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Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Have You Tried The Wim Hof Method? QTL| 016
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
This episode of Question This Life is a solo episode with your host.
This is the first of many episodes that will touch on The Wim Hof Method.
Part 1 | 00:00:00 - 00:27:55 | Catching up with your host.
Part 2 | 00:27:55 - 55:41:00 | The Wim Hof Method.
Key topics of discussion in this episode include;
Part 1
- Thanking the wide listener-ship of the audience so far across multiple continents.
- Discussing where to post videos of the show.
- Being a Pro Wrestling / Professional Wrestling fan, sharing this with a comedy friend whilst filming a comedy show.
- Going to detail in the debate of whether or not Professional Wrestling is a true form of entertainment.
- The various facets of Professional Wrestilng including theatre, improv, acting, comedy, athleticism, gymnastics, sport and competition.
- How does film acting, theater, and other forms of entertainment compare to Professional Wrestling?
- The concept of 'lifting the curtain' of Kayfabe since the early 2000's.
- The importance of archetypal stories playing out in fiction - including in Pro Wrestling / Professional Wrestling and other forms of entertainment.
- Kitty update; an update on the two kittens who are now part of the Question This Life team.
- Clubhouse phenomenon in terms of stage performance, hosting regular shows.
- Finding your voice, feeling confident and being yourself whilst performing.
Part 2
- The first places I found Wim Hof in 2013 - 2018 before properly hearing his message, hearing about his system and integrating it into my life.
- A shout out to the Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington constellation; with a cameo appearance from Wim Hof on the Idiot Abroad series.
- Initial skepticism about Wim Hof and his feats - then being able to understand the huge part of his message which is that everyone can do what he can do.
- The host's first ever time trying the Wim Hof Method basic breathing exercise in late 2016 - and the incredible results.
- Integrating the 3 aspects of the Wim Hof Method into real life - targetted breathing exercises, cold exposure and exercises.
- The fact the Wim Hof Method can change your physiology and help heal emotional traumas.
- A reminder of the themes of Episode 1 of the show - finding passion and pivoting in life - and how the Wim Hof Method helped influence this.
- How Wim Hof Method compares to standard Mindfulness Meditation routines.
- How to regularly and straightforwardly achieve complete mindfulness and clarity after just a single Wim Hof Method breathing exercise.
- Comfortably staying for long periods of time - several minutes - with no air flowing in or out of the lungs after each round of the Wim Hof Method breathing cycle.
- Holotropic breathing - and the difference between this and the basic Wim Hof Method breathing exercise.
- A couple of anecdotes from the host's personal life regarding how the Wim Hof Method and cold showers are perceived.
- An introduction to the scientific element of the Wim Hof Method - and how the insights learnt through the time and efforts of Wim Hof have moved the needle and changed the paradigm of scientific understanding regarding human physiology.
- How the learnings from Wim Hof align to the other major evidence-based alternative theories that are ebbing away at existing paradigms and turning them on their head.
www.wimhofmethod.com | This episode draws a lot of information from the depth of knowledge shared by Wim Hof. His website is available here at this address, and make sure to also search his name everywhere - especially on Youtube - for multiple podcast episodes, lectures and interviews where he discusses a lot of the themes mentioned in this episode - and many of which will be touched on and expanded on from a personal perspective many more in episodes to come.
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