Ruby Ho, a retired Occupational Therapist and qualified ‘Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin‘ (BDJ) Instructor, is running her third online course on for branch members.
BDJ is a traditional Chinese exercise with a long written history. It is well known for its gentle, slow movements and associated health benefits. From her experience as a Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin instructor, Ruby Ho believes that Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin practice can help to reduce some of the problems faced by people living with Parkinson’s. For more information on Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin and Parkinson’s please click here. Ruby will be delivering a talk on Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin and Parkinson’s at the University of Hong Kong’s Centre on Behavioural Health (CBH). This centre for training and research is interested in exploring if ‘BDJ & Parkinson’s’ is a worthwhile topic for research. Two scientific papers on the Health QiGong studies are available. These are:
- Effects of Health Qigong exercises on relieving symptoms of Parkinson’s
- Effects of Health Qigong exercises on physical function of people with Parkinson’s
BDJ Class to start 28 August
The Health Qigong Ba Duan Jin class is provided on Zoom free of charge and can be enjoyed as a seated or a standing exercise class.
Ruby will run a Standing class every week from 28 August at 9.00 am to 10.15 am. Ruby will also run a Seated class on the same dates as the Standing class but at the later time of 10.30 am to 11.45 am.
The dates of standing and seated courses are:
| Wednesday 28 August | 4 September – no class | 11 September | 18 September |
| 25 September | 2 October | 9 October | 16 October |
| 23 October | 30 October | 6 November |
BDJ Taster Class to start 20 August
Ruby is hosting a monthly call for people interested in a taster of the class. The taster classes will be held every month on the third Tuesday, until 19 November 2024, on the Tuesday mornings following the BDJ classes. These classes can be joined by potential learners as well as course learners seeking to improve their BDJ movements. Please join us on Zoom.
The dates of the Taster classes are:
| 20 August | 17 September | 15 October | 19 November |
These courses will be offered free of charge, all you need is a computer and a camera capable of running Zoom.
For a selection of testimonials from learners who have taken Ruby’s class please click here.
If you would like to join the Zoom sessions please email Ruby. Before participating in any classes you need to complete the practice declaration form and email this to Ruby. You also need to read and understand the Course Information document before participating in any class.
| References |
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| 1. Online BDJ Course Information 2024 |
| 2. Youtube video Health Qigong – Ba Duan Jin |
| 3. Standing course brochure |
| 4. Sitting course brochure |
| 5. Online Practice Declaration |
* Please note that this activity is not organised by Parkinson’s UK (company number 00948776). Parkinson’s UK is not responsible for the activity and is not liable for any advice given or treatment received, or for any loss or damage incurred because of attending the activity.