The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Potential, Transcend Your Limits

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It's hard to read books that are about people larger than life, because at least for myself I constantly doubt that what he was able to do applies to common mortals such as myself. And when he starts talking about doctors, that many of them don’t want to heal but are “drug-pushers”, he starts to sound conspiratorial. Further statements like "all you need is love" and "Love will open you up to the power of your mind" proved too esoteric for my logical and pragmatic disposition, but I finally finished. The method is simple and accessible for everyone and is backed by many scientific studies and experiments. Dutch extreme athlete Wim Hof got his nickname 'The Iceman' by breaking a number of records related to cold exposure including: climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in shorts, running a half marathon above the Arctic Circle barefoot, and standing in a container while covered with ice cubes for more than 112 minutes.

For me, this is the interesting part as it feels Wim is closing in on a way to take the black box off concepts such as spirituality and placebo. They help you realise you are the alchemist, and you can change your biochemistry almost instantly’. Refined over forty years and championed by scientists across the globe, you'll learn how to harness three key elements of Cold, Breathing and Mindset to take ownership over your own mind and wellbeing. That said, the book is about the method and from an author who put their ego aside and invested their life on a w(h)im!Put in the simplest of terms, the Wim Hof Method® is a way to keep your body and mind in its optimal natural state. Perhaps his methods work in controlling inflammation, endurance, stress and various other conditions.

Through decades of self-exploration and groundbreaking scientific studies, Wim has created a simple, effective way to stimulate these deep physiological processes and realise our full potential. At one point, he picks up one of his many guitars, this one a present from a fan who has inlaid it with ice crystals and a picture of Hof’s face. I have been doing the Wim Hof method for a few years now, but I never fully realized the full potential of it and to how many scientific discoveries it led. Following the diagnosis I immediately cut out gluten, dairy, processed food, refined sugars and caffeine and started being careful with my iodine intake. I don't say this lightly, but Wim's approach to breath control and cold exposure have made a huge impact on me.

Hof met his first wife, Olaya, from the Basque country in Spain, while living in a squat in Amsterdam. The Fundamentals course is an online course that teaches you the Wim Hof Method through a series of fun and easy instructional videos. There is more than meets the eye and unless you are willing to experience new things, you'll never realize your full potential.

But most of the content of this book can fit into two paragraphs, the rest of it is pure verbiage garbage. Even the boring parts are good enough to spur on a conversation, but if you have short supply of time, consider speed reading through the 2nd half of book. But he also can't resist preaching his theology--which is a mash up of Hindu, Buddhism and New Age spirituality.This book is a must read for everyone suffering from depression, anxiety, or any mental and even physical illness or autoimmune disease, but also for everyone else who wants to learn how to reach our mind’s full potential or increase their athletic performance.

Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt of Maastricht University has said Hof’s scientific vocabulary is “galimatias”, or nonsense. And it shows that there's really something there, but it's probably a more complex answer than simply cold exposure and breathing.Started the Wim Hof method and did a minimum of three rounds of WHM breathing as well as cold showers or ice baths every single day. If you identify any inner resistance to your intention, keep breathing steadily until you feel an alignment between your body and your mind. It’s about knowing your mind is a tool you can learn to intensify and invigorate when you need it,’ he says. I feel a bit tingly, hear a slight ringing noise, but I can do it, a minute and a half, he times it on his phone.