Qigong to Boost Immunity and Lower Stress - Zhan Zhuang - Natural Medicine for Immune Health

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4 жыл бұрын

Build immunity and clear stress with this simple beginner's Qigong routine. Whether facing a pandemic, or just a regular cold and flu season, one of the best ways we can keep our immune systems strong is to lower our stress and build up our energy, and that is what makes Qigong such good preventative medicine. Many Qigong practitioners find that regular practice means that when they do catch an illness it tends to be less severe and not last as long.
For the curious and/or skeptical (skepticism is welcome here), there are several studies showing that Qigong practice may help the body to produce more immune cells, and may even make those cells more potent, among a number of other health benefits:
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Enjoy the practice and let me know your thoughts in the comments!
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@joantraber5849 4 жыл бұрын

Have been practicing for three weeks now. What a difference it has made in my energy, outlook and breathing. Have had both knees replaced over a year ago.Since then I have struggled with nerve damage in my left leg. Now it seems to be gradually improving where PT has left me until now. Thank you. I will continue.

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, great to hear! Qigong has mysterious ways of healing stubborn old ailments. Glad its working for you!

@Coral781 Жыл бұрын

I cannot believe how much better I feel after doing this once. My eyes were cloudy with morning allergies and they are completely clear now and I feel fantastic. I appreciate these videos so much, qi gong is changing my life 🙏

@burtonashernonduality 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@nicolabishop996 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@soniacravillon2675 Ай бұрын

Dank u Nick ❤❤❤

@sandyw228 5 ай бұрын

Love it

@rebeccahsteele8044 Жыл бұрын

Loved this 🙏🏼

@Consultalen-SaudeeBem-Es-ix5rf 2 ай бұрын

This was great

@naomilim2378 2 ай бұрын

great one!

@aliceswann4148 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@janejetson2978 4 жыл бұрын

Loved it, thanks!

@lyndawells4507 2 жыл бұрын

Great practice

@amandaromain6329 8 ай бұрын

As always …… excellent 👌

@BunBunBun79 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 brilliant

@alisterling499 Жыл бұрын

I love this video. Thank you!

@Coral781 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great routine. I have just found this channel and I love the way everything is explained thoroughly and the interesting facts thrown into routines. New sub here!

@TheNickLoffree 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@MeditateWithJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Great!

@toyapsaila155 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this qiqong video.

@unibuilt8455 5 ай бұрын

Love it. My sincere gratitude Nick.

@myfavorite5590 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Nick always!! You are the best. Clermont Qigong Club loves you ❤️ - MBFClermont

@stineethelberg1963 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful 💚 very releasing and comforting 🩵👍

@rostislavsestak4666 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy it thank you for your oportunity to enjoy your qigong 🙏❤️☀️🍀🌏

@LisaTener 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks.

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@dreamweaver1832 2 жыл бұрын

Love the outdoors scene in each of your videos

@TheNickLoffree 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Practicing in nature helps increase the healing vibration.

@marethakrige8136 Ай бұрын

There was an IMMEDIATE effect for me after following this session. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom

@cacciato69 Жыл бұрын

As is sometime the case a spiritual result emerges from a persistent practice of qi gong. Zhan zhuang done daily with these warmup stimuli has quieted spirit dramatically. Emerging from the ZZ postures is capped by the centering closure. Standing like a tree ( i was a forest scientist) for up to 20 min is a wake up exercise!

@annrobillard6340 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Nick!

@TheNickLoffree 2 жыл бұрын

😊

@susancummings6100 Жыл бұрын

This is without a doubt my favorite qi gong routine, thank you!

@afoona 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Nick (and team?) - a great way to start another sick morning. I wish it was nicer outside so I could do this among the trees, spring is coming so it should be a reality soon :)

@MikeInSolitude Жыл бұрын

U are very well informed, thx for the knowledge I didn't have 😀✌

@ImRuski 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, Nick!! I am going to send this to a few of my new friends who have been asking about Qi Gong. Keep up the good work!

