In Riding With the Whole Self you will develop the means to achive these goals and more. Through exercises on the floor, Paris lets people experience the mobility of their skeleton and with further instructions while riding, one can see how a wonderful lightness develops.

People afterwards say that they experienced a lightness, ease and lack of discomfort, and they can take their horse into this lightness. With some, one can also observe how the person, through becoming aware of his new possibilities of moving, can free the horse in its own possibilities of movement.

Clinics

Paris designs Riding With the Whole Self clinics to fit the level and individual interests of the participants. Clinics can be as short as one day or as long as 4 days or more. Some clinics will be mostly mounted, some mostly unmounted.

There are certain pedagogical aspects that remain constant regardless of the format. All clinics begin with unmounted Awareness Through Movement lessons. You must first learn to feel yourself before you can learn to feel yourself AND the horse. Learn to use power from the pelvis and the back to create light arms and hands. Become aware of asymmetrical self-use and learn the skills needed to self-correct.

Clinics may include brief private mounted lessons and private Functional Integration lessons. Another emphasis can be working to discover the root of individual horse's difficulties

These clinics can be helpful for riders who want to improve their riding or who have injuries or pain. They are also designed for riding teachers who would like new tools to help their students and also for Feldenkrais practitioners who work with riders

Please click here for information on upcoming clinics.