Awaken the Three Treasures Within
For months, Susan couldn’t shake the feeling.
She was doing all the “right” things. She ate clean, walked every morning, practiced gratitude daily—but inside, something felt… off.
Her energy would spike and crash unpredictably. Her sleep was shallow. She’d forget names mid-conversation, then feel embarrassed. And some mornings, she’d just stare at her cup of tea, wondering if the spark she used to feel was gone for good.
Everyone around her chalked it up to age.
“You’re probably just going through a transition,” her doctor said. “Totally normal," and offered her a prescription. Her friends nodded and shared their own stories of slowing down.
But Susan wasn’t ready to slowly fade away.
Something inside her knew there had to be another way that didn't involve pills.
A deeper solution... something that worked from within.
That’s when she found the Three Treasures.
When these Three Treasures are in balance, you feel alive and "in your purpose." Centered. Clear. Calm.
You don’t just “get through the day”... you move through it with purpose and grace.
But when they’re depleted (as they often are in today’s fast-paced world), you feel scattered. Dull. Disconnected. Even if your bloodwork is “fine,” you don’t feel fine.
This is what Susan had been experiencing. She wasn’t just tired. She wasn't connected to the Three Treasures within—power, passion, and purpose.
Her friends laughed when she told them she was doing this weird "Qi Gong" thing to connect to her "Three Treasures."
But she stuck with it. Each gentle movement… each breath… and each moment of awareness helped restore her energy at the source.
She wasn’t pushing herself harder; she was finally listening to what her body really needed.
And within a few weeks, her sleep deepened. Her mind felt sharper. Her mood lifted.
She laughed more easily. Her joints moved more freely. And perhaps most surprising of all... she felt a renewed sense of spiritual clarity, like the clouds had finally lifted.
Her spark was back, and her friends could all see it.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, three vital energies govern our health, energy, and spirit:
Jing — your foundational life force (like the wax in a candle)
Qi — your active, moving energy (like the flame)
Shen — your spirit, presence, and emotional vitality (the light you shine)
What Susan learned was a guided, step-by-step way to rebalance and refuel each of these three treasures.
And now, you can receive the same guidance to activate your Three Treasures, live and online with Lee Holden.
Whether you’re seeking more energy, emotional balance, or spiritual clarity, the Three Treasures Online Course is a gentle, accessible way to unlock your natural vitality at the deepest level.
This course is your invitation to reconnect with the deepest energies that shape your health, mood, and vitality.
Inside, you’ll learn how to cultivate and harmonize your Jing (life force), Qi (vital energy), and Shen (spiritual presence)—so you can move through life with clarity, calm, and a deep sense of purpose.
Through guided Qi Gong flows, meditations, and teachings from Master teacher Lee Holden, you’ll learn how to restore your energy at the source—and stay connected to the essence of who you are.
Jing is your essence. It’s solid, like ice. It is form, and can be seen by the naked eye. It is your cells and DNA. Its energy center is located in your abdomen (Lower Dantien)
Qi is your vitality. It’s elusive and flowing, like water. It is formless and fluid. Its energy center is located in the chest (Middle Dantien)
Shen is your higher consciousness and energy of the mind. Even more elusive than Qi, it is like vapor. It is formless. Its energy center is located in the head (Upper Dantien)
You search for meaning in all the right places… but still feel like something essential is missing
You follow the path you were taught to take, yet wonder if it’s really yours
You sense there’s more to who you are… but can’t quite touch it
You feel emotionally scattered or spiritually foggy, unsure how to return to center
You try to stay busy, hoping productivity will create purpose
You question your decisions, your direction, and sometimes even your worth
You drift through your days without feeling deeply connected to why you’re here
You wake up feeling clear, steady, and genuinely rested, your energy no longer scattered or depleted
You feel emotions as they move through you… without getting stuck or swept away by them
You handle stress with calm, rooted in the strength of your essence and inner alignment
You reconnect with who you truly are beneath the noise, pressure, and expectations of daily life
You trust yourself and your path forward, guided by a deeper sense of inner knowing
You find joy in quiet moments because you’re finally present enough to feel them
You make aligned decisions with confidence, as your body, heart, and spirit move as one
Explore the inner forces that shape your life through guided practice, Taoist philosophy, and reflection.
You’ll learn how to sense these energies directly, awaken them intentionally, and use them to reconnect with your body, your heart, and your inner knowing.
You’ll walk away with a true framework for understanding yourself on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. This understanding will help you live a life that is deeply fulfilling, enriching, and connected to your purpose.
For thousands of years, Taoist masters worked with the Three Treasures not just to improve health, but to answer life’s biggest questions.
Not just for health, but for clarity, direction, and a deep connection to the heart of who we are.
In today’s fast-paced world, where it’s easy to lose touch with yourself, these teachings offer something rare: a way to return home…
...to the grounded, wise, and vibrant self that’s always been there beneath the noise.
In this course, you’ll explore three deceptively simple questions drawn from Taoist wisdom, each one aligned with one of the Three Treasures:
Where am I? (Jing) — Begin with your body, your breath, and your presence. Come into the here and now.