@donnarossomando9486 3 жыл бұрын

Love it - thank you

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@CarmenElRose 4 жыл бұрын

I just subscribed recently but it seemed like your channel was abandoned. Great to see you back! I will make it my morning exercise today, thank you! Hope to see more of the gigong for chronic fatigue series in future. Have a great day!

@bichu232 3 ай бұрын

I do feel a buzz after slapping myself around lol - but also feel nice and warm when finished and much energy - a newbie to this so thank you.

@brainstorm1899 3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much Nick!!

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

You bet!

@user-qe1ql4ky4d 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the helpful session. Information and resulting sense of improved well being. 😊

@SarahJaneWeldon 3 жыл бұрын

That was super, thank you so much, Nick.

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@heatherrose2656 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I am grateful for the balance and connection to all that is.

@meleakua 2 жыл бұрын

Magnificent- thank you so much! I especially love the natural settings in your videos. It adds so much to the peace of the practice.✨🙏✨

@DonnaFrasca 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when I took my classes we were taught this as well. These movements are also known as the “spiritual flu shot.” Building up that natural immunity!

@TheNickLoffree 2 жыл бұрын

😊

@leemowlem-pixels 3 жыл бұрын

Really brilliant Qigong session. Thank you! I felt amazing during and after. I will definately share with others!

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

@kennethflnes947 2 жыл бұрын

Great🙏 Kenneth, Norway🇳🇴

@TheNickLoffree 2 жыл бұрын

🇳🇴😍

@amaliaalessandri4921 4 жыл бұрын

Merci 😊 ❤️

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

De rien :)

@pamross8561 3 жыл бұрын

This was perfect for a rainy, grey day. I didn't feel much energy - just lethargy mixed with stress. After about 5 minutes, my energy lifted and stress started to float away. Thanks so much!

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s awesome! Glad your energy came through!

@belindahurry477 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you 🙏

@TheNickLoffree 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@sabrinashea198 3 жыл бұрын

Love love your videos! They help me tremendously. Pls keep them coming, Nick. 💋

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

More coming! Thank you!

@Kittypig22 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for this. I so appreciate it.

@TheNickLoffree 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rahrah3955 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing the knowledge!

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@CelesteCyr 3 жыл бұрын

Love this practice with you! Thank you!

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@raomma 4 жыл бұрын

Parabéns, gratidão

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@amandaromain6329 8 ай бұрын

I meant to say I’ve been poorly with covid & missed a couple of days , this today was just perfect 👍 Thank you

@alfredgaczynski8580 4 жыл бұрын

You've got amazing feel of chi. Thank you! :))

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I'm glad the chi is transmitting ;)

@lucyslv.global7608 4 жыл бұрын

Another amazing session, thank you nick.

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@kathyvernon8032 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I needed! Thank you. It was awesome.

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@JaronLukasXYZ 4 жыл бұрын

This was awesome. Keep up the videos!

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@catamongthepigeons6576 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this Easy to follow and xery helpful

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@kinglola6088 4 жыл бұрын

I've tried tons of qi gong routines, and this is by far one of my favourite sweet quickies for a daily energy pickmeup :) . Love the way you explain and the pace of the exercises. Flowy and clear, energetic yet peaceful. Thanks and please keep posting moooore

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that really means a lot, thank you! Keeps me motivated to keep creating!

@claritatzinatbakhsh7723 2 ай бұрын

Hello Nick, I turn on my tv just to do my daily qigong exercises and I stumbled on your channel and did this qigong exercise with you and I love the calming sound of your voice. Four years ago I was really really sick and I found qigong exercises and since then I have been doing qigong exercises. It helps me to heal my body's ailments. You're my addiction to my other wonderful Qigong teacher. The thing with your qigong is that the background you choose is also healing the sound of nature. It's amazing! Thank you ❤️😊🙏🏼

@foilbyjennifer320 2 жыл бұрын

I love your humor and the T-Rex comment. I always know when I do this video I will be laughing. Thank you for the uplifting qigong and your presence.

