Wellness is a Journey
At Nordic Wave, we set out with a singular mission: to empower health transformations in as many humans as possible. We wanted to create more than just a product; we wanted to create a lifestyle—one rooted in holistic health and supported by modern innovation. Together, the Viking Cold Plunge and Nordic Flow Breathwork App provide the tools and resources to help you take control of your health, energize your body, and calm your mind.
About the Founder
Warner Jenkins founded Nordic Wave in 2023 after his own decade-long search for real answers to autoimmune disease led him to cold therapy, breathwork, and functional medicine. What began as personal experimentation became a mission to bring proven recovery tools to others on similar health journeys.
From Costa Rica to Charleston
Nordic Wave was born from a personal health crisis.
In his early 20s, our founder Warner Jenkins was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. After three years of trying different medications, diets, and conventional approaches without finding real relief, Warner traveled to Costa Rica searching for answers. He found one — submerged in 35° water inside a deep freezer chest, plugged into what he describes as "probably a very unsafe electrical outlet."
The cold worked. The setup didn't.
Warner walked away from that experience certain of two things: cold water immersion was a powerful tool for healing, and the equipment to deliver it didn't exist at the level it needed to. So in 2023, with a team of professional engineers, industrial designers, and artists, he started Nordic Wave to build what was missing.
What started as the original Viking has grown into a full fleet — the Premier, the XL, and the Hybrid — each engineered to bring Costa Rica's healing cold to your daily routine, safely and reliably.
The Viking is the best and only way to start the day. It has made us healthier (working out more, better mental health) and more successful (more creativity, better focus) while helping with both chronic inflammation and minor injuries from workouts & yard work. It's also super easy to use and maintain. If a viking was put in a time machine, they would come to 2024 to use this cold plunge and endorse this product 100%. There are no competitors to the Viking, because it's in a class of its own!
— ER
The Well
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