Online Courses & Webinars

Online Courses & Webinars

Spiritual Growth

This page contains a list of selected online courses, events, and programs devoted to personal and spiritual growth. The selection also includes a large number of free webinars. I hope you will check some of them out and let me know which ones you liked most in the comments at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: This page contains affiliate links – i.e. if you make a purchase through some of the links, you will help me to earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! 

If you’d like to learn more about affiliate marketing, e.g. how to earn extra income from blogging and promoting products you like and would recommend to others, see my article Earn Online by Blogging.

Natural Healing & Maintaining Health 

The Shift Network
THE SHIFT NETWORK

The Shift Network is a transformative educational company with the mission to help everyone achieve their full potential.

Featuring the world’s top spiritual teachers and holistic health experts, The Shift Network offers hundreds of courses on diverse subjects, including energy healing, yoga, Qigong, plant medicine, shamanism, and more.

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ONLINE COURSES BY THE SHIFT NETWORK

Supercharge your Chakras by The Shift Network
Energy Codes course
Qi medicine by The Shift Network
Electric Body course by the Shift Network
Shamanic Journey course by The Shift Network
Celtic Shamanism course by The Shift Network
Universal Shaman course by The Shift Network
Reverence Ritual Renewal coyrse by teh Shift Network
Dreaming course by The Shift Network
Near Death Experience Tranformation course by The Shift Network
Mediumship course by The Shift Network
Empath Intuitive Healing course by The Shift Network
Belly Dance course by The Shift Network
Qi ging course by The Shift Network
Kundalini course by The Shift Network
Awaken your rhythm course by The Shift Network
Aromatherapy course by The Shift Network
Medicinal plants course by The Shift Network
Vibrational frequencies course by The Shift Network
Body innate guidance course by The Shift Network
The Christ Path course by The Shift Network
Goddesses in you course by the Shift Network
Devotional Chanting by The Shift Network
Feldenkrais method course by The Shift Network course by The Shift Network
Psychology of the future course by The Shift Network course by The Shift Network
Human by Design course by the Shift Network
Aging into Awakening course by the Shift Network
Life Visioning course by the Shift Network

Visit The Shift Network for even more courses and webinars.

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Sounds True publishing
SOUNDS TRUE

Sounds True is a multimedia publishing company with the mission to help everyone live a balanced, joyful, and meaningful life through their transformational programs. Amongst their authors are Eckhart Tolle, Donna Eden, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Wayne Dyer, Caroline Myss, or Marianne Williamson.

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ONLINE COURSES AND SUMMITS BY SOUNDS TRUE

The Wim Hof method audio download
The Brain Change summit by Sounds True
Breathing - The Master Key to Self Healing
Neurosculpting for Anxiety by Sounds True
Healthy Sleep by Sounds TRie
Freedom from Depression
Powerful Beyond Measure by Marianne Williamson
Opening to Our Lives by Sounds True
Guide to Optimal Health
Spontaneous Happiness
The Healing Trauma Summit
The Power of Awareness
The Power of Shamanism
Spirituality and Psychotherapy Summit
The Science of Medical Intuition
Global Energy Healing Summit
THE GLOBAL ENERGY HEALING SUMMIT

40 energy healers teach you how to harness and master the flow of energy to achieve health, wealth, and harmony in every aspect of your life. Discover your innate ability to heal pain, reverse illness, create abundance and prosperity, and find lasting happiness through energy healing.

the energy healing summit by sounds true publishing
the energy healing summit by sounds true publishing
THE ENERGY HEALING SUMMIT

During the Energy Healing Summit, you will be able to explore energy healing in its many forms by learning from 30 of today’s leading experts in this field, including the world’s leading energy healers.

You will learn about their teachings, transmissions, and the newest science. The speakers include Donna Eden, Caroline Myss, Dr. Judith Orloff, Cyndi Dale, Dr. Daniel Benor, Dr. Gary Schwartz and many more. Hosted by Sounds True.

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Mindfulness & Meditation

The Ziva Technique
ZIVA MEDITATION

Online Course with Free Trial

Have you ever heard that meditation can offer rest that’s five times deeper than sleep? When you make time to meditate every day,  you’ll become more productive than if you took a nap or had a cup of coffee.

A leading expert in meditation for high performance, Emily Fletcher, created Ziva Online meditation course for people with busy lives.

In her 15-day training, Emily teaches a powerful combination of Mindfulness, Meditation, and Manifesting to improve your personal and professional performance, clarity, health, and sleep. You’ll learn how to cultivate Mindfulness through brief but powerful exercises that will help you stop wasting time stressing. Plus, you’ll get Manifesting tools to help you get crystal clear on your personal and professional goals for the future.

 “We meditate to get good at life, not to get good at meditation.”—Emily Fletcher

Testimonials:

Ziva blows all other meditation trainings away.

“I have tried other meditations. They served me well. I’ve also done Headspace and have taken a meditation course from a monk. But I felt the need to write and tell you: Ziva blows them ALL away.”

Chip Franks, CEO, JoeVolunteer

I slept through the night for the first time in 20 years after taking the Ziva course.

Hee Sun-woo, CEO, Hire Records

It’s like a shot of espresso without the anxious jitters and the crash.

“Before Ziva, my blood pressure was 120/80, now it is consistently 90/60. I notice a huge energy boost about 45 minutes after I finish meditating. It’s like a shot of espresso without the anxious jitters and the crash. I now have the ability to complete complex problems and projects calmly and with more imagination, creativity and a greater ability to focus on and prioritize projects and problems. I now have “more time” even though the work hours are the same because I have less anxiety.”

Eric Stanton, Financial Tech

If I could prescribe ONE thing to every single patient who walks in my door it would be: Learn meditation.

“It will change your life. It literally re-wires the brain, calms the nervous system, and creates new neural pathways. Meditation has been shown on MRIs (see Harvard study) to shrink the amygdala, the part of the brain that “lights up” during the stress response. Meditation lowers stress hormones like adrenaline & cortisol, lowers blood pressure, decreases inflammation, increases focus. You can do it anywhere and it’s a very small chunk of time invested with MASSIVE results. There are zero side effects. You don’t need a prescription. Ziva gives you a great technique that is also dubbed as “lazy man’s meditation” for those who swear they can’t sit still or can’t get their mind still (like myself) These people need it MOST by the way. It’s the best money I’ve spent EVER.”

Elizabeth Burkholder, Nurse Practitioner

People ask me about the price of Ziva and I can honestly say it is the single best investment I have made. It is one of the most cost-effective things I’ve ever done.

Russell Brown, Acupuncturist

Read some more testimonials and find out more about the course here.

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You can read about my personal experience with ZIVA mediation in my article ‘The Physical and Psychological Benefits of Meditation.’

Personal Development & Success

Tony Robbins Programs and Coaching
TONY ROBBINS PROGRAMS & COACHING

Personal and Professional Development Programs and Live Events

The entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Robbins is often referred to as ‘personal and professional development guru’. He has empowered millions of people through his training programs and live events. He created many personal and professional development programs, and more than 4 million people have attended his live seminars.

You can visit his website and check his personal and professional development programs here: https://naturegrooves.com/tony-robbins-programs.

I Am Enough Marisa Peer
I AM ENOUGH – MARISA PEER

Free Masterclass

The renowned British psychotherapist Marisa Peer has developed a unique method which is partially based on hypnotherapy, and which can ‘rewire’ your mind so you can be free you from old patterns of negative thinking and self-sabotage. I really like Marisa Peer, and not just because she’s worked with rockstars..!

Marisa’s work revolves around the following three points:

1) The main cause of all our emotional issues is that we don’t feel good enough – e.g. smart enough, wealthy enough, pretty, or talented enough…in short: We don’t feel we are enough.

2) The main driving force of depression are the harsh and hurtful words we tend to say to ourselves.

3) Your own praise is more important and effective than praise from any other person.

The primary aim of Marisa Peer’s work is to help us fully implement the belief that we are enough. Under her guidance, a large number of people have experienced deep and lasting healing from the grip of their subconscious mind, negative psychological patterns, and limiting beliefs.

If you’d like to learn more about her method, you can watch her free masterclass.

Online Business Tools

10 free lessons with wealthy affiliate
10 free lessons with wealthy affiliate
Wealthy Affiliate course outcomes and learning benefits
ONLINE ENTREPRENEUR CERTIFICATION – GETTING STARTED LEVEL 1
by WEALTHY AFFILIATE – Platform for Online Marketers
10 Free Lessons on How to Start an Online Business
Free starter membership with Wealthy Affiliate

Wealthy Affiliate is a cool learning platform I am a proud member of, and which I would recommend to anyone who would like to learn about earning extra income online. I have included their free course ‘Online Entrepreneur Certification’ here because it has helped me build my website, start and maintain my online business, and become a part of a trustworthy community of fellow internet marketers, who are always happy to offer advice and guidance.

That’s why I’d love to introduce this friendly and honest marketing platform to everyone who is thinking about working from home, including stay-at-home parents and people who have retired and who would like to earn some money by writing about their interests.

Give the ‘Getting Started’ Module a Try

I highly recommend trying the first 10 lessons for free. The training will give you the necessary knowledge needed to start your own online business, and learn about affiliate marketing. You don’t even have to use your credit card details to get access to this module – signing up is completely non-obligatory.

You can also check my article Working from Home Opportunities, where I explain what affiliate marketing is in more detail, and compare it to the rather infamous MLM schemes. (In the article I’m also describing my rather unpleasant experience with MLM scheme.)

Good luck with everything and please let me know your thoughts in the comments below! I’ll be more than happy to answer any of your questions.

BY LUCIE DUN

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Health & Wellbeing Products

Health & Wellbeing Products

On this page, you will find a selection of recommended products for better health. I hope you find this page inspiring and that you’ll find something that may help you or your friends and family. The majority of these items make lovely presents!

Disclaimer: This page contains affiliate links – i.e. if you make a purchase through those links, you will help me to earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

If you’d like to learn more about affiliate marketing, e.g. how to earn extra income from blogging and promoting products you like and would recommend to others, see my article Earn Online by Blogging.

Motivational Bottle

MOTIVATIONAL BOTTLE

A fun 2.2 l bottle that will finally make you want to drink enough water! 🙂

Comes in a variety of colours. Being semi-transparent makes it easier to check how much water you have left. 

BPA free.

Find on Amazon:

Motivational Bottle

 

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MEDITATION CUSHION

Classic ZAFU meditation cushion with organic cotton cover, buckwheat hulls filling and removable washable cover made of organic cotton.

Tried and tested design to give you the best posture and comfort while meditating.

36 x 36 x 14 cm | 2kg

Find on Amazon:

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points - interactive acupuncture software
points - interactive acupuncture software

POINTS – Interactive Acupuncture Software (New Version 3.0)

  • The ultimate reference for everything you need to know about every acupuncture point.
  • Complete information about all 361 numbered points and related treatment protocols
  • Practice confidently with locations, functions, attributes, cautions, and needling instructions
  • Locate points precisely with complete anatomic descriptions and high-res illustrations
  • Find information fast with the keyword search feature
  • Available on iOS (iPhone/iPad) and desktop (compatible with Mac & Windows)

Find out more:

POINTS – Interactive Acupuncture Software

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Block Therapy

BAMBOO BLOCKS for FASCIA DECOMPRESSION (BLOCK THERAPY) 

Block Therapy is one of the most intriguing self-care methods I’ve ever come across. In Block Therapy, you lie on a therapeutic tool called the Block Buddy for at least three minutes in various positions in order to decompress your fascia adhesions throughout your body. Fascia is a tissue netting all over our body, and it often becomes frozen and rigid, causing a whole number of health problems. Block Therapy has been successfully used for treating pain, achieving a younger-looking complexion, or even for decreasing cellulite.

The Block Buddy is made from bamboo, because, unlike artificial materials like foam or plastic, it shares a similar density to our bones. Using gravity and body weight, the Block Buddy is able to sink deeply into the tissue and address the root of your issues – such as chronic pain, inability to lose weight, premature aging etc.

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INCREASED OXYGEN ABSORPTION

The pressure of this Bamboo brick brings increased blood and oxygen into the area, warming the connective tissue and “melting” fascia adhesions and knots. You need to breathe diaphramatically while using this tool.

When you practice diaphragmatic breathing, you increase oxygen absorption by up to 6 times the amount compared to breathing through the muscles of the upper chest. The combination of increased oxygen, the freeing of fascia adhesions, correct posture and alignment form the basis of Block Therapy.

I highly recommend watching the following testimonial video by the founder of Block Therapy (also referred to as Fluid Isometrics), Deanna Hansen.

Find out more about this method at www.blocktherapy.com.

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Beenax massage roller
Beenax massage roller

‘PEANUT’ MASSAGE BALL

Great for overall massage of the body, ideal for clearing toxins by stimulating neurolymphatic reflex points. Perfect for selfcare, including a self-administered Spinal Flush!

Find on Amazon:

Peanut Massage Ball (US)

Peanut Massage ball (UK)

Peanut Massage Ball (EU)

 

THE ORIGINAL BACKNOBBER

A perfect tool for shoulder and back massage, ideal for clearing toxins by stimulating neurolymphatic reflex points.  Excellent for a self-administered Spinal Flush.

Portable – easily split into two parts. You can read my review of the Backnobber here.

Find on Amazon:

The Original Backnobber (US)

The Original Backnobber (UK)

The Original Backnobber (EU)

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HANGSUN HANDHELD PERCUSSION MASSAGER

A powerful hand-held massager with variable speed and ergonomic design. Great for shoulder, leg, foot, and neck massage. 

You can read a review of the Hangsun percussion massager here.

Find on Amazon:

Hangsun Handheld Percussion Massager

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Back Up by Nada Chair
Back Up by Nada Chair

BACK-UP by Nada Chair

This simple but powerful device offers great support for lower back pain, helps maintain correct posture and eases general strain on the back.

It is a must-have for anyone suffering from a lower-back pain. Great for pregnant women, and anyone who spends a lot of time sitting. 

Even NASA astronauts have used the Back-Up, due to the device’s ability to relieve backpain caused by microgravity.

Nada Chair holds the World Chiropractic Alliance’s endorsement.

You can also read more about Back-Up in my article about Pain Relief techniques, or a more detailed review of the Nada Chair. 

Find on Amazon:

BACK-UP by Nada Chair

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PORTABLE MASSAGE TABLE

High quality foldable massage table / bed with adjustable height, perfect for energy medicine treatments, massages and relaxation

Product size: 73“*24“*58“/33“

Find on Amazon:

Portable Massage Table (US store)

Portable Massage Table (UK store)

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MASSAGE TABLE COVERS – 100% COTTON

Soft and comfortable pure cotton covers for your massage table, with a choice of several colours and an optional hole for the face.

Find on Amazon:

Massage Table Covers, Multiple Colours Choice

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Spoon and fork

STAINLESS STEEL SPOON FOR GROUNDING

Staying grounded is crucial for vibrant health. Tracing a stainless steel spoon along the bottom of the feet helps with grounding – i.e. connecting energetically with the nourishing energies of the Earth.

The Earth’s polarity is North, the feet’s polarity is south, and this enables our connection with the Earth. We can receive Earth’s electromagnetic energy and feel better, think better and sleep better – thanks to being grounded. I have a spoon by the side of my bed and ‘spoon’ my feet before sleep. I also love rubbing my feet with the spoon after a long drive. 

This package also contains a fork, which is great for ‘raking’ the top of the feet – another beneficial technique that helps with opening the gaits of the feet (or hands!), thus discharging excess energy. I recommend this to everyone who suffers from hand or foot pain.

Note: Make sure your spoon is not silver. It should be stainless steel, in order to influence your energies. You can test it by holding a magnet against it and see if it sticks, which it should.

 

Find on Amazon:

Portable spoon and fork, stainless steel

 

Watch Donna Eden’s daughter explain and demonstrate this simple yet powerful; technique:

homedics massage chair
homedics massage chair

HOMEDICS MASSAGE CHAIR

If you fancy a complex, deep massage with several functions such as kneading shiatsu massage, tapping percussion, vibration, and heat, the HoMedics Shiatsu massage chair is the right choice for you.

The chair is capable of a deep neck, shoulder, and back massage. You can either have a complete back massage or select specific massage zones, with optional heat and vibration. 

Find on Amazon:

HoMedics Massage Chair

You can also browse through a whole range of other HoMedics massagers and other devices in their store on Amazon.

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BACH RESCUE REMEDY

Bach Rescue Remedy is a homeopatic calming potion containing specifically selected flower essences. The original Rescue tincture comes as a dropper, and is used for feelings of general stress or anxiety. It contains five traditional calming flower remedies, preserved in grape alcohol solution:

  • Rock Rose against terror and panic
  • Star of Bethlehem to treat shock
  • Impatiens to bring down irritation and impatience
  • Cherry Plum against irrational thoughts
  • Clematis for restoring focus.

BACH RESCUE NIGHT SPRAY

Bach Rescue Night Spray has been specifically created to enhance your sleep. It is alcohol-free and comes in a convenient spray format. It contains the same flower essences as the original Bach Rescue Remedy, but has an extra essence of the White Chestnut, which is traditionally used to diminish unwanted, repetitive thoughts, which will help you fall asleep more easily.

Find on Amazon:

Bach Rescue Remedy Drops

Bach Rescue Night Spray

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Eye Masks
Eye Masks

Sleep Mask with 3D Molded Cups

When buying a sleepmask, it is advised to consider the following: The sleep mask should be shaped so that it creates a hollow space between the material and your eyes, so that your eyeballs are free to move. This is especially important during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) phase.

This eye mask has been ergonomically designed to fit these criteria. No-pressure eye -ups allow your eyes to open and shut freely. The mask fits the nose contour better than the standard sleep masks, creating a fully light-blocking feature and helping you get a deep, restorative sleep.

Find this eye mask on Amazon UK / Amazon EU

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GLOW POI BALLS – create beautiful light effects and improve your health!

‘POI’ = a Maori word for ‘ball on a cord’ .

Originating in New Zealand, Poi balls were used by the indigenous Maori people to increase their flexibility and strength in their hands and arms, as well as improve coordination – useful both for weaving as well as the battle!

A popular tool in Energy Medicine, as making figures of eight and various crossover patterns strengthens our energetic field, improves concentration and alertness, relieves stress, enhances creativity, and helps with energetic space clearing.

Children with dyslexia and autism can benefit from playing with poi balls, particularly when making crossover patterns.

Creative fun for both children and adults – great for music festivals, clubs, parties, Diwali festival of light, dance performances, birthday gifts etc.

Package contains 1 Pair of LED Glow POI BALLS with adjustable strings

Each poi has several adjustable color settings and can be programmed to display one color only, or a gradient of several colours.

Batteries included! 🙂

Dimensions: 60 x 7 x 7 cm (23.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 inches)

Find on Amazon:

Glow POI balls (US)

Glow POI balls (UK)

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small magnet for pain relief

SMALL MAGNETS FOR PAIN RELIEF 

A pack of medically approved 30 Magnetic Acupressure Patches for pain relief therapy

  • Strength: 600 Gauss 
  • Diameter of disc plaster: 2.7cm
  • Diameter of magnet: 0.8cm

Package contents:

  • 30 plasters with magnets
  • 30 replacement plasters without magnets
  • 1 small plastic container for keeping magnets
  • 20 alcohol pads
  • Instruction manual

Find on Amazon:

Magnetic Acupressure Patches 

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Magnetic Rings

MAGNETIC RINGS FOR PAIN RELIEF 

These ceramic magnetic rings have been used by many energy medicine practitioners. Although sold as a science toy for children, (when placed on a stick, they create a lovely floating effect thanks to their magnetic fields) they can also be effectively used for pain relief therapy. 

Just tape one of the magnets over the painful muscle – but make sure the magnet is placed North side down. This is very important. You can test this by putting the magnet near a compass. The North side of the magnet should attract the south part of the compass’ needle, which is usually marked white. (The South side of the magnet will attract the north part of the needle, which is usually marked red.)

  • Diameter: 28 mm
  • Width: 5 mm

Find on Amazon:

Amazon UK –  pack of six magnets.

Amazon UK – pack of five magnets.

Amazon DE – pack of six magnets

Amazon US – a pack of thirty six magnets.

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Your Health in Balance: Donna Eden and Energy Medicine

Your Health in Balance: Donna Eden and Energy Medicine

Donna Eden Method

The increasingly popular discipline in the field of healthcare, Energy Medicine, is based on the fact that our bodies are composed of a large grid of energies. Although it is a platform that exists beyond the world of tangibility, its manifestations are clearer than daylight. When we switch on a lamp, we trigger the flow of electricity in order to create light; when we feel physical pain, we usually view the unpleasant sensation as a combination of inner forces, either bio-chemical or electromagnetic reactions, but most of us are not aware that we own a similar ‘switch’ that can influence those inner forces.

This symbolical switch represents a number of aspects or physical tools: For instance, our own hands that can influence the flow of our energies through their own electromagnetic fields. Similarly, our thoughts and intentions can alter the chemistry in our brain, and often trigger the healing process. The placebo effect is a good example of this.

Donna Eden

While already aware and fascinated by the science of Energy Medicine, when I got to know the internationally acclaimed Energy Medicine practitioner Donna Eden, it felt as if a treasure-box of knowledge had opened for me. I have learned about countless techniques that one can use to mobilise health-enhancing inner energies, strengthen one’s immunity, and empower your mind by being able to control it better.

Donna Eden, David Feinstein and Vishen Lakhiani

Donna and David with the founder of Mindvalley Vishen Lakhiani

Donna Eden has been teaching people to understand the amazing energy system of the body for many years. She does this with incredible passion, because through using these techniques, she managed to heal herself from Multiple Sclerosis. She was told by several doctors that she would not live long (this was in her twenties) and she was advised to ‘put her affairs in order’.

Interestingly enough, when her doctor presented her with this death sentence, she didn’t give in to despair (especially because she had two young daughters!) but instead came to the following conclusion – ‘Well, if the doctors can’t heal me, I’ll have to do it..!’

And she did.

Using her own energies, which she can see (she was born with this ability), it took her about a year to recover from Multiple Sclerosis and a number of other health challenges, including asthma and some serious allergies.

Donna Eden demonstrating an energy testing technique

Empowering Others

After this incredible self-healing experience, Donna embarked on a life-mission to help others to take their health into their own hands.

Although she can see energies, (including systems mapped in ancient times such as meridians and chakras) she insist that everyone can learn energy healing, and empowers others with simple but powerful techniques that don’t require any clairvoyant ability at all.

Donna has been teaching Energy Medicine for over forty years, and many of Donna’s students are physicians, nurses, and other mainstream health professionals. She has been a consultant or guest speaker in numerous universities, hospitals, and corporations.

As a practitioner, she has worked in both traditional and alternative health-care settings. She has been travelling to countless countries to share her message and features in many online courses, including courses on the legendary platform Mindvalley. 

I feel immensely grateful to have met Donna personally. She is one of the most radiant beings I’ve ever met.

Donna and Lucie in spring 2019, Dorking, UK 

Donna has also written several books, one of which, co-written with the clinical psychologist David Feinstein, is the all-time classic in the vibrational medicine field, Energy Medicine – Balancing Your Body’s Energy for Optimal Health, Joy and Vitality.

In her book, Donna Eden explores the theory that our organisms and their functions are based on the flow of invisible, yet measurable energies, which affect the way we feel and think. If we recognise this, we are on a good path towards maintaining and even improving our energy levels, our health, and overall wellbeing.

Your Body’s Self-healing Power in Your Hands

It is exciting and empowering to discover that the chief practitioner of Energy Medicine is the one who inhabits the body cared for – i.e. you. If you use principles of this blend of ancient Chinese medicine, kinesiology, and acupressure, you will be able to influence your own body’s inherent capabilities to heal itself, prevent illness, and gain a new zest for life.

While Energy Medicine doesn’t diagnose or cure illness in the traditional Western medicine way, it works with subtle energies of the body, which can strengthen our immunity, prevent illness and on many occasions, cause a natural healing process.

Managing Seemingly Uncontrollable Forces

With applied Energy Medicine, you can master the art of acquiring new stamina, vitality and clarity of thinking. You’ll be able to minimise the harmful effects of stress and anxiety, and, on top of that, control your moods. Managing our states of mind is one of the most important tools in life that one can ever hold, and you be amazed how quickly it is possible to get on top of the seemingly uncontrollable force that often dictates our states and can bring us well down, sometimes to a point of self-destructive thoughts or acts.

What’s more, you can soon use what you have learned to improve the wellbeing of other people, which rewards you with a sense of purpose and meaning. To personally grow and contribute is one of the main human needs in the spiritual field, and what can be more meaningful that contributing by helping someone feel better or even regain health?

Learning the Language of our Energies

When we learn about Energy Medicine, we are in fact learning something that our unfathomably intelligent body already understands. It is comparable to learning a new language – in this case, the language of energy. Our lifestyle, due to our drastically changing industrialised environment, has become considerably alienated from the natural rhythm of nature, so in order to stay healthy and balanced, it is twice as much important to live in conscious harmony with one’s own energy systems.

Our bodies have been evolving over millions of years, so from this perspective it is only a fraction of time we have lived in the high technology-driven world we know today. It is quite a task for our bodies, designed to live in the wilderness, to adjust to such a rapid change.

Having said that, our energy system is extremely intelligent and adaptable. Every second, every heartbeat, it manages millions of biochemical processes in our body, most of which we don’t have a clue. We take for granted that we are breathing, digesting and metabolising, that our heart beats, that our eyes blink. Our mind is – fortunately! – not required to understand, let alone manage this incredible, mysteriously interwoven process of the functions of our body that keeps us alive.

On High Alert 24/7

However, it is obvious our bodies are trying hard to adapt to the environment we did not evolve for. While our immune system protects us from a large number of invisible invaders, it often struggles with tacking unnatural particles, such as artificial chemicals in processed foods, exhaust fumes pollution, or men-made electromagnetic radiation. Our immune system is thus on continuous high alert, with hardly getting a break. This, of course, drains our energy and makes us prone to illnesses such as cancer, mental disorders or depression much more than in our distant past.

Our modern lifestyle also means that due to stress we are often on a verge of ‘fight-or-flight’ response, an age-old instinct, which we don’t utilise enough (e.g. due to lack of predators we have to flee from), and therefore we’re almost constantly in a kind of heightened state which we don’t know how to release properly.

Fleeing the Beasts of the Modern Times

This natural, life-saving response of the body is, of course, brilliant, however, it was not designed for modern-day stress management, therefore our body’s energy intelligence is dealing with a tough task indeed; when our computer crashes or when we have a family row, our body still uses the same mighty techniques for fleeing a prehistorical beast.

That means that we symbolically flee those beasts daily, and this puts our body, which thinks we need to save our lives instead of just reboot a laptop, under a massive, unnecessary strain. This then inevitably results in a weakened immune system and being prone to illnesses.

‘Software Update’

It is clear that to a large extent we are out of resonance with our current environment. If we want to keep healthy and feeling great, we have to become more aware of our own body’s energy systems, and actively take part in the evolution of our energy patterns. This is a perfect opportunity to involve our intellect – yes, we can help our already breathtakingly intelligent bodies become healthier and more harmonious. In a way, it is like updating our body energy software, which will function better in the modern world. 

The Daily Energy Routine

Updating our body energy software may sound a bit far-fetched, yet there are very simple techniques that each of us can do and contribute to this process. Several of these techniques have been compiled by Donna Eden in her Daily Energy Routine, which is a set of exercises that she carefully selected after many years’ observation of their high effectiveness. 

It is one of the best gifts you could give to your body, and if you incorporate it into your daily routine, it will reward you with increased energy levels, more vitality, mental clarity, and stronger immune system. I have been practising this routine daily and I haven’t had a cold for more than two years.

More Immunity-boosting Tips

In the following video, Donna and David offer advice about keeping your immunity strong especially during major viral outbreaks. Donna demonstrates a number of immunity-boosting tips you can do ‘on the go’.

Share Your Thoughts

I hope you have enjoyed this post, and that you will benefit from all the health tips by Donna Eden. Feel free to share them with others, and leave a comment below if you have any questions, or would like to share your experience with energy medicine or any other form of holistic healing. To your great health!

Learn More About Energy Medicine:

  • Energy Healing Summit  featuring Donna Eden, Caroline Myss, Dr. Judith Orloff, Cyndi Dale, Dr. Gary Schwartz, and many more.

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This page contains a selection of inspirational books and audio downloads that I have read or listened to and which I would recommend. It also includes links to my favorite online stores that sell books and other media with the topic of health, personal development, spiritual wellbeing, and living a balanced life.

I hope that you will find this list useful and that you may discover something that resonates with you. These books and downloads also make nice presents. 

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THE POWER OF NOW

Eckhart Tolle

An essential guide to spiritual realization and a state of constant, deep inner peace,  independent of your circumstances. This book can transform your thinking, teaching you to live in the present moment and liberate you from the negative patterns of your involuntary thoughts controlling your state of mind. 

“I keep Eckhart’s book at my bedside. I think it’s essential spiritual teaching. It’s one of the most valuable books I’ve ever read.”  Oprah Winfrey.

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Also by the author:

Enlightened Relationships - Eckhart Tolle
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The joy of being - Eckhart Tolle
Becoming a teacher of presence - Eckhart Tolle
Transmuting suffering into peace - Eckhart Tolle
Bringing stillness into everyday life - Eckhart Tolle

For more titles by Eckhart Tolle, including audiobooks and DVDs with his talks and meditations, visit his page on Sounds True, his publisher’s site.

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SOUNDS TRUE Publishing

Sounds True is a multimedia publishing company with the mission of disseminating spiritual wisdom. It offers transformational programs to help you live a balanced, joyful, and meaningful life. Amongst their authors are Donna Eden, Eckhart Tolle, Caroline Myss, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Wayne Dyer, or Marianne Williamson.

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THE WIM HOF METHOD

Wim has become known as “The Iceman” for his astounding physical feats, such as spending hours in freezing water and running barefoot marathons over deserts and ice fields. Yet his most remarkable achievement is not any record-breaking performance—it is the creation of a method that thousands of people have used to transform their lives.

In his gripping and passionate style, Wim shares his method and his story, including:
 
Breath—Wim’s unique practices to change your body chemistry, infuse yourself with energy, and focus your mind
Cold—Safe, controlled, shock-free practices for using cold exposure to enhance your cardiovascular system and awaken your body’s untapped strength
Mindset—Build your willpower, inner clarity, sensory awareness, and innate joyfulness in the miracle of living
Science—How users of this method have redefined what is medically possible in study after study
Health—True stories and testimonials from people using the method to overcome disease and chronic illness
Performance—Increase your endurance, improve recovery time, up your mental game, and more
Wim’s Story—Follow Wim’s inspiring personal journey of discovery, tragedy, and triumph
Spiritual Awakening—How breath, cold, and mindset can reveal the beauty of your soul
 

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BetterListen! offer a large number of inspirational audio downloads divided into categories with the topics of health, wellness, relationships, psychology, philosophy, personal growth, spirituality, or science.

Featured authors include Thich Nhat Hanh, Ram Dass, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Marianne Williamson, Bernie Siegel, Jack Canfield, Mark Hyman, Bob Proctor, etc.

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STRESS LESS ACCOMPLISH MORE: Meditation for extraordinary performance

Emily Fletcher

Did you know that a brief meditation can offer rest that’s five times deeper than sleep? When you make time to practice the technique this book teaches, you’ll actually be more productive than if you took an hour-and-a-half nap or had a cup of coffee.

A leading expert in meditation for high performance, Emily Fletcher, author of Ziva Online meditation course, specifically developed the Z Technique for working people with busy lives. 

This is not just another meditation book –  In Stress Less, Accomplish More, Emily teaches a powerful combination of Mindfulness, Meditation, and Manifesting to improve your personal and professional performance, clarity, health, and sleep. You’ll learn how to cultivate Mindfulness through brief but powerful exercises that will help you stop wasting time stressing. Plus, you’ll get Manifesting tools to help you get crystal clear on your personal and professional goals for the future.

 “We meditate to get good at life, not to get good at meditation.”—Emily Fletcher

 

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Read some fascinating facts about the life-changing meditation technique here.

Testimonials:

Ziva blows all other meditation trainings away.

“I have tried other meditations. They served me well. I’ve also done Headspace and have taken a meditation course from a monk. But I felt the need to write and tell you: Ziva blows them ALL away.”

Chip Franks, CEO, JoeVolunteer

 

It’s like a shot of espresso without the anxious jitters and the crash.

“Before Ziva my blood pressure was 120/80, now it is consistently 90/60. I notice a huge energy boost about 45 minutes after I finish meditating. It’s like a shot of espresso without the anxious jitters and the crash. I now have the ability to complete complex problems and projects calmly and with more imagination, creativity and a greater ability to focus on and prioritize projects and problems. I now have “more time” even though the work hours are the same because I have less anxiety.”

Eric Stanton, Financial Tech

 

If I could prescribe ONE thing to every single patient who walks in my door it would be: Learn meditation.

“It will change your life. It literally re-wires the brain, calms the nervous system, and creates new neural pathways. Meditation has been shown on MRIs (see Harvard study) to shrink the amygdala, the part of the brain that “lights up” during the stress response. Meditation lowers stress hormones like adrenaline & cortisol, lowers blood pressure, decreases inflammation, increases focus.You can do it anywhere and it’s a very small chunk of time invested with MASSIVE results. There are zero side effects. You don’t need a prescription. Ziva gives you a great technique that is also dubbed as “lazy man’s meditation” for those who swear they can’t sit still or can’t get their mind still (like myself) These people need it MOST by the way. It’s the best money I’ve spent EVER.”

Elizabeth Burkholder, Nurse Practitioner

 

You can read about my personal experience with ZIVA meditation in my article The Physical and Psychological Benefits of Meditation.

Bliss Brain
BLISS BRAIN: The Neuroscience of Remodelling Your Brain for Resilience, Creativity, and Joy

Dawson Church, Ph.D.

Neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to change itself, is the main theme of this book, where the renown EFT therapist Dawson Church presents intriguing evidence of this phenomenon. A regular meditation practice can lead to measurable changes in our brains, leading to more resilience, deep inner peace, and more joy in our lives. 

Dawnson Church’s research shows that during deep meditation, a number of highly pleasurable neurochemicals are released in our brains. One of them is anandamide, a neurotransmitter dubbed “the bliss molecule” because it produces very similar effects of THC (the active ingredient in cannabis). As we keep cultivating these pleasurable states, they eventually become traits. We won’t just feel happier temporarily; the changes will hard-wire into our brains, becoming stable and long-lasting.

 

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MIND TO MATTER: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality

Dawson Church

In this fascinating book, Dawson Church, one of the leading figures in clinical EFT, discusses how the thoughts and energy fields we cultivate in our minds can affect our reality. The science in the book is illustrated by many authentic case histories of people who harnessed the power of the mind to create. The author presents intriguing studies of neuroscientists who have measured a specific brain wave formula that is linked to manifestation. This ‘flow state’ can be learned and applied by anyone, and this book is a perfect guide to achieve what one would previously consider unimaginable.

“I love this book…It is wonderful to see science catching up wih what the shamans and sages have always known!” Donna Eden

“This groundbreaking book presents the exciting new scientific evidence demonstrating that our thoughts have a direct impact on the world around us, and it shows us how to harness this knowledge for joyful and effective lives.” David Feinstein

 

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Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander
PROOF OF HEAVEN: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife

Dr Eben Alexander

A fascinating book describing a life-changing near-death experience of a respected neurosurgeon.

Dr Eben Alexander’s near-death experience is the most astounding I have heard in more than four decades of studying this phenomenon. In my opinion, Dr Alexander is living proof of an afterlife.

Dr Raymond Moody, bestselling author of Life and Life

Dr Alexander’s neuroscience career taught him that near-death experiences are brain-based illusions, and yet his personal experience left him dumbstruck. His honest struggle to make sense of this unforgettable journey is a gripping story, unique in the literature of spiritual experiences that may well change how we understand our role in the universe.” 

Dr Bruce Greyson, Carlson Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia School of Medicine

 

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the code of extraordinary mind by vishen lakhiani
THE CODE OF EXTRAORDINARY MIND

Vishen Lakhiani, Founder of Mindvalley

In his bestselling book, the visionary founder of the powerful learning platform Mindvalley, Vishen Lakhiani, shows us how to create new, non-conformist rules for our lives so we can achieve success on your own terms.

The book has inspired many, including US Open Tennis Champion Bianca Andreescu, who used the creative visualization method described in the book and won the US Open and the Canadian Open Championship against Serena Williams. (You can listen to the podcast with Vishen and Bianca here! 🙂

The legendary CEO Vishen is convinced that everything we know about the world is shaped by mind-conditioning and habit. A large number of people still live their lives based on limiting, outdated beliefs, and this mindset affects multiple aspects of their lives, including their financial situation, career, or relationships.

The Code of Extraordinary Mind teaches us how to remove these outdated ideas and start anew, helping us redefine our success, finding our life’s purpose, and experiencing personal fulfillment and happiness.

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LIMITLESS

Jim Kwik

Jim Kwik is the world’s top brain coach and memory expert, who has taught memory techniques and learning strategies to thousands of people. His students include Will Smith, Jim Carrey, Oprah Winfrey, or Richard Branson.

As a child, Jim suffered a head injury which left him with learning difficulties, especially in the area of memory and reading. He was called by one of his teachers ‘The boy with the broken brain’. However, he decided to perceive his misfortune as a challenge, and developed a learning method – a method not for what to learn, but how to learn. 

