Sublime

Try the discipline of rising early, taking cold showers, walking in the park or woods before dawn.

Exhale nice and slowly without any force. Take one cycle of regular breathing (in and out). Repeat ten times. I do this every morning a few moments after waking to start the day. Most days I practise for five minutes, which sounds short but is deceptively challenging when you’re new to the practise.

Simply training yourself to breathe through your nose, Douillard reported, could cut total exertion in half and offer huge gains in endurance.

I highly recommend listening to the Tim Ferriss’s podcast with Wim Hof.

Tummo takes some practice, and learning it from written instructions can be confusing and difficult. Chuck McGee, the Wim Hof Method instructor, offers free online sessions every Monday night at 9:00, Pacific Time. Sign up at https://www.meetup.com/Wim-Hof-Method-Bay-Area or log in through the Zoom platform: https://tinyurl.com/y4qwl3pm. McGee also

Most people who are merely inspired or motivated will quit at that point, and upon their return, their cells will feel that much smaller, their shackles even tighter.