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Inspiring Conversations with Wolf Castillo of The Cold Experiment

Today we’d like to introduce you to Wolf Castillo. 

Hi Wolf, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
One element of what I do is a co-creation between myself and business partner Eric Brown called “THE COLD EXPERIMENT”.

The Cold Experiment exists to invite people to REMEMBER their innate healing potential through breathwork, community, and cold therapy, so that they have practical tools to conquer the challenging moments and feel fully present and ALIVE. We believe that everyone can access this in 3 minutes

This particular movement started in a bathtub LITERALLY. Eric, myself, and a few other dope humans all decided to do create a container to do breathwork sitting outside the house, movement in a bedroom, and a delicious cold plunge in a tub.

When it came my turn to enter the ice I was internally shaking with ANXIETY & FEAR. As I entered the 40 ish degree water I started to hyperventilate, my body was quivering with anxiety and my mind was racing with all kinds of self-defeating thoughts. “I don’t think I can do this”, being 1 of them. 1.5 minutes in, I was ready to get out but then something odd happened. My mind went dead silent, my body got REALLY warm, and for the first time in a LONG TIME I was completely at peace

I CAME HOME. I felt free and for the first time in a long time, I felt like i became the embodiment of tranquility.

Long story short, Eric & I decided we NEEDED to share this medicine with the world…so we did. We put together our first event to see if anyone would show up and over 20 people did. The feedback we got from our first group was INCREDIBLY positive and we’ve been relentlessly sharing the medicine ever since.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?

Smooth…of course not. No journey worth anything has ever been smooth.

Struggles…ohhh so many.

1. Time management – we both have other businesses, jobs, relationships, and all kinds of other ish we are working on so finding the harmony it all can be a challenge, but we do our best.

2. Developing and refining our systems and processes – as we grow we’ve run into a lot of time and energy inefficiencies so we are constantly having to refine.

3. Knowing which actions to take – the list of things we “need” & “want” to do is ever-expanding so it can be challenging to know what the “right” action to take is but we do our best to show up and trust the process.

4. Communication – since it is 2 of us, we have to be SUPER mindful and intentional about communicating, setting boundaries, asking for what we need, calling out when we are triggered, and holding each other to a high standard…with ALOT of compassion.

5. Sticking to our core values – We are determined to never make $ more important than providing a stellar experience for our people so our decisions have to be calculated and mindful.

Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about The Cold Experiment?
We are all about helping people overcome the challenging moments in lives and stepping into their highest potential. 

What we specialize in is an integrative experience blending breath work, community, and cold therapy to provide transformational experiences where our people access depths of themselves that may be previously seemed inaccessible, they were unaware of, or wanted to expand on.

We are also known for giving BOMB A$$ HUGS 

I would say that we are most proud of the unfathomable amount of love, connection, and energy that is present when we all come together to CONQUER THE COLD 

Offerings-wise, at the time of this write up we do live experiences in the Orlando, FL area 

(Best to connect with us @thecoldexperiment on Instagram) 

We will likely be expanding our offerings, COMING SOON to a theater near you

1. Private & 1-1 Cold Therapy Transformational experiences

2. Courses & Online E-Learning
3. A TON OF LOVE …ooo wait…that’s already happening 💜

What matters most to you? Why?
That people feel they are equipped to handle the challenging moments in their lives. That they are loved in the totality of who they are. And that they know that they are not on this journey of life alone…we are in this together 💜 

Pricing:

  • $33 – The Cold Experiment (Live Experience)

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Image Credits
Cameron Douglas
Jp Benlolo

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