This innovative introduction of imagery with exercises for children helps to foster the use of all senses, enabling children to tap into their rich imagination while learning to integrate the mind body connection. It empowers children to become independent movers with proper body mechanics for exercise, which will become an ever-broadening cycle of learning throughout their lifetime.

This innovative introduction of imagery with exercises for children helps to foster the use of all senses, enabling children to tap into their rich imagination while learning to integrate the mind body connection. It empowers children to become independent movers with proper body mechanics for exercise, which will become an ever-broadening cycle of learning throughout their lifetime.

Whether it is to start the day off right, prepare to take an exam with inner calmness, sharpen focus and improve the attention span, or end the day on a positive note, Creative Yoga for Children offers step-by-step instruction for more than 60 poses, plus breakthrough breathing exercises that use fun, innovative imagery cues. It is a powerful tool when used in the classroom. It is low-stress and non-competitive. Watch the children stretch and balance in poses named for animals and shapes. Several minutes when they lay down in the Cocoon Pose for a rest, their wiggles are gone. They are calm, focused and better prepared to tackle the rest of their school day.

Athletic Kinetics is a visual self-explanatory guide for the more advanced athlete, dancer, Pilates instructor or practitioner. Larkin’s multifaceted understanding of the gyrotonic and gyrokinesis are reflected in the three-dimensional spiraling movements. Larkin’s approach will raise the level of awareness in the bodies of peak performers as they move from their deepest core into civic space.

2013 Nautilus Silver Award Winner! Contains Barnett Formula™ Centering as featured in Pilates Style Magazine! 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. 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.

To survive the toils of the modern world, you have to be fit and strong. This is why people visit the gym every now and then. At the gym, you will have the tools you need to work out and stay fit. What if there were no gyms. No weights or treadmills. How will you survive? Choosing an elaborate calisthenics workout schedule will ensure that you keep your body working optimally regardless of what you have around you.

What is a 4 Dimensional Child? There are 4 dimensions of human potential: Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual. We have bodies that need proper nutrition and exercise to run at peak efficiency. We have minds that need to continue learning to stay sharp. We have hearts that need human contact to be happy. We have spirits that search for meaning to be at peace. A 4 Dimensional Child is one who is growing in all 4 dimensions, starting in the womb, to become a well-balanced adult. What is the 2 Dimensional World? It is the world of screens: TV screens, computer screens, tablet screens, and phone screens. Screens have only 2 dimensions: Length and width, but no depth. As people spend more and more time looking at screens, we seem to be living in a 2 Dimensional World. Raising 4 Dimensional Children in a 2 Dimensional World is a book that provides a simple understanding of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual developments of children at each age, based on research in education and developmental psychology. It also provides over 400 fun activities you can play with your child to help him/her develop the necessary skills to move up to the next level.