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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- A new episode of The Wim Hof Podcast is out now. Make sure to go check out part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Jordan B. Peterson at the links below:
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“The Iceman” Wim Hof is a Dutch athlete and multiple Guinness World Record holder known for his ability to withstand extreme cold and his extraordinary achievements.
Wim believes that EVERYONE is capable of doing the same exceptional things his body allows him to do. That’s why he developed the Wim Hof Method - a combination of breathing exercises, cold therapy and commitment - to give YOU the tools to take control over your body.
He’s on a mission to share the potential health benefits of his method, working with scientists around the world to prove that his techniques work.
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Just do it. Don't flinch. Don't hold your breath. Breathe deeply and let it happen. Be in this moment. It's cold at first but it gets warmer.
It does not get warmer!
I know right. It's like saying, "stand in the fire, it will get colder."
It feels warmer but it's always a challenge. I'm better doing cold water only instead of starting with warm water first even though hot showers are really nice.
@@informalfallaciesno you adapt and deal with it. Dont feel as cold as the beginning
@@informalfallaciesit does, once you distract yourself.. so basically once you calm down.. and you will once you’ve been in there for a little while
I've been doing cold showers 2-3 times a day for pain releif for 8-10 mths now. So grateful for the difference it makes!
Likewise, man! Feels so good
I'm slapping myself with a stick all day long :D
Hi W B. May I suggest you check out John E Sarno's book - "The mindbody prescription". Has helped thousands of people become pain free. Many who had chronic pain for years.
It helps my mental health. Feels gr8
you must smell pretty good man
When the cold water hits your body don’t tense up, that is the key.
I agree. Its one of the most sensational feelings of Relaxation. Especially after a good workout
Keyword : RELAX
Or you could do it like Joe Rogan, 20minutes straight every muscle firing hahaha
Yes, surrender to it and accept
The hardest part for me is when I start hyperventilating lol
Two men that so many have attested to have literally saved their lives.
Iceman Teams up with Red Lobster,
we're watching the beginning of an IRL Super hero league.
dude! yea! lol
Lololol
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P E R F E C T
😆💦 I concur!
Ich bin 68 Jahre alt und die Schlafstörungen begannen vor rund 10 Jahren und wurden immer schlimmer. Die Nächte waren Horror und am Tag fühlte ich mich ausgelaugt. Ich praktiziere die wim hof methode seit einem Jahr täglich und ich kann wieder schlafen!!! Was für ein Geschenk. Danke Wim
Wim Hof and Jordan Peterson.
It is like Christmas on mushrooms with sugar on Top.
Yes!!!
That's the gosh darn truth
LOL
Sounds like a great time
only thing missing is spear fishing orangoutangs 😂
2 of the best Heroes of my NEW life, Thank both of You for giving me a kick in the ass for getting shit together and embracing myself to better myself. Big Respect.
These two folks mean so much to me and my family. YOU ARE BOTH AMAZING!
The two people that helped me the most the past couple of years together in 1 video. LOVE YOU
I stumbled over Wim Hof late December 2020 through Jordan's channel, when Mikaela and Jordan was breathing together (Vim on link). I tested it and it was a nightmare 1st time but continued nevertheless everyday and added cold showers at new year. This has changed my life. Diagnosed with ptsd and panic syndrome since 1999 I've tried a lot of medications. In January I phased out benzodiazepam 100%, started every day with breathing exercise. Went from 1x to 90 seconds to a set of 4 with holding breath for 60-90-120-150 seconds. In a month. In February I stopped taking my stomach medication - in 2015 they said it was chronic and I had to have full dose the rest of my life. Now five months later I am still without these medications and only take a minimum of SSRI. If someone would have told me this before Christmas I would not have believed it. I am not connected to Vim in any way and not paid to write this, I just hope ppl will find a way to feel better and cope with life and every day, to me it have changed my life. All the love /Richard, Sweden
Amazing story. Congratulations! I’m the same in that the talk with Mikhaila and Jordan late last year was what finally pushed me to start implementing breath work and cold showers consistently. I had dabbled very occasionally before. The body is capable of such immense change even when it may seem doomed ☺️🙏
So indicative of these times. Some will discover their own self empowerment, and some will still " run with the herd".
