Bioenergetic Exercises for Low Back Pain - Qigong for Low Back Pain
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- This ancient natural medicine helped me eliminate the lower back pain I had for years with simple, gentle, enjoyable movements and postures. Here is a thorough routine that opens up the low back, hips, knees, and waist, and strengthens the Qi in the Kidney Meridian (Yin Water Element). Do this routine as often as you like to keep pain, stiffness, and stress at bay!
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I have 3 levels of herniated disks. After 18 years of pain Qigong is what helps most. I no longer take any pain medication. THIS ROUTINE is my pain medication!!! I am more energetic and my range of motion is fantastic! I'm 54 and I keep up with my twin 8 yr old grandchildren! Thank you so much Nick!!! You are truly making a difference in peoples lives!!!!
I am 72 and this really helped me!
It was this session and the one for neck and shoulder pain that brought me to you. It's been 3 years ! Amazing. I am so grateful to have found you. That I keep on with the qigong is partly because I just love it but your enthusiasm, kindness, generosity, knowledge and humour and more keeps me a most loyal pupil. These freebies and the Patreon sessions are a mainstay for me. Thank you and thank you, dear Nick.
Awesome Evid, my biggest supporter from the beginning :)
In the last few months of 2020, I began to notice significant back and leg restriction which developed into significant pain and immobility. I found Qigong here on UA-cam and have been intuitively regular practice with different teachers. Today I found you! Wow! This feels so right in my energy system and in breaking up the chi in my lower back and legs. Thank you so much for sharing in this format because I couldn’t have known what to do otherwise. I’m 69, and I’m looking forward to my practicing on this channel and becoming more active and vital. I was getting concerned. ☺️🙏🏽
So glad you found us! Thanks for your appreciation!
I don’t believe it! I crawled out of bed with lower back pain this morning and now feel back to normal. There is so much healing in your practice. I sleep now from doing the sleep practice and if I think I might have a worrying day I do the anxiety one. Thank you so much for everything you give us. Thank you from my heart.
Wow, that’s great!!
365 days in a row. Gently, attentively... Happy Anniversary to new me. Heartfelt thanks, Nick.
Have been lost in a fog of stress so thick I haven't even been able to continue with my practice but today I found the strength to break the cycle & the fog is lifting. Thank you
Awesome to hear. First step is always the hardest. Welcome back 🥳🙌🏼🎊
These exercises really helped my lower back pain and general sense of well-being. Thanks so much for your always clear instruction and for making this something I look forward to doing.
Great to hear! Thanks!
This is really helping my lower back pain! I am loving your videos Nick,you explain everything so well and they are extremely helpful!
Huge thanks!
Aw that’s great to hear! Thanks so much Joanne 😄
Lower back 'twinging' has been irritating me for a while now so I am grateful to have found this video, which has literally made my backache disappear!! I have been a Quigong convert for over 2 years now and the difference it makes is astonishing. I love your practices over anyone else and will continue to follow you and I always share with friends and family. Thank you Nick.
It’s raining and QiGong class was cancelled so I found this Low Back was a wonderful fill in for the day. Thanks again
I have been having back pain for about 10 months now, after a few falls. I have 4 herniated discs. PT is not helping. This was very relaxing and I could feel the energy moving. I like the way you took the time to explain and demonstrate each position. It was easy to follow. I look forward to a healthier back and to attain some more inner peace. Thank you.
Wow, I'm glad to hear it helped. Be really careful with those discs doing the exercises. I hope it keeps improving!
hows it now?
This is such a magical era for your work. When I watch these older videos you get to a point where you mention the final form I'm like "no way that has been 40 minutes, I am in the ZONE and time is not real right now!!!" Thanks a million, my friend.
Haha my vintage work 😂
Thank you so much Nick. This is amazing and already in small ways I can feel a change in my back pain which I have had for so many years. Your teaching and calm approach really bring hope and make me sent to keep going, thank you.
