Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

I was running a bit late for the course. I got there and it was online. And the first thing he asked us, and there was maybe about 12 of us on this Zoom together, he said, all right, I want to take a full breath in as much as you can and then time how long you can hold it for. And I did about 60 seconds, something like that. Okay, that was your benchmark.

I was running a bit late for the course. I got there and it was online. And the first thing he asked us, and there was maybe about 12 of us on this Zoom together, he said, all right, I want to take a full breath in as much as you can and then time how long you can hold it for. And I did about 60 seconds, something like that. Okay, that was your benchmark.

I was running a bit late for the course. I got there and it was online. And the first thing he asked us, and there was maybe about 12 of us on this Zoom together, he said, all right, I want to take a full breath in as much as you can and then time how long you can hold it for. And I did about 60 seconds, something like that. Okay, that was your benchmark.

Just to be really clear, this is nothing like Wim Hof and the hyperventilation before. And there's nothing like that. It's purely take a breath and hold. There's nothing to prepare your body for. Within four weeks, Chris, I went from one minute to four minutes and 20 seconds.

Just to be really clear, this is nothing like Wim Hof and the hyperventilation before. And there's nothing like that. It's purely take a breath and hold. There's nothing to prepare your body for. Within four weeks, Chris, I went from one minute to four minutes and 20 seconds.

Just to be really clear, this is nothing like Wim Hof and the hyperventilation before. And there's nothing like that. It's purely take a breath and hold. There's nothing to prepare your body for. Within four weeks, Chris, I went from one minute to four minutes and 20 seconds.

And it's not like the Wim Hof where you hyperventilate to blow off carbon dioxide first, which allows you to hold your breath for longer. In fact, Erwin would say that's akin to doing cold immersion with a wet suit on. That's his words, not mine. But it was really powerful, Chris. I'll tell you why it was so powerful. because I learned that it was all to do with your mind.

And it's not like the Wim Hof where you hyperventilate to blow off carbon dioxide first, which allows you to hold your breath for longer. In fact, Erwin would say that's akin to doing cold immersion with a wet suit on. That's his words, not mine. But it was really powerful, Chris. I'll tell you why it was so powerful. because I learned that it was all to do with your mind.

And it's not like the Wim Hof where you hyperventilate to blow off carbon dioxide first, which allows you to hold your breath for longer. In fact, Erwin would say that's akin to doing cold immersion with a wet suit on. That's his words, not mine. But it was really powerful, Chris. I'll tell you why it was so powerful. because I learned that it was all to do with your mind.

My CO2, carbon dioxide tolerance, did not change that much in four weeks to go from one minute to four minutes and 20 seconds. My physiology did not change that quickly. What that course taught me is that when you think you need to breathe, so you're lying there in silence and your body is screaming for you to breathe, if you can quieten your mind,

My CO2, carbon dioxide tolerance, did not change that much in four weeks to go from one minute to four minutes and 20 seconds. My physiology did not change that quickly. What that course taught me is that when you think you need to breathe, so you're lying there in silence and your body is screaming for you to breathe, if you can quieten your mind,

My CO2, carbon dioxide tolerance, did not change that much in four weeks to go from one minute to four minutes and 20 seconds. My physiology did not change that quickly. What that course taught me is that when you think you need to breathe, so you're lying there in silence and your body is screaming for you to breathe, if you can quieten your mind,

If you can quieten the thoughts, which you can do, you can go for another minute. All of those thoughts, all of those things that are going around your mind, any tension you have in your body, it's bleeding energy.

If you can quieten the thoughts, which you can do, you can go for another minute. All of those thoughts, all of those things that are going around your mind, any tension you have in your body, it's bleeding energy.

If you can quieten the thoughts, which you can do, you can go for another minute. All of those thoughts, all of those things that are going around your mind, any tension you have in your body, it's bleeding energy.

Yeah. So again, I wasn't doing this near water. He wasn't proposing anyone was doing it near water. But why I shared that is because... This is a practice that I do each morning, right? It's not about the breath hold. It's about knowing when your body is literally screaming for you to take a breath, which is probably one of the most primal things your body can say to you.

Yeah. So again, I wasn't doing this near water. He wasn't proposing anyone was doing it near water. But why I shared that is because... This is a practice that I do each morning, right? It's not about the breath hold. It's about knowing when your body is literally screaming for you to take a breath, which is probably one of the most primal things your body can say to you.

Yeah. So again, I wasn't doing this near water. He wasn't proposing anyone was doing it near water. But why I shared that is because... This is a practice that I do each morning, right? It's not about the breath hold. It's about knowing when your body is literally screaming for you to take a breath, which is probably one of the most primal things your body can say to you.

In that moment, I've learned I still got control over my mind and I can go longer, which basically means most things in life become quite trivial in comparison.

In that moment, I've learned I still got control over my mind and I can go longer, which basically means most things in life become quite trivial in comparison.