Discover that surfing, coasteering and ice baths in Cornwall can soothe body and soul

Ice is good in Cornwall: ice baths, surfing, coasteering - cold water is hot therapy for body and soulHugo Brown tries a wellness experiment during his stay at Three Mile Beach He receives an introduction to the Wim Hof method before taking an ice bathREAD MORE: Memories of travel are more positive than the memory of the first kiss for 47%
By Hugo Brown for The Daily Mail
Posted: 07:47 GMT, 10 Mar 2023 | Updated: 07:47 GMT, 10 Mar 2023

Discomfort has become fashionable, whether it's running 80km in the Welsh mountains, doing hot yoga in crowded studios or cracking up ice to swim in a lake.
< p class="mol-para-with-font">The question is: why? Improving your mental health is one of the reasons - and then there's the constant struggle with growing in size from excess boxes, takeout deliveries and too much sitting on social media. .
But taking an ice bath on the north Cornish coast with the soothing words of Sam Boot and his partner Jana Virian in my ears, inspiring and exhale in a long, slow rhythm, something melts. I feel like I'm in another place.
And the moment my girlfriend Elizabeth and I are in a sauna enjoying peppermint tea, after enduring two minutes in the water icy, life looks as positively rosy as my cheeks.
We've spent the past few hours learning about Soul Sweats' Wim Hof method, a health and wellness movement led by Sam and Jeanne. They gently guide us through transportive breathing exercises, meditation and a presentation on the method and a yoga session.

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Discover that surfing, coasteering and ice baths in Cornwall can soothe body and soul

Ice is good in Cornwall: ice baths, surfing, coasteering - cold water is hot therapy for body and soulHugo Brown tries a wellness experiment during his stay at Three Mile Beach He receives an introduction to the Wim Hof method before taking an ice bathREAD MORE: Memories of travel are more positive than the memory of the first kiss for 47%

By Hugo Brown for The Daily Mail

Posted: 07:47 GMT, 10 Mar 2023 | Updated: 07:47 GMT, 10 Mar 2023

Discomfort has become fashionable, whether it's running 80km in the Welsh mountains, doing hot yoga in crowded studios or cracking up ice to swim in a lake.

< p class="mol-para-with-font">The question is: why? Improving your mental health is one of the reasons - and then there's the constant struggle with growing in size from excess boxes, takeout deliveries and too much sitting on social media. .

But taking an ice bath on the north Cornish coast with the soothing words of Sam Boot and his partner Jana Virian in my ears, inspiring and exhale in a long, slow rhythm, something melts. I feel like I'm in another place.

And the moment my girlfriend Elizabeth and I are in a sauna enjoying peppermint tea, after enduring two minutes in the water icy, life looks as positively rosy as my cheeks.

We've spent the past few hours learning about Soul Sweats' Wim Hof method, a health and wellness movement led by Sam and Jeanne. They gently guide us through transportive breathing exercises, meditation and a presentation on the method and a yoga session.