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Science On The Rocks

15 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratings

The Science behind the Wim Hof Method |
Dina and Matthias Wittfoth both majored in Psychology and hold PhDs in Neuroscience. They are avid fans of the Wim Hof Method which has helped them to take their lives to a new level both personally as well as professionally. This podcast is for you if you are eager to learn more about the scientific facts behind the Wim Hof Method from an educated and reliable source. Join us and find out why guided breathing, cold exposure, and mental focus are so extraordinarily effective in increasing physical, mental and emotional health!
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Episodes

Brain freeze: a conversation about the research from Detroit

July 30, 2018 11:56 - 54 minutes - 43.7 MB

Wim Hof recently participated in a research study in Detroit while being exposed to cold water. The research has already been published in a peer-reviewed (i.e. "proper) scientific journal called NeuroImage. Dina had the pleasure to interview Otto Muzik and Vaibhav Diwadkar, the scientists who conducted the study (you can listen to this interview in SOTR Episode #11), but a number of listeners chimed in and told us that they felt a little overwhelmed by the scientific terms and explanation...

Meditation can really change your brain - Britta Hoelzel

May 31, 2018 12:53 - 36 minutes - 29.5 MB

Britta Hölzel is a German neuroscientist and a mindfulness-based stress-reduction and yoga teacher. She conducts neuroimaging research to investigate the neural mechanisms of mindfulness practice. After five years as a research fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Medical School, she is now associated with the Technical University in Munich. Britta talks about her research findings and which of them had surprised and impressed her the most. In the Wim Hof Method...

Hormesis – The biological concept that explains the Wim Hof Method

April 13, 2018 16:08 - 1 hour - 51.8 MB

When people first hear about the Wim Hof Method, they often wonder how it can possibly be healthy to repeatedly expose your body to ice water, hyperventilate and hold your breath. Turning to science, the research field of hormesis can readily provide answers to these legitimate questions. The concept of hormesis was developed more than a hundred years ago and research in this area has rapidly expanded over the last two decades. By definition, hormesis is a dose-response phenomenon chara...

Homeostasis during exposure to environmental extremes - Marc Cohen

February 16, 2018 11:28 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

Professor Marc Cohen is one of Australia’s pioneers in integrative and holistic medicine. He is a registered GP with degrees in physiology and psychological medicine, as well as PhDs in Chinese medicine and biomedical engineering. I had the pleasure and opportunity to speak with him for “Science on the Rocks” about his work and his perspective on the science behind the Wim Hof Method.    Marc Cohen’s very impressive scientific work includes the investigation of lifestyle interventio...

Neuroimaging Wim Hofs' brain - Otto Muzik and Vaibhav Diwadkar

December 23, 2017 16:47 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB

Prof. Otto Muzik and Prof. Vaibhav Diwadkar, two neuroscientists working at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine in Detroit/Michigan, are experts in investigating the correlates of thermoregulation in the human brain and body. Then one day, their Ph.D. students told them about this crazy Dutch guy who seems to have almost superhuman capacities withstanding the cold – and it became pretty clear that they had to invite Wim to their lab to study his brain. Wim Hof underwent functional ...

Disturb the comfort - Kiki Bosch

December 11, 2017 09:32 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

Kiki Bosch is a dutch ice-water free diver. In this episode, she shares her story. She speaks about her experience as an ice freediver, about her role as an ambassador of nature and a body awareness coach and upcoming WHM instructor. What makes this episode unique and extraordinary is that Kiki and Dina discuss their own experiences of sexual abuse and how the cold as a force of nature that can support overcoming trauma. More info  scienceontherocks.org Support us on patreon.com...

Rebirthing - Alakh Analda

December 01, 2017 16:23 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

  Alakh Analda is a practitioner Trainer and the founder and director of Zentium International, Rebirthing Breathwork Mastery. She was initiated as a Yoga Swami in 1976, and since 1987 she is a Breathwork Mastery practitioner. She has been facilitating Rebirthing Breathwork mostly from a Sydney base. Besides long-term private breathwork practice, she has facilitated many hundreds of Groups, Weekends and Six Day Workshops in all parts of Australia, and also overseas, in Rebirthing Breathwo...

