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Origin Story w/ David McIntosh JrNEW SLOWER Wim Hof Deep Breathing & Retention 5 rounds | TAKE A DEEP BREATH
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Guided Wim Hof Breathing Session: Five Rounds of Deep Breathing and Retention
- The session repeats the same round five times, each starting with 30 deep breaths of filling the belly and chest fully and then letting go.
- After the 30th breath, listeners stop breathing after the exhale and just witness the rush and the sensations in the body.
- During the hold, the guide gives a physiological narrative about falling oxygen levels, an alkaline body, adrenaline, and the brainstem, which he calls the crocodile.
- The guide makes strong claims, including that the immune system comes within reach of the will and that cancer cells and other unnecessary cells are expelled.
- Each round ends with a deep inhale, a 10-second hold while squeezing to the head, and a release.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasEach round follows a fixed structure
Thirty full breaths in and out are followed by an exhale hold, then a deep inhale held for 10 seconds, and then a release to complete a round.
The breathing is framed as meditation
The guide says even people who have meditated for years cannot go as deep as this breathing takes you, and tells listeners to go with the flow like waves reaching the shore.
Listeners are told to intensify sensations
The guide says lightness in the head, looseness in the body, and tingling are expected, and urges listeners to breathe into them and intensify whatever feels different.
The hold is explained as a physiological process
The guide says oxygen levels fall while the body is alkaline, so there is no need to breathe, even though the brainstem 'crocodile' wants to survive and releases adrenaline.
Strong health claims are made about the immune system
The guide asserts that the immune system comes within the reach of the will and that wrong cells, including cancer cells, are expelled. These are his claims and are not supported in the session.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesHere is the meditation. Here is the going deep. Even people meditating for years are not able to go as deep as we will go now.
— David McIntosh Jr
Go with the flow. Like the sea, waves getting to the shore, then letting go.
— David McIntosh Jr
We are charging up the body. We want to go into the depth.
— David McIntosh Jr
It's no hypnotizing, just the magic of the physiology at work.
— David McIntosh Jr
The body goes into this autonomic nervous system state of being to be the best of yourself, and you are doing it all consciously.
— David McIntosh Jr
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David McIntosh Jr
hostHost of the channel/podcast "Origin Story w/ David McIntosh Jr," here leading a guided Wim Hof–style breathwork session.
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