Wim Hof says the body's own endocannabinoids beat external weed, and that cold exposure and deliberate challenge keep him fearless. He plays guitar, ukulele, and mouth harp because they travel, and rotates between Archer pose, splits, and Lotus depending on what his body needs that day.
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My favorite instrument is the guitar. Why? Because I'm able to take it everywhere. A piano, I love it, but it's a little bit difficult to climb a mountain with a piano on your back. And I mean, I like traveling, and traveling with a guitar, you know, with a ukulele is even better. Whatever is practical and makes music. That's my instrument. That's my favorite instrument. You know that mouth harp? That one? It's a great instrument. And it just goes in the back of my pocket. Great instrument. Bloody hell. Yes, that's the one. What do I think about weed? Weed is great. It's like a cannabinoid. But if you are able to get high on your own supply, that would even be better. Don't you think so? Hey man, it's less money. Yeah, it's— I'm Dutch. Economics. So I'm thinking, hey, wheat is nice. Could be nice. But I prefer to get high on my own supply. That's what I do. So I get the endocannabinoids. And I've proven in science the endocannabinoid system can be activated. That's the deepest part of the brain. My weed is here. Inside. What do I think of that weed? Great. Do I ever feel fear? Yes, fear is a word. Fear is a reality. And fear is a thing you learn to handle. And once you learn to handle the fear, you go to the fear instead of fear comes to you. Like the cold. I go to the cold. That's why I don't get cold. I go to the fear. That's why fear doesn't come to me. I learn to handle fear. I challenge myself mentally, physically, emotionally in many, many ways. And then the fear that not being able to do something is not there because I'm prepared. You can prepare yourself towards anything. That's the way we are built. We are built to be able to handle a fear before it's coming to us. We learn about this complex psychic mechanism called fear, how to handle it by challenging our bodies and mind. It's all there. Think about it. So do I have fear? No. I go to that before it happens to me. Before fear comes in, I already handle it. I get my goals and I make the fear go away. I'm determined to realize my goal and there is no space for fear. And I know fear is there. All the time. But not in my course. That's the way we are built. So a fearless state of being is who we are in the depth of ourselves. But we have to retrieve it. What is my favorite yoga pose? Actually, it's now the Archer. The Archer. And of course, Hanumanasana. Hanumanasana is the splits. The splits. Yeah, like without warming up, guys. Yeah, like this. Or the archer. And like, yeah, also the lotus position is a very nice one. Now feels like firm. I got quite some big legs and they are really now, it's one piece. It's like a rock. Here I am. If I had to pick one, which is my favorite pose to do, you know, it always changes. Sometimes it is the archer. Sometimes it is the splits. Sometimes it's the one arm bended. Sometimes it's just sitting. Sometimes it's just lying on the ground, completely relaxed. Whatever makes you feel great with your body, your body awareness, lifting up your body awareness, that's your pose for that moment. So my favorite right now is the archer. I love it. Hey guys, thank you very much for your questions. Love to you.
