Wim Hof

One element of doing Nofap is taking cold showers. I dabbled in taking them but never really committed to it. They were uncomfortable and I didn't get why I should take them.

When I would continue to relapse to porn, I didn't understand "why" I kept relapsing until I took Josh's course. Josh breaks down the effect it has on the mind, and I saw that I used porn as a stress and anxiety reducing tool among many other things.

A guy in my Men's group shared ten things that he does for instant gratification, and ten things he can do to replace those habits. Number eight was to do the Wim Hof breathing technique. "Hmm... Interesting." I thought.

Wim Hof just relaxing

I have been intrigued by breath work for awhile but unaware of what that exactly meant. I've meditated and practiced focusing on my breath before, but never practiced any breathing techniques.

Being that I'd been off porn for 40 days or so, my vigorous curiosity got the best of me and I dove head first into the Wim.

After learning about Wim Hof and his breathing method and cold therapy. I finally understood the benefits of taking cold showers. As he breaks down the science and benefits behind them. I've been doing them every day for over a month now.

He is an incredibly passionate, knowledgable, and fascinating guy. To boil him down to a title, you could call him a Dutch Daredevil, among many other things. He's also known as the Ice Man.

Overall, he is an impressive and lovely person that I have become a super fan of. He has an absolutely amazing story and an incredible track record of feats like holding the record for longest swim under water. Running half marathons with no shoes. And climbing Mt. Kilamanjaro and Mt. Everest with only shorts and boots on.

I watched a couple videos of people partaking in his breathing method and jumped into a guided breathing session. I've since been doing the technique and taking cold showers everyday. Here's the video I made about doing it for ten days in a row. It explains how it works, and shows my experience with it.

Doing the technique creates an intense tingling, buzzing, ringing, and vibrating in close to all parts of the body. It's such a connecting and transcendent experience. Along with being a great way to take control your body and mind when feeling stressed, it's the best way to get high on your own supply!

This Vice Documentary  shows what he does well. It also shows off his personality and explains why he got into all of this stuff. His journey is rooted in a tragedy which I will let you discover on your own. He's so fun and innocent and completely knowledgeable and intelligent about the body, and you understand why when you hear his back story.

This is also a great intro to Wim Hof and everything he is about.  It's an interview by Russel Brand on his podcast. You can also listen with just audio on the purple podcast app when you're on the go! Under The Skin with Russell Brand Episode #70. It's an even more extensive look into Wim Hof's purpose.

He has an amazing energy and vigor for teaching and spreading this message of assisting your body to heal itself with his breathing technique and exposure to cold water.

Since doing this technique everyday along with taking cold showers I have a new baseline of more energy and excitement to get things done. Having found this after quitting porn, it just stacks on top of my progress perfectly.

My dream is to meet Wim Hof and do one of his retreats. He holds them in his lake house in Poland, where he takes people through the breathing technique, and has them jump into freezing cold water in the middle of winter and hike mountains in only their shorts... Good stuff.

Check out my video to see how you to start doing the technique and go check out some other Wim Hof stuff online . He truly is an inspiration and someone who has paved his way perfectly through life. So I find him fitting to be the first REBEL I write about on this blog :)