Questioning Paleo
Ramon Castellanos Avoid Paleolithic Reenactment *Excerpt from the book Ancestral Now. I have made a clear intention to resist the nostalgic allure of freezing our ancestors in time, and attempting to reenact their lifeways. If we do so, we lose touch with the living, breathing reality of The Ancestral Now. What we […]
Toxic Teaching
Ramon Castellanos [ALTERNATIVE TITLE: HOW MY PRACTICE CHANGED ONCE I STOPPED TEACHING] “We teach best what we most need to learn.” – Richard Bach At some early junction in my life, and really not that long ago, I considered my primary trade craft, that of being a teacher. The job was teaching others […]
The Nature of Thriving
Ramon Castellanos I think any legitimate talk about thriving is a dangerous one. Not only because of the nuance involved in the discussion, which is substantial, but because to do so is a move in the opposite direction of much of the western cultural story. In the west, we are sold an illegitimate child […]
Current Personal Practice – Ramon Castellanos
Ramon Castellanos I incorporate and teach about a wide variety of skills sets into my daily/weekly practice. In my world view, a daily practice is the bedrock of a consciously directed life. It is where we are able to work with the inevitable forces of change in a very intentional way in order to […]
The Path of the Bridge Builder
Ramon Castellanos I was asked about the value of being “separate”, both physically (I live in the middle of no where on a Wolf Sanctuary) and systematically from traditions, clans, and methods. For many of us today (the type of people engaging with this site), we are in my opinion, not completely separate from […]
De-Armoring the Face
Ramon Castellanos Most of us in the movement and even therapy based fields do not pay attention to the face. This is a pretty big gap considering there are 43 muscles in your face. Have you ever wondered why this is the case? Face exercises are not very sexy, and also while not glamorous, they carry […]
Controlling Panic Attacks
Ramon Castellanos Technique specifics begin at the 6:35 mark. If you are struggling with panic, fear or anxiety, that gets in the way of doing what you would like to do or that cripples you at times, this technique may help. It can also help you recover faster during exercise. I crafted […]
Beliefs, Culture, & Connection
Ramon Castellanos In this article I want to discuss something that you do not see discussed a lot and that is the practice of magic in the context of the primal movement, the primal health movement or the ancestral movement. There is a lot of talk about nutrition, physical training protocols, circadian rhythm […]
Perception, Projection, & Magick
Ramon Castellanos View this post on Instagram The magickal mind vs the rational mind. Rationality has its place, and can be a very powerful tool, but the human experience is incomplete without a sense of magick, wonder and awe. In all likelihood, our bodies are designed for magick, as it seems […]
Reclaiming Experience
Ramon Castellanos “What is needed is self actualization not self-image actualization.”-Bruce Lee It seems like many of us in the world today live in some degree of self-imposed existential inhibition devoid of the nectar of direct experience. Our day to day life and how we choose to engage with it, is often not heavily […]
The Pleasure of Discipline
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Sexuality as a Physical Practice
Ramon Castellanos Sexuality is a rather broad topic, with many historical outlets that differ in perspective, and it is perhaps one of the most loaded topics in the whole of humanity. This article will be less of a how-to in any fashion, and will simply be a broad look at how sex, its maturity and overall […]
Ancestral Catharsis
Ramon Castellanos What is Meant by the Term “Ancestral” With the current resurgence of ancestrally based platforms for living, many of us are looking backwards to determine how to best move forward. It is a beautiful movement and I have truly gown to love the practice of doing our best to understand how our […]
Healing the Human Animal
Ramon Castellanos Childhood Health Struggles If you are struggling with chronic health issues and a lack of vitality, I can certainly empathize with you. My hope is that this article will confer some value and assistance to your journey back to robustness. Many people who meet me these days, can’t imagine that I have […]