Thanks so much for this, I am using your guided sessions as part of my recovery programme from a heart attack. Beautiful.
You are very welcome. Hope your healing is going well!
I have lower back problems. This video is absolutely excellent. It is so challenging, but relieves the back tension. Thank you for explaining the energetics of the Fountain.
Thank you Nick for your kindness sharing your expertise. So ! glad to have found you. Anne :)
I was in terrible low back pain when I started and now at the end of the practice my body has loosened up and the pain is gone. Thank you for sharing your story and these dynamic practices. It all works like magic as you say. I feel peaceful and calm and can enjoy my weekend now.
Thanks for sharing! So glad it helped!
Really helped my lower back and posture. Thanks
Thank you for very helpful practice :) Greetings from Poland
I’ve been doing yoga for many years but since I’ve started a new career as a therapist, I’m sitting for many hours during the day and yoga isn’t helping anymore! My back started spasming a few days ago and I’ve been in constant pain UNTIL I did this video and the upper back one. This is what’s been missing in my life! I will start doing these exercises during my work day and in the morning and when I get home. I’m looking forward to a huge reduction in pain. Thank you!
Amazing!
Reminds me so much of Lee Holden- similar voice! I think you were probably trained by Lee? But I prefer you, no offense to lovely Lee :)
I’ve done this for 3 days and definitely feel a difference. The freedom in hips and pelvis is subtle, but it’s definitely there and I’ve been trying to have that in PT for awhile. I also really feel the stuck energy moving and completely agree that this is the source of my general chronic pain. It’s the first qigong I’ve done that I can relax enough to do for 40 minutes. So relaxing.. The whole thing just makes sense...very grateful for this, thanks Nick!!
Wow, what a great review! ;)
Yes, I interned with Lee for several years. Even helped him film stuff in this exact location! haha
Glad the routine has resonated :)
Thank you, Nick! Love your focus and how your voice and instruction calm my nervous system and muscles. Great session. So relaxing. Just what I need. ❤
Ttank you Nick for your harmony with the nature aro und,foryor calm way of training and demonstrate the mobility and the elasticy ofYou hè the joints.
You helped me a lot
Thank you Nick. Saturday Morning done. ❤
Great job!
God has answered my prayers, I so needed this. Thank you
Nice spine mobilization.
Good reminders to pay attention to our low back.
Water sound very peaceful. Sorry about the plane passing by at the end...
Thank you veru much.
Yes, good training for the low back regardless of pain or not! When we were shooting I was wondering if that plane sound would get picked up by the mic!
Good, demanding yet relaxing routine.
Thank you so much for sharing. Greetings from Stockholm.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I appreciate you and your gift of Qigong. It has changed my life!
wonderful chi gong class! thank you sooo much.
Followed this today, just a neophyte. I appreciate the explanations of what the body is doing, various views of same motion. I've had low back pain that nothing has alleviated until I found Qigong. My left hip inside pelvic muscle pops unexpectedly. Seem to get a lot of energy stuck there, now I can feel it and release the energy instead of having is cramp the muscles. I'm getting more flexibility back, and my dream is to get me back on my horse! Worth the journey - it is always worth it - Thank-you
Wow this is so good to hear. Just goes to show there is always hope if we just keep trying. Keep pushing through!
Wonderful qigong! Thank you so much!
Hi! What unusual exercises! Some of them I have never seen. What I like in the way you teach is that there is no endless bla-bla-bla, like other instructors do, you get down straight to the point, and that's very good, time is precious. I looked through your video archive and decided to start doing the exercises from the first ones.. Today I have tried this one, awesome job! I feel great. And thanks for answering to my yesterday's comment. You are right, the lessons that I do on a daily basis are rather different, but I always bear in mind my physical condition at the present moment. So, it's ok. Thanks for the session, take care and stay safe. Larissa, Moscow, Russia (65 y.o.)
Thanks Larissa! I try to keep it succinct :D
Some of my older videos are the best! Keep at it :)
Thank you for sharing this routine. Really feels good energy flowing and pain vanishing.
This routine has helped my back considerably! Thanks so much!
From time to time I have mild low back pain and this 40 min set of exercises always removes this pain. Thank you for this video. Greetings from Poland.
Thank you for this. I found the shorter version a few days ago when my back was very sore and I came back to find this longer one. I love the pace, the movements and the clarity of your instruction. I'm delighted to have found you and will enjoy exploring your content.
Oh yes - forgot to say that my back eased significantly after the first shorter one and today not only does my back feel great but I feel much more expansive, present and content overall. Many thanks
That’s great! Thank you!
Hi Nick, I came across your you tube videos a couple of months ago. I echo many of the sentiments previously shared. You are a great teacher. The instructions are so clear and easy to follow. Thanks for your generosity of spirit.
Thank you!
Thanks Nick, that was wonderful!
You're welcome!
Fantastic session, great setting too! Well done Nick🌀👐🏽
Heaven in every sense. Thank you
Morning. Just what I was looking for my lower back pain. Thank you so much.
Thanks!
So helpful after a weird back strain followed by a long car ride. i feel it improving!
Great to hear!
This has been a daily routine for me for a while now, and it works. Thank you for creating it. Appreciated.
Great class. The subtle approach is great for dissolving blockages where other styles can sometimes reinforce the underlying tension patterns. Thank you 😊
Glad to hear it! Hope its working for you :D
Good morning nick. Today was my 4th day and yes I do feel so much better. Thank you so much.
Great!
Thank you so much! I practise these exercises every day, they are so helpful!
Fantastic! Thank you so much Nick. This is an excellent routine with really good instructions. God bless you mate, you’ve helped me very much and a great many more people in pain I’m sure.
great session ☝️thanks
great routine! My back feels awesome
I have only found you in the last month. From South Africa. Love your calm, clear movements and explanations
You're too kind :) Thanks!
Amazing video - thank you!
Thank you 🙏🏻
Amazing, thank you! These exercises have been very helpful.
Happy to hear it! 😄
Well, Nick, I haven't done this one for a while. I'm pretety sure that it was this practice and the shoulder one which I found at the beginning of covid. Changed my life, you have ! Way to go. Thank you for all the great sessions. Each and every one is a treasure.
Loved it , Thankyou
This is just brilliant Nick. I injured my back with a lot of simultaneous twisting and lifting and this has really helped release the tension and ease what was quite intense pain. I plan to keep with this, even as the pain disappears because I appreciate how much it enhances one's awareness of the muscles and movements around the lower back. Really vital for well-being. Thank you for this generous gift.
I’m so glad to hear that!
So amazing thank you. Great energy, session, tips, modifications, and a lot of muscle relaxation 💪
Awesome, I'm so glad to hear it! :D
I just found your routine on UA-cam. Love the workout🙏🏻😁🇨🇦✌️
Awesome! Thank you!
My root chakra is out of wack - this exercise is just what it needed. Thank you 🙏🏻
Thanks!
Thanks for your good teaching. I think it got better in the lower back after one session, I will definitely try it every day for a while. My coccyx has grown crookedly together with the lower lumbar vertebra, so I'm always in a bit of pain. And now that menopause has set in, I wake up every morning with pain in my lower back, pelvis and hips, so I hope these exercises can make a difference. Thank you so much 🙏🏼🤗
So agree with Qigong over yoga for joint pain. I have an annoying disc that pops from time to time, so all forward bends are 100% out. It's entirely possible to adapt your routine to standing or semi squatting and the warrior 1 keep moving, as with all Qigong movements, feels so much healthier for the joints than yoga long holds, especially too much downward dog which has caused problems for others I know as well. I had a frozen shoulder which I put down to arthritis and was constantly painful and movement limited. As you said, I suddenly realised since starting Qigong, the pain has at least halved and it moves so much more. Thanks again Nick and keep the joint and immunity vids coming please!
