The Wim Hof Method *Revealed* – How to Consciously Control Your Immune System We previously published an article about Wim Hof, holder of 20 2 0 Guinness World World Records for withstanding extreme temperatures. He has climbed verest and !iliman"aro in only shorts and shoes, stayed comfortably in ice baths for hours, and run a full marathon in the highest desert #$0 degrees celsius, %22 &ahrenhe it' with no water ( food. Wim is able to accomplish these feats with ease through the use of )*he )*he Wim Hof +ethod)) a breathing techni-ue that allows +ethod a llows you to control the autonomous systems of the body. However the most earthshaing effect of the Wim Hof +ethod is the ability to consciously control the immune system to fight off diseases. /ur immune system plays a significant role in almost all devastating diseases plaguing the modern world, and finding a way to improve it can help us discover new avenues for medicine. Wim is currently woring with a group of university researchers to prove that an yone can do the extraordinary things he does. d oes. Hes taing %2 participants who have no prior training, and instructing them over the span of a wee. 1t the end of the wee, each participant will be in"ected with a bacterium than normally causes violent nausea, vomiting and fever for several days. Howeve r, with the use of the Wim Hof +ethod, the participants will feel nothing #Wim #Wim previously did this and felt no more than a slight headache'. pdate3 4tudy is now out. Read the report here. Wim recently came to do a worshop with the 5alhalla +ovement team +ovement team and explained that he wants as many people to now about this as possible. His vision is a world without sicness. 4o without further ado, here are the principles of the Wim Hof +ethod6 #we highly recommend you to tae his online course or course or one of his worshops to fully be able to understand all the ins and outs.'
The Method *he Wim Hof +ethod is similar to *ummo #inner heat' +editation and 7ranayama #yogic breathing'. 8et 8et it it is something else entirely. entirely. While Wim Wim has studied yoga and meditation for many years, this techni-ue primordially comes from what h e terms )cold hard nature. 9y sub"ecting himself to the bitter conditions of nature, he learned to withstand the extreme forces of cold, heat and fear. :f you learn this method or techni-ue correctly, it will empower you do to the same. *he first part is a breathing exercise which can be liened to controlled hyperventilation. *his is, of course, an oxymoron. Hyperventilation is something which happens involuntarily. 9ut "ust imagine the breathing part, without any of stress triggers that normally cause this way of breathing. *he image will consist of rapid breathing that maes one languid, invigorates one, maes one high on oxygen. /ne mechanism of this practice is the complete oxygenation of your blood and cells.
1) Get comfortable and close your eyes
4it in a meditation posture, whatever is most comfortable for you. +ae sure you can expand your lungs freely without feeling any constriction. :t is recommended to do this practice right after waing up since your stomach is still empty. empty.
2) Warm Up
:nhale deeply. Really draw the breath in until you feel a slight pressure from inside your chest on your solar plexus. Hold this for a moment and then exhale completely. 7ush the air out as much as you can. Hold this for a moment. Repeat Repea t this warm up round %$ times.
3) 30 Power Breaths
:magine youre blowing up a balloon. :nhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth in short but powerful bursts. *he belly is pulled inward when you are breathing out and is pulled outward when you are breathing in. !eep a steady pace and use your midriff fully. fully. ;lose your eyes and do this around <0 times or until you feel your body is saturated with oxygen. 4ymptoms could be light=headedness, tingling sensations in the body, electrical surges surges of energy. energy.
4) Scan your body
>uring the <0 power breaths, delve into your body and become aware of it as possible. *race your awareness up and down your body and use your intuition as to what parts lac energy and what parts are overflowing. 4can for any blocage between the two. *ry to send energy?warmth to those blocages. *hen release them deeper and deeper. *remors, *remors, traumas and emotional releases can come up. :t can be liened to undalini rising. &eel the whole body fill up with warmth and love. &eel the negativity burn away. /ften people report swirling colors and other visual imagery du ring this exercise. /nce you encounter them, go into them, embrace them, merge with them. Get to now this inner world and how it correlates to the feeling of tension or blocages in your body.