Jim is presenting his learning methods and strategies in this bestselling book. Limitless has been called ‘the owner’s manual for mental expansion and brain fitness’. The book presents the reader with the ability to accomplish more in multiple areas of their lives: Productivity, personal success, improved financial situation, and much more.

To achieve this, Jim teaches us the importance of the “3 Ms” – Harnessing your Mindset, igniting your Motivation, and mastering the Methods. The book is full of practical tips and techniques related to these principles, and if you apply them into your daily life you’ll soon experience remarkable results.

Jim Kwik has been teaching his highly effective memory-improving techniques for nearly 40 years. If you have ever seen Jim live, you know that he can memorise over one hundred names or numbers and repeat them backward. Jim always says that he doesn’t do this to show off but to demonstrate that if a ‘boy with a broken brain’ could, then everyone else can dramatically improve their cognitive abilities. These techniques are now finally compiled in Jim’s book Limitless.

You can read the first few chapters for free in Amazon’s ‘Look Inside’ section. It includes the moving story of his childhood.

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ENERGY MEDICINE

Donna Eden with David Feinstein, Ph.D.

A classic in the field of Energy Medicine, inspired by the wisdom of ancient healing systems, as well as the most contemporary techniques for optimising your health.
This book contains everything you want to know about your body’s energy systems, and offers powerful ways of restoring, maintaining and improving your physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing.

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ENERGY MEDICINE FOR WOMEN

Donna Eden with David Feinstein, Ph.D.

Another Energy Medicine classic – not an overstatement to refer to it as women’s Health Bible!

This book truly uncovers the mystery of women’s energies, offering invaluable health guidance for every woman. It is full of empowering tools for self-healing, addressing common and often problematic issues such as pre-menstrual tension and hormonal imbalance. It provides deep guidance on how to fully align with one’s sexuality, pregnancy and birth, and opens the gates to unleashing the goddess inside. 

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THE ENERGIES OF LOVE

Donna Eden with David Feinstein, Ph.D.

A powerful guide to using energy medicine to heal and strengthen romantic relationships. Donna and David, who have been married for more than 40 years, explain how an understanding of your and you partner’s energy system can create an extremely harmonious and loving bond.

 

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THE ENERGY MEDICINE KIT

Donna Eden

The Energy Medicine Kit contains: 

  • A 28-page booklet describing the fundamentals of energy medicine
  • 43 photo-illustrated Energy Medicine Cards
  • A DVD with demonstrations of methods of energy medicine, including 15 restorative exercises
  • An audio CD that guides you through 21 more techniques for specific conditions
  • A one-inch cut glass crystal for chakra balancing

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THE HEALING POWER OF ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY: Tap into your body’s energy to change your life for the better

David Feinstein, Donna Eden & Gary Craig

This groundbreaking book introduces us to the power of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) through the use of tapping on specific meridian points. This causes shifts in body’s subtle energies and changes in the brain’s neural pathways, which often have a profound, positive impact on our physical health, emotional patterns and previously uncontrollable states of mind, leading to more joy and sense of wellbeing in many areas, and reducing – or sometimes even completely healing – anxiety, various forms of traumas and phobias.

 

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the hidden messages in water by masaru emoto
THE HIDDEN MESSAGES IN WATER

Dr. Masaru Emoto

This fascinating book reveals how molecules of water can react to energy, including our thoughts, feelings, intentions, and words. Using high-speed photography, Dr. Masaru Emoto has observed crystals formed in frozen water and showing changes when specific thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear natural sources and water that has been exposed to loving thoughts or words forms beautiful and complex snowflake patterns.

On the other hand, polluted water, as well as water exposed to negative thoughts, tends to form incomplete, disrupted patterns of dull colors. Dr. Emoto’s research’s primary aim is to call for a more respectful and loving approach to the earth and our own body, which consists of about 60% water.

 

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Breathing with Wim Hof

Breathing with Wim Hof

The fact that breathing practices can lead to self-healing and improved quality of life is no longer a secret. However, not many of us take advantage of our self-healing abilities, mostly because we simply don’t know what techniques to practice to experience tangible benefits.

If you would like to experience the power of breathing practices, I highly recommend practising breathing with Wim Hoff, the world-renowned legend known as ‘The Iceman’.

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The Incredible Wim Hof

Having become an icon for his astounding achievements and withstanding extreme temperatures, Wim has broken over 20 world records, including running a marathon above the Arctic Circle on his bare feet, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in shorts, and standing in a box filled with ice cubes for more than 112 minutes.

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The Wim Hof Method

Yet his most remarkable achievement is the creation of the Wim Hof method – a science-backed method that focuses on three aspects: Cold, breathing and mindset. The method has helped thousands of people to transform their lives by accessing the deepest parts of their brains and master mind over matter.

People who have followed his method have reported multiple benefits, such as more energy, improved health due to stronger immune system, better emotional resilience and increased happiness, less stress and anxiety, better sleep, improved focus, and feeling more in control of their lives.

The Iceman’s Mission

Wim Hof’s mission is to show us that his achievements are not superhuman, but that all of us have the ability to achieve the seemingly impossible through strengthening our immune systems and diminishing our stress levels through his powerful method that anyone can use to improve health and performance – and often see real results within just a few days.

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The Benefits Of Breathwork

In this post, we will focus on the aspect of breathing, and breathe along with Wim Hof’s instructional video. Breath is a very powerful connection between the body and the mind. Apart from eye blinking, it is the only function in our body that we can do either completely voluntarily, consciously (e.g. slow it down, deep in, hold it etc.), and completely involuntarily, unconsciously.

We can use our body to produce rhythms of breathing that induce similar rhythms in the involuntary nervous system.

Breathing can be seen as the only bridge through which we can access our involuntary nervous system and influence its function.

Breathwork Can Prevent or Heal Symptoms of Chronic Stress

An enormous number of illnesses are rooted in over-activity of the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system governs the fight or flight response, and if we stay stressed for long periods, our body stays in a long-term fight or flight response, which causes damage to the body.

Long-term, chronic stress can result in mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, or personality disorders. It can also lead to obesity, cardiovascular diseases, heart attacks, or stroke. Another one of the bad effects of long-term stress is that the body becomes too acidic, which is the ideal environment for cancer cells.

