Wim Hof, AKA the Iceman, is speaking almost hypnotically as he encourages me to breathe like I’ve never breathed before. ‘Breathe in, breathe out – don’t stop. Let’s give it all we’ve got!’ he says. I think my lungs are going to burst. After 30 deep inhalations, the order comes to breathe out completely, hold it there, feel my heartbeat, slow it down – and not breathe again for a minute. A minute! No wonder they call the guy crazy. Then the strangest thing happens. His soothing voice fades and I feel tension fall from my shoulders, heading south and into the floor. Calm surrounds me like a warm blanket and when I remember to breathe in again, I check my watch. More than a minute and a half has passed. But where did it go?
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