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Introduction - Centaur
I literally wrote a book about the best way to learn via coregulation mentorship, using attunement and attachment (Heart) to let mammals know they are safe and can experiment, drawing heavily on cultural learning rather than top-down (Rider, "mind") command, thus allowing the movement (Horse) to emerge from the motivation and safety of the emotional conditions. This works on fractal levels. (Rider - leader, Horse - follower...Rider - parent, Horse - child....Rider - your wise self, Horse - the part of you that just wants to eat junk and binge watch/scroll.)
I'm fascinated with riding horses, and the asymmetry of the pair - the rider wants to ride, the horse wants to be safe and flee any possible danger. If the rider adds weight, the horse's movement is negatively affected unless, through careful, progressive, systematic physical and mental devleopment of the horse, you change the horse to better carry the weight. Humans all "know" we should have better posture, but do we? No. Horses aren't that much different. So to "teach" a horse to carry a rider well is the responsibility of the rider.
I'm a parent, manager, and teacher. Traditional horsebackriding teaching is all instructional commands. Lot of talk about "feel" but little guidance on how to get there. I do things differently, although I follow methods that come from institutions that are centuries old - tradition figured out CLA principles worked best.
I wrote my book before really diving into CLA but it's a final piece of the Centuar - the Arena. I'm fleshing out the model. The Rider then not only uses the Heart to motivate and create learning safety, the Rider also designs the Arena for the Horse to move. So I'm eager to learn more about CLA!
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Introduction - Centaur
