Cesar Clavijo: Origins, Finding Purpose & Fulfillment, Stillness Academy & Important Things to Teach Kids | Primal Curiosity Podcast #1
Cesar Clavijo is a Holistic Health Professional and Martial Artist living in Beaufort, South Carolina. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, Cesar left the military to further heal and develop himself, and to help others do the same. In 2013, he founded Stillness Academy, a holistic training center where he teaches Stillness Koncepts to youth and adults, helping them to move and live as more capable, confident humans facing the challenges of life in the 21st century.
EPISODE LINKS:
Cesar’s Website: https://www.stillness.academy/ [https://www.stillness.academy/]
Cesar’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/stillnessacademy/ [https://www.instagram.com/stillnessacademy/]
BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Kosmic Consciousness by Ken Wilber: https://www.amazon.com/Kosmic-Consciousness-Ken-Wilber-audiobook/dp/B00JLTMM6G/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&tag=buylocal0e8-20 [https://www.amazon.com/Kosmic-Consciousness-Ken-Wilber-audiobook/dp/B00JLTMM6G/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&tag=buylocal0e8-20]
Primal Curiosity Socials
IG: https://www.instagram.com/primal_curiosity/ [https://www.instagram.com/primal_curiosity/]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CuriosityPrimal [https://twitter.com/CuriosityPrimal]
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Primal_Curiosity [https://www.youtube.com/@Primal_Curiosity]
MUSIC:
Intro: Sunkissed by Ryan Little
Outro: Hands of Time by Ryan Little
Ryan Little’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamryanlittle/ [https://www.instagram.com/iamryanlittle/]
Ryan Little’s Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Btj7hq5LydMGs8DuYrvTW?si=77_DtbSNR-GEqh6E5iYEOg [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Btj7hq5LydMGs8DuYrvTW?si=77_DtbSNR-GEqh6E5iYEOg]
Timestamps:
(0:00) Episode Preview
(2:13) Intro
(3:44) Who is Cesar and what does he do?
(4:52) What is Stillness Academy
(7:19) What Cesar means by "holistic"
(9:51) Symbolism behind the Stillness logo
(12:36) Cesar's attempt to reclaim the Greek meaning of "gymnasium"
(15:20) Links between Plato's Republic and Greek gymnasiums
(16:11) The Origin Story of Stillness Academy
(22:17) Current paradigms in health, healing, & medicine
(24:55) Intro to the Stillness Seven
(25:21) The One Mission of Stillness
(26:26) What Cesar means by "holistic development"
(29:00) The Two Forces of Stillness
(30:09) How to balance aggression and compassion in the training room?
(36:47) Overview of the Three Stage Sparring system of Stillness
(41:52) The importance of positional sparring in jiu jitsu
(44:33) The Three Rings of Stillness: Mind, Body, "Soma"
(44:45) What does Cesar means by "Soma"
(46:04) The Origin Story & more symbolism behind the Stillness logo
(50:00) "People don't have ideas, ideas have people." - Interactions between the Conscious and Subconscious
(53:42) The Four "Koncepts" of Stillness: Mind, Movement, Konsumption, Ecology
(57:20) More on Ecology
(1:01:46) Diving deeper into Mind: More on the Conscious and Subconscious
(1:03:27) The Five Values of Stillness: Love, Integrity, Service, Wonder, Growth
(1:08:09) How Cesar came up with the Stillness Seven
(1:10:25) Six Patterns of locomotion in BJJ
(1:11:51) Wave (Bridge) movement patterns
(1:12:24) Draw movement patterns
(1:12:45) Similarities between these movement patterns in BJJ and katas or forms in traditional martial arts
(1:13:41) Pike movement patterns
(1:14:26) Jump (Shrimp) movement patterns
(1:15:38) Turn/Twist movement patterns
(1:16:40) Rise movement patterns
(1:17:41) The importance of proper movement mechanics in BJJ for injury prevention and success
(1:20:20) Jump (Shrimp) and John Danaher's Power Shrimp
(1:21:32) The Seven Rules of Stillness Academy
(1:21:52) Rule: Be Honest - the importance of honesty
(1:24:43) Rules: Be Respectful, Be Kind - the difference between the two
(1:26:29) Rule: Step with Care
(1:28:16) Rule: Leave it Better
(1:28:33) Rule: Do your best. Always.
(1:29:21) Rule: Ask Permission
(1:33:24) Three Languages: Seen, Heard, Felt
(1:35:37) Cesar's teaching methods
(1:39:23) Adaptability: a hallmark of great teachers
(1:39:42) How John Danaher decides what to teach his students each day
(1:41:23) The important things to teach kids
(1:49:42) Where Cesar derives the most fulfillment in life
(1:51:45) Cesar on having found his purpose
(1:53:21) Advice for finding purpose and fulfillment
(1:57:38) Advice for people that want to follow in Cesar's footsteps
(2:00:08) Advice for young people
(2:01:45) Where to find Cesar
(2:02:12) Outro
