28 Foundational Movements of Ba Gua Zhang
January 11 – February 8, 2026
Live ONLINE - Sundays 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST
Are you ready to immerse in the foundations of Ba Gua Zhang?
Qigong, meaning “energy work,” is an ancient movement system from China rooted in traditional medicine, martial arts, Taoist and Buddhist practices, and Chinese philosophy. Developed over generations, it supports both physical and mental well-being by integrating posture, breath, and focused intention into simple, flowing exercises. These foundational principles are easy to learn and can be applied to daily life, gradually building strength, balance, and flexibility.
Ba Gua Zhang is one of the three major internal martial arts of China. Nei Jia, or internal arts, are martial arts that are based on the principles of qigong. Ba Gua Zhang takes its philosophy from the I Ching, or book of changes, and combines fixed and moving postures while walking a circle, mimicking the movement of celestial bodies, and change in the universe. It is a profound, internal practice that combines Taoist circle walking meditation and qigong to calm the nervous system, strengthen and limber the body, and radically enhance movement in all walks of life. Similar to its sister art, Tai Ji Quan, it provides a comprehensive moving meditation system, while conveying myriad health benefits.
In this training, you will learn an alphabet of Ba Gu Zhang movement via the 28 Foundational Exercises. This is a comprehensive qigong set that opens, closes, twists, flexes and extends every part of the body, while transmitting fundamentals of the art.
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TRAINING AT A GLANCE
Ten weeks of live Cue Rehearsals (two rehearsal opportunities per week)
Five 2-hour Sunday classes (live and video replay)
Ten weeks of access to Bryan’s Office Hours
WHAT YOU’LL Receive
o An introduction to Ba Gua Zhang presented in an accessible and safe way
o Trauma Informed approach and guru-free learning environment where you are supported by teachers actively engaged in these practices
o Indefinite access to online course materials
o Access to a global community of others interested in bringing qigong and other healing modalities into our communities and the world
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
☀ Ba Gua Ji Ben Gong: The 28 Foundational Exercises
☀ Coin stepping
☀ Seven Star Stepping
☀ Ba Gua Standing Method
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About Your Instructor: Bryan Isacks
As instructors, we have a combined depth of experience that is rare, and our love for our mission, for each other and for our students creates change on both an inner and outer level that is unique.
Bryan isacks
Bryan has been the Lead Educator of the Yoga Farm Qigong program since summer 2023. He has guided hundreds of Yoga Farm students through Level 1 Qigong Teacher Training, expanded the program to include Level 2: Advanced Qigong Patterns Teacher Training in January 2025, and most recently added courses in Ba Gua Zhang to our Qigong training program.
Bryan is a certified Foundational instructor in Liang Zhen Pu Ba Gua Zhang, training under the expertise and guidance of his teacher Tom Bisio. When students begin training Ba Gua Zhang under Bryan, they are formally entering a lineage that traces directly back to the founder of the art.
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Isacks has taught medical qigong in the area since 2004, where he developed a qigong curriculum for people in recovery at Cayuga Addiction recovery services. He is certified to teach Bagua Zhang through Internal Arts International.
He has contiually run a high volume acupuncture practice in Trumansburg, NY, specializing in sports medicine and pain management, since 2007. Bryan served on the faculty of the Finger Lakes School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from 2007-2020, where he taught Tui Na (Chinese medical massage) and Qigong.
He has hosted dozens of students and interns who came to learn acupuncture and body work in his clinic and has assisted some of the finest practitioners of East Asian healing arts in the world in teaching Chinese medical massage, qigong, and tui na in Europe, Canada, and the United States.