Pop music phenomenon Jennie is freaking out a little. She always does this before starting her favorite wellness activity:cold diving. “Even though I love him, I’m afraid every time,” said the Black rose the singer tells Vogue in our new episode of Well, Well, Well.

Today, the 28-year-old is getting ready to take a dip in a bathtub, perched on a grassy lawn overlooking Los Angeles. “In Korea, sauna culture is very big, so I went to the sauna every day. Doing the cold bath right after was a natural thing for me,” she says.

That’s not to say that the bone-cooling practice, believed to reduce inflammation, improve circulation and relieve stress, has become easy. “The first time was a surprise,” Jennie admits with a laugh. “But instantly, I felt like the pain and tightness in my body had disappeared. And perhaps because it was the first time, I felt an instant improvement in my mood and an overall emotional release.

It wasn’t just beginner’s luck. Since her first freezing bath, Jennie has discovered that this practice is “like a reset button” for her body, and she can achieve it in less than five minutes a day. “I set an alarm for two minutes and thirty seconds,” she says. “When the alarm rings and I still manage to hold back this coldness, I say to myself: let’s see how long I can do today.”

That’s not all the singer says to herself as she breathes through the tingling and pain that practicing cold weather brings. “I often tell myself to toughen up,” she says. “I tell myself this is something I want to do, and it’s not for the pain, it’s for the liberation.” Every day, she challenges herself to resist the cold for a few more seconds at a time, adding five seconds here and ten seconds there. “Little by little, your body learns to deal with this pain and you feel so proud of yourself,” she smiles. After jumping out of the tub, Jennie takes a few deep breaths, wraps herself in a cozy towel and performs a well-deserved victory dance. “Immediately (after diving into the cold) you feel your blood flowing through your body and you feel great,” she says. “You feel energetic. You feel ready to go!

Over time, the practice not only loosened Jennie’s tight muscles; it also opened his mind. “It taught me to embrace tension and help me overcome challenges, whether in my personal life or creatively,” she says. “It made me believe I’m tougher than I think.”

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