Farid Hashemi attended a Wim Hof Method retreat in Poland with 25 people from ten countries. The breathing technique and cold exposure gave him more energy and mental clarity. He hiked 12-14 km up Mount Shneska with the group and says the week changed how he sees what he's capable of.
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Good, eh? Whoa! Yeah, that was awesome, man. So my name is Farid Hashemi. I do Wim Hof Method because it gives me good energy. It used to take me some time to get rolling, but once you do and once you get the hang of it, it clears the mind very well. This is the effect that I get from the breathing method. The cold is another, but it's mainly just knowing how much more you're capable of. The way of looking at life. Wim is a phenomenal man. He really is. As big as this is, let's just say, for lack of a better word, he's very humble. This place right here, that's, uh, I mean, it's awesome. You gotta love it. It's next to a fucking river, and it's got this environment, but it's very humble for what he could have. Wim wants to be involved. He's right with us in the pool, in the room, doing breathing, answering questions. Having the fire with us, you know, doing all of this. So you gotta love that. He's what a leader should be. Lead by example. Yesterday we did a hike through Mount Shneska. It was a pretty rigorous hike. I don't know how long it was, but it's at least 12 or 14 kilometers long. Everyone made it to the top with no issue. And you're looking at people that are all age groups, no shirts, just shorts and hiking shoes and that's it. And this is myself included. And it's not something that I can picture doing before this. So there's that part. There's the health benefit, there's the clarity, there's the community that we got. We became very tight and now we're family. We support each other, we help each other, we, you know, we all know each other very well. We've had a great time together and it's the best week of my life. And that's just because of how much how much I got out of it. And the more you involve yourself, the more you get. All the fun we've had together, you know, everyone's so close, everyone's so close. I never could picture 25 people, 28 people living in a house with 4 rooms in Poland from 9, 10 different countries getting along like they've known each other forever and they've been best friends. So I think that that's one of the coolest parts about it. Something that's underlooked is this great community, how we've— Wim wasn't with us yesterday when we went on the hike, and together as a team we all made it to the top, we all had a great time together, we all looked out for each other, and we all did it together. For a vacation, so to speak, people don't pick Poland in the middle of winter when it's freezing and below freezing and go take a dive in a cold pool, you know, and pour out their emotions and go hiking without shoes and somehow have a good time. It's so good that the cumulative experience that I recommend— I highly recommend it.
