qigong 101
QIGONG IS A PATH TO NOURISHING LIFE.
Qigong, or “energy work,” is a time-tested method of cultivating physical and mental well-being.
This movement methodology comes from China and has been developed and perfected over generations through multiple disciplines, including medicine, martial arts, Taoist and Buddhist practices, and Chinese philosophy.
Qigong is based on principles that can be quickly learned and integrated into movement and daily life. Through a sequence of exercises, we explore how to combine posture, breath, and focused intention. Once this foundation has been established, we learn to utilize balance, flexibility, and strength through the six harmonies. This is like learning an alphabet of movement. Eventually, we are able to use this alphabet to create beautiful compositions of movement that have been practiced for thousands of years.
In Qigong 101, we lay the foundations for a lifetime of movement exploration. We focus on the core principles of correct posture, correct breathing, focused intention, and moving with the six harmonies. This serves as the root for all movement patterns and practices in every qigong system we teach.
Qigong 101 includes:
Introduction to Chinese Philosophy
Exploration of Qi and the Benefits of Qigong
Foundational Posture
Foundational Breathing
Introduction to Movement: The Six Harmonies
Wave Hands Like Clouds Practice
YFI is a Yoga Alliance continuing education provider and this Course is worth 10 CEU hours.
INterested in further training?
Here at Yoga Farm Ithaca, we teach multiple different authentic qigong sets based on these
principles. Complete Qigong 101 at your own pace, and if you want to deepen your own practice
and/or learn to teach others, join us for an upcoming teacher training.
Level 1 Training Includes:
☀ Ba Duan Jin/ Eight Pieces of Brocade
☀ Five Element Qigong
☀ Shaolin Yi Yin Jing/ Sinew Tendon Changing Classic
☀ Six Qi Cultivation Exercises
☀ Yang Tai Ji Quan Neigong
Level 2 Training Includes:
☀ Shaolin Nei Gong
☀ Tian Gan/ Heavenly Stem Exercises
☀ Walking Patterns
☀ Five Animal Play
Yoga Farm Ithaca is a nonprofit charitable, 501c3 organization. Being a nonprofit enables us to stay committed to a vision of a healthier world as we believe that yoga & wellness should be a right rather than a privilege.
We have guided thousands of students all around the world through our 200, 300 & 500 hour immersions, & have over 700 5-star reviews from graduates on the Yoga Alliance
Now, the next step in the evolution of the teaching and practice of QiGong is here.
Are you ready?
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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 training, teaching, and practicing acupuncture, Oriental medicine, and qigong in the Finger Lakes for over twenty years.
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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.