The Cold Shower Superpower
Here’s the big secret: Your fear lives below each breath - it is the tension in your chest.
Ready to decimate all fear and useless thought loops in an instant?
Want a surplus of bravery and a fresh hyper-awakeness for the rest of the day?
Deep controlled breathing vanquishes the fear below. Cold showers are an automatic superboost.
When you finish your warm shower…harness your determination, and crank the nozzle all the way to cold…
Right before you step into the cold, think (or even say aloud), “I can do this…I just breathe through it. I am strong!”
You let the cold pound the crown of your head, and the back of your neck, direct stimulation to the brain stem, and your nervous system roars awake.
The first breaths are the hardest to control, when the resistance is at its peak. The cold begs you to give up, to get out. The urge to hyperventilate is real. But you will breathe through the urge, deep and steady through the initial gasp.
One minute later…the gasping urge is gone. You are beyond the flinch. Movements are slow and relaxed.
You spin slowly and hit 7 zones of the body for 5 deep breaths each. Face, chest, armpits, back, belly, butt, legs.
The coldness is gone. It is just another sensation.
You put your head under the stream and enjoy the exhilaration of blood pumping in your veins, the intensity of feeling wide awake.
You become the master of you own psychological response to discomfort. Breathing low and full and gentle. You are brave.
You shut off the stream, flip open the curtain, stand at ease, and air dry.
The warm air feels like magic on your skin. Blood rushes through veins to fill organs and your arm hairs stand on end.
Every time…you are shocked by how warm you feel inside. Soaking wet and naked and completely comfortable. Because YOU are the source of energy radiance.
The Superpower You Will Gain
By subjecting yourself to such discomfort and conquering the urge to quit, your whole life will expand. Because everything worth doing requires a phase of discomfort.
- It’s more comfortable to watch tv than it is to work on your dream project.
- It’s more comfortable to sit on the couch than to go for a run.
- It’s easier to eat cheetos than it is to eat spinach.
- Boredom is easier than adventure.
- Staying in a cush, unfulfilling job is easier than building something, expanding into the wild unknown, pursuing excellence.
There’s a new and heightened reality that exists beyond pain, beyond the anxious hectic swirl of resistance.
By surrendering yourself to the cold…relaxing in it…breathing deep and smooth…you unlock an untouchable inner calm. You awaken and tame the wild stallion of your electromagnetic life-force.
You learn to surf on the edge of fear. You learn that if you have faith in yourself to overcome, then you will overcome. You can succeed in difficulty just by breathing through it.
You enhance your ability to see the discomfort but dive in anyway. And every time you come out stronger.
You see that fear lives in the panic behind each breath, and deep controlled breathing conquers all fear.
Soon you step under the cold stream like it’s nothing.
You look forward to that intense, intimate rising and falling of long breaths in the wet torrential downpour. Because it is a clear opportunity to master your self.
Enjoy a hyper-oxygenating cold challenge today. You will feel brand new.
Here’s a great video to get you pumped for the mission: