Chyan Course -

For three days, she led him through the chyan course — not the shortest way, but the alive way. They portaged under fallen trees, paddled through fog that swallowed the sky, and camped on a gravel bar where kingfishers dove like blue arrows. Elias kept checking his watch. Chyan kept pointing at herons.

Students learn to draw body parts from multiple angles to create a "mental mannequin".