If Wim said it can prevent covid, he would be banned from social media.
I have also been able to taper off 3/4 of my medication thanks to Wim Hof method. So I do believe you.
Excellent!
@@KM-ul3pf yes Sir, it is my everyday startup and I never strived for this. Just years of disease and a casual video from Jordan with Wim changed my every day /life. Strange. Mysterious ways. I am truly grateful.
I love yourself Wim, and Jordan. I get headaches from my poor sleep condition, you've helped me enjoy the mornings now. Your a lovely teaching pool of happiness x
Just before I enter the cold shower, I tell myself "it just a sensation" and breathe. 1 year in and I feel great and my depression is on it way out.
Nice thanks so so much Wim, you truly have transformed my life with your method. Such a massive fan. These podcasts now join me on the daily walk as well. When I’m older I would love to do what you have done
@@Wajib1243 Give the WHM a try, you may find out first hand how.
@@Wajib1243 just do 3 rounds breathing before breakfast and immediately then have 2 min cold shower
@@Wajib1243 I started with breathwork and cold showers about 4 months ago, gradually increasing the time. Also bought Wim's book (which is very helpful and informative) and downloaded his app to record my achievements. Have recently started ice baths which are amazing. I have definitely found an improvement to my cardiovascular system and have less inflammation. I plan to continue to be happy, strong and healthy 🙏
Don't do such intense deep breathing in shower, you could pass out. Breathe normal, relax.
You need to learn to revel in the sensation of the cold, I’ve been doing it since November. First I shower hot until I’m feeling a bit hot and then I take a couple of breaths and turn it all the way to cold in one go. I can’t imagine missing this daily routine now. I connects me to my body but also to something deeper. It’s a cleansing, a reminder that we’re living too comfortable lives and a reminder that indeed we are alive. Then the blood starts flowing and the oxygen reaches those nooks and crannies, it’s a blessing. Keep it up doc! Embrace the discomfort and before you know it, you’ll start to enjoy it. I start the cold part with my head and neck, hands, arms and armpits and work my way down and around making sure to really get a first decent cooling off. After that I go back to the head and repent the whole thing a few times. I stay for as long as I need to get cool enough that the water doesn’t feel cold at all and I feel warm at the same time. I can now totally relax, no tensing up of the muscles or constricted breathing as an effect of the tension. Maybe Canada’s tap water is colder than ours in the Netherlands but stay the course and you’ll get there!
I get to the point where the cold water isn't cold enough and I become warm. Its great to step into frey
I do exactly the same and I could not have phrased it better.
Two men I have taken a lot of wisdom from over the years, much love and respect to both.
When I am in the shower, I say to myself, it’s ok Helen - it’s just cold water. It helps more often than not. I reduce the temperature to tepid first for a few seconds then gradually to cold tap temperature.
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Thanks I've been trying to figure out how to get over the initial shock.
@@justinroger8716 the best way i found to get through the sahock in the beginning is to give in to the cold if that makes sense, don't fight it or see it as a bad thing. Most of its mental, since we've always tried to avoid the cold and th discomfort now our brains are basically like WTF are you doing?!. Having done the WHM for 3 months or so now i honestly couldnt be without it, good luck and all the best!
@@SinZeno I am 80% there. Everyday I start colder than the day before, when I am done with the actual shampoo and soap part, I make it even colder and stay a few minutes. It does get easier and I am enjoying it. Thanks Bebop for the encouragement.
I say to myself
WASH MY SINS AWAY
I am either MAN or MOUSE.