What do I want? (Qi) — Listen for the quiet stirrings of your energy and emotions. Let your desires come from within, not the world around you.
Who am I? (Shen) — Connect with your spirit, your deepest knowing. Remember what’s always been true.
These questions are doorways that can help you shift your entire way of being from the inside out. When asked with presence and answered with intention, you'll find an entirely new universe within.
Your body carries more than movement and sensation; it holds your essence, emotions, and spirit.
Through gently guided movement and quiet meditation, you’ll begin to feel how your body holds your history, your wisdom, and your potential.
You’ll notice the subtle ways energy moves (or gets stuck), how emotions rise and pass, and how clarity emerges when you let go of the struggle.
As you build awareness, your body becomes a guide… revealing patterns, insights, and a deeper connection to who you truly are.
This course includes guided Qi Gong flows, breathwork, and meditations that awaken and balance your Three Treasures: Jing, Qi, and Shen.
Each practice is simple, accessible, and designed to help you feel what’s always been within you.
Foundational techniques like the Microcosmic Orbit help you sense and circulate energy throughout your body, leaving you feeling centered, alive, and connected.
Through repetition, stillness, and flow, you'll begin to sense a quieter kind of knowing… one that rises from 14 billion years of energetic wisdom in the making.
You resonate with the feeling that something’s “off” or “missing” in your life, and you want a real energetic framework to explore life's deeper questions
You want to understand yourself not just through journaling and talk therapy, but through meditation, self-reflection, energy work, and embodiment practices
You’re ready to explore Taoist teachings not just as ideas in class, but as embodied truths
You’ve done Five Elements, have a daily Qi Gong practice, or take other classes with Lee, and you want to go deeper into who you are, not just how to feel better
Meet past students as they describe their journey with the Three Treasures in their own words. They’ll share how the work shifted their energy, mindset... and ultimately, their lives.
"Every day I have Three Treasures practices in my schedule."
"[The Three Treasures] really helped me shift from the physical to the deeper, astral layer."
"I didn't have any expectations. I just knew the deeper I went into it, the better I felt."
"You don't need the Five Elements to do The Three Treasures. The Three Treasures are more of a self-discovery journey."
Lee is an internationally known master Qi Gong instructor and an expert in making ancient wisdom applicable to modern life. He is also a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and successful author. He has been featured on American Public Television and on select PBS stations throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Through his DVDs, Public Broadcasting specials, classes, workshops, courses, and teacher certification program, Lee has helped tens of thousands of students discover Qi Gong, heal from injury and disease, slow their aging process, maximize their energy, and feel better than they ever have before.
“I feel happier than I can ever remember and the happiness is coming from within, not related to any outside circumstances (other than practicing qigong every day!); my visualizations/intentions get easier, more creative and beautiful with each practice (I have struggled with visualizing energy for decades of practice as an energy healer and massage therapist!) and best of all… when something bad happens, I don’t get upset, I observe it, go into deep breathing and just take care of it without drama. I don’t find myself getting easily irritated anymore, and the stress and inflammation are just melting away from the places they have been chronically stored.”
“Life is so much better when you have plenty of energy and vitality. Everything is brighter and easier.”
“The blessings have been continually unfolding daily, and with the support, encouragement, commitment to my personal Qigong practices and your ongoing classes and training materials, has all helped give me this limitless potential to flow through the multiple obstacles popping up in front of me. As I bend and flex and allow the mind and body to gracefully, peacefully navigate around the constant onslaught of obstacles, I am much more resilient in times of intense stress. It seems the world is in this state of chaos, and each individual with unique challenges. The storms swirl around, and occasionally we get caught up in these vortexes, it is the most important time of all of our lives to find our grounding, reach upward towards the light of our true “being”
"I would like to express my deep gratitude that 'Lee Qi ' has brought into my life. I had been through severe anxiety and depression because of my life situations. I've been doing two hours of Qi gong since September almost every day and here's my shift. I feel good in my mind, the negative thoughts are easily transforming to compost and I'm sleeping so deep. I have more energy. I'm eating happily. Please accept my deepest gratitude. Thank you for this huge transformation with such ease and comfort in just four months."
"Lee’s workshop was deeply moving. It felt as if so much gentle, shifting, internal work was going on; channels opening, releasing and healing movement happening. This feeling of being transported and rooted at the same time, all parts moving in graceful synchronicity, with such a deep feeling of well-being and connectedness to our inner self, to Lee, and to all who participated, seemed to be our individual and collective experience."
"I made a choice 10 years ago to take an energy healing class. Before that I had been deeply depressed, suicidal, addicted to Ativan and struggling to find help. The therapeutic model was not working for me and was keeping me in a state of PTSD and trauma. It took a lot of work for me to go out of the house and be around people.
Holden Qi Gong, Lee and all of the work you are doing is a huge part of this major healing that I am experiencing right now.
