Wisdom Tree Institute

09/24/2026

We went Live on YouTube for the first time this morning… and it was a bit of a disaster 😂

Google Chrome on our Mac decided to freeze. Safari didn’t support the we**am. OBS stopped working at the last minute. So we scrambled onto an iPad and went Live on a completely new link, not the one we’d been promoting for the past two weeks.

Then we realized the form we sent out wasn’t working.

And somewhere in the middle of the meditation, the waterfall and chickens in the background decided they also wanted to participate 🐓😂

Here and there, the internet also decided to cut out for 1–2 seconds, so we froze mid-sentence a few times 😂

Somehow… we made it through the Live session.

To everyone who marked this on your calendar, showed up, found the new link, waited patiently, and practiced with us this morning: THANK YOU. We really appreciate your patience with us today. 🙏

We hope you came away with a better understanding of Vital Jing energy - what it is, how we cultivate it, and most importantly, how we begin to feel it.

This is one of the foundational practices in the Art of Chi:

Learn to feel energy.
Learn to build energy.
Learn to direct energy.

Some people feel something on their very first try. For others, it may take several practices before the sensations become clear.

There’s no need to force it.

Drop into stillness.
Bring your awareness into the sensations of your body.
Quiet the mind.
And give your body the space to feel.

If you missed the Live, or got lost somewhere between our broken links and technical chaos 😂, the full recording is now available on our YouTube channel under LIVE: Vital Qi Ball – Introduction to Energy Awareness.

Hopefully next time we can go Live a little more effortlessly… and with fewer bruises. 😅

For now, we’re going to lie down by the river and recover from the morning’s technical adventure.

Thank you again for practicing with us.

See you at the next one. 🙏🌿

09/24/2026

WE ARE LIVE! Join us for the Vital Qi Ball with a special thank you for our Youtube community 🥳

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

09/23/2026

Our marketing assistant took “promote the livestream” task a little too serious… or not serious enough…💀 but she has a point 🤓

✨ Join our last ‘likely’ FREE event of the year with us: VITAL QI BALL - ENERGY AWARENESS
✨ No experience. No preparation. Just bring your hands and a little curiosity.

👀 only 12 hours to go!

❓Still feel unsure ❓only one way to find out.

🗓 Sep 24 - 7 AM GMT+7
Sep 23 - 8 PM EDT / 5 PM PDT

Save the date & hit Notify Me on our YouTube channel right now so you don’t miss it!

Link in stories 😉

See you LIVE 🥳✨🍀🌿

09/23/2026

There are different ways we can understand, cultivate, and work with life force energy.

We begin with the life force within our own body — including the Daoist concepts of prenatal and postnatal Jing — and how practices such as Qi Gong traditionally approach the cultivation and preservation of our vitality.

From there, we explore a more esoteric perspective: the idea of “borrowing” energy through relationships with spiritual or subtle forces, the concept of energetic exchange, and why discernment becomes increasingly important as we move deeper into spiritual practice.

Finally, we look at a very different approach to energy: moving beyond the perception of life force as something finite and cultivating a connection with Source, unity consciousness, non-duality, and the Tao.

This conversation explores:

• Prenatal Jing vs. postnatal Jing
• Life force, Qi, and the Lower Dantian
• Qi Gong and longevity practices
• Borrowing energy and energetic exchange
• Shamanic and esoteric approaches to spiritual energy
• Karma, intention, and personal desire
• Source energy and unity consciousness
• Non-duality, surrender, and Wu Wei
• The relationship between spiritual power and discernment

These are complex topics, and this video offers one framework rather than claiming to represent every spiritual or alchemical tradition.

If you have your own experience cultivating life force, Qi, or Internal Alchemy, share it in the comments. We’d love to hear how these ideas relate to your own practice.

09/23/2026

⭐️ 24 HOURS LEFT ⭐️

Join our Live Practice on Youtube with James JinYao tomorrow and discover how to feel the energy between your hands and activate energy awareness 🫸🏻🫷🏻

Set you reminder now and see you tomorrow!! 💛

👉🏻 Link in Story
Click “Notify Me” to receive notification when we go live 🎥
https://www.youtube.com/live/hXSTIBVxxHI?si=TbQaA9iT0hMU2c3A

09/22/2026

Mark your calendar! ✨

We’re going LIVE on YouTube for a guided Vital Qi Ball practice — an opportunity to experience Qi, develop your energy sensitivity, and practice with us in real time.

