https://youtu.be/NtN6MB7sdDg

A stroke occurs when a blood vessel, which is carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain, bursts or is blocked by a clot. This causes an interruption of the blood supply to part of the brain. This can damage or destroy brain cells which will affect body functions. For example, if a stroke damages the part of the brain that controls limb movement, a person’s ability to move an arm or leg may be affected. A stroke can also affect mental processes such as how people feel, think, communicate, or learn. In the video on this page you'll learn some methods of Qigong for stroke recovery which can speed up the process, regardless of how long ago the stroke occurred.

Janice Tucker is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medical Qigong. She is also the founder of the Space To Relax online programme of Qigong video lessons (https://spacetorelax.com/space-to-rel...).

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Why Is Qigong Helpful in Stroke Recovery?

1. As I explained above, if you have a stroke, your brain is affected. Qigong helps you to form new connections in your brain as the movements involved are ones which the body isn't used to carrying out. These new movements promote new brain connections.

2. Qigong involves repetitive movements which, practised every day, over and over, help to reinforce the new neurological connections in the brain. Repetition is the key here. The more repetition, the more stable these new connections become.

3. Qigong is free and easily accessible. Unlike attending the gym, physiotherapist or swimming to help with recovery from stroke, Qigong methods, once you have learned them, can be performed in the comfort of your home for no cost. Other methods to help recovery may incur a cost or visit to a special facility which is not always practical. Qigong can also be performed from a standing, sitting or lying down position so can be adapted to the range of movement a person may have following a stroke.

4. Qigong can easily be integrated into daily activities. This makes the repetition aspect easy to carry out as you can do Qigong when you are standing in a queue, walking, driving, standing, reaching for things, etc.

5. Qigong Helps Balance The Whole Body. Working from a whole body perspective is very important subsequent to a stroke as this means that the parts of your body which may have been weakened by the stroke can be assisted by the stronger parts.

Where Can I Learn Qigong for Stroke Recovery?

If you would like to learn some Qigong for stroke recovery then there are a number of things you can do:

1. Head over to my Space To Relax homepage (https://spacetorelax.com/). There you can sign up for a free 3 part video series of Qigong lessons. Once you've completed the free series you'll have the opportunity to join my Space To Relax online membership programme of Qigong video lessons. This will allow you to take your practice to a whole new level where you will learn many exercises to eliminate health issues before they become a major problem. I'll guide you step by step through many more effective Qigong methods, all which can be adapted for stroke recovery.

2. Subscribe to my YouTube channel by clicking the red "Subscribe" button. That way you won't miss my regular videos which are full of useful health enhancing tips. Also please give this video a "Like" and share with me in the comments box what you learned from this video.

3. Join my free Facebook group, "Space To Relax Free Group" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/janic...) and leave any comments or questions for me there. I'll be happy to answer them. Also, by joining this group, you will receive regular posts of Qigong articles and videos with really useful tips about how to use Qigong to improve your state of health.

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Qigong & Acupressure For Gallbladder Health | Qigong for Seniors | Qigong for Beginners

https://youtu.be/OYBUao3LQWg

This video is a replay of a live Qigong session taught by myself, Dr. Janice Tucker, the founder of the Space To Relax Programme of Qigong video lessons. It is my pleasure to offer my live Qigong classes via Zoom with follow-up replays of the classes.

If you find this class helpful and would like to donate by way of a thank you then 50% of your donation will go to the staff of the Intensive Care Unit in my local hospital. Please click here to donate: https://spacetorelax.com/asp-products.... (The other 50% of your donation goes towards the upkeep of my website.)

I'm teaching live classes on Zoom every Thursday at 4pm Irish time. To join the live online sessions please go to https://spacetorelax.com/qigong-onlin.... Classes are free of charge and suitable for both beginners and those with more Qigong experience.

INTRODUCTION

In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Gallbladder system is paired with the Liver and both are associated with the season of Spring. The Gallbladder pathway of Qi flow starts at the outside corner of each eye and zig-zags around the head, down the back of the neck to the shoulders, and then down the sides of the torso and legs to end at the outside corner of the 4th toe.

The healthy function of the Gallbladder include:
1. Good posture, flexibility, coordination and balance;
2. Storing bile for the healthy breakdown of fats;
3. Courage to follow through with decisions;
4. Physical and emotional clear vision (along with the Liver).

The unhealthy functions of the Gallbladder include:
1. Headaches and migraines;
2. Pains in the sides of the body (including gallbladder pain);
3. Nausea, vomiting, constipation;
4. Neck and shoulder pain;
5. Sciatic pain, pains and cramps in the legs;
6. Lack of courage and fighting spirit, no boldness to follow through with your decisions, low self-esteem.
7. Vertigo.

QIGONG EXERCISES

Any Qigong methods involving the stimulation and stretching of the Gallbladder channel along the sides of the body can be helpful. The three exercises in this video show you an example of the types of movements which can help create the conditions for open and unobstructed Qi flow in the Gallbladder channel.

1. Holding the Qi ball in the "Standing Like a Tree" posture (https://spacetorelax.com/lesson-31-qi...) and turning the body from side to side.

2. Cross body stretch of the arms.

3. Supporting Heaven method with a pause when the arms are fully extended above your head to further extend and lean to the right and left.

ACUPRESSURE POINTS

1. Jianjing (Gallbladder 21). To help relieve pain and discomfort in the neck, shoulders and head. NOTE: CONTRAINDICATED IN PREGNANCY - DO NOT USE!

2. Yanglingquan (Gallbladder 34). For digestive issues, gallbladder pain, sciatic pain and leg cramps.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

1. You'll find a few other video class replays which can also be used to make up your own Qigong routine in conjunction with this one:

Standing Like a Tree posture is explained in greater detail here: https://spacetorelax.com/lesson-31-qi....

Qigong Liver Cleansing to practice with the paired organ system of the Gallbladder: https://spacetorelax.com/lesson-29-li....

Another very helpful twisting method which also benefits the Kidney system: https://spacetorelax.com/lesson-41-th....

2. Previous live lesson replays are listed below and can be found on my blog page (https://spacetorelax.com/blog/).

3. Join us for free Qigong classes live on Zoom every Thursday here: https://spacetorelax.com/qigong-onlin....

4. To sign up for my free part video series of 3 Qigong lessons which will be delivered to you by email over the course of one week please go to https://spacetorelax.com/free-qigong-....

5. Don't forget to click the red "subscribe" button to join my YouTube channel so that you don't miss any future Qigong lessons from me.

6. Click here to join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/janic....

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Empowering the Mind to Heal the Brain for Stroke | Dr. Eric C. Leuthardt | TEDxGatewayArch

https://youtu.be/UYNVbem-7VY

The capability to "decode the brain" now makes thought-controlled machines a reality. Even more fundamentally theses brain computer interfaces empower the mind to now heal the physical substance of the brain after stroke. Our laboratory has created brain computer interfaces that enable a person with a chronically paralyzed had to recover function by using brain signals from the uninjured side of their brain. With continued practice, while the patient's machine-empowered thoughts enable them to move their paralyzed hand, something extraordinary happens -- the patients begin to recover function.

Not one for idle time, Dr. Leuthardt is an Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at Washington University School of Medicine, where he specializes in brain-mapping for patients with brain tumors and epilepsy; Director of Washington University’s Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology, a collaborative collective for developing new technologies to improve neurosurgery; and a published author of the hit psychological thriller RedDevil_4.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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