(I like to hit on the idea that this is a Welcomed Punishment that Gives Me Strength - kind of thing)
ive been doing cold showers for about 3 months and i LOVE IT, to be honest with you all and myself i feel as if the cold is my lover or an entity of somesort that makes me feel sooo good while and after and now i look forward to almost only cold showers , middle of the night morning anytime. LOVE IT....thanks wim and the cold
The best part is when it hits the base of your neck where it meets the upper back, it just rips your breath away, and I can't get enough of it.
Agreed!
"... turn around and face the dragon..." I love that!
Exactly what I need to do...
Jordan always does a good job at uniting new information with the knowledge he already has.
If you're in some sort of pain (or serious discomfort) when taking cold showers, I think you might be doing it wrong. I get into the shower with luke warm water and then I slowly decrease the temperature until I get a refreshed feeling sweeping over my body, it can be described as a little rush. I keep decreasing until I am on the edge of being uncomfortable, and stay there for a while. The next day my cold tolerances will have increased, and I can go even colder, etc. I started taking cold showers because of Wim Hof, but I quickly realized that getting to the coldest of temperatures was going to be a long process. Be patient.
Great advice
Nice
Great words.
my approach of successively stronger cold exposure was by changing the time not the temperature. so i started at maximum cold right away, but only did it for a few seconds per body part. just 3-5 seconds at the start. every day a few seconds more, how i could handle it and now i can relax in a cold shower however long i want till it i notice i am wasting time and get out, my clock usually shows that is around 6-8 minute mark.
thank you for this
COLD SHOWERS ARE GOOD FOR EVERYTHING
Unless you don’t want a cold shower
@@ares7909 That's another thing they are good for, learning how to do things you don't want to do!
Good morning Mr Hof, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you. I went through a very difficult time and went from doctor to doctor to get help but every doctor wanted to put me on medication but I always thought it couldn't be. I came across your method about 6 years ago and have been working intensively with it (cold showers and breathing) and I have to say that after a short time I noticed a change. Cold showering is now part of my early morning routine and it fills me with so much good energy!
Thank you very much and feel embraced. (:
I love the new podcast, Wim!! Thank you for all that you do!
"Focus on the pain" that is the key. If you try to run from the cold shower, it will only feel cold and painful, but if you are able to get yourself to just feel the cold, and know that it is not hurting you, and just face it and relax as much as that is possible, that is where the key is.
wisdom!!!!
I've been doing the wim hof breathing and since when I used to live in Germany I've learned to expose my body to winter cold water in lakes or the sea. Yes, one can learn that and yes you automatically feel then less anxiety about painful situations in your life, whether physically or psychologically.
It takes years to master that but one can really start with cold water. I wish I knew about the various breathing techniques.
But, Wim, man, you are a hero because you brought that to the general public.
I know tell simply to anybody who comes to me, "do the Wim Hof breathing and listen to Jordan Peterson. I hope you can benefit from both. These are great people.
Years really?
@@nana-ny2ky it always takes years to master something. Can you get a university degree in like over night? Or in one week. But when you are in your element studying carries you through time until you're done. Nothing is wrong with that.
Hey Wim, you should recommend Jordan to download your app to follow along the breathing exercises. From the last podcast, he still seems a bit uncertain about how to do it. Cold showers are important and all but the breathing... that could work miracles on the good professor. Sincerely from a well wisher to you both
I also thought that. It sounded like Jordan does the breathing in the shower at some point.
I freaking love the breathing. And I feel the exact opposite about the showers lol but I know I'll have to face them since I plan on getting pregnant again. Can't be holding my breath for long periods of time when I've got a little one on board.
I'm doing this method, both the breathing and the cold showers. Through this I have found the peace from my psyscholocal convulsions and mental condition. The very thought of even going through convolutions made me hurt internally and caused me to clamp up and convuls. This method has severed the connection between my mential state and the convulsions. It's amazing the peace I feel now. It used to feel like stinging jabbing with knives in my heart. Now when I think of it I feel nothing and it weirds me out sometimes bcs I just expect the convulsions but it's nothing now. My psychologist claimed I would always convols in some manner and I should try to get used to it. I think I'm proving him wrong now.
