Breath work instructor, wellness expert of 22 years, and author Níall Ó’Murchú grew up going in and out of the waters around County Dublin. What moved from childhood play and curiosity, has burgeoned into a practice, a philosophy, and a lifestyle for Níall, his family, and all those lucky enough to be taught by him.
We talk about the importance of setting intentions going into the cold, and how this shapes our experience each time, the cold as a respite from grief, tightness, struggle, the art of ‘letting go’ and surrendering to soften, and bringing our physicalities (tension, breath, mood, state) conscious.
There could be several reasons you are interested in entertaining some cold in your life - physical health, easing pain or inflammation, performance, recovery, or perhaps there’s just a dose of curiosity getting the better of you. The wonderful thing with the cold is that whatever your reason to start, it may not what you’ll end up finding. And Níall explains how the same could be said for breath work. But the most powerful tool? Bringing them together. There’s no way of foretelling what you might find beyond that.
Like anything worth having, what we do know is the more regular the practice, the deeper it can seep - this merciless teacher of the cold and the power of the breath can help us find ultimate calm amidst any chaos.
Find Níall:
The Breathe with Níall Podcast
Níall's books:
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Choke documentary - Rickson Gracie
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