TEDxCopenhagen - Stig Severinsen - How to Hold Your Breath for 20 Minutes

Stig Åvall Severinsen was the first person to hold his breath for more than 20 minutes under water, a Guinness World Record. He believes that controlling our breath means controlling our lives.
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[@CuongNguyen-hc6py]

The information about how he can hold his breath that long or he can leave his body and watching is out of my knowledge or even out of this world omg this is unbelievable ❤️

[@navinebaskerville2350]

Thank you. I will start holding my breath a little more each day.

[@shawndavis4760]

he sure is the real deal. he achieves the extremes of current human capacity--both physical and mental capacities--and then teaches his medicinal method to help others achieve. its like a heart doctor inducing a heart attack on him or herself to better treat patients.

[@getplenny]

A big thank you to Stig for speaking at our OC Spearos meeting a couple months ago! A great teacher and a great diver.

[@peterkestel8703]

still watching, still learning. Thanks Stig.

[@julianhubbard1758]

Awesome story, a little uneven on the presentation but it should not matter; this guy is the real deal; Severinsen and Wim Hof should get together and compare notes

[@charlesmiller945]

They are both sentient beings. We are all Cosmic roalty and are ublivious to this fact. Be well.

[@djf1513]

This is breathtaking!!

[@gomcocramp]

no it's not, it's breathholding

[@dmc5555]

@@gomcocramp Now you've turned it into breath arguing

[@Ludey9]

The human body is amazing!

[@Ammar-fe8wz]

Awesome!

[@ShubhamSharma-hm3qf]

Informative

[@dodare2dream]

Awesome

[@shivamgupta2520]

Lots of Love from india

[@taranorman2508]

I just held my breath through this hole vid!

[@wtfusheeple5383]

lol

[@djsantiago3904]

This video has nothing to do with holes

[@gomcocramp]

@@djsantiago3904 well you breathe through a hole so...

[@OldManPaxusYT]

If you find this interesting you will also find Wim Hof's methods interesting!

[@dr.justintime1848]

true dat

[@scottash351]

I'm surprised he didn't give any credit to Wim. It seems he was inspired by him but maybe I'm wrong.

[@gillardnico3177]

@@scottash351 it could be also be inspired by Pranayama

[@hitessshhhh1]

When you control your breath & heartbeat to this level you become self conscious.

[@ronsouther]

Try also Lung Exercisers like the BreatheEasy

[@musemusa9164]

Discover “Bodyflex “

[@Zenolijo]

Interesting ^^ Typical Danish accent. Thanks for the reddit AMA, fun reading

[@aierce]

if you want to know how he did it, don't bother with this video. All he talk about is the benefits of healthy breathing.

[@lakshmireddy5743]

Where do you get money for World Tour... And to do all such things

[@MuuzikFan]

Is this safe to hold your breath for those who suffer from heart failure and coronary heart disease?

[@JacobVahrSvenningsen]

You can increae your muscle cells abilities to relax by breath holding, get his book, and start doing some of these excersises, then you will be able to work with it slowly. Also do cold showers and ice baths in weekly challenges, go with Wim Hof for this :)

[@MrTcm888]

how do you write this word in danish that means "moving or regulating your spirit" ? :)

[@MrTcm888]

ok, I found it here down on the comments :) Åndedræt :)

[@Jasooonthemachine]

Can any Danish speakers spell the word which Stig talks about at 17.54?

[@larsgabe7558]

Åndedræt :-)

[@Jasooonthemachine]

Thanks!

[@JuJu-pr5gv]

Good Tedx but the speaker "forgot" to explain that he's been actually breathing pure oxygen before the attempt.(that is what allows the athlete to hold his breath for so long.) There's another category of world record attempts for static apnea in a natural way, (without breathing pure oxygen before) and the time is around 11 minutes. I think it would have been fair and honest to mention it, for the majority of the people who are not familiar with apnea and freediving. Obviously doesn't mean he's not a good freediver/speaker.

