Winter Qigong for Longevity in Okinawa Japan | Medical Qigong for the Kidneys & the Lower Dantian

[@nomikopp387]

One of the things I appreciate so much about your channel is the variety of nature locations: earth, air, water, rocks, trees, even Fire energy! Nature itself is so healing and variety is the spice of life! Love It :))

[@mandyhanna9721]

I just want to endorse all the wonderful comments below. Just sheer beauty for all the senses & in the flow of movement. A joy. Thank you 😊 Mandy, Belfast

[@janicealderson4329]

Beautiful session Nick and what a super setting. The movement combined with breath control and visualisation was super good and calming!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Awesome, thanks!

[@elizabethg-makowski6448]

Nick, what a beautiful practice and wonderful way to enter winter. The setting is gorgeous, and I appreciate how the sound of the gently lapping waves of water enhanced your gentle instruction. Hope the leg is feeling better, and thank you!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you very much!

[@JohnsonLhasas]

Once gain, Seding loads of gratitude and blessings for another fantastic class in beautiful scenery. Your classes are all pretty amazing even the ones without any nature background. Thanks for all these feel good classes you keep posting on youtube. They're the highlight of my days. Sending gratitude, happiness and health to family.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you!

[@janetmariecolby8385]

Thankyou thankyou thank you. THANK YOU!!!! Gets better and smoother everytime. You one fine teacher..

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you!

[@forevertaichi5845]

I’m dovetailing on the comments below-this is an excellent video to practice for the winter months. Thank you for the thorough explanations of the how the water element affects the kidneys and bladder and especially incorporating the bear qigong for winter. I will continue to watch and refine these postures; after almost a year of total knee replacement surgery this is further helping my recovery! I’d also like to share a couple of the simpler postures with my students.

[@BetteZindell]

Those standing postures were powerful! Thank you for this beautiful practice.

[@Cjoybellclovescake]

Dear Nick, thank you so very much for this insatiably stunningly beautiful and fulfilling routine! 🥹💫🤍 You're different, Nick. There's something very powerful about your routines! I have followed many monks and teachers thus far and at first I doubted your abilities just because you're a white man and I am a descendant of Taoist High Priests in China. But I have to tell you that of all the routines I have done, yours truly contains a tangible, mystical power that should not be underestimated! I can also see entities in every video that you post! You're always accompanied by entities, I can see them, and I don't see them in other videos of other teachers! You're more than a Qi Gong teacher; you're a Shaman! 💫🪽🤍 Thank you so much for this magnificent and glorious work that you are doing in this world right now, I am happy to share this planet with you! And now I have a watery blue marble filled with Moon Cream in my Tan Tien thanks to you! 😄🫧💧🪸

[@TheNickLoffree]

Wow thank you, the best compliments my videos have ever gotten!

[@Cjoybellclovescake]

@@TheNickLoffree 🙏🏼🤍🪽

[@blijmetmijnwerk]

I'm feeling energized with this routine after having spent half the day in the kitchen preparing Christmas dinner. Thank you, Nick!

[@ilanadelaney5100]

Thank you Nick. That was an excellent practice. So much gratitude for sharing your wisdom.

[@Thomas-zf3cg]

May our life journeys benefit all beings

[@TheNickLoffree]

Yes 🙏🏼💫

[@beckyrichards6635]

Love this routine! And, as always, i appreciate your teaching style and beautiful surroundings. Thank you for sharing!

[@robinsoderlund3169]

This is such a beautiful practice. Thank you, thank you. Feeling the soft, cool, healing energy with my hands.

[@ayaaly2866]

The scenery + the waves sounds made it perfect thank you i really missed regular qi flows and this one reminded me of its magic

[@Fellarin495]

Wonderful exercise. Thank you Nick! Now that I found you, I’ll never leave you!!! 😂

[@sabrinashea198]

Yes I agree, this one is a keeper. Feel so calm now. Thanks again, Nick. Love these especially with the sound of the lapping water. Wishing you and yours a happy, merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous new year!

[@DeA-ln1vu]

So glad you are keeping the sounds of nature 🌊🏞 in your videos!

[@catherineking9772]

this was lovely. I had pain when I started in my shoulders and right lower back and it was gone by the time we finished. I do your sessions daily and they help me tremendously. Thank you so very much Nick!!!❤

[@valentinrigaud2212]

thank you sensei for this excellent video ! nice and effective! plus enjoyable landscape ! good qi from middle of nowhere france

[@gerganaeugenie1269]

Great! Beautiful and complete practice! Thank you very much for sharing!. I really appreciate your practices combining strength and flexibility with tai chi movement and meditation! It really has everything you need! Thanks again and keep it up! 👍💚

[@FreyaGem]

What a great practice, and the sounds of the waves helped make it really easy to drop in. I especially loved the addition of the standing postures, as they always make you feel amazing 😊 Hope you're healing up well and able to get some good rest.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you! I thought this was a pretty good one too 😄

[@umeleijon9279]

The best thumbs up symbol on youtube there in the cave background. (I see it when my screen was turned slightly to the right) I'm going to repeat this wonderful practice. Thank you for sharing it

[@samantha9027]

Wow, this is a powerful practice! Thank you for all of the wonderful content you share. I love your style of teaching!

