Wim Hof leads a live cold-immersion and breathwork session in Paris with participants Jessica and Imani. He teaches controlled breathing techniques before entering an ice bath, emphasizing how rapid cardiovascular adaptation happens in the cold and framing the experience as meditation and acceptance.
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Look at this! Huge! It's huge!
Got him!
As you can see, I'm in New York. Yes, that's New York. That's not. Cool. What do you think when you see this? This is what humans can do. So why make war when you can make things like this? Men in Black. Whoa, holy mama! Yeah. De glace en néerlandais. Ah bah, on chope forcément. Bonsoir. Que j'avais cette connexion profonde avec— Elle était à combien la l'eau dans le— Elle était glacée. Je ne parle pas du tout anglais. Zéro? Ah oui, moi 2. Ah d'accord. Vous avez eu un coup? Yeah! I felt the energy was great and beautiful reception. We have been doing like 15 interviews, podcasts, magazines, TV several times. It's a real promotional tour here in Paris. We're going to a big TV show. troubles de la santé. Alors il faut y aller petit à petit. There are many ways to wait for a taxi. This is my way. Yeah. Oh, that's our taxi, guys. Okay. Oh yeah, how many degrees? At zero, you are going in. No thinking, being.
It's real.
Just get off the interviewer. Now it's your turn. Look in the back. Oh yeah, look at him.
Little angel with us.
Determined, focus, easy. No hyperventilation, just relaxed. Just follow the breath. Fully in and in. Let it go. Keep on your focus on your breath and then decide whenever you want to go in. Are you ready? Yeah. While you go in, follow the breath and go in. Bismillah. Yes, go in, follow the breath. Putain de merde. Yeah, putain de la merde. Follow the breath, follow the breath, Jessica. Yes, et suis la respiration. Nice. Long breath. Long breath. Good. Longer breath. Look the way he is. He's concentrating on his breath. He goes in very much body aware. Don't panic. Be relaxed.
Long.
Long. Yes. Yes. Long, long, controlled breath. Here it comes. This is where the body is now adapting. He is in control. He is experienced. That means that the cardiovascular system adapts very fast. Very good. And here she is. Totally in control. It speaks for itself. Nice smile. Here she is. Is she showing control, guys? I think so. She's laughing now. That's it. Oh, bruh. The deepest of stress you can handle. It's good, Imani. Mami.
It's for me one of the most powerful meditations. As you go in the cold, you have to be so focused, aligned, and in peace. And it's the best teacher also for acceptance, to embrace what is without any resistance. It's a full alignment between body and mind, and for sure it's a lot of energy. And when you start your day with that, for example, you are in Full power.
This is the power I'm talking about. You're great.
Thank you, life.
Thank you. Wow, first time she went into the ice. Amazing. Well done, well done, well done, lady.
Well done.
It's the love, the love for life.
It's like a wave of energy, a crazy wave of energy. You feel that you can conquer the world, that you have so much to give. You are ready to give your full potential.
Wow! Haha, c'est wow! C'est wow toi! Yes! Haha! So get high on your own supply! Yeah!
