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That doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Learning the Wim Hof breathing method changed my life for the better. And this is not meant as an advertisement for
by vekker 5y ago
That doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
Learning the Wim Hof breathing method changed my life for the better. And this is not meant as an advertisement for his business; you can find the same technique (with or without branding) for free everywhere online. I highly, highly recommend trying it out.
Whenever I feel scatter-brained, lack focus or creativity, when I'm feeling down, (or just feel like it) ... this is my go-to method. ~20 minutes of controlled, intermittent hypoxia. Not to mention it's an excellent "tool" to have in psychologically and/or physically stressful times, such as after an accident and being in a hospital (speaking from experience).
- new_guy 5y agoWim Hof is a bit of a joke, it's a western bastardisation of an Indian science that's thousands of years old. You're better going straight to the source: http://www.yogebooks.com/english/atkinson/1903sciencebreath.pdf http://www.yogebooks.com/english/atkinson/1903sciencebreath....
- waihtis 5y agoIf he manages to popularize something that is highly useful for people and costs nothing to do, how is he a joke? I'm sure 99% of the people are aware that Wim Hof didn't invent therapeutic breathing.
- david38 5y agoBy this rationale, if I bring aspirin to some tribe that never had it, I’m a joke?
- carapace 5y agoIf you changed the name from aspirin to "david38's awesome headache cure" wouldn't that make you some kind of a joke?
- swader999 5y agoI'm torn on this comment. The guy has done some amazing things with what he's learned and he has helped a lot of people. He also went many many years on this angle and only recently hit the big time. But yes, he didn't invent or discover these things, he repackaged them.
- alexpetralia 5y ago"Everything is a remix"
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- connectsnk 5y agoI know what you are saying and I understand why you are getting downvoted. I dont know about Wim Hof but I hope he has preserved the whole spirit of yoga and not just cherry picked a few techniques. Yoga works on a much deeper level than just curing ADHD if done in the right ambience. Even a moderate yoga practitioner raises and expands their consciousness from oneself to being coextensive with everyone and everything. Thats probably the reason why the author of this comment feels that it is far better going to the source rather than cherry picking a few practices.
- antihero 5y agoI have a big yoga chart on my wall. It shows that Yoga has been split and changed and derived from and iterated from for many many years. Seems like a bit of a joke to suggest that this specific iteration (if it even is that) is less valid simply due to a name that is geographically different.
- zarkov99 5y agoDoes the Indian science couple breathing with cold therapy?
- trts 5y agoSeconded. For reference, Wim Hof is derivative of Tummo, which is quite an old technique and it's easy to find examples of how to practice. But like you said it is pretty easy to get the basics of Wim Hof free online without subscribing to his program. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tummo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tummo
- eyeball 5y agoCan you post a link to the basics of wim’s method?
- ta1234567890 5y agohttps://youtu.be/tybOi4hjZFQ https://youtu.be/tybOi4hjZFQ You can also download the Wim Hof app for free, which has a feature to guide you through the breathing exercise in a more personalized way.
- eyeball 5y agoThank you
- eyeball 5y agoI nearly blacked out trying that during the hyperventelation stage. do you get used to it?
- carlmr 5y agoI felt the same, so I eased into it. Personally I didn't find it a magical cure. If I said anything has a pronounced effect on sleep restfulness or concentration it's been whole plant based food which I tried incorporating in my diet more after watching Forks over Knives. I still eat the occasional meat and cheese, but I found especially useful to replace dinner with WPBF. I naturally, i.e. without alarm, wake up after 6-7h of sleep instead of 9-10h, and I feel much more awake during the day. I think it's mostly that if you eat heavy (greasy, meaty, cheesy) food in the evening your digestive system is so busy you can't sleep properly. I would say the effect is much larger than cutting out alcohol, even though that's of course also helpful.
- connectsnk 5y agoThere are millions of proponents of yoga today. Many have combined various yoga techniques into different packages and made huge businesses out of it (Moksha Yoga, Bikram yoga, Isha foundation etc.) In doing so, each business has preserved the spirit and ambience of yoga. We are all truly enriched by theses business. There is nothing wrong with promoting yoga. Yoga is not patented / trademarked to India. It belongs to the whole world. I don't know about Wim Hof but I hope that he preserves the spirit and the ambience of yoga while imparting the knowledge and also cites references and gives credit where it is due. Yoga works on a much deeper level than just curing ADHD if done in the right ambience. Even a moderate yoga practitioner raises and expands their consciousness from oneself to being coextensive with everyone and everything.
- notdang 5y agoJust be careful with this method if you have epilepsy.
- DesiLurker 5y agoWim hof seems derivative of some yogic breathing practices that have existed for a while. I have learned one of them (and then another one at a later stage in my life for migraines) and can vouch for good long term effects for either one, they are: 1) Sudarshan Kriya by Art of Living foundation 2) Shambhavi kriya by Isha foundation IMO both of these are better integrated with pranayam.