@TheNickLoffree 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😂

@Tensys80 3 жыл бұрын

Perfekt decribed and you are so close to earth and very professional Thanks Nick 💪😌🫁❤️😷

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@vickimuse4569 4 жыл бұрын

So glad to see to be able to see you again. I can feel softer in our crazy quarantined times when I follow your suggestions. You help us get through these trying times.

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you find it helpful :D

@TheWellnessHippie 4 жыл бұрын

great way to start my morning! thanks for sharing this quick & effective practice! ♥

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Stoked you dig it!

@teshajie 4 жыл бұрын

great video!!

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@kevinhaley 3 ай бұрын

I am liking your channel! Would this video be helpful for someone with cancer who is doing all they can to boost their immune system or is there another video you have that would be better suited for it? Thank you for making such great content available!

@webslinger516 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, brother. Good timing for this.

@nanokeefe1461 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Niick. We are practicing with this video every morning, and it is so helpful!

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Qigong works best in small doses done often :)

@lenaakesdotter5282 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing all pf this with us poor people who can't afford expensive classes 💙

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! Thanks for your support on here!

@joannejordan6876 4 жыл бұрын

OMG !in reverence, your cometary during was PERFECT ! what I have always needed. I found you! thank you.! looking forward to more. perfect timing, for perfect lesson.

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and you're welcome! I'm glad it hit the spot :)

@Stardust065 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, first session and I am vibrating like a hummingbird! Let the Qi flow. So grateful to have found your teachings. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Annie :) That mans a lot. Thanks for giving my stuff a try!

@ksoul333 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Was feeling under the weather today and noticed a difference half way in.

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! Sometimes it just takes a little bit of movement to get our chi cleared out and feeling better. Glad it worked!

@heatherrose2656 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your great work. I always find more depth in my body each practice.

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear :)

@ha11cb73 3 жыл бұрын

This is my second video of Nick's and I love this one as well!!! It feels so beneficial to the overall body and for Immunity. Thank you so much. 🤗

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kathy! Let me know if you have any requests for future content :)

@joannalewis9441 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these exercises which you demonstrate and explain very well. I found your channel and became a subscriber about a month ago. I just wanted to say I love how I feel after following these videos 💜

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

That's great! I'm glad they leave you feeling good. Thanks for following and supporting

@sarahsapphire511 3 жыл бұрын

First time watching your videos, that was extremely relaxing. Thank you so much for sharing your videos

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it helped you relax! Grateful for your support :D Let me know if you have questions or suggestions!

@brendanterranova4091 4 жыл бұрын

Nick, Thank you so much for sharing your energy with the world- Today your guidance and calm manner aloud me to wake with a practice that started me on a lovely day. The way you explained each movement and its energetic relevance was very helpful. Much love-

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! I hope it continues to serve :)

@HeBorka 2 жыл бұрын

If I could press the like button everytime I watch this video, I would... Thank you so much for sharing it.

@TheNickLoffree 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!😊

@orlando21 4 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed today. I've tried two routines and I can feel the difference already. Thank you so much. During these harsh times I'll be putting your advice into practice and hopefully I'll set a routine. Thanks again

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! And thanks for watching/subscribing. I'm always glad to hear that something I'm putting out there is resonating! :)

@stephm1073 3 жыл бұрын

This popped up on my feed today, and I saw it was posted on my birthday a year ago so thought I would do it today! Fantastic gentle and grounding routine. Thank you. Love your work!

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@jenniferargo3703 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is amazing; it is the perfect relaxation and recharging exercise. Wish I knew about it when I was younger, so pleased to now. Thank you for sharing your work.

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Never to late or too early to start :)

@margaritabelyanina4715 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great practice opportunities! Loving all your videos, and the nature background and appreciate that there is no music (gives you a chance to choose yourself if you want any). Please, if possible, could you describe more in details how to direct the breath or how to imagine the movement of the breath while standing in Zhang Zhuang?

