{"id":45041,"date":"2025-06-25T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/?p=45041"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:41:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:41:52","slug":"beyond-the-ice-part-2-exploring-cooling-rituals-and-contrast-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/global-wellness-institute-blog\/2025\/06\/25\/beyond-the-ice-part-2-exploring-cooling-rituals-and-contrast-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Ice, Part 2: Exploring Cooling Rituals and Contrast Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Beyond the Ice, Part 2: Exploring Cooling Rituals and Contrast Therapy<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;\">July 1, 2025 | 11AM E<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;\">T <\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;\">| Free Webinar<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beyond the Ice: Balancing Heat, Rest, and the Power of Gentle Cooling\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a5vqyMftfF4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the success of our first session, we&#8217;re diving deeper into the evolving world of cold therapy. 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