Two wild men that share their wisdom...thank you gentlemen!
It is possible because it happened to me with a tooth ache. I had just vomited because of it. It was unbearable, and left with no alternatives, I decided out of desperation to concentrate intensely on the pain itself. I had heard of this before. Well, I actually saw, at least in my mind, the pain itself. I then concentrated on this image and became a sort of observer of my own pain, and without realizing it, the pain began to subside. I can't say how long this went on, because I basically passed out/went to sleep, there on the floor of the bathroom, leaning against the tub. When I woke, the pain was gone. 100% true.
Captain experience and dr. Knowledge come together to create the league of wisdom
Having read both their books its such a pleasure to see them collaborating
Heavenly Father I pray that you keep the person reading this alive, safe, healthy and financially blessed amen.❤
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My wife and i cold plunge aswell as my children! It helps me with my aches and pains. Helps my wife with anxiety and my kids just love it! Nothing but positivity comes from it! Thanks wim for sharing your knowledge x
Took a cold 💧 shower 🚿 last night 🌃 for no reason. It did relieve 😌 some back pain.
You're the man wim Hof.
Stfu
This is super fascinating
Jordan Peterson looks like he’s trying to look so serious and wim just looks chill and happy. Lol
judgmental personality
@@goodintention5952 the irony of this comment 😆 one love people
when you take cold showers in the start like he says you want to get away, but when you logic minds strike and says, i know this cold feeling ill go away in 30 sec 1 min, you face it and ceep gooing. When you take cold showers often, your body gets used to deal with adrenalin and you know how everything feels, and within 2 min 3 min and so on, your body tempature is sooo good, your basically not cold anymore but hot, and thats why it feels good after your body is resetting to it's original tempature, and you body is relaxed at the same time. It gets easier and it's woth facing the cold start
Once you've mastered it.. I can literally face cold water for half an hour and feel warm.
Nah.. I think I'll stick to my nice, warn showers.
@@davidtran6928 Don't get it twisted I also take warm showers in the morning, but the cold is the best therapist you will find. We are so easily distracted by our phones etc but once you get under that cold shower it requires your full attention and concentration. Try it for one minute and tell yourself you're not feeling cold.. you'll be surprised!!
@@AntonJoaquin sorry, but are guy like Win Hof comes by every year and claims to have the secret that will miraculously unlock our potential/health. It's all spin, and it's the same old trick to get you to buy their app, and generate views/book sales, that's been used over and over again. WF broke all those records because he dug deep within and was laser focused. Many, many people have achieved great things and have broken very impressive records. The honest ones tell you the boring stuff you don't want to here - it took discipline, hard work, blood sweet and tears and a lot of heart. The dishonest ones swear they have a secret technique that YOU can do and be just like them, and yes, they somehow have "studies" with prodigious institutions to back it up. You know how many hundreds of people have done this? Why don't you go back a few years and listen to those people. It's because WF is a fad.
@@davidtran6928 I feel a huge difference in every aspect of my life by doing my breathing and cold exposure on a daily basis, so I can't agree with you. Why is it that sceptics are always the ones who never tried it for themselves? My happiness, sleep, recovery after excercise, endurance etc have increased so much since I started doing this. So saying that it's BS seems very short-sighted to me.. ✌🏽
@@AntonJoaquin but I have tried it. I did the cold shower thing and breathing exercises on his app for 4 days. Yes, I did feel different, and light headed after holding my breath. The high/conviction ppl feel after doing WF's thing is part placebo (because ppl are so willing to believe it) and part excitement from trying something new..all these things are a novelty at first. I don't believe most people will sustain this "therapy". I just wonder why people don't do what we already know to work (and is back by science) - eat well, exercise etc. I'm guessing because it's not as exciting as a fad, and doesn't promise instant results or some kind of enlightenment claim.