Comparing Buteyko and Wim Hof - Wilfried Ehrmann

November 12, 2017 21:12 - 28 minutes - 23 MB

Wilfried Ehrmann is an exceptionally experienced breathwork therapist, Co-Founder of the IBF (International Breathwork Foundation) and a prolific writer about therapeutic breathwork.   In this episode, we talk about the breathing techniques used in the Buteyko Method vs. those in the Wim Hof Method which are quite opposite at first sight regarding breathing style and mindset. In the WHM you breathe a lot, in the Buteyko Method, you breathe very little.   We go into questions of where eac...

Investigating the Iceman - Matthijs Kox

November 06, 2017 11:07 - 38 minutes - 30.6 MB

A few years ago, Wim approached a Nijmegen-based research team at Radboud Medical Center and challenged them to scientifically investigate his purported ability to influence his autonomic nervous system – a skill commonly deemed impossible by the medical community. The first two studies were conducted by Dutch physicians Dr. Matthijs Kox and Prof. Peter Pickkers who work on studying the human immune response, mainly in ICU patients, to help reduce the mortality of critically ill patients....

Mysterious and singular - the Pineal Gland

October 29, 2017 14:00 - 20 minutes - 16.7 MB

The pineal gland is still a somewhat mysterious organ at the center of the brain. It was dubbed the “seat of the soul” by 17th-century French philosopher René Descartes and is still viewed as the physiological structure corresponding to the “third eye” in some esoteric traditions. In medicine, the pineal gland remains rather elusive to research due to its location, snugly nudged to the wall of the third ventricle in the middle of the brain. Its main and most well-researched function is the...

The Poland experience - intimate conversations

October 22, 2017 15:25 - 52 minutes - 42.4 MB

To attend to the Poland Experience group workshop could be a decision that can change your life. No matter how frequently you exposed yourself to the cold or how much experience you have with breathing sessions at home, you will be surprised when you find out how a group setting is able to multiply the effects of the Wim Hof Method. And this happens frequently when you book a Workshop that gives you a couple of days to delve deep into the hidden realms of your inner life. Matthias ha...

Talking about fear - Wim Hof

October 15, 2017 18:03 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

  Wim Hof was born in the Netherlands and has developed his own method which consists of breathing techniques, cold exposures, and a specific mindset. This has brought him not only more than 20 Guinness book world records, but has led to scientific research showing that by using this method we are able to influence our immune system. Wim Hof has been a guest on many podcasts before; e.g. the Tim-Ferriss-Show, Joe Rogan Experience, Ben Greenfield, Rich Roll, or Bulletproof Radio, just t...

Cold water - hazard or treatment?

October 06, 2017 09:00 - 12 minutes - 10.2 MB

The cold is an essential force in the Wim Hof Method. Hoffers know that going into the cold water has all kinds of amazing effects, yet many people shy away from the idea of cold water immersion (CWI), either because they think its too uncomfortable, or because they think it is actually dangerous. And let's face facts: going into the cold water isn't for wussies! In this short episode, we will give you a couple of inspirations and tips for making your practice of cold exposure both benefic...

Adrenaline, Cherry Blossoms, and Whiskey

October 03, 2017 07:24 - 42 minutes - 34.4 MB

Adrenaline is a major player in the infamous PNAS (a very high-ranking scientific Journal) study published by Dutch researchers around Matthijs Kox and Peter Pickkers who investigated the immunological effects of the Wim Hof Method (Kox et al. 2014).   But what exactly is this stuff, where does it come from and do you need plant cherry trees or drink copious amounts of whiskey to make it work for you? Join us on this week’s full-length episode and find out more about this “Stoff” that l...

Welcome to Science on the Rocks!

September 26, 2017 12:09 - 27 minutes - 22.2 MB

Welcome to Science on the Rocks! We are very excited to release our new podcast covering the science behind the Wim-Hof-Method. Once you are practicing the method you're probably craving more information and might be wondering where to find a reliable source. We are... Dina Wittfoth, M.Sc., PhD, Neuroscientist, Psychologist, Author, Speaker, Posture Teacher, Matthias Wittfoth, M.Sc., PhD, Neuroscientist, Psychologist, Author, Speaker, Performance Coach, and Wim-Hof-Instructor. Sh...