“Being a champion is a condition of the heart” We are honored to welcome a true warrior for female and universal empowerment, Cesalina Gracie to SOUNDFOOD. Jiu-jitsu visionary, Olympics host, entrepreneur and multi-hyphenate athlete, Cesalina hails from the legendary Gracie martial arts lineage. Today she joins us from her home base of Los Angeles where she utilizes the art and philosophy of jiu-jitsu to teach girls and women to discover their own inner strength and confidence, to move from defense to offense, from instinct to reflex, and into a champion state of mind. In May 2023 Cesalina made history for being the 8th Brazilian woman to summit Mount Everest -the world's highest mountain- during the deadliest season in the mountain's 102-year climbing history. She accredits her success to her jiu-jitsu training and mindset In this episode Cesalina shares her journey of finding her own path within an esteemed martial arts family, how jiu-jitsu has taught her how to feel powerful and safe in any situation, including the most confronting, life threatening moments climbing Mount Everest, and why she is committed to share this methodology with others. Thank you Cesalina for sharing the deep strength of the feminine and your light with us!   CONNECT Cesalina Gracie: IG | Website Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter) If you’re interested taking classes with Cesalina in LA, email info@cesalina.com for weekly schedule + to sign up.   MENTIONED Mitsuyo Maeda Gracie family & jiu-jitsu Carlos Gracie Rorion Gracie & UFC Gracie University Everest Base Camp Mike McCastle Gary Snyder   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Ep. 82: PLEASURE IS OUR BIRTHRIGHT with Liz Goldwyn Ep. 71: EVOLUTION THROUGH INTEGRATION with Elisa Sednaoui Dellal Ep. 39: THE GANGSTA GARDENER with Ron Finley   NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: Make a donation to us here LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off regenerative plant protein from Mikunafoods.com LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY!