Closing out 2022 + an Icy Cool Start to 2023
Ending this year on a high + prepping for a chiller January
And just like that, we’ve reached the final weeks of the year.
Whether this is your first newsletter with us, or you’ve been here the entire year, we want to say thank you for embarking on this journey with us. Thank you for being a part of our community. Thank you for co-creating the Othership magic alongside us.
We believe that learning to regulate yourself and your emotions - in a world that can't be regulated - can and should be a memorable voyage. Maybe even an adventure. Our vision is to create playful peak experiences that enhance emotional and physical well-being in a way that inspires awe and belonging for our community.
With that, here’s your final 2022 dose of happenings in the Othership-verse 🛸
🧊 January Cold Plunge Challenge
We’re kicking off the year at the edge of our comfort + aliveness.
For the month of January, we’ll harness the power of the cold to master our emotional resilience: 31 days of 31 guided ice bath breathwork sessions.
If you’ve ever cold plunged before, you know the feeling…
When your body first hits the cold, you experience an intense physical reaction. It’s in this moment you’re presented with a choice ~
Will you let your instinctual response take over and immediately jump out?
Or…
Will you choose to tap into the power of your intention + willpower to persevere?
Cold exposure paired with breathwork is the perfect emotional training ground to grow more equipped to navigate life stressors thrown at us. The more we learn how to control our response within the discomfort of the cold, the more control we gain over our nervous system state in the presence of stress + challenging emotions.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
Step 1: Sign up for the January Cold Challenge! You’ll receive important challenge details + an invite to join an internal Whatsapp accountability group. We recommend carving out some time to think about your intention behind joining the challenge 💭
Step 2: Share with your community! Invite all your people to join us. We’re 10 days out from kick off 🥶
Step 3: Share your cold plunge experience! We’ll be featuring all the epic content on our page. And, the BEST content will be eligible to win one of our epic giveaways, like winning your very own cold plunge (!!)
Download this asset to prepare for lift-off ⤵ #playitcool
As we approach 2023, what mentality you want to start the new year with? Whether you commit to one cold plunge or all 31, choosing to conquer something challenging - finding comfort in the discomfort - will have an exponentially positive ripple effect in the rest of your life.
🚀 New App Feature
It’s a BIG moment for the app 🥳 you can now officially share any breathwork session without needing an app download!
For those moments you want to share your favorite session with a friend or want to introduce a family member to breathwork (cue: family holiday mindfulness moments) you can now gift them the full session experience, no app download needed.
Share link is now at the bottom of each session 🌟 Some of our favorites to share:
Feel Fantastic Now → perfect for a morning energy boost
Conscious to Subconscious → soothing preparation for deep, restorative sleep
Finding Flow → to drop into a centered, calming flow state
In the words of our very own Co-Founder & Head of Product, Emily Bent:
We're flying high to announce our latest feature making it easier than ever to embrace the notion that sharing is caring. You can now gift a shifted state through off-app shareable + streamable breathwork sessions. All that's required is an internet browser, a set of lungs, and a willingness to evolve.
Gift the gift of easy breathing + let us know which sessions you’re sharing 🛸
🎁 Holiday Gift Guide
Need some thoughtful holiday gift ideas for your loved ones?
Well, we’ve curated a list of our favorite experiences, tools, and mind-expanders to share with those closest to you.
Gift your loved ones wellness experiences, tools to elicit a sense of joy + awe, ways to encourage shifts in state, and kickstart a new beloved ritual in 2023.
🎧 BGL Podcast Landing
It’s a dream to hear our longtime health hero, Ben Greenfield himself, speak so highly about our app and what we’re creating!
Tune in to this masterpiece of an episode between Ben + our CEO Robbie, and hear all of the ways Ben utilizes Othership in his daily wellness routine. We were even inspired by some of the ways he optimizes his life through breathwork.
As Ben outlines, the benefits of a daily breathwork practice include:
Help build up lung capacity and breath retention
Harnessing the power within to kickstart your day and breathe life into your focus and productivity
Reaching altered states through esoteric experiences to help regulate your emotions and engage in affirmations and manifestations
Building a routine for good sleep, and unwinding with practices to destress and linger in the present instead of thinking into the future unnecessarily
Stretching to new areas of movement through embodiment practices, such as mixing conscious breathing simultaneously with walking or ice bathing
In case you missed it, check out Ben’s full article on the benefits of a daily breathwork practice ⤵
🌟 Partner Spotlight
Allow us to introduce you to our friends at Centered App.
Centered is a multi-functional app that brings together productivity, personalized support, accountability partners, and other mind-enhancers to help keep you focused and on track. You can even run it on your laptop while you work. You can access:
Gorgeous Flow Music
AI Coaches
Productivity Tip Videos
Pomodoro Timers
1:1 Buddy Sessions
Notification Blocking
It’s true, Breathwork + productivity tools pair together perfectly. See for yourself ⤵
And as always, if you want to connect or have something to share, please reach out. Consider this an open thread of communication between us.
With our collective destination not yet known, it’s a pleasure to navigate with you.