Yes I've experienced that it is possible with Anxiety (and then everything is okay) - you're in the Spirit!
FEEL the pain! Let it be! Accept it and become one with it!
No
This is totally true. I once had dental surgery done without anesthetic (because my father also did it once, I was told) and my strategy was to really focus on the pain. If you do that its not pain anymore, its a sensation that takes all kinds of forms but you know what it is. Also timing the cold shower 30 seconds is not what its about, its about getting comfortable with the cold. We have ice cold water from our mains most of the time, if you just pay attention to what happens and keep going for at least 10 minutes you go through cold, feeling like its hot, cold again but pleasant. The sensation is the heat flow through the skin, its not the temperature, so if your inner body is hot and the water is cold, you feel the flow, if your skin gets cold on the outside you feel the heat flow out (warm sensation), and when it all cools down (and numbs a bit) you don't care anymore. Tim's body is already upregulated to deal with the cold, its a signal for cells to go into self repair mode. The same with heat. I wonder if it is as good for muscles, its was tried on marathonners but it did not have much benefit.
I just started finishing showers cold and it's amazing. Trying to make a habit of it.
I had really bad digestion, tinnitus, and even dysphagia. The Wim Hof Method did help a bit but what finally cured me was a Chiropractor. Apparently my body was stuck in a state of tension and it had to be adjusted several times. Weird. Yes, I know. But it saved my life.
What about your tinnitus? Is it gone?
hey, write more about tinnitus please
Hey thanks.. Me to wim hof methode really is helping me. But I have a small buckle in my upper back spine.. 🤣
I have tinnitus, migraines and sometimes a stiff and painful neck..
Perhaps I will vistit a chiropractor
@@RaceActionNL The vast majority of chiropractors do not treat your issues with precision and often times just adjust the spine etc because patients don't know any better. If you go to a chiropractor that practices AK (Applied Kinesiology) your results will be significantly better. Jsyk
@@dpfutbol Thnx allot. Will definitely search for one like you recommend. :)
Jordan do More than 30 seconds. The first 30 seconds is the worst you gotta push past that and you’ll reach a point where it’s ok even invigorating. Otherwise you’re just getting the bad experience without the good experience.
Deep breaths.
* Also an initial attitude of fierceness, of wildness, of battle works well to get you past that first 30 seconds or so.
Spot on. I started after Jordan's interview with Hoff. I'm in my 60 year and II was in pain and quite worried about a prognosis of a large lump on my neck.After 2sessions of breath holding I go for a shower, I really want to runaway as JP says. However using the attitide you suggest I push on to 2 mins and then nearly instantaneous my cold pain dramatically diminished and I finish at 4mins. I don't know the significance of 2mins but it's as if a switch turns on. It's one of the most exhille rating feelings I've experienced and do this twice per week. For fun I wanted to test a theory. I concentrated reciting a well known prayer of about 10 lines, couldn't get past the 4th line. As time went by it improved to now, with concentration I finish no bother. I don't think it's anything spiritual however I believe it may increaseit dopamine as it practically gave me a benchmark and mile stone for progress ...ref Dr Andrew Huberman
Yup the first 30 seconds sucks and then it gets good
Yeah, I stay usually 10 minutes in cold shower after which it doesn't even feel cold and I can be there comfortably.
@Brett M you know what this man’s been through over the last year and what he continues to go through? Cut him some slack.
@Brett M ok but I think you’re still making some judgments here. And maybe you don’t know what he’s been through (and going through) but it’s seriously severe. I don’t disagree with pushing through, that’s what I said in my original comment and I would hope he could battle through it but it is possible even likely that it is more painful for him than most so I think you gotta be careful before accusing someone like him of seeking comfort or an easy way out. But I see where you’re coming from I agree with the idea of embracing it but if I were giving him advice I would say don’t succumb to it, take it on!
