By Jonathan Mead

Note from Jonathan: This post was written by Logan Marshall, who just published a guide to reclaiming our natural, wild movement. If you’ve ever wanted to ditch the gym and have fun while getting in shape, I recommend that you click here to check it out.

For thousands of years, dating back to the Enlightenment period in Europe and before, humans have been trying to comprehend how the universe operates, to logically understand things like why the seasons change, how the heart functions and why gravity exists. While this period saw many groundbreaking discoveries, it also instilled in humans an overly analytical mindset that has had some serious negative repercussions.

In this rise of science and reasoning, humans tried to compartmentalize the innately spontaneous... More...