There were no “best” parts about the Wim Hof cold water training this week. So maybe it had nothing to do directly with the Wim Hof breathing and just happened to occur during it? And on the cusp of a new sexual relationship in my life. In the lead up to the rigor-mortis feeling, I was also overcome with this sort of intense sexual urgency. I wonder now, as I go into week 2 and have been encouraged by the training videos to follow my intuition, that maybe I was breathing more than my body needs to get the “charge” to do the holds? If it happens again, I’ll be sure to let you know (and drop a link here). It didn’t feel scary or dangerous… just really weird. I had this weird experience on day 6 and 7 (I’m on day 9 as I write this), where my arms, and especially hands, started to kind of lock up and curl on my third set of breaths. I really enjoy the long holds, but chose not to enjoy them all the way to the end… just in case. Because of all the inconsistency problems I had with Wim Hof breathing before, I was afraid to go outside of the prescribed times. But the Wim Hof Fundamentals Course prescribes breathing times (1:00, 1:30, 1:30) the first week. When I did my Wim Hof breathing before, I thought the goal was to do a hold for as long as possible. Maybe this complaint is more about me than the course? But just when I think “what does ‘go deep into the body’ even mean?”… he throws out a sciencey fact I can relate to. But as a science-minded, logic-driven person, it takes a bit of accepting to listen to him use these broad stroke “hippie” phrases all the time. I really admire the guy, and I’m loving the Wim Hof course so far. #WIM HOF METHOD EXPERIENCE HOW TO#
Am I doing it right? Should you breathe through your mouth or your nose? Inhale through one, exhale through the other? How deeply do you breathe? With the diaphragm? Finally all the pieces are coming together and I understand how to breathe in a way that gets results! More on this in another post, later. … I’ve had struggles before with Wim Hof breathing.
As explained in Wim Hof Breathing Not Working? Try This. Siri or Alexa could help with the hold timing, but not the breath counting. 
I’m constantly asking myself, “is the Wim Hof course worth it?” Considering I’ve thought about putting enormous amounts of time into making videos that keep track of the times and breath counts for me… I might recommend the course based solely on that. When I was doing the breathing on my own, in the past, always running the timer and counting my breaths was distracting.
Also loved the guided breathing exercises. The stuff he’s explaining in the videos during the holds makes them feel that much more incredible and powerful. But I care so much more about getting the results of the Wim Hof Method that I resisted, choosing instead to fully participate in the experience. The journalist in me wanted to leap up to jot down notes. I loved getting to hear all the science behind why the breathing works. Really, it’s the holds that feel incredible. As in the past, the Wim Hof breathing transported me again to an amazing place. Here are my week-one thoughts: Wim Hof Breathing Best: 
As you probably know, the Wim Hof Method is comprised of three parts: breathing, cold water training, and stretching. I’ve finally made time to do the 10-week Fundamentals course. Parts of the Wim Hof Method have been in my life, off and on, for over a year.
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