Close to two years taking cold showers. Also I have been keto / carnivore most of the time. In 6 years of being keto/ carnivore I have still not had even the common cold. Now is this a coincidence? I can't say, but my body has loved me and looked after me and I am eternally grateful x
yeah i can attribute clean diet and exercise to not getting sick, now adding int he cold showers feels like the holy trinity to me.
I figured out why Wim is always saying “BREATHE MOTHERF**KER BREATHE!”
For the second day in a row, I watched this short clip before doing my cold shower. I focused and paid attention and almost IMMEDIATELY the intensity behind the pain subsided. HOWEVER, the shock to my system kept my breathing pattern unmanageable which then kept interfering with my focus. As soon as I started taking those big, deep breaths, the breathing started to get under control and I was then able to focus on the sensations. Incredible what this is doing for my dopamine regulation and sleep pattern even after just one day of cold shower therapy.
Worth noting that a cold shower in the dead of winter, while not as formidable as a cold plunge, is still very effective for those of us who need a reprogrammed brain.
That you Wim for this podcast! My respect for you grew even more 🙏🏼 Love JP!
Love it! I did this and unfortunately tensed up and let the cold water hit my head. I had the worst headache! only on the body, and try to be relaxed!
I think you can see pain as a overload of sensation. Like to much for your personal tolerance threshhold Like to much noise can lead to overload of our nervoussystem and cause pain. As a physical therapist I love the ideas of Wim Hof and JP. I always try to make my cliënts more tolerant towards sensation to breakdown the automatic defencesystem and achieve more relaxationcapasity.
Learning this concept first-hand lately doing Jiu Jitsu/wrestling. The pain is always there, but couching the pain in meaning and purpose somehow greatly reduces the perceived pain.
Great treatment for anxiety thank god WIM! i ``en reaching 30 mins on cold water all body nonhead submerged, but im afraid of doing more time for ACV or heart issues, etc. But none of that happened, i feel some addictive dizziness on head feeling, about 1-2 hours and a great peace.
When I watch videos of people with Wim doing ice baths they don't submerge any lower than their necks. In the shower it's easier if you do the same and only shower from the neck down as cold water over the head and face can be a shock and bring on heavier breathing if you're new to this. Shower from the neck down only and you will master cold showers quicker. Guided breathing sessions before hand obviously will be a benefit.
Jordan Peterson, you must lean into the pain. The answers will come from leaning in, not from what you know from scientific knowledge. Lean in, breathe and all the knots will unravel. Love and blessings ❤
I made a shower this summer next to my deck. I later decided to shower off after cutting the grass. Then I decided to continue thru cool weather. I am learning to accept cold water and relax, its so amazing what I feel now. I never could accept cold weather- not anymore. Now I always take a cold shower when coming home, then go inside and take a warm one. Its the best part of my day.
These two together? Couldn't click 'like' quickly enough!
Love your work Wim, keep it coming!
I get where the breathing come from when i am in the cold shower. Its a way for me to fight back a unnatural situation. I didnt yell at first but once i got enuff grit to challenge myself longer colder, the yell came and that breathing gasp along with it. It side tracks the effect and i can stay colder longer. So happy my neighbors can't hear me. lol
Nice:). I do want to mention. About the anxiety and the breath Wim is teaching. In my opinion when people (like I used to) chronicle hyperventilate without knowing it, this can result in feeling anxious all the time.
Practicing the deep WH breath all the time when dealing with this only could make it worse. Then I would recommend co2 training, like freedivers do. Because ultimately this slows your breathing pace down because the brain is trained to breath less instead of more (co2 tolerance). This helped me dealing with my anxiety (and depression) in the long run. So not breathing more and deep, but breathing less and make it more shallow instead . Much love for all the people dealing with anxiety and depression . Allways pleased to answer your questions about this .
