Amy M. Hopkins - Healing Through Cold Exposure

About this episode

Damla Aktekin interviews Amy M. Hopkins about the benefits and spirituality of cold exposure and community cold dipping.

In this Conversations With Healers episode, my guest is Amy M. Hopkins,  a Registered Nurse, Licensed Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher, Speaker, Cold Plunge & Dipping Enthusiast and Guide, and the Owner of the Saltwater Mountain Co. which hosts community cold dips, cold exposure retreats, and educational conversations on the benefits of cold therapy. Amy's mission is to empower women, support mental health, and build community. Amy and I had a wonderful conversation all about the why, the how, and the spirituality of cold exposure, cold plunging, and cold dipping.  We talked about: Her story of how she started her cold dips, How cold dipping can help with grieving and loss, The community ocean dips versus dipping in a trough at home, My past life memory of cold dipping, Why women are drawn to cold exposure and cold dipping at this time and even more so in midlife, The physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of cold exposure, Why finding your own way through this ancient practice matters, And more. You can find out more about Amy and her work at  her website  and  Instagram . If you live in the Seacoast NH area, you can take advantage of…

People in this episode

Host: Damla Aktekin

Guest: Amy M. Hopkins

Topics covered

• cold exposure
• mental health
• community building
• spirituality
• women empowerment
• cold therapy

Keywords

• cold plunging
• cold dipping
• mental health
• community dips
• women empowerment
• spiritual benefits
• cold therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saltwater Mountain Co.

Places: Seacoast NH, York Harbour Beach, York, ME

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