The dangers of mixing breath work, gurus and cold exposure

Investigative journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney has produced what could best be described as a takedown of notable breathing and cold exposure expert Wim Hoff.

I’ve never been interested in Hoff’s breathing methods myself, I felt they weren’t going down the same track as the Qigong and Chinese Martial Arts I practiced, so I never tried them. But really, I’m just not a fan of: 1) cold and 2) holding my breath, so it never appealed to me.

And it turns out it’s a really dangerous thing to do in water. People have died doing it.

Carney’s description reads:

“He was once the most popular breathwork instructor in the world. He galvanized the ice bathing movement. But all good things come to an end. And Wim Hof’s end has been a long time coming.

Wim Hof doesn’t want you to see this.”