Now I’m about to jump into some ice water! Love it 😊
This is what happens to me and just listening to this made something click in my head. Wow
Please pray for South Africa. We are living proof of the necessity of a well-trained and effective police force. We are defending ourselves as best we can with our own weapons but it's not enough. Don't make the same mistakes. Pray for us, our country is burning.
I am so sorry. My heart breaks for you all. I have visited S.A. and it is a beautiful place.
I sincerely hope you're OK
Read David R Hawkins. You can learn to experience pain without the suffering. You can also experience a persistent state of Joy so intense that the pain no longer matters. It's how you identify with it and the subconcious meaning you attach to pain. I.e. punishment for doing wrong. Thanks Wim for bringing this idea to the world!!🙏
you end up searching out the pain. you learn that it's yours to conquer. And once you face it you're free of if
at 40 my ovaries completely failed. Doctors were saying...recommending...i saw that interview with peterson and after 1 week everything went way.i was in menapause due to endo for 6 month.after one week of wim hof, it went away.one year later, my body works perfectly.
Absolutely- face the pain- FEEL it. Listen to Dr. Joe D. He teaches this. I have faced my pain in meditation- excruciating to do, and totally against your own reflexes, but I have come out the other side- absolutely better for it.
I use this technique when I'm at the dentist. Play really close attention to the pain. Explore it and be curious about it. I don't know why but that helps for me.
Once you get used to it, it becomes addictive, sometimes I wish I could turn the shower even colder when it’s already at its lower max.
Force yourself to keep your eyes open the first 5 seconds when you enter the cold shower. Do controlled high impact movement. I prefer shadowboxing. It becomes a lot easier.
My shower cubicle would collapse
I had no choice when I broke my wrist 5 weeks ago. I'll never go back to opiates. There were times the first couple days I hurt so bad, but I focused on the pain. Weird I'm watching this now.
Thanks Wim and Jordan!!
Viewing it from the perspective of jumping into an unheated swimming pool and the refreshment that brings helps me greatly. I used to view it as a bad, uncomfortable thing.
When JP asked WH if he is doing the cold shower correctly, Wim should have corrected him. JP is holding his breath in the cold shower, no wonder he hates it 🙄
I think Jordan is taking the cold shower after the hot shower for 30 seconds.
@@gustavomarques9048 yes whilst doing the breathing exercises and holding breath for 60sec as per the recent Spotify podcast.
Later in the podcast he explained it correctly to Jordan
@@ADFRyo where can we find this full podcast?
@@ADFRyo yeah just heard it, that's fab stuff 👍
I wet arms and legs first, a suggestion from someone else, then it is very easy. The entire shower, if I started warm I would spoil it. This took several days to get here.
Exactly what I do also
There's a video where Wim demonstrates the shower outside in his garden, and he actually suggests one limb at a time, and I've been recommending that to people who are nervous. At the moment I'm doing warm first while I wash, then switching to cold and getting in gradually, but I'm now up to one minute, and feel I could easily go longer as I'm starting to like it. I can certainly imagine doing what you do and having the whole shower cold. I expect to be doing that before long. Cold showers are amazing! With those and the breath work, I haven't felt this relaxed for over a decade! (I'm 56.)
@@macronencer Cool. I´m 59 in October. I feel like I want to take another cold shower all the time, it drives me nuts.
I look forward to the cold in a shower. Especially after a workout. I feel ridiculously relaxed
If i need a sleep audio i always go listen to jordan peterson.
It is interesting to hypothesize on the mechanics of it. But ultimately feeling is understanding.
Hottest first, then coldest, alternating several times, then sustained coldest to finish.
Isaiah 1:16-17
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before My eyes;
cease to do evil,
learn to do good;
seek justice,
correct oppression;
bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow's cause.