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! And thanks for the feedback on the music, that was my thinking as well. The breath in standing meditation should move towards the lower abdomen, without the feeling that you are forcing it. It should feel fairly relaxed and natural, and if you can only get it to the solar plexus level or ribs at first, that is fine - you will have to train it gradually over time to go lower without force. Great question!

@BenThere77 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these. I enjoy practicing along with your qi gong videos. It is a great practice...glad to have found it at a 'young' age (44).

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! 44 is young in qigong years for sure ;)

@lamourhowell6772 4 жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@MotherhoodTheRealDeal 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this thank you I am working hard on my immunity to try and best a persistent staph skin infection I picked up so will incorporate this into my daily routine thanks again

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Great! How's it working? I would bet sunbathing would be helpful now for skin/immune stuff too.

@sandibroad4099 3 жыл бұрын

I just did this routine for the first time. Very peaceful and easy to do. I love all the information through the video, very educational. I now alternate stretching and Qigong after my workouts. Thank you!🤗

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

That's great. Qigong makes a good cool down after working out!

@mattperry3771 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know how you did it, Nick, but it was a brilliant job lighting to see that map of California on your chest at 5:30. And that opening move? Seems more like a praying mantis than a T-Rex. Whatever it is... great set!

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, must have been Mantis Qigong! My mistake ;D

@Nicole-yy2sw 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Nick thank you for this wonderful gift this morning to releive my fear and stress before going to the dentiste,and now I am,feeling ready to go now ..thank you teacher,,bye before going dentist

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Get those pearly whites!

@cacciato69 Жыл бұрын

i am a long time tai ji / qigong player. This video has been very useful as I seem to have developed tendonitis. Two minor comments 1 the first warm up feels like the crunch should be a short plosive exhale, so I let that happen. 2 as the tendonitis has been painful I am doing a much longer zhan zhuang portion. The 5 basic stances with deeper ma bu for stance 3 and 4 each stance 3 min. ex: the standing tree which I do 6 min. The final closing practice finds electric / ribbons slidding down my raised arm and a pause at willow leaf hand. Much appreciation this has helped me tremendously.

@cacciato69 Жыл бұрын

the warm ups have increased my awareness of electric buzz in all parts of my body. This is now a stable part of my qigong !! It appears to have cured my tendonitis. Great video!

@martinedekerpel3523 15 күн бұрын

I do my own style of this of tapping in the morning. Can I also do it before bedtime? Thx❤😊❤.

@amorfati8805 3 жыл бұрын

🥇

@cacciato69 Жыл бұрын

btw I am doing this at least twice a day. I am 82 yo many guess more like 60,

@randalllivengood4505 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the videos Nick! I like your style. I've been doing QG for several months now. I have always been able to feel QI around my body, but haven't felt it drop into the Dan Tien. My niece said I should be able to feel it drop. Your thoughts?

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Great question. This is a common misconception. The Qi actually takes a long time to sink to the Tan Tien. Most people won't feel anything there until they've done a lot of practice. First, the breath and awareness have to sink there. Eventually the Qi follows, but it can't be rushed or forced or you will wind up with the opposite effect (qi rising up to the head, usually). Have patience!

@randalllivengood4505 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNickLoffree Thanks Nick! Good advice. I will be patient and keep working towards the goal.

@TheSunshinefee 3 жыл бұрын

do you have a session for release of (tension) headaches and a foggy mind?

@TheNickLoffree 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm I think my neck tension release routine might help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htGGda1zstTWenU.html

@brianedwardsu7404 11 ай бұрын

Very low volume sound

@Princess.T3rf Жыл бұрын

is this safe for all? do i need to prep in some type of way?

@librasunmoon8513 4 жыл бұрын

I like you

@TheNickLoffree 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks ;D

@daisysolano2477 Жыл бұрын

Is it normal to sway while still in tree position

@TheNickLoffree Жыл бұрын

Ya, if it is involuntary it can mean the Qi is starting to move through your sinew channels. Sometimes it’s because we are too collapsed in our posture though too, so as long as you are holding correct alignment then swaying is a good sign.