398 Wim Hof on Mastering Your Breath, Body and Mind

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

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🗓️ 26 October 2016

⏱️ 88 minutes

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"We are the alchemist of our own body." - Wim Hof If you enjoyed this episode, check out show notes, video, and more at http://lewishowes.com/398 Warning - important message, please read carefully: The breathing exercise has a profound effect and should be practiced in the way it is explained. Always do the breathing exercise in a safe environment (e.g. sitting on a couch/floor) and unforced. Never practice the exercises before or during diving, driving, swimming, taking a bath or in any other environment/place where, should you pass out, a serious injury could occur. Wim Hof breathing may cause tingling sensations and/or lightheadedness. If you’ve fainted, it means that you went to far. Take a step back next time. The cold is a powerful force. We strongly advise to gradually build up exposing yourself to the cold. Always train without force and listen to your body carefully. If it is not practiced responsible, there is a risk of hypothermia. Do not practice the method during pregnancy or when having epilepsy. Persons with cardiovascular health issues, or any other (serious) health conditions, should always consult a medical doctor before starting with the Wim Hof Method.

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0:00.0	This is episode number 398 with the Iceman Wim Hawke.
0:08.0	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Hawke's former pro athlete
0:13.3	Turn Lifestyle Entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message
0:19.0	to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness.
0:23.0	Thanks for spending some time with me today. Now let the class begin.
0:31.0	What an incredible interview I just had with the Iceman Wim Hawke.
0:40.0	He put me through about a 30 minute breathing exercise where I didn't know if I was about
0:45.5	to hyperventilate or if I was about to prepare myself for the Olympics. But what I experienced
0:53.2	was something so profound and so incredible that my body felt completely rejuvenated by
1:00.6	the end. I felt like I had superhuman strength and I felt like I could breathe more normally
1:05.6	and more naturally than I ever have before. What he put me through was an extreme exercise
1:11.6	of breathing and in a way that I never experienced it and it was so profound and so powerful.
1:17.6	We videotaped the entire thing so make sure to check out the full video at LouisHouse.com
1:23.6	slash 398. Now we did this before the interview and it was just so interesting to hear the
1:31.6	way Wim was talking to me as I was going through this breathing exercise multiple different
1:37.6	times. Breathing in and out, holding my breath on the way out, holding it on the way in.
1:43.6	You'll have to watch to see the whole thing but for those that don't know who Wim Hawke
1:49.6	is, he is a Dutch daredevil commonly nicknamed the Isman for his ability to withstand extreme
1:56.6	cold. Now Wim describes his ability to withstand extreme cold temperatures as being able to
2:03.6	turn his own thermostat up through breathing exercises. This is what he does. He's also a coach
2:10.6	and author, a speaker who trains people around the world in his cold endurance methods.
2:16.6	Now he holds 26 world records. It's pretty incredible, including a world record for the longest
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