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NEW ZEALAND SPINAL TRUST 14<br />
Qigong Fitness Class<br />
Developing the skills to maintain a calm and relaxed state<br />
Christine Hosking with members of the Qigong Class at Burwood Hospital.<br />
Qigong is an ancient Chinese system of<br />
coordinated body-posture and movement,<br />
breathing, and meditation used for the<br />
purposes of health, spirituality, and<br />
martial-arts training. Qigong is traditionally<br />
viewed by the Chinese as a practice to<br />
cultivate and balance qi (pronounced as<br />
"chi"), translated as "life energy".<br />
Christine Hosking is a Client Service Manager for<br />
Healthcare New Zealand, her role involves supervising<br />
nearly 40 support workers who assist people with spinal<br />
cord impairment (SCI). In her spare time, Christine has<br />
practised Yuan Qigong for 11 years and for the last two<br />
years has been teaching classes at Burwood Hospital. The<br />
<strong>SNN</strong> met with Christine to find out more about the<br />
benefits of Qigong and why it is so beneficial.<br />
—Christine Hosking<br />
The benefits to practising<br />
Qigong are limitless and<br />
everyone can benefit no<br />
matter what their physical<br />
ability is.