SINCE 2018
Breathing & Ice Workshop – The Power of Breath
Boost your physical and mental performance through breathwork and ice immersion
Breathing is the foundation of everything. Throughout the day, many of us are preoccupied in one way or another with how much exercise we get, what we ate, what we drank, which diet works best for our body, and so on.
What may escape our notice is that we can live an entire life without exercise, many days without food and a few days without water – but only a few minutes without breathing. Which means that if we turn our attention to the breath, become aware of it and correct it, everything else will fall into place on its own…
What you'll learn in the Power of Breath workshop
The workshop is led by Adam Hale, founder of the Freedive Israel school,
who is also an instructor of breathwork, freediving, yoga and pranayama,
the Oxygen Advantage method, the Buteyko method and the Wim Hof method.
The workshop was designed to give you practical tools for harnessing the power of the breath ( link to article ) and using it to achieve mental clarity, joy of living, better performance, resilience to stress and robust health.
Workshop structure:
We'll open with a talk covering:
The philosophy of breathing:
Why train our breathing at all?
Why nose breathing vs. mouth breathing matters:
Over a cup of herbal tea, we'll discover what correct breathing really is, how to integrate it into everyday activities, and how to become more aware of our own breathing so we notice when we're breathing in a way that doesn't serve us – and correct it.
(Link to our article on correct breathing)
We'll also learn how to produce nitric oxide in the nasal cavity – which benefits our energy, health and sexuality – and why it's worth learning to produce it ourselves.
Breathing and the body's systems:
How much we used to breathe in the past compared with today. How breathing affects facial structure, heart rate, weight gain/loss, acidity/alkalinity and oxygen transport in the blood.
CO2 – nuisance or dear friend?
(Link to our in-depth article on the Bohr effect) We'll start with a very powerful meditative exercise whose main goal is learning to breathe less air, improving our chemoreceptors' sensitivity to carbon dioxide and thereby improving oxygen uptake in the body.
Hyperventilation and breath-holds:
(Link to our article on hyperventilation) We'll continue with Wim Hof method breathing – an exercise that helps the mind reach a deep meditative state and helps the body clear inflammatory processes, while also producing more red blood cells to improve and optimize performance.
Nitric oxide:
How nitric oxide affects our energy, health and sexuality, and why it's worth learning to produce it ourselves (link to our article on correct breathing)
Hands-on practice:
CO2 test: we'll learn how to measure your sensitivity to carbon dioxide.
Classifying breathing exercises:
Knowing what to practice and when, based on four core categories.
Practical hyperventilation and breath-hold training:
(Link to our article on hyperventilation) We'll continue with Wim Hof method breathing – an exercise that helps the mind reach a deep meditative state and helps the body clear inflammatory processes, while also producing more red blood cells to improve and optimize performance.
Bee breath (Bhramari) practice:
Raises carbon dioxide and nitric oxide levels. It also clears and widens the airways, calms the nervous system, body and mind, lowers blood pressure, reduces anxiety and anger, reduces inflammation, regulates metabolism and strengthens the immune system (NO kills bacteria and viruses).
Ice bath immersion:
How to get in, how to stay in, and how to enjoy it so much you'll get hooked on the feeling ;)
After the ice bath, we'll practice ancient breathing and movement techniques that speed up metabolic processes and rapid fat burning, bringing warmth back into the body.
It's no coincidence that in Hebrew the words for breath (neshima) and soul (neshama) are so closely related. Come celebrate life – feel, connect and run wild like animals in nature.
*To reserve your place in the workshop, please book in advance with the club by phone/WhatsApp!*
Maximum group size:
18
Please bring a swimsuit, warm clothes and a towel
*Private workshops or more in-depth workshops can be arranged in advance*
Who the workshop is not suitable for:
Pregnant women, and people with high/low blood pressure, heart problems, neurological conditions or epilepsy.
Session length:
2 hours
Price:
200 NIS
Each additional session after the first: 100 NIS
Beyond the workshop, self-guided ice bath sessions take place in our "Open Freezer" throughout the week at varying times.
Attendance by prior arrangement and advance payment only – for more information, please contact the office.
