To practice Wim Hof’s breathing method, start by finding a quiet place and lying flat on your back with a pillow under your head. Relax the shoulders, chest, and legs. Take a very deep breath into the pit of your stomach and let it back out just as quickly. Keep breathing this way for 30 cycles. If possible, breathe through the nose; if the nose fe

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Even the high-intensity sport of surfing provides relaxation to the mind and body that transcends the sport into everyday life. Philippe Goldin, a clinical psychologist and a neuroscientist at Stanford University, notes that surfers, thanks to their proximity to the water, are able to experience reflective, meditation-like downtime between wave set

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