[@kenholzman3654]

Breathing 100%02 @ 1.4 bar =13 feet/4 meters of depth. Assuming he is saturated, explains why he does this shallow. Deeper = 02 toxicity

[@gairmac33]

O K, great video, but still not exactly sure how i can hold my breath for 20 minutes...

[@DarkLyricsVX]

not bad..

[@sussanalee430]

6:10 looks like belly rolls in belly dancing, standing and lying on the back. Also known now as nauli. aka Japanese long breath (no belly rollling). He has an impressive 12-pk. No matter how hard I worked, never even had a 2-pack. Even BC -before children.

[@ruchikasingh3435]

What he is doing is Yoga ...he also mentioned it in the video. Why this is a magic? Because by mastering our breath and breath hold (kumbhak) we are able to activate certain areas in brain that raises the overall consciousness to many folds... and trust me great health, youth, sharper memory, longevity all of it is a by-product of a yogic life. So start your journey to divinity explore Yoga.

[@paatuc6457]

He beat Guybrush Threepwood!

[@scottash351]

20:10 that seems unreal! I bet that water had oxygen in it

[@seneca291]

It had! And hydrogen as well, because, you know, water is actually H2O ;)

[@jonathancastro1135]

Interesting topic, but poorly sell.

[@Togevoir]

huh...

[@Eric3Frog]

Interesting, but I don't see any "how to" here.

[@ruchikasingh3435]

Yoga

[@explorehunter]

@@ruchikasingh3435 bs!

[@ruchikasingh3435]

@explorehunter u are right .... always

[@explorehunter]

@@ruchikasingh3435 ur welcome always

[@garylist9]

Beyond belief lol.

[@poisondwarfnz3837]

At the start he says during the talk he won't be breathing.... if that is so, how is he talking ???

[@Lee-qj4hk]

He's lip-synching with a recording made earlier :P

[@kirkkirkland7244]

Who's the guy that lost his girlfriend free dividing and it was kinda suspicious???

[@tillybinkie]

Just segued from Tanya Streeter TEDX Talk.. in which amongst all her other topics is saving the oceans from waste plastic which is harming all. I see Stig is drinking water from(what looks like) a plastic bottle. :( I hope he can find a way to recycle it.)

[@JacobVahrSvenningsen]

In his/my country 83% of all plastic recycled ;) and especially bottles, since we pay for the plasctic and get money back when we turn it in

[@Newzchspy]

Thanks Debbie Downer........

[@spiritlevelstudios]

How to waste your life for 20 minutes when you should be asleep in bed.

[@truthserum9456]

Sorry but this is a ripoff. Where in this long presentation did this man tell US how to hold our breath for 20 minutes. You all should be ashamed of this misrepresentation.

[@himbeerjogi]

Exactly. I bought his book and it was the same: lots of facts about the physiology of breathing and a sunmary of the typical breathing Methods out there but nothing new really.

[@OIOnaut]

Yes all Great, but nothing was transferred to the lay person. Nothing. I do not mean to be rude, but these self help releases and motivational talks are pure entertainment and do not do much for us. The people who do the stuff, are not in the audience. They are on the stage. I came here because I watched several free diving videos and have been working to get people breathe better. Not much happens. They come to the course or workshop, are happy to try some excersize and go home. I am sure I will not break his record but I just might end up in the water with sharks. Do great things instead and do not just watch other people do it. Have a nice day :)

[@broom6958]

His speech is really incoherent.

[@ikravchik]

You missed the whole point, pity...

[@travellarry]

this is just an advertisement for this product ..absolutely nothing is said about the "How" .. instead he gives a 2 cent stretching exercises that 5th graders do in public schools in usa Shame on Ted X Copenhagen for this blatant sales pitch!

[@shawndavis4760]

he sure is the real deal. he achieves the extremes of current human capacity--both physical and mental capacities--and then teaches his medicinal method to help others achieve. its like a heart doctor inducing a heart attack on him or herself to better treat patients.