While meditating, yoga and spending time with friends are now part of Geri Larkin's daily routine, she still manages to be plenty busy. Detroit is at the center of her newest project. She is determined to give the city what she thinks is a needed infusion of Zen and plans to open a Zen Center in Detroit's Cass Corridor this fall. It was a trip, she says, that nearly killed her. I had a vision of Heidi.
Fear is the only thing in the way.
Since adopting Zen, Larkin's lifestyle has changed dramatically. As an occasional business consultant to nonprofit firms, Larkin has one power suit left, a blue, double-breasted number she admits is out of style. She says Zen hasn't exactly changed her. But today, she insists, she has a more meaningful and fulfilling life. You're still you, the gunky parts are lighter.