My heart is so full of gratitude for you all, for the wonderful work you are doing to share these amazing teachings with the world. Please know you are making a huge difference in so many lives especially during these times of fear and unrest."
Lee is a master teacher and I have learned so much from all, I especially love when he goes in depth in a workshop or course.
"Ten minutes after the class my knee and foot started throbbing with chi energy. It seemed to be melting tension after about 5 minutes the intensity stopped and all the years of pain washed away. I could feel the layers go like peeling of layers of rust. This was such an amazing spiritual experience. I realized there is so much love out there so please thank Lee for showing it to me. My life changed after that session. I realized so many things, one being I’m not in control of anything unless I listen to the Universe."
Five Elements focuses on mental and emotional well-being. Three Treasures progresses into a more spiritual practice.
It’s about diving deeper into the meaning of your life. Why are you here, and what are you meant to do? It helps to address the essence of who you are.
If the Five Elements are the map that guides you through your inner landscape, the Three Treasures are the inner resources that carry you through it.
Where Five Elements is more condition-specific, like "What do I do about this anxiety?” The Three Treasures focuses on the larger questions in life, like “Why am I here?”
If the Five Elements are the master key to a more fulfilling Qi Gong practice, the Three Treasures are the key to a more fulfilling life.
The complete Three Treasures Online Course. Over 40 hours of lectures, discussions, meditations, breathwork, Qi Gong routines, and more.
Lifetime access. Return to the material, deepen your understanding and sharpen your skills… whenever you wish
Invite-Only Online Community: Get access to our invite-only Three Treasures online community
We want to make sure you get what you expect in this course. If you choose not to continue, simply let our team know within 30 days of your purchase, and we’ll refund you the full amount.
Yes, the Three Treasures course is suitable for beginners. While having a small amount of experience is helpful, it is not necessary to understand the material.
If you’ve already studied the Three Treasures in-depth, parts of this course may feel like a refresher. That said, many experienced students find new insights, deeper connections, and “aha” moments through Lee’s teaching style. If anything in the course description sparked curiosity, chances are there’s something here for you.
This course is for Holden QiGong students who want to live their lives more deeply aligned with meaning and purpose. It’s also for people who feel they understand themselves and their place, and they are fascinated by the mysteries of the energies they are quite literally made of, and want to explore them on a deeper level. If you've studied the Three Treasures extensively before, this will be a powerful review… but will likely cover familiar topics and routines.
In many Holden QiGong courses, you learn powerful movement practices that support your physical health, emotional well-being, and energetic balance. The Three Treasures Online Course goes deeper by unpacking the core energies behind those practices—Jing (essence), Qi (life force), and Shen (spirit). Through guided teachings, experiential exercises, and reflection, you’ll develop a framework for understanding how these energies flow within you—and how to harmonize them in daily life. Whether you're brand new to Three Treasures, or you’re already familiar, this course offers a unique opportunity to explore the invisible forces behind your practice and connect more deeply to your authentic self.
You’re already into the Three Treasures, that’s great! If you know the Three Treasure framework and associated practices, some of what you’ll learn will be review. However, this course is rooted in the Holden QiGong method: making ancient wisdom applicable to Westerners in the modern day.
Nope! However, Lee says it can be helpful to have some familiarity with the Three Treasures, but it’s not required. That said, if you’ve done Five Elements, have a daily Qi Gong practice, or have taken some (or many) classes with Lee, this is a great course for you. Lee will take you much deeper to help you understand yourself at your core. (Five Elements is not a prerequisite for this course).
If you’ve been following Lee’s routines, this course takes your practice to the next level. You’ll finally understand the energy you carry and how Qi Gong impacts this energy. Once you learn more about what you’re made of, you’ll be able to transform these energies when needed through Qi Gong.
Not at all. This course is heavily weighted toward lecture, discussion, and meditation. There will be plenty of time to rest and be seated. The Qi Gong movements in this course are gentle and adaptable. Many students practice while seated or modify routines to suit their bodies.
Yes! While Lee teaches the movements standing, most exercises can be modified to be done seated. Just listen to your body, adjust as needed, and you’ll still get the energetic benefits of the practice.
Yes. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, let us know within 30 days of your purchase and we’ll issue you a refund immediately.
The Three Treasures is the second 8 weeks of the 16-week Tier 1 Certification curriculum. It’s a required course that gives you 40 of the 200 hours you need for Tier 1 certification, and it sets a powerful foundation for everything that follows.
If we haven’t answered your question on this page, please contact our support team by emailing us at [email protected]. Please keep in mind that we are a small team and receive a high volume of emails, so we appreciate your patience while we get back to you.
The complete Three Treasures Online Course. Over 40 hours of lectures, discussions, meditations, breathwork, Qi Gong routines, and more.
Lifetime access. Return to the material, deepen your understanding and sharpen your skills… whenever you wish
Invite-Only Online Community: Get access to our invite-only Three Treasures online community
We want to make sure you get what you expect in this course. If you choose not to continue, simply let our team know within 30 days of your purchase, and we’ll refund you the full amount.
