Solo hīkoi (walk) in Kā Tiritiri-o-te-moana (Southern Alps) Overnight Solo (2025)🌄 Solo hīkoi (walk) in Kā Tiritiri-o-te-moana (Southern Alps) Last weekend I took a solo overnight hikoi into Kā Tiritiri-o-te-moana — the sacred spine of Te Waipounamu (South Island) of Aotearoa New Zealand. One night, no cutlery, no distractions, just me and the land. There’s a deep peace in walking where the only sound is your breath and the wind across alpine lakes. These mountains aren't a box to tick — they're tapu (sacred), alive, and endlessly humbling. This shorter public version. 🎥 Full experience + extras for the Patreon crew: https://www.patreon.com/subtledream Kia ora, greetings, I am Kai J., a visual storyteller and founder of Subtledream Productions. I partner with changemakers and do-gooders to amplify their voices. My passion lies in capturing the heart of every story—whether it’s a grassroots community project, a corporate mission, or a transformative event. From filming earthquake rebuild projects in the mountains of Nepal, to supporting students in the jungles of Ecuador, to documenting food resilience in the community gardens of Aotearoa New Zealand - you can count on me to capture the action, listen deeply, and help your vision reach a larger audience through the power of storytelling. YouTube is a new playground for me to share, play, and show up courageously, and attract the global soul-tribe to build community and belonging. YouTube: @subtledreamYT Instagram: https://instagram.com/subtledream/ Website: https://subtledream.com/
Aotearoa NZ: Intro Earthbuilding Workshop by Iza (2024)
Aotearoa NZ: Centre for the Great Turning - "Integrating Peak Experiences" (2024)
Aotearoa NZ: Centre for the Great Turning - "Courting the Wild Natural One" (2024)
Montana: Nature and Connection at Feathered Pipe Ranch (2023)
Daniel Healing Arts: Myofascial Massage Course (2023)
Julien & Felicia Wedding (2022)
Conscious Impact Volunteer Video (2020)
Ecuador: Regeneration Field Institute (2022)
The Feathered Pipe Experience (2021)Feathered Pipe Ranchhttps://featheredpipe.com/
Feathered Pipe Ranch - Fly Through feat. India Supera (2023)
Cassandra & Alex Wedding (2021)
Planetary Permaculture with Vandana Shiva (2020)
Permaculture Education with Geoff Lawton & Delvin Solkinson (2020)
Permaculture In Service with Rosemary Morrow (2020)
Nepal: Okhreni-Gobre Trek (2019)
Nepal: Tomo x Travel Cooking Workshop (2019)
Nepal: Conscious Impact - Earthbag Dome Build (2019)
Nepal: Conscious Impact - Our Story, Our Vision (2019)
Pomponio Beach, California Adventure (2019)
The Story of Illumination Learning Studio (2019)
Illumination Learning Studio - Preschool (2018)
Joshua Tree over Winter Solstice (2018)
Yushin & Andrew Wedding (2018)
Aotearoa NZ: Food Resilience in Ōtautahi Christchurch (2018)
Caterpillar Crysallis Metamorphosis (2018)
Aotearoa NZ: Cameron Hut (2017)
Nepal: The Power of Coffee in a Rural Community (2017)
Nepal: Conscious Impact - Meet Shyam: A Coffee Farmer (2018)Conscious Impact sat down and interviewed Shyam Katuwal about farming organic coffee. He discusses rural agriculture development, poverty reduction, and community development. #MoreThanATreeVideography: Kai J. LeeInterview & Translation: Bryce Tanner, Sunita Pandey, Alyson SagalaEditing: Alyson Sagala
Nepal: Conscious Impact - Yoga for Nepal (2018)
Mac & Audrey Wedding (2018)
The School of Wonder (2017)Concept and production: Marta PascualFilming: Alex AllauxEditing: Kai J. Lee"The School of Wonder is developing a curriculum of experiences, tools, games, languages and approaches that cultivate the human skills that our children might need. This curriculum is aimed to help children develop empathy with other kids and adults, and with themselves, and invite them to play with their imagination to solve challenges and try new things. We want to help kids navigate the uncertainties of the future and empower them to help in the regeneration of the planet and the reconnection of Humankind in the 21st Century."
