So I recently became inspired to begin Wim Hof Method breathing for my general wellbeing and to add an extra dimension to my meditation.
I'd heard about the Iceman before and thought WOW! I just didn't think that it was something that I'd be able to add to my life at the time.
What inspired me the most about the Iceman was when I read information regarding Wim warding off infection by influencing his autonomic nervous system through specific breathing and meditation/concentration.
The other day I saw a video interview with Wim Hof and got a handle on how the breathing is meant to happen. I was seriously thinking of buying his 10-week video course. I emailed his support crew and asked the difference between Wim's 10-week video course and his Fundamentals course. The support crew gave me an answer which included the fact that I could get all this information for free if were to look on the net.
I hesitated to purchase then. I already got a good idea of the breathing. The other thing I was most interested in was how to ward off infection.
I looked that up today.
In the steps outlined for the method, this portion is included: "During your power breaths, close your eyes and focus on each part of your body. If you sense something that doesn’t feel quite right, send energy or warmth to that area, and then release."
- blog.spire.io
Ok, so I'm feeling like a walk because my gland in my throat is hurting from a tooth infection, and I'd like to stretch and breathe.
Walking along, up a hill, down a hill. My breathing is going along well.
I begin to send warmth to my gland in my throat. I see the warmth pushing the infection back to and out from my tooth. I continue to send warmth to my throat and add in words: "I demand that you leave (infection)", "Be gone (infection)"
And then my inner vision shows me my wealth being scared off. I've been seeing/feeling myself wealthy in order to be wealthy.
And I'm like, why is my wealth being scared off? I'm talking to my tooth and the infection. "I love you my wealth." "Stay with me."
Then I asked myself what this was about. I had a vision of small child, - baby - crying and feeling unwelcome and left alone.
I know that I was a cesarian child and put in a humidicrib for some time, which caused a lot of grief for myself growing up. I felt disassociated from the 'outer' world and anxious around people. I felt unable to communicate out loud. That is until my mid-thirties when I focused my energy on clearing all these issues from my past.
So I then asked myself how my wealth was correlated to my inner child-baby..
The answer... While being carried in my mother's womb, my parents had many issues and worries around money. Wealth for me was associated with being unwelcome in the world.
My vision of my inner child-baby being scared because I growled (there was a lot of energy focused in my words demanding the infection leave my body) now made sense.
"Oh my baby, come here. I love you. You're always welcome here." And my awareness pulled my baby in close and cuddled her to me like she was my own baby. "Even if I need to be in my power elsewhere in my life, you're always welcome here baby. You're always with me. We are one and I love you."
This was such a powerful process for me.
Thank you Wim Hof.
Thank you me.
Thank you breathing.
I love, love, love my life.
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