Wim hoff

Wim Hof is directly discussed in several Huberman Lab episodes, including Andrew Huberman’s account of meeting him and explanations of the breathing method. Huberman describes Wim Hof-style breathing as cyclic hyperventilation that can raise adrenaline and arousal; he also warns never to combine it with breath holds near or in water because of drowning risk. 1 2

• 1. Wim Hof is also discussed in other guests’ appearances: Dr. Elissa Epel describes a UCSF study comparing the Wim Hof method with lower-arousal practices, and reports that participants’ stress, anxiety, and depression fell across the groups while the method increased positive emotion. 3 4
• 2. Relevant discussion also appears in episodes about meditation and immune-system responses. 5 6