Wu Wei Wisdom Podcast

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Wu Wei Wisdom Podcast episodes

October 23The Power of Doing Less (What Taoism Teaches About Effort)
What if doing less could actually help you live better?
In this episode, we explore the Taoist principle of wu wei and why constant striving, over-efforting and productivity pressure can lead to burnout, emotional exhaustion and disconnection. Discover how Taoism reframes rest, simplicity and stillness as essential parts of a balanced life, rather than signs of laziness or lack of ambition. Learn the difference between effortless action and passive avoidance, and how slowing your pace, simplifying commitments and reducing unnecessary effort can create greater clarity, effectiveness and inner peace. By reconnecting with natural rhythms, you can move beyond constant busyness and begin living with more balance, presence and fulfilment.
With your hosts, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher) and Alexandra Lees (mindset and business coach).
Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
How to Live in the Now (Enjoy the Power of the Present Moment) https://youtu.be/NTXPQfrfQr4?si=-0k2byumciD01cgW
How to Live in Flow (Mastering Wu Wei) https://youtu.be/fx6QHdFazQ4?si=jHXfpk3VXLA5CuHg
Our GOLDEN THREAD PROCESS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIAsS_wgdRN7QGBKIk54sbyD
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
Music by Earth Tree Healing
Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
23 min
October 16Why You Keep Seeking Reassurance (And How to Finally Feel Secure) | Tao Dialogues
Why does the comfort of reassurance and validation from others never seem to last?
In this Tao Dialogues episode, discover why the constant need for reassurance, approval, and validation may stem from deeper beliefs about safety, love, and self-worth. Drawing on Taoist wisdom and Inner Child work, we explore how reassurance seeking can become a cycle of anxiety, people-pleasing and emotional dependence, and why lasting security must ultimately come from within. Learn how to question the beliefs behind insecurity, reconnect with your authentic Shen and respond to difficult emotions with greater truth, clarity and self-awareness. As you stop asking the outside world to prove your worth, you can begin creating a calmer, more authentic sense of inner safety and emotional freedom.
Read the blog post that inspired this episode: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/p/unborrowed-inner-safety [first blog post on this page]
Our Tao Dialogues are powerful yet gentle teachings about authenticity, spirituality and finding emotional balance and flow in everyday life. These spoken-word episodes draw from David James Lees’ practice as a Taoist monk and teacher, and expand upon popular posts on ‘David’s Journal’, his Substack blog.
You can subscribe to David’s Journal here: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
TAO DIALOGUES PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICamFP2zMyey3KGTnfm2aUq&si=AW_ZOUeldKv3nHhF
LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zID3yxrdCbbZFuKHCwgV6qhX&si=9yNvhZaaUGvRWMOe
INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing
23 min
October 09Guided Meditation to Stop Giving Too Much & Protect Your Energy
A calming meditation to help you stop overgiving, release the guilt and let your qi energy flow - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.
This Taoist meditation will help you step out of people-pleasing, over-responsibility and the need for approval, while reconnecting with your intrinsic self-worth. Through gentle breathing, Inner Child work, healthy boundaries and the wisdom of wu wei, you’ll learn to give from kindness without abandoning your own needs. Return to greater emotional balance, self-respect and inner peace as you allow your Shen to guide you and your qi to flow more freely.
⚠️ PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS MEDITATION WHILE DRIVING OR OPERATING MACHINERY
This meditation can be practised daily or whenever you need it.
Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Other teachings and guided meditations you may enjoy:
When You Give Too Much (People Pleasing & Self Sacrifice Explained) https://youtu.be/kiZPVUCNt0I?si=nKVrNjrVH6uxb8O3
GUIDED MEDITATION PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIA12P7BftG6a18lIWFDjL35&si=bWWub6YyoZpXhFub
INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq&si=7TkslLfvthRWePOI
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing
28 min
October 02Why You Give Too Much (People Pleasing and Self-Sacrifice Explained)
Discover why people pleasing and overgiving leave you drained and how to set healthy boundaries.
Do you often feel emotionally exhausted after helping others, managing relationships, or constantly being “the strong one”? In this episode, we explore why overgiving, people-pleasing and emotional suppression can quietly drain your energy and disconnect you from yourself. Discover how Taoist wisdom teaches healthy emotional boundaries, balance without aggression, and a calmer way to care for others without abandoning yourself.
