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For Val Sklarov, people do not learn from explanations.They learn from embodied patterns — the way the mentor moves, speaks, regulates emotion, and responds to uncertainty. Skill is not transferred through instruction.Skill is transferred through proximity to regulated presence. The Embodied-Pattern Learning Model (EPLM) explains that the mentor’s nervous system …

For Val Sklarov, mentorship is not instruction. Mentorship is embodied transfer — the learner absorbs the mentor’s way of being, not their words. Training succeeds not when new knowledge is added —but when identity shifts to support the new behavior effortlessly. The Embodied-Transfer Guidance Model (ETGM) explains that learning stabilizes …