Modern-day life has made it so that we no longer have to endure harsh or uncomfortable living conditions. We have become so accustomed to comfort that we’ve lost touch with our innate resilience to stress, which has created a society that’s overcome with stress, mental illness, and chronic disease.
Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with The Iceman, Wim Hof, for an energetic conversation on the power of breath and cold exposure for building resilience. Wim Hof shares how his Wim Hof Method of deliberate cold exposure can support mental health, immunity, and a deeper ability to handle life’s stressors. He also discusses how our breath is an extremely strong and powerful tool for circulation, energy production, and tapping into our parasympathetic nervous system.
Wim Hof, popularly known as The Iceman, is a Dutch motivational speaker and extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand extremely cold temperatures. He truly believes in his mission to educate the public on the power of breathwork and cold exposure as no-cost tools to cultivate aliveness and transform people’s bodies and minds to help change the world.
Wim Hof previously held Guinness World Records for swimming under ice and prolonged full-body contact with ice, and he holds a record for a barefoot half-marathon on ice and snow. He attributes these feats to his Wim Hof Method, a combination of frequent cold exposure, breathing techniques, and meditation. Wim has been the subject of several medical assessments and the New York Times bestselling book What Doesn’t Kill Us, written by investigative journalist Scott Carney.
Also mentioned in this episode:
- The Wim Hof method mobile app
- Wimhofmethod.com
- The science behind the Wim Hof Method
- The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential
- Wim Hof Method Guided Breathing for Beginners
For more on Wim Hof, follow him on Instagram @iceman_hoff, YouTube @wimhof1, Facebook @icemanwimhof, Twitter @iceman_hof, and through his website, wimhofmethod.com.
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