Exposure to cold
A simple and fast practice, which in just a few minutes brings about unprecedented physiological and mental changes.
The practice combines breathing work, mindfulness and immersion in ice water at a temperature of 3⁰c
Mental benefits:
Improving mental health
Releasing pressure
Relief and prevention of burnout conditions
Improving cold resistance
Increasing and encouraging willpower
Raises the concentration level
Improving the connection between body and mind
Raises levels of joy and happiness
Improves creativity
Control of the autonomic nervous system
Raises endorphin levels (natural happiness hormones)
Helps manage stress
Physiological benefits:
Significant reduction of inflammatory processes in the body naturally
Strengthening the immune system
Quality and better sleep
Balances insulin sensitivity to type 2 diabetes.
Improving athletic performance and accelerating recovery between workouts
Relief of symptoms of fibromyalgia patients
A natural way to relieve rheumatoid arthritis
Reduction of symptoms of autoimmune diseases
Beneficial with symptoms of Lyme disease
Improves in the condition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Significant relief for those suffering from migraines
Helps support the treatment of MS patients
Lowering blood pressure
Improving metabolism
Decreased levels of uric acid in the blood
In extreme cold the body breaks down brown fat, which is the stubborn fat stores in our body.
Feeling better overall, feeling energetic and vital.
"Today our bodies are no longer aroused by the cold. Humanity has evolved and developed a technology that used us to be comfortable at almost any given moment. When we are cold we turn on the heating or wear warm clothes. Our capillaries and veins no longer have to work as they were designed to deal with the cold. To revive the dormant physiological processes that made our ancestors so powerful? " Whim Hof