[@Laneyharbor11]

Absolutely beautiful location, and the sound of the waves made me feel so relaxed as I was doing this practice. Love it! Thank you!

[@anne-alexpackard2360]

Thank you Nick. Beautiful cueing; perfect content for appreciating winter, nature and ourselves. Mesmerizing yet focusing at once.

[@yogawithnicolespirit]

Been saving this one for the perfect time, which is now. That was so lovely and I love when I recognize certain parts from your excellent QiGong Teacher Training. Beautiful setting and the light was gorgeous coming through the cave stone. Thank you Nick, you have amazing Teacher-Qi.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you!😊

[@traceyburder4710]

Another great practice , love the setting especially the water sound through my headphones , adds to my relaxation , this is my new daily practice thank you 🙏

[@phylissatin2505]

A wonderful way to begin a New Year! Thank you so much

[@evidhazelbower1527]

A marvelous routine in a rather special location. The music of the ocean is an extra bit of blessing. I do hope you'll be able to return to send more healing qi out to the universe from this magical place. Mind you, the Qi makes every place magic. May your qi heal your leg and Charity's qi flow all around. Thank you, Nick ! Happy Solstice ! And may we all notice the lengthening of the light........................

[@josielloyd9909]

Fabulous practise. Just what I needed on a grim rainy day. Thank you

[@TheNickLoffree]

Wonderful!

[@biljanakasum8047]

👍Fantastic! Thank you, Nick!🙏😍

[@TheNickLoffree]

My pleasure!

[@barbaramckay1307]

Having digestive issues. The colon etc. looking forward to more of your videos .then take further Thankyou

[@juliabnorth5469]

Such a beautiful practice, Nick! Thank you so much. (And those waves rushing softly…)

[@bumpkinhill]

Thank you so much, really helped to calm and warm my energy. Loved the sound of the waves too ❤

[@ShubhamSharma-ec8fj]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 sending all the love and blessings.

[@EnergyStretchandFlow]

Great video Nick...nice to float away to sounds and visuals of another place that is less snowy and windy than here in Ottawa at the moment. Best wishes to you and Charity

[@chiaradibi4168]

Thank you! I have really enjoyed this practice 💗

[@carolinecorcoran955]

Lovely practice, thanks Nick 💖

[@erypolyzogopoulou1876]

Wow.. another beautiful class.. I feel so calm and renewed.. thank you 💗 all classes are wonderful till now ✨ thank you so much 😌

[@traciedeangelis974]

Nick! Beautiful practice! The sound of the water lapping was golden! Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[@lorainestephen685]

I return to your practices most days and I love each and every one of them. Your voice is so soothing and I appreciate your commitment to this wonderful art form. It helps me immensely. Thank you.

[@daphnekapsambelis8790]

Wonderful!!! Beautiful practice in an equally beautiful and peaceful setting.Thank you Nick, will be repeating this frequently throughout winter. All the best to you and Charity, health and every blessing in 2023!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you! Same to you ✨

[@pamross8561]

The practice and environment are so lovely. Thank you so much for your excellent instruction and guidance!

[@poortiger]

a great wnter solstice practice in an awsomw location

[@TheNickLoffree]

Glad you like it! :)

[@dorietallman5357]

Very nice , appreciated the water sounds . Thank you 🌈☮️🦋

[@ckhprojectpro777]

Wishing you a great 2023 🙏

[@jamesogrady4702]

Just found you on the KZbin and I am totally impressed with your directions. When I put your video on, I will most likely get up and follow. Thank you for all.

[@JulieSimmonsAST]

thank you so much! This will definitely help with the winter blues!

[@TheNickLoffree]

I'm so glad!

[@noohoozfurra]

Yet another splendid practice, Nick san. Great back drop and those gentle waves are a fine complement to the routine. A keeper, for sure!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you! I thought so too :)

[@diederikvanormondt]

Thank you so much for this beautiful practice! This one and your other practices have become a heartwarming part of my daily routines. It helps me with guiding all the energy that my shiatsu therapist makes me feel in my body. Great work!

[@btomov]

That was phenomenal. Deep gratitude to you.

[@esterkahingunga5813]

Awesome lovely practice thank you Nick .

[@katelynde1537]

I will be back! Love the setting and water waves!

[@michelleitaliano6004]

A lovely practice Nick, peaceful and fulfilling thank you so much for sharing your Chi

[@barbaramckay1307]

Vary grateful to you . Happy new year

[@amybernard4638]

Lovely, thank you!

[@sonicdeathmonkey181]

That was great, thank you.

[@sophieharris8089]

What an incredible practice, thank you so much for this gift, for the beautiful presentation and your wonderful teaching. It brings such peace and harmony. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏💫💫💫

[@toyapsaila155]

Thank you very much for this wonderful practice. From Gozo Europe

[@TheNickLoffree]

You are welcome!

[@chanely2603]

Thank you! Get well soon and happy Christmas season!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you! You too!

