Episode 24: Learning To Fall Movement 4.0 - from Babies to Astronauts

We are not meant to fall down. Gravity has a linear affect on non living things and that is why those things fall when allowed. As living beings, when we fall it is usually not an intentional action but rather a loss of balance. We learn, from a very young age, to have a controlled decent. We also learn to commit to a fall based on previous experience for instance, when sitting on a chair. When an astronaut goes into outer space, whether it is a perpetual free fall or a true float, their bodi...