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1fter the the <0 rapid succession of breath b reath cycles, draw the breath in once more and fill the lungs to maximum capacity without using u sing too much force. *hen push all of the th e air out and hold for as long as you can. >raw the chin in a bit so as to prevent air from coming in again. Really relax and open o pen all energy channels in your body. b ody. @otice @otice how all the ox ygen is spreading around in your bod y. Hold Hold the breath until you experience exp erience the gasp reflex on the top of your chest.
#) $eco%ery Breath
:nhale to full capacity. &eel your chest expanding. Release an y tension in the solar plexus. When you are at full capacity, cap acity, hold hold the breath once more. >rop the chin to the chest and hold this for around %$ seconds. @otice that you can direct the energy with your awareness. se this time to scan the body bod y and see where there is no color, tension or blocages. &eel the edges of this tension, go into it, move the energy towards this blac hole. &eel the constrictions burning away, the dar places fill with light. Relax the bod y deeper as you move further inward, let everything go. 8our 8our body nows better than you do. 1fter %$ seconds you have completed the first round. 4tart this practice with one or two rounds. *ry to do it daily and add two more rounds in a few days. 1fter you feel more comfortable with holding your breath you can start to add exercises and stretches. Wor up to a minimum of %$ minutes or A rounds with exercises. 8ou can do this practice for how long it pleases you. :f you feel diBBiness or pain, get out of the posture and lie on your bac. 9reathe easily again and stop this practice session. Reserve at least $ minutes after this practice to relax and scan the body. bod y.
Summary <0 times balloon blowing 9reathe in fully 9reath out fully and hold until gasp reflex :nhale fully and hold for %0=%$ seconds. Repeat until finished *ae $ minutes to relax and scan your body
Bonus Power&ups
1dd push=ups or yoga poses during the time you are holding your breath until you wait for the gasp reflex. @otice that you are stronger without air than you would normally be if you could breatheC ;harge the energy up the spine b y holding moola banda, contract the rectum ( sex organ and pull the navel inward towards the spine. 4tand up in s-uat position and do the balloon breath. b reath. *ry to breathe away the burn. #get seated again the moment you continue the cycle, you dont want to be standing and faint' 4ee if you can get the energy overtae the pain. >ont give up easily and see how far you can go if you have the willpowerC
'old (posure
1fter the body scan of the previous exercise you are ready let your body embrace the cold. :t is very important to try to relax as much as you can, really be with the cold, only on ly then can your bod y process the signals and start thermogenesis. 1s Wim Wim says, Dthe cold is your warm friendCD
'old Showers
:f you are new to cold exposure, start with cold showers. 9egin with your feet and then follow with your legs, your stomach, shoulders, nec and bac and finally your head. 1n initial shoc, shivering and hyperventilation is normal. *ry to remain calm and breathe easily. ;lose your eyes and really try to embrace the cold. :f you feel any strong physical ph ysical uncomfortableness, lie heavy shivering, numbness or pain, get your body warm again as soon as possible. /nce you are out of the shower, tae a moment to do another slow body scan before you dry yourself. ;old exposure wors lie weight lifting, you get stronger over time. *here are little muscles around your veins that contract when they get into contact with the cold. 1fter 1fter some time #only %=2 wees according to Wim' Wim' these become stronger, maing your veins healthier and reducing the force that your heart has to use to pump blood around your body. 8ou 8ou can increase exposure over time. 1t one point the cold will feel "ust as comfortable as wearing your favorite pa"amas and you can sip the warm shower completely. co mpletely. @otice how you feel amaBing after a fter a cold shower and sluggish after a warm one.
*ce Baths
1fter a few wees of cold showers you can up the ante to an ice bath. Get 2=< bags of ice at your local convenience store and put them in a half=full bath tub. Wait until around two thirds is melted or that the water has reached your designated temperature #%0 ? %2 E; #$0 ? $F E&''. 8ou 8ou can throw in a couple cou ple of handfuls of salt to speed up this process. 1s with the cold showers, try to relax as a s much as you can. 4tart out with around %0 minutes and increase exposure over time. :f you feel uncomfortable or in doubt, g et out. 1fter this exercise mae sure you do another body scan. :t is normal to feel extra cold after a small period of time after the ice bath. *his is called the after=drop. *ae a hot glass of raw coca and eep your blood flowing by taling a wal. 8oull 8oull feel amaBing afterC