Wim Hof led a weekend retreat in Australia where participants used his breathing and ice-bath methods. People reported relief from anxiety, PTSD, depression, and chronic pain, with claims of improvements in MS, asthma, and immune function.
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The weekend has been incredible.
The weekend's been fantastic.
Loving it.
And the weekend was absolutely unforgettable.
It's just been epic.
For me, This weekend was all about the experience, getting out of my comfort zone. I really just wanted to kind of immerse myself in the right environment with the right people and really experience it properly.
It's been so nice to see someone that I've looked up to for so many years in person. They say never meet your heroes, but he's my hero and he's better in real life. Seeing it in person was just like so inspiring for me.
All my challenges have made me Wim was just able to go off script and feel the energy and just go with the flow, and it just really worked and vibed so well with everyone. It's amazing how he's got the ability to just feel the energy and just work with it so naturally.
It's really shocked me how sort of up close and personal we are with Wim. And how open and how much energy he gives to the whole event, which is amazing.
Just be happy, strong, and healthy, and the rest is bullshit.
At the end of the day, he's done something that is pushing the limits, has broken world records. There are people on his testimonials that have cured their multiple sclerosis, cured their asthma, influenced their rheumatoid arthritis. Affected cancer treatment, improved their immune system. So I'm like, okay, they can't all be lying. Something's going on here.
There's just a great energy and vibe between one another, and people you've never spoken to before all of a sudden hugging each other, and you've just got this two-way connection with everybody, and it's wonderful. Yeah, you feel like you've been a tribe and you've known everybody all your life.
I want you to be able to know that you can. And that way we are going into an ice bath. That is powerful stress.
Doing ice baths with Wim Hof there and getting guided by him at the same time was just an incredible experience. He's there and the group is together, we're all kind of encouraging each other. Yeah, it's been incredible. You have to know that your mind is stronger than the voices in your head. You know, your mental resilience is a lot stronger than we ever realize.
You're doing something that you otherwise wouldn't want to do, and you're staying calm in a stressful situation.
I was just really focused on my breathing. I actually felt quite a bit of emotion coming out, but Wim and a few people were cracking jokes, and it was a good reminder that I don't need to take everything so seriously. So I just kind of smiled and relaxed into it, and then they said it was time to get out.
That was it. Wim Hof.
Let me tell you, it bloody works. Through doing this, you process the biochemical residue.
Just listening to what he's been saying has helped me eliminate the fear.
Everyday stress can be hard, so I think just having these coping mechanisms that are already in us. Being able to utilise that is really important.
It's helped me through so many difficult times in my life, both mentally and physically.
I'm a professional athlete. It's actually really helped with my recovery from training.
It helped me recover from chronic anxiety and PTSD. I did not believe that I would see the changes in myself, but I did. My brain has been rewired to enjoy nature, to enjoy the cold, and to handle stress. In a way that I didn't think was possible.
The pain that I had in my knees disappeared. I'd suffered depression and anxiety, and a lot of my mood started changing. I started feeling energized again, and I've barely been sick since as well.
I would highly recommend just go for it. You won't regret it. You'll have a great time and meet some amazing people, and nothing really good usually happens in your comfort zone. So I think that it's important to push through and try new things.
Give it one true, honest try and notice the shift in your body. Push past the first minute of an ice bath, allow yourself to feel the benefits, and after that, I can almost guarantee you will be hooked. Even though it is hard, all good things come from doing something hard, so just give it a good go and you will see the benefits.
