![]() ![]() ![]() Today, I know my breath is the most powerful tool I have for modulating my autonomic nervous system, balancing between the sympathetic (fight-flight-freeze) and parasympathetic (rest-digest-heal) response. As someone with lung cancer who realized within months of diagnosis that I’d been breathing wrong my whole life, I was eager to learn everything I could about breathing. The breathing technique was what intrigued me most. The Wim Hof Method, as it’s taught, includes breathing techniques, cold endurance, and meditation. ![]() ![]() While he initially gained fame through extreme feats of cold endurance, he now seems more focused on research and science to document his abilities, understand the mechanisms behind them, and teach them to others. Wim Hof, known to some as “the Iceman,” is a Dutch athlete best known for his ability to withstand extreme cold. While there is no hard evidence supporting this method specifically for cancer, I decided to take some breathing classes from a Hof-trained instructor. I, also, researched these breathing techniques after I was diagnosed. I’ve been surprised by the number of people who find this site searching for information on the Wim Hof Method for cancer. ![]()
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