With your hosts, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher) and Alexandra Lees (mindset and business coach).
Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zID3yxrdCbbZFuKHCwgV6qhX
Our INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
Music by Earth Tree Healing
Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
26 min
September 25How to Love Someone Without Losing Yourself | Tao Dialogues
Learn how to love deeply without abandoning yourself.
How do you love someone without losing yourself? In this episode of Tao Dialogues, we explore authentic love, healthy boundaries, self-love and relationships through the wisdom of Taoism and the Inner Child. Discover why love without truth can become self-abandonment, how boundaries can strengthen relationships and how to move beyond people-pleasing, emotional bargaining and fear of rejection.
Read the blog post that inspired this episode: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/p/familiaritys-false-shelter [second blog post on this page]
Our Tao Dialogues are powerful yet gentle teachings about authenticity, spirituality and finding emotional balance and flow in everyday life. These spoken-word episodes draw from David James Lees’ practice as a Taoist monk and teacher, and expand upon popular posts on ‘David’s Journal’, his Substack blog.
You can subscribe to David’s Journal here: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
TAO DIALOGUES PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICamFP2zMyey3KGTnfm2aUq&si=AW_ZOUeldKv3nHhF
LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zID3yxrdCbbZFuKHCwgV6qhX&si=9yNvhZaaUGvRWMOe
INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing
16 min
September 18Guided Meditation for True Fulfilment (Find Your Peace & Purpose)
Discover true fulfilment, inner peace and emotional balance through this calming guided meditation - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.
In this meditation, you’ll be guided to release striving, comparison, and the need to prove your worth; reconnect with your authentic self; and remember that fulfilment does not come from achievement or external validation. Through gentle breathing, Taoist philosophy and powerful affirmations, we explore how to live with greater meaning, harmony and self-worth.
✨ You are already enough. Your peace comes from within.
⚠️ PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS MEDITATION WHILE DRIVING OR OPERATING MACHINERY
Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Other teachings and guided meditations you may enjoy:
GUIDED MEDITATION PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIA12P7BftG6a18lIWFDjL35&si=bWWub6YyoZpXhFub
INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq&si=7TkslLfvthRWePOI
Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing
27 min
September 11Why Success Stops Feeling Meaningful (The Taoist View of Fulfilment)
What happens when you achieve the success you worked so hard for, yet still feel empty? Taoist wisdom reveals why achievement alone can never create lasting fulfilment.
In this episode, we explore why success can stop feeling meaningful and what Taoist wisdom teaches us about genuine happiness, purpose and fulfilment. Discover why chasing achievement, status and external validation can lead to burnout, emptiness and disconnection, even when life looks successful from the outside. Learn how to redefine success, reconnect with your values and purpose, and cultivate greater inner peace, gratitude, presence and balance.
With your hosts, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher) and Alexandra Lees (mindset and business coach).
Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
Our INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
SHEN (THE SPIRITUAL SELF) PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIBmp50wYcmU7jCBLp1Qvl-j
Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
Music by Earth Tree Healing
Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
22 min
September 04How to Stop Self-Sabotaging and Start Trusting Yourself | Tao Dialogues
Self-sabotage isn’t a lack of discipline—it often begins with an old belief you’ve learned to trust. Discover how Taoist wisdom can help you break the cycle and rebuild trust in yourself.
In this episode of Tao Dialogues, we explore how to stop self-sabotaging and start trusting yourself through the wisdom of Taoism and Inner Child healing. Discover how limiting beliefs, fear, perfectionism and old childhood patterns can drive self-sabotaging behaviour and how the Golden Thread Process can help you uncover the beliefs beneath those patterns. Learn to recognise the difference between the fearful voice of the Inner Child and the quiet wisdom of Shen, rebuild self-trust, and return to truth, honesty and integrity. Through authentic living, we can stop fighting ourselves and begin flowing more naturally with life.
Read the blog post that inspired this episode: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/p/regret-without-ruin (third post on this page)
Our Tao Dialogues are powerful yet gentle teachings about authenticity, spirituality and finding emotional balance and flow in everyday life. These spoken-word episodes draw from David James Lees’ practice as a Taoist monk and teacher, and expand upon popular posts