There are several important factors at work when it comes to us learning how to think, sense and feel, and move in new unobstructed ways. First and foremost is our friend and foe gravity. Unless we are in outer space all of our activities take place within our environment which is dictated by gravity. A huge percentage of our nervous tissues are at work so we can change positions, become upright and move. Imagine the extraordinary challenge it is for a baby to acquire the skills to move from lying on its back, to rolling, to crawling, to pulling itself upright, to walking, skipping and jumping. As humans, few of us master being in gravity. We generally have learned just enough so we can get by.

In addition, each of us has developed a self-concept. Our self-concept is our system of evaluating ourselves. In is our view of our own capacity. Our self-concept is the sum total of all our value judgements plus those we learned from others such as our parents and educators. The outcome of all of our activities is determined by our self-concept. We can only achieve what our self-concept will allow. Between living in gravity and our self-concept there is little available space in our brain's activity for us to learn new behaviors or refine old habits.

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