Feels better immediately. Many thanks for keeping it interesting
Nice! I do try :D
excellent !
Nice flow sequence >Thank you👣
Thank you, from Romania! 🙏
I just found Qigong. Having lower back pain for about 3 years, herrinated disc. Now back of legs and calves started hurting and shoulders. Did this video twice, the right side of my back started hurting during the session today, also the hamstring very painful on the bendings. But I really enjoy tie relaxing manner. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Take it slow. We don't want the cure to be worse than the disease, as they say. I hope you've found some benefit though!
@@TheNickLoffree thank you, if I may ask, when you say take it slow so you mean I shouldn't do it?
Most grateful for this wonderful routine, Thanks for a great video presentation!
So so helpful! I feel like super Saiyan 😂❤️
As ever, every day...thank you!!!!!!!
Always!
This one works great for me! thank you!
Great to hear!
I wrench my back somehow after doing my daily routine of shibashi, rope flow, and light dumbbells. This routine fixed in after 2 applications!😎😁
Thank you Nick 🙏 as ever inspirational and brilliant Qi Gong instructor.
I have had a sacrum injury and lower back, this wonderful routine is really helping and strengthening my recovery. Much gratitude 🙏
Hello,
This was a great lesson. I have been working from home since March 2020 and my lower back pain began soon after. I started seeing a chiropractor last June which helps a bit with other issues but not the muscle pain/strain in my lower back. You do an excellent job describing the breathing and the moves. I was surprised I could send my belly breath to my lower back! I will do this one often, I believe I may be able to reverse the pain. Thank you also for choosing such a relaxing setting in which to film. Nature is very high on my 'things that calm' list.
Mary
i'd be interested to see your update
Thank you!!
You are very good thanks
Thank you is the first time I did this and a felt my low back release from pain a little
That's great! I hope it continues to help :)
Best Chi,
Nick
Nick thanks for another great practice! Explaining the standing position with bringing the pelvis forward is very helpful. The last part of the routine with the washing the back of the legs up to the sky was a nice way to reset and calibrate. I find so many benefits from QiGong and consider it the most profound physical (and mental) activity I do. Thank you again. RJ Denver, CO USA
Thanks RJ! Yes Qigong really seems to reset just about everything doesn't it? Thanks for your feedback and support!
@@TheNickLoffree Sorry I missed your live stream on YT! I watched it late last night. Terrific stuff! QiGong has been a portal for good that has helped tremendously during this time of change and transition. I know only good is on the other end of this for us all. RJ
Thanks Nick. Great routine. This set makes me acutely aware how much tension I hold in the body, especially in the back and neck, which are hurting at this time. Valuable info.
Thankyou
Thank you so much for sharing this qigong rutine .....it has really helped my back and given me the encouragement to continue practicing qigong daily. 🌿
This was wonderful! I will certainly continue doing this and hopefully my morning low back pain will slowly disappear
Awesome! Let me know how it goes :D My Swimming Dragon video is another good one.
Holy Cow! That was great,
Wonderful routine!
Happy new year!
Amazing session. Thank you Nik
Thanks!
Thank you!
Thank you, loved the program.
Thanks for this routine! I feel relaxed and refreshed at the same time.
Thank you Nick nice routine! Keep up the good work!✌
Very good practice, I really enjoyed it! Thank you!
So glad!
Clear instruction, perfect pace; thanks 😌
Excellent, thank you!
Excellent for my lower back. Thank you
Very helpful thank you Nick
Great session... thank you for sharing your knowlwdge
Thank you 🙏 An amazing routine as always. ❤️
Thanks so much and you are very welcome!
Thank you 🙏 Thank you 🙏
Thank You for the Lovely practice supporting Low back :)
Any time!
Loved this! Helped my back greatly!🙏
Fantastic! Always happy to hear it :)
Very helpful and well explained qi gong.
Thank you, I'm glad it helped!
Great routine thank you so much!
Amazing - brilliant Thank you 🙏