Benefits
Happiness
Increase your happiness, boost your endorphins, a peaceful mind, relaxation techniques.
Reported
What practitioners describe.
Endorphins after the cold, the theta quiet of the retention, and the satisfaction of a hard thing done before breakfast.
Honestly graded
What the evidence says.
Mood effects widely reported; controlled evidence early to promising.
Protocol
How to practice for this.
Breath
Three to four rounds each morning, seated, on an empty stomach.
Cold
End the shower cold; progress by degrees.
Commitment
Thirty days. Track it. Notice.
Safety, plainlyNever practice breathing exercises in or near water.
Personal experience, not medical claimsReported benefits are personal experiences; consult a physician for any medical condition. Read the safety doctrine.