Sep 23 · 8 PM EDT
Sep 24 · 7 AM GMT+7

Free & beginner-friendly.
Head to YouTube .108 and hit “Notify Me” so you don’t miss it. 🙏

🔗 Link in stories
https://www.youtube.com/live/hXSTIBVxxHI?si=TbQaA9iT0hMU2c3A

09/21/2026

Have you ever wondered what energy feels like?

Join us live on YouTube for a guided introduction to energy awareness through the Vital Qi Ball.

We’ll practice together and explore how to:

✦ Cultivate and gather Qi between the palms
✦ Develop greater sensitivity to subtle energy
✦ Open the pores and work with absorbing life force
✦ Begin sensing concentrated Qi within different areas of the body

This is a practical, experiential introduction designed for beginners. No previous energy work experience is required.

🔴 VITAL QI BALL — LIVE PRACTICE
with James JinYao

Sep 23 · 8:00 PM EDT | Sep 24 · 7:00 AM GMT+7
60 minutes
YouTube .108
Free to join

Want to practice with us?

Head to our YouTube channel, open the scheduled Live and click “Notify Me” so YouTube reminds you when we begin.

🔗 Link in Stories
https://www.youtube.com/live/hXSTIBVxxHI?si=TbQaA9iT0hMU2c3A

See you live 🙏

09/17/2026

🎥🔴 We’re going LIVE next week!

Have you ever wondered what energy actually feels like - and whether you can learn to feel it for yourself?

Next week, we’ll be hosting a free 45-minute LIVE practice:

☯️ FEEL ENERGY IN YOUR HANDS | VITAL QI BALL – LIVE on YOUTUBE

Rather than just talking about energy, we’ll guide you through a simple practice we use to begin developing energy awareness and sensitivity through the hands.

This is designed especially for beginners. No previous experience with Qigong or energy work is needed. Just come with an open mind and experience it for yourself.

📅 LIVE:
Sep 23 · 8:00 PM EDT
Sep 24 · 7:00 AM GMT+7 / Indochina

Click “Notify Me” on the scheduled Live below so YouTube reminds you when we begin. 🙏

Looking forward to practicing together live!

🔗 bit.ly/4hy6T9C

09/16/2026

🌕 Calling all Art of Chi students!

Join us for our upcoming Harvest Moon: Karmic Contract Release gathering.

📆 Friday, September 25, 2026
⏰ 7:00–9:00 AM (GMT+7 / Vietnam)
🌟 Online via Google Meet

Together, we’ll work with the symbolism of the Harvest Moon to honor what our relationships and experiences have taught us, while releasing energetic cords and karmic contracts that have reached their natural completion.

Through guided energetic practice, we’ll work with transforming lingering attachment, grief, resentment, guilt, anger, and unfinished emotions into understanding, gratitude, compassion, and learning. 🙏

This will be our last AoC group session for the next few months as we shift our focus toward the upcoming in-person training.

Open to all Art of Chi students. ❤️

Check your email for full details + registration form 🌕
Art of Chi | Karmic Release | Cord Cutting | Harvest Moon

09/16/2026

Sexual energy is one of the most overlooked aspects of our health and vitality.

In this video, I share why cultivating our s*xual essence has traditionally been such an important part of both Daoist and Western internal traditions. In Daoism, this is closely connected to Jing — the foundational essence that supports our vitality and can become fuel for creativity, healing, and deeper spiritual cultivation.

Sexual cultivation also goes far beyond s*x. The deeper work is learning how to build this energy, become more connected to it, and eventually direct that raw potential into other areas of our lives.

Stay tune till the end of the video where I share a simple lower Dantian breathing practice you can try to begin cultivating Jing and developing greater awareness of your s*xual energy.

If you're interested in Qigong, Jing Qi Shen, s*xual energy cultivation, Daoist internal alchemy, energy work, or the internal arts, I hope this gives you a useful place to begin.

Sexual energy is one of the most overlooked aspects of our health a...