Jordan Peterson, for all his so-called brilliance, hasn’t understood that merely saying, I love cold water on my neck, I love cold water on my neck, I love cold water on my neck and by the fourth repeating I love cold water on my neck the body accepts and believes what I have told it. It’s that simple you embrace the suck to quote David Goggins thank you Wim Hoff for teaching me how to breathe after 77 years on this planet.
Yes, yes yes!!!!!
Been doing cold showers for...10 years? recently I've begun to turn on the nozzle and let it his me full force, as opposed to purposely moving the nozzle on me. The differance is significant-it facilitates grit, stamina and confidence.
Thank you 🙏
Resistance = inflammation. Inflammation = pain.
It's really that simple.
Don't underestimate the power of thought.
Your thoughts change your blood chemistry.
Funny thing was I was taking 20 min cold showers just learned I needed to do it for only 2 mins. I'll continue to do what doing love it so far
How can I do it now in winter, the North of Italy is so cold. I start with warm water and then cold, but I tense so much
I'm experiencing a kind of pain in my hands as a result and a mix of carpatian tunnel syndrome and paresthesia due pre menopause symptoms and the pain goes away holding ice or holding a cold beverage, or submerging my hands and wrists in cold water and of course taking cold showers helps too.
I was expecting them to dicuss releasing the ancestors as they said they would in Mikhaila podcast
That's what Indian Sadhus and Yogis to focus and meditation. They go to sub zero temperatures with barely any clothes on to do their Sadhnas( can be loosely translated into austerities). In fact, "pratyahara" the practice or the ability to devoid oneself with all the outer senses viz. Vision,touch, smell, hearing, is an integral part of Ashtanga yoga.
I love your hat, Mr. Hof. Where can we find this conversation with Mr. Peterson but all entirely? Not just this little moment.
I Can Picture Jordan Swearing At Himself in The Shower....( I Tell Others To Face The Dragon, Now Face the Bloody Cold Dragon Jordan and stop being Weak and usless)...
Love the man's HONESTY
Cold showers are the key 👍🏼
for me a huuuge showerhead helped, rain all over me, with the small ones i wasn't able to shower cold, it was too uncomfortable.
Interesting! Hadn’t thought about that, but makes sense!
Jordan Peterson start talking about facing the pain directly instead of avoiding it...is there continuation of this dialog anywhere on internet or any text Jordan wrote about this matter?Would like to know more.
Fair question
Wim sold me when I first heard him speak with JBP and Mikhaila. Now I do a cold shower for five minutes every day.
I do a large polar ice pac at night with a home made grounding cable,at the base of my spine. get the best night sleep ever and no pain.
podcast u had with him months ago he seemed very reluctant and pessimistic... he's smart but was kinda intellectualizing ...
cold showers won't cause pain but it'll may you feel entire body to the core like a glowing pin, the warmth in the cold, have this force field or something
good to hear him open to it I'm assuming this is a more recent pod cast and I hope the cold therapy does help his illness.
breathing can do miracles and cold is nature's way to make you naked to Aliveness . come out like a million bucks
This might sound as a stupid question (and it probably is) but could this method help people who have BPD? Especially when they feel that their rage starts to take control over them? Could this method be a bypass?
I started with the cold showers in summer, and it was ok. When winter came, I kept doing until I had a tremendous sinusitis. Never have had it before in 44 years of life. After 2 months I started it again. And the sinusitis was back, in just 1 week of cold showers. Coincidence?
I suffer immensely with sinusitis but I’ve been finding that if I do it right, I can killit with the cold shower. When I’m dousing my face, I exhale fully and hold, plunging my forehead into the coldest bit. This, I repeated until the cold sensation stops recurring, lossens the muscles that cause upper sinusitis.
Breathing in while withdrawing pulls in little drips of cold water, which moisten the lower chambers but cause the sphincters to contract, opening the passages.
Worked for me at least. Bear in mind, frontal tension headaches will apply tension to the sinuses. Let me know if it helps, we can build up community knowledge