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.