Understanding the physiological mechanisms of Tumo or Wim Hof breathing allows for personalized breathwork protocols.

“Some of you may be familiar with this practice and so-called Wim Hof breathing. Wim Hof is a practitioner of what's called Tumo breathing. Tumo breathing has been around for centuries. [...] And as a final point to that, the most powerful form of breathing is the one that takes into account the fundamental mechanisms that in increase heart rate, that exhales decrease heart rate, and that carbon dioxide and oxygen relate to the bloodstream and the brain in particular ways, once you understand those components, then you can create your own so-called breathwork practices.”