Happiness is an individual experience, so you have to create happiness for yourself. But how can you increase your personal happiness? The three pillars of the Wim Hof Method can help you to develop your own sense of happiness.
Breathing The way you breathe is very important; many scientific researches have shown that various emotions are connected to breathing patterns. Breathing is a significant factor in regulating and controlling your mind. Controlled breathing exercises can help you calm down, relieve stress, and make you feel more comfortable. So, this means that through breathing you can influence and control your emotions and increase your happiness. With the breathing techniques of the WHM you are able to consciously activate your mind-body connection and find deep relaxation.
Focus Life today can be very hectic and busy, which causes our minds to be continuously distracted. All this chaos can make you feel unhappy. Fortunately, you can train your attention to create a more relaxed mindset. With the help of meditation or yoga exercises, you are able to establish a higher level of awareness and free space in your mind. Building a powerful focus allows you to ‘reprogram’ your mind, which will make you feel happier.
The cold The third pillar of the Wim Hof Method is exposure to cold. Science has taught us that exposure to cold is very healthy and gives a boost to the immune system. Apart from these benefits, exposure to cold has many more advantages. For instance, cold showers influence the development of positive emotions and lowers a depressive state. This is due to the effect of the stimulation of dopamine transmissions in the mesocorticolimbic and nigrostriatal pathways. Simply put, cold water creates a lot of mood sensitive neurotransmitters that make you feel happy.