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I Tried the Wim Hof Method and These Are My Honest Thoughts

By Dacy Knight — 2021

The Wim Hof Method comprises three components: breathing exercises, training your mindset and concentration, and gradual exposure to the cold. For my trial, I focused mainly on the breathing exercises (though did dabble with the cold exposure).

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Laughter Meditation: 5 Healing Benefits and a 10-Minute Practice

In a world where there’s much to be taken seriously, it’s important to remember to laugh. Not to make light of the severity of war, discrimination, terror threats, or climate change, but to maintain a perspective that there is still much to be thankful for and to celebrate in your life.

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Melissa Eisler
2017
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Laughter Is the Best Medicine

Modern life has become increasingly complicated and it’s believed that stress is the primary obstacle to laughter. Laughter is a physical expression of humor and joy that has numerous protective qualities.

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Kavita Khajuria, MD
2018
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The Science Behind Breathwork + 5 Benefits of the Practice

Take one big inhale that expands in your belly. Hold it. Now exhale deeply. Congratulations, you've just engaged in breathwork, an ancient practice that's quickly gaining popularity. If you're thinking, "Wait, I've been inhaling and exhaling continuously since the day I was born.

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Joni Sweet
2020
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A 90-Second Breathwork Tool to Reduce Stress

Ashley Neese, a holistic practitioner in California, describes breathwork as a deeper kind of self-care, one that can “help you move through blocks you can’t see.” Slow, intentioned, mindful breathing is a tool that can be used “any time, any place,” she says.

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How Breathwork Benefits the Mind, Body, and Spirit

If you’ve ever been to a yoga class, you’ve heard an instructor remind you to control your breath. In the ancient yogic teachings, the practice of directing the breath is called Pranayama, and it teaches you to breathe consciously, with awareness, and with intent.

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Chopra.com
2020
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I Tried This Trippy Healing Modality for Mental Clarity—And Still Can’t Believe How It Made Me Feel

A few years ago, a friend told me about an underground breathwork circle she’d attended in Venice Beach—back when breathwork outside of yoga studios was still hush-hush. It was totally trippy and cathartic she told me. People were convulsing, shouting, sobbing uncontrollably.

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Erin Magner
2017
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What Is Breathwork?

Breathwork refers to any type of breathing exercises or techniques. People often perform them to improve mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. During breathwork you intentionally change your breathing pattern.

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Emily Cronkleton
2019
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The 10 Best Pieces of Life and Career Advice from Oprah Winfrey

Through her own infinite wisdom and the questions she asks when interviewing other wise people, Oprah has helped empower millions of people to take control of their lives and find the courage to pursue their dreams.

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Frances Bridges
2018
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I Tried ‘Forest Therapy.’ Here’s What It Did for My Mental Health

I catch some things here and there: a scurrying chipmunk crosses the path, a patch of sunlight glimmers ahead of me. But mostly, I’m in my head and in my feet as I cross a metaphorical finish line, completing my mileage for the day.

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Shelby Deering
2019
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Body Mapping: FAQ

The body map is one’s self-representation in one’s own brain. If the body map is accurate, movement is good. If the body map is inaccurate or inadequate, movement is inefficient and potentially injury-producing.

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Association for Body Mapping Education
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