The good news is that breathwork is a natural, cost-free way of preventing these symptoms, or sometimes even – if you are ill already – getting to the root of the disease processes and changing them.

Slowing and Deepening Our Breathing

One of the most important goals of breathtwork is to make your breathing deeper, slower, quieter and more regular.

We should become aware of our breathing, and try to move it in a direction of becoming deeper and slower.

Because by doing that, we’ll be inducing the rhythms of our involuntary nervous system, which will positively affect your heart, blood vessels, digestive system, skin, and much more.

There is also a close correlation between how you breathe and your emotional state. If you observe people who are angry, upset, afraid, or nervous, you’ll notice that their breathing is irregular, shallow, noisy, rapid et al. You cannot be in a calm emotional state while breathing in a rapid, interrupted noisy way.

Conversely, it’s hard to be angry, upset, or anxious while breathing in a deep, slow, quiet way. So, breathing is a powerful tool that you can use to regulate your emotions. This can work for severe kinds of anxiety.

When you discover that through regulation of breath you can regulate moods, prevent anxiety attacks, you will feel empowered and reassured that ultimately, you are in control of your emotional states, and you can regulate your health to a great extent.

Breathing Can Change your Chemistry

To back his breathing technique, Wim explains that oxidative stress comes through shallow breathing and through all the external pressure in our lives. This deregulates our chemistry.

But breathing techniques can regulate your chemistry in a positive way. Your breathing will make contact with your immune system and with your nervous system on a very deep level, and strengthen both.

It will also make your body more alkaline – the opposite of acidic, which is the best prevention against cancer.

Adrenaline in Small Amounts Can be Beneficial

Furthermore, this type of conscious breathing will release adrenaline (also known as epinephrine. People with anaphylactic shock – a strong allergic reaction are treated with a tool called EpiPen, which is named after epinephrine.)

Adrenaline is often associated with stress, and, as already mentioned, chronic stress is harmful to your body. However, when released in small doses, and only temporarily, adrenaline can actually benefit your health by boosting your immune system. Just as adrenaline prepares your body for a fight or flight response, it also boosts your ability to fight off infections, which is the fact that Wim Hof utilises in his breathing method.

What’s more, small doses of adrenaline increase the number of antioxidants in your system, which fight off free radicals that cause aging and tissue damage. Thus, breathwork can also contribute to healthier, younger-looking skin!

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Wim Hof’s Breathing Technique – an Overview

Wim says that if you do three rounds of the following exercise every morning, you will become the master of your chemistry.

However, it is extremely important to note that the following breathing exercises can have a very strong effect and should be only done when in a completely relaxed state, e.g. lying down on a sofa, a bed, or a matt. They should never be done when you’re in the car or a swimming pool, because the heavy breathing may make you feel faint or even lose consciousness for a few seconds.

There are three breathing cycles. Each cycle is divided into three parts:

Part 1: Strongly inhale and lightly exhale 30 times.

Part 2: Hold your breath (after an exhalation) for 1 minute or longer

Part 3: Inhale and hold your breath for 15 seconds

This exercise should be ideally done in the morning, and always on an empty stomach.

Wim Hof’s Breathing Practice Step by Step

Here is Wim Hof’s breathing technique in more detail:

ROUND 1

Part 1: Inhale and exhale 30 times.

When you inhale, you should first inhale into your belly and then into your chest. After that imagine the breath reaching your head.

Breathe fully in, then breathe out with ease. The in-breath should be quite intense – fully in – but the out-breath shouldn’t be forced; don’t try to push all the air out of your lungs. You should just let go with ease.

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Do this 30 times. (Sitting or lying down, because the breathing may make you feel quite light-headed.) You may also feel tingling.

While you are breathing, you can visualize your breath like a wave reaching the shore. On the in-breath, it reaches the shore with intensity, while on the out-breath it peacefully recedes.

Part 2 – Stop Breathing (After the Exhalation) for 1 Minute

This may seem impossible. It certainly seemed impossible to me at first. However, after about 3 or 4 days I managed to hold my breath for a full minute.

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Through the ‘conscious stress’ of being without air for one minute or longer, we are activating the immune system. This is due to the sudden release of adrenalin, which, in this case, is beneficial for our body.

Part 3 – Inhale and Hold Your Breath for 15 Seconds

After staying without breath for one minute, take your well-deserved in-breath, and then hold it for 15 seconds.

You have just completed one cycle (or one round) of Wim Hof’s breathing technique. Now, do two more cycles.

ROUND 2

The second round is the same as the first one, apart from part 2 – the duration of the breath pause after the exhale: Instead of one minute, you’ll stop breathing for 1,5 minutes.

You may think it’s impossible to be without your breath for that long, but you may hold your breath for longer, thanks to your body being relaxed and more oxygen entering your body. And, with more oxygen in your body, your body chemistry will become more alkaline and less acidic.

Part 1: Inhale and exhale 30 times.

Part 2: Stop breathing (after the exhalation) for 1, 5 minute

Part 3: Inhale and hold the breath for 15 seconds

ROUND 3

The third round is the same as Round 2.

Part 1: Inhale and exhale 30 times.

Part 2:  Stop breathing (after the exhalation) for 1,5 minute.

Part 3: Inhale and hold the breath for 15 seconds.

Wim Hof says that after round three you will ‘get high on your own supply’ and might want to do an extra round!

A Simple Recap of Wim Hof’s Breathing Technique:

  • Breathe in fully / Breathe out lightly (30 times)
  • One minute without breathing after the exhalation
  • Take a deep recovery breath, and hold for 15 seconds
  • Repeat this cycle twice more. After 30 breaths, try to increase the time with no breath in your lungs to 1,5 minutes.

Wim Hof’s Video of the Technique

Here is Wim Hof’s video to guide you through each stage, so you can practice the powerful breathing technique with him. If you are practicing this in the morning (which is recommended), it should power you up for the rest of your day! Enjoy!

Reminder: Do the breathwork only when you can fully relax, and on an empty stomach.

Wim Hof Live

Wim Hof has taught his breathing technique to many, including Russel Brandt, as you can see in the following video:

Learn More from Wim Hof

You can learn much more about Wim Hof’s method from his book The Wim Hof Method. available in several formats – as a book or an eBook, an audio download, or a CD. Visit the section Inspirational Books and Audio for more information.

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Share Your Thoughts

I’d love to hear about your take on Wim Hoff’s method. Have you tried it, and if so, with what results? Let me know in the comment below and I’ll look forward to getting back to you.

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