Let go of your thoughts and your stress and open up to your heart.ġ. Let go of your ego and instead reflect that which connects us, which is love. Love will open you up to the power of your mind. To be in control of that emotion called life, in the purest way, you must experience it through the lens of love. Those who would deprive themselves of simple pleasures like an occasional beer may benefit from it in terms of their short-term performance, but they aren’t nourishing the soul.Ģ0. We only go through this life once, and we might as well enjoy ourselves while we do. Aerobic dissimilation creates about thirty times more ATP molecules than are created when there is no oxygen. Present within the cells of all forms of life is a chemical called adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which provides the energy to drive many biological processes, including, in humans, muscle contraction. One of the greatest benefits of practicing the method is the incredible effect it has on one’s athletic performance. Do NOT do the WHM Basic Breathing Exercise while standing in the shower.ġ8. You don’t need to be a yogi for twenty years to get into those deep altered states of both your mind and your body.ġ7. Get your heart in it, into anything you do, and if you can’t, then you seriously have to tune in and cleanse yourself to get back on track.ġ6. It is amazing what purpose and conviction can do. That’s the way we should feel every day, and we can - not only be happy, strong, and healthy, but imbued with purpose and a sense of adventure. With the flow of blood delivering oxygen and nutrients into the deepest parts of your brain, you feel stillness, you feel pure energy, you feel the true power of your mind. It includes the idea of will and the power to imagine, to meditate, to visualize - the power to send your attention to any part of your body, to observe any bodily process.ġ4. Mind – You could also call this pillar the power of the mind. Do the method for 20 to 25 minutes and you can cure a hangover.ġ3. Through the cold, we are able to activate the blood flow and get it within our willful control.ġ2. Through the breath, we become alkaline and oxygenated and become more able to regulate our nervous system. Always do these breathing exercises in a safe environment, never in an environment in which it might be dangerous to faint, like in water or driving a car.ġ1. We can regulate our mood, emotions, body temperature, and more.ġ0. We are able to tap into the autonomic nervous system and suppress inflammation. By employing these simple breathing techniques, we are able to suppress the inflammatory markers in the blood. It’s been conditioned out of us and reinforced by an education system that isn’t focused on happiness, strength, health, or a deeper control of ourselves.ĩ. This can help your body produce heat by burning fat.Ĩ. Breathing exercises can activate brown fat tissue (or brown adipose tissue - BAT), which is capable of energy combustion, and your intercostal muscles.
Here is a link that talks about some of the benefits of cold showers.ħ. Within ten days of taking these showers, you will notice that your heart rate has decreased significantly, which translates to a lot less stress. When you take a cold shower, all of those little muscles in your vascular system are activated and exercised.
A cold shower a day keeps the doctor away. People who have embraced the method have been able to reverse diabetes relieve the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis and address a host of other autoimmune illnesses, from lupus to Lyme disease.Ħ. For cold exposure, some benefits begin at 60° Fahrenheit.ĥ. The best time to do these breathing exercises is before breakfast. The breathing protocol, which is composed of three to four rounds, takes about twenty minutes to complete. The Wim Hof Method is based on three simple, natural pillars: cold exposure, conscious breathing, and the power of the mind.Ĥ. In the absence of environmental stress, the things we have built to make our lives easier have actually made us weaker.ģ. We have lost our innate ability not only to survive but to thrive in extreme environments. This is called “hormetic stress.” Acute short-term stress can lead to powerful positive changes in our cells.Ģ. A stressful exposure can have harmful effects at high doses, but at low doses, it can actually create changes in our body that make us healthier and stronger.