Tibetans practice a form of meditation that allows them to withstand the severe cold for long durations. I wonder whether there are physiological changes taking place within the body that would also improve the cryopreservation process.
Tantric Master Breaks Ice Record in NYC
A man who calls himself a tantric master broke his own world record by standing engulfed in ice for 72 minutes.
Wim Hof, 48, stood on a Manhattan street in a clear container filled with ice for an hour and 12 minutes Saturday.
Hof said he survives by controlling his body temperature through tantric meditation. Tantra is an Eastern tradition of ritual and meditation said to bring followers closer to their chosen deities.
Hof set the world record for full body ice contact endurance in 2004, when he immersed himself in ice for an hour and eight minutes.
Hof's feat kicked off BRAINWAVE, a five-month series of events in New York exploring how art, music, and meditation affect the brain.
Above Article...
http://abcnews.go.co...tory?id=4196748
A 3 page article on the same guy...
http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=4393377
Edited by maestro949, 08 March 2008 - 12:40 PM.
