The whole medical industry wants us sick.
— Wim Hof
I want to stop war, and I want to stop disease.
We are estranged from our own deeper physiology because we are no longer in contact with nature. Instead, we are controlling nature with air pollution, heating, technology. But you have to know you have a depth within yourself which needs to be stimulated. If it doesn't get stimulated it becomes weaker, like a muscle that's not being used any more.
In the cold I centre myself and my breathing to transfer all my heat into the centre of my body.
I feel like I can control my own body as if I have a thermostat that I can adjust when I need to.
I think of the cold as a noble force.
Breathing and using cold, through cold showers and experiences, provides a boost of performance compared to anything that would be possible if the person had not done that.
Every body has mind power, I have learned to direct it toward my body and thus influence the cold and heating-system of my metabolism.
I love working out to Michael Jackson.
Men need to laugh more.
Nature is so merciless - but so righteous.
Yes, my teacher is the cold.
I had a stroll like this in the park with somebody, and I saw the ice and I thought, 'what would happen if I go in there?' I was really attracted to it. I went in, got rid of my clothes. Thirty seconds I was in. Tremendous good feeling when I came out, and since then, I repeated it every day.
I'm able to control the body through just the power of the mind.
I had to find the interconnection of my brain together with my physiology.
I never had a teacher, and I never had lessons, other than hard Nature itself.
We are built to be happy, strong and healthy. I fear not to live. We have everything to live up to our dreams. You have everything to achieve that, and in a very short period of time you can get all the tools to manifest who you want to be.
I want to show everyone in this world that the soul is the source of our happiness, strength and health. Love actually comes from the soul, from the light.
Sometimes you don't know why but you feel attracted to do something.
It's a great honour to have the nickname of Iceman, it makes me feel very proud of my achievements.
Love is my mission.
For me, God is cold.
When there is no oxygen the muscles become acidic and we can't perform any more.
As one can solve maths by concentrating do I focus on certain places in my body and generate heat because of it.
I want people to find their inner depth.
Breathing exercises produce brain waves.
I found by deeper breathing, going into the cold, thinking about it, dealing with it; getting the conviction that my ability to breathe deeper is making connections with my body.
Cold water is merciless, but righteous.
I'm not afraid to die. But I'm afraid to not live.
Cold is merciless. It shows you where you are. What you are.
I've done about anything I can fantasize about in the cold.
We as a species have unlimited power of our mind. We can make anything happen.
Anybody is able to doubt me. I say, 'Come with your criticism to polish the diamond of the truth.' People need to wake up to their own power. Everybody has this nature.
Arthritis, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, depression - all of those diseases are a result of our neglected biochemistry. We need to be stimulated to help fight disease. Cold is a great stimulator.
I don't bother with gyms, I just workout where I happen to be whether it's in the garden or at home.
I fear not living fully.
Deep breathing changes the chemistry of the body by bringing oxygen into the tissue.
Over time, we as humans have developed a different attitude towards nature and we've forgotten about our inner power.
I completed five half marathons in 2002.
With work and life, your true depth can become an alien thing to you. Your gut feelings, your instincts become buried.
The cortex is the enemy.
Fear is a great signal. It's like a pain signal. Hey, look at me, look at me. Get your focus right over here, at the pain.
When I am performing ice immersion, actually I do not think very much. It is all before.
I know my body. I know my mind. I know what I can do.
That's what nature meant us to do, breathe deep when we are stressed.
Your brain has the power to modify your pain perception.
