The breathing however, feels like depriving your brain of oxygen or something, making you numb to the cold, tingly, seeing lights, or feeling dizzy. Cryogenic training has gained much popularity in recent times and there's science behind it explaining what your body is doing during this baths. I think there's a real benefit to the cold showers or ice baths. The bulk of it is why the method works, to me it's more of a sales pitch than any sort of instructional ebook, like a video of a huge muscular guy telling you look at all my sweet muscles, you can have them too it's proven! just pay me $200 Besides telling you to breath in 30 times it doesn't provide any instructions. Yeah I read the 24 pg free book a few days ago and it just repeats everything you already knew from the JRE or the Vice documentary. paying in to have access to the course), or gone on one of his seminars? Tell me, what are your thoughts? How legit is the course? So is anyone doing the 10-week Wim Hof method (i.e. I wish I wasn't so cynical, but there have been a lot of kooks out there (and on JRE) who seemed so real until the charisma wore off and they were never heard of again. I am also slightly skeptical about some of the grand promises - health and happiness, not down the road, but pretty much immediately. All of the marketing seems to be done by his son and as soon as Wim himself is not speaking to me, the whole thing starts looking like woo woo motivational crap (down to the name itself, "the Wim Hof method"). However, he claims that all this information is free, but all you can find on his website are very vague videos and a $200 paywall. I know the power of breathing exercises and I swear by my cold showers, but it seems like the Wim Hof method is taking everything to the next level. Cutting right through the eastern mysticism bullshit, getting people closer to a happy, healthy body and mind. If all is true, then this guy has real scientific proof that his method works. There's also this VICE documentary: "Inside the Superhuman World of the Iceman" and he did a Reddit AMA a couple of months ago.ĮDIT1: Wim Hof was also on Tim Ferris' podcast ( September 7th).ĮDIT2: Thanks to /u/Kyle0ng for for linking to Wim Hof's free eBook "Wim Hof Method Explanation" (28 pages).ĮDIT3: Thanks to /u/redditlogout for linking to Wim Hof's free eBook "Wim Hof Method" (43 pages) which provided some more information (still not a clear guide, however). In the morning I wake up feeling refreshed and grateful for a night of deep, quality sleep.Wim Hof is the 'Iceman' who was recently on JRE ( #712). At this point I continue on with meditation and sometimes fall asleep while sitting up. The third and final round is identical to round two, after which I feel relaxed and my mind is cleared of thought. You may also start feeling relaxation during this period. During this round do not be surprise if you feel some tingling in your fingers and coolness upon your skin. Next you are instructed to take a deep breath in and hold it for 15 seconds before starting into round two, in which the breath holding portion is extended to one and a half minutes. On the last exhale you are guided to hold your breath for one minute. This video takes you through three rounds, which start with a period of hyperventilation, that is rapidly breathing in and out without ever pausing. Once I am sitting comfortably I play the guided breathing video by Wim Hoff that you can watch below. I then sit with my back strait and my legs crossed in lotus position. When I am ready do go to sleep, I prop up pillows behind my back and against the wall for comfort on my bed in a dark room. How I Use the Wim Hoff Breathing Method for Sleep May help reduce depression and symptoms of PTSD Through this method he is able to regulate his body’s autonomic nervous system, which regulates the organs and other internal states of the body. In order to physically and emotionally endure such activities he has pioneered a method that includes breathing exercises, meditation and cold emersion. Everest in shorts and submerging himself in ice for almost 2 hours. Wim Hoff, aka “The Iceman” is an internationally renown extreme sports athlete who holds world records for withstanding extreme temperatures including climbing Mt. All of these adjustments are also contributing to better sleep for me. Furthermore, I have increased the amount of filtered water that I drink each day. Before reading further you should also know that I am taking 400 mg of magnesium (which is good for sleep) in the evening and I have also cut out having a glass of wine in the evening.
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