So, what’s the deal with all the cold plunging? Well, here are a few of the striking benefits ❄️ • It clears up your mind and makes you happier ... instantly. This is due to a strong release of the hormones noradrenaline (up to +500%) and dopamine (up to +250%). The colder the water the stronger this effect. • It makes you more resistant to stress. Short-term cold exposure is a hormetic stressor. That means it triggers natural reactions in your body, such as the rapid constriction of blood vessels, that prepare you to be more aware and resilient not only vis-à-vis the cold, but to all sorts of future stress. • Especially in combination with breathwork, it boosts your immune response, so you won’t fall sick easily anymore. The short release of stress hormones, such as noradrenaline, has an anti-inflammatory effect and decreases the number of inflammatory proteins even days after the cold plunge. This makes it very effective in countering chronic inflammation and auto-immune diseases. Better to read that again because these benefits alone are amazing! Cold plunging is such a simple and natural way to regain and maintain your health ... and with it personal freedom. All my life, I considered myself to be a “summer boy”, feeling vulnerable in the cold and avoided it whenever I could. Now, I can’t wait to dive into the next icy cold springs, an empowering shift! 🩵 #wimhofmethod #coldplunge #icebath #healthbenefits

Here's a little starter pack for how to get going with the Wim Hof method and breathwork: 1) For a good overview of the method and to get excited about it, watch the good old vice documentary: 2) Start learning about the basic breathing exercise and hear it from Wim himself: 3) Practice your first breathing session, guided by Wim: 4) Get the Wim Hof app. There's lots of info and it helps you keep track of your practice. You can do loads of things without needing to purchase anything. ☀️💪🌿 ... 🩵 #wimhofmethod #breathing #breathwork #beginner

Celebrate nature and freedom 🙏🏻

Goood mornin' walk to the castle ☀️ I like calling it The Witcher track. #Monemvasia #Greece

My most common Wim Hof morning routine ☀️ including breathing and stretching exercises. Reposting for my npub.pro website 🤙🏻 #wimhofmethod #breathwork #stretching #yoga #morningroutine

The teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti had and still have a deep impact on my life. He caters to the logic of a Western mind to go into profound spiritual questions such as fear and freedom. One of his most renowned books is "The First and Last Freedom" and it's probably a big reason why I consider Nostr and Bitcoin so essential. I remember well when I returned from a Vipassana pilgrimage to India and Nepal. During that trip I also visited the Krishnamurti center in Varanasi where I got inspired to buy a few of his books. And so, for many days I sat in a small café back in Moscow reading the books with tears of joy in my eyes. Because the way he's able to go to the root causes of the human dilemma of freedom & violence and portray a way out was just too beautiful! I inhaled his talks from the 1960s, 70s and 80s like I later did early podcasts about Bitcoin, day and night, completely captivated. A few years on I even got to translate his videos into German for the Krishnamurti Foundation in the UK. This way, I got an even deeper insight into his teachings, as I went over each of his words. This is a 6-part video series that I translated, from 1976 in Brockwood Park, UK. The gist of the talk is that in order for humanity to transform completely, a deep understanding of freedom is an absolute prerequisite! When you feel the time is right, meditate or do the Wim Hof breathing exercise before watching the series alone, in silence on the floor with your mind as open and curious as a child. I plan to share some aspects of Krishnamurti's teachings that touched me the most in the near future, also in relation with Vipassana meditation 🙏🏻 #krishnamurtivipassana #freedom #krishnamurti

So, I'm tinkering with iOS #Olas and posted pictures there with caption and included sharing them on microblogging Nostr clients. @PABLOF7z Now on @primal iOS mobile the caption remains, but only the first of the pictures is displayed. On Primal desktop also only the first of the pictures is displayed + the caption is gone entirely. @Amethyst does this very elegantly by arranging all pictures and keeping the caption. @Vitor Pamplona Just an observation for whatever it's worth.

A wall of clouds hovering over the Sea this morning ☀️🙏🏻 #gm #greece