[@jyoung11650]

Great practice for Solstice! Thank you. So interesting to see you in that cave. My prior association with the caves of Okinawa was as the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific in WW2. Nice to have a different way of thinking about them!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Certainly! We went on a tour of the underground Japanese navel bunkers there. Definitely a horrific battle. Wild to see all the US bases there now and people generally getting along, despite many of the Okinawan survivors still being alive!

[@sarah0]

What a lovely practice. My body loved this one

[@locdoctorfell]

Thank you

[@jonathankelly2655]

Very grateful for this! Since following your work, this is the first time I have not had SAD this time of year!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Happy to hear that! I was thinking of making a SAD routine while I was in Okinawa, but ran out of time. Glad my current offerings worked anyways :)

[@peaceandcalm999]

Thank you Nick! I loved the waves and beautiful scenery....it is -30C where I live so it was nice to imagine warmth! What an amazing way to celebrate the solstice. ❤

[@TheNickLoffree]

Wow that is cold!

[@brittasyogaqi]

That was really lovely! You always find the most beautiful locations to film! That was so nice with the Ocean singing in the background.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you so much 😀 It helped to have a local photographer show me the spot when she took me and Charity’s baby announcement photos 😅😂

[@federicohijano]

Thank you so much Nick! Blessings for you 🙏

[@lhvent]

What a wonderful practice. I got so much out of it. Similar moves to what I do on a regular basis. Thank you so much.

[@TheNickLoffree]

You're so welcome!

[@ninabrekelmans4598]

Thank you Nick, loved this routine, Get well soon !

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you! Will do!

[@alleyjoy2307]

This one rocks ❤

[@AishaBellyDance]

I was smiling constantly throughout this practice. Thanks so much! ❤

[@jenyhernandez8972]

1st time ever and I loved it. Thank you.

[@debbiecameron-davis5938]

Can't wait to do this wonderful routine, though summer here in Australia. Okinawa is a magic place-a retreat there in the future could be fun! Thank you Nick san:)

[@TheNickLoffree]

Haha great, maybe u can turn up the AC and make some hot chocolate 🙃😂

[@victormarshall9765]

Thanks for sharing.. excellent.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thanks for watching/practicing!

[@bartaga]

Loved the bear exercises.

[@TheNickLoffree]

The best! 🐻

[@satorsatori8793]

great, just great! thank you!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Glad you like it!

[@milena94]

Muy bien, I've done it atleast 5 times now.

[@julielopez7384]

Loved it! Thank you!

[@TheNickLoffree]

You are so welcome!

[@Antarpriti]

Thanks!

[@TamaraDonnEFT]

Thank you so much. That was really powerful

[@TheNickLoffree]

Awesome 😎

[@allam.3215]

Thank you so much Nick, it is a wonderful practice. Loving all your classes ♡

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thanks for you support! :)

[@EveCostarelliAlwaysBeDancing]

Thank you Nick! Happy winter. Hope you both feel well soon!

[@danielread5854]

Fantastic! Another great practice. Much obliged.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mariabips3550]

Thank you so much. Hope you are enjoying your new island home.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you! Had to move back to the states for my wife’s pregnancy last week, but I enjoyed our 3 months there!

[@annrobillard6340]

thanks again nick

[@BunBunBun79]

Thank you 🙏

[@travelsinprisa]

Thanks a lot ❤

[@NzinghaMasaniManuel]

THANK YOU!!!DETROIT 12-24-2022

[@vanuffelen1]

Superb - thank you for sharing this. Love it. ❤

[@TheNickLoffree]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bcimterriblewtitles]

Beautiful exercise! Thank you so much ❤

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you!

[@huzhamid3904]

Hii Nick your practices are just so invigorating and so are your settings Here I take the opportunity to invite you to Kenya the land of beauty n beasts.. We have awesome settings here too.. You can have 1 with the flamingoes on the lake..😍

[@TheNickLoffree]

Sounds great!

[@trishdeluca6658]

Wonderful!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you!

[@katebird4638]

Thanks Nick, I really like this practice. What is the name of the form at 16 mins in, with the scooping of the water and circling across face? I am one of your current TT students (diff surname than this name here) and I am collecting notes of as many forms as I can. Many thanks🙏

[@BerhaneTekle-nx6hn]

Hi dear Nick, will you have specific exercise for kidney dylyasis patient for recovery?

[@TheNickLoffree]

Hmm I don’t think they had dialysis in ancient China, but in general kidney routines might be helpful. This one might be a bit intense for serious illness so you might consider some of my more gentle routines, even if they aren’t specifically for the kidneys.

[@sigibomba]

No doubt you are Big in Japan.

[@TheNickLoffree]

🤣🤣

[@janicealderson4329]

Nick - if combining with other exercises do you think it's better to do Qigong before them or afterwards - for instance I do an everyday stretching combination?

[@TheNickLoffree]

I like to go from most physical to most subtle. So I would do weights or yoga or pilates first, but meditation or breath work or prayer last :)

[@janicealderson4329]

@@TheNickLoffree THANKS NICK

[@sergioisbananas]

hey do you know any chigong temples in okinawa

[@Hilda1513]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@soniacravillon2675]

❤