Women's March Poem by Alyson Noele (2017)In collaboration with the extremely talented and empowering Alyson Noele in solidarity with the #WomensMarch happening all over the globe. ✊✊ Share the love, empowerment, and unity with those you love and stand with too. 💛Words and performance : Alyson Noele Sagala (http://www.alysonnoele.com)Music : Chris Zabriskie - "Cylinder Nine" via FreeMusicArchive.org#WomensMarch #WomensMarchGlobal #WomensMarch2017 #WomensRightsAreHumanRights
Nepal: Reflections as Education Lead by Alyson (2016)Alyson Noele Sagala, our education lead, reflects on her past 7 months living and working in Takure, Nepal. Conscious Impact is looking for more volunteers to come help teach primary school students in rural Nepal, so if you are interested please contact us through http://www.consciousimpact.orgVideography by Kai J. Lee (@subtledream) and editing by Alyson herself.
Superhuman - A Tribute to the PNW (2016)This video is a tribute. A tribute to wild places, friends, adventures, and to Seattle, my primary homebase for the past year and a half. I am thankful for wilderness, where we are able to unplug and recharge by an entirely different yet distinctively energizing way. Through time in nature, whether alone or in the quality company of friends, I have been a witness and admirer of the beautiful land and life that surrounds the Pacific Northwest through all 4 seasons. I am grateful for flowing water, for the elements, and for the indigenous peoples as well as environmental groups that have preserved this land for generations upon generations to enjoy. I hope this time-lapse video invokes a sense of wonder of our immense natural world, and inspires the exploration, respect, and preservation of wild places. To say that it is difficult to distill the dozens of journeys and 60,000+ images in the Cascades, Olympics, and Puget Sound into just 3 minutes and 38 seconds, is most certainly an understatement. This video is the essence and result of hundreds upon hundreds of hours of planning, travel, hiking, hauling and setting up the equipment, dialing in the perfect settings, sleeping under the stars, (trying to) stay warm, fighting off mosquitoes, and nearly the same amount of time and attention in meticulously compiling it all together. Immense gratitude to all for a beautiful year and a half together in the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy, and do share this with anyone who also loves the great outdoors. Photography, concept, and editing: Kai J. Lee @subtledreamMusic: Andrew Bayer feat. Asbjørn - Super Human - LISTEN: soundcloud.com/andrewbayer/super-human BUY HERE: po.st/bDoAndroidsDream
Thailand: GROW - Grace Refuge Outreach Worldwide (2014)Vision: To rescue at risk children and youth who are targets of the sex trade industry, by supporting, educating, and providing them with a safe place to live, grow, and learn about Christ. http://grow-worldwide.comPersonal note: This is a story of FeenFaa Sumitra and her adopted children in Thailand. A story of compassion and of greed, of love and of neglect - the widespread issue of physical and sexual abuse of children are far too often untold, and to say that the short as well as long-term effects are serious would be an absolute understatement.I crossed paths with Faa and her friends in Thailand 2 months ago while hitchhiking at a national park just outside Chiang Mai. Their fascinating upbringing in a native Ahka hill tribe village and equally inspiring personal stories made it impossible not to visit their rural homes, nestled in the cloud forests of northern Thailand, off the grid, and more self-sustaining than any "civilized" western cities I have come across. I later had the opportunity to meet the children and staff of G.R.O.W., and spent several days living, playing, laughing, listening, and documenting the tremendous progress, vision, and love they have for one another, and for God.Special thanks: Faa - for her dedication and unmatched perseveranceGnetahn - for his videography tips and sound conditioningthe Studers - for their quality company and constant life inspirations
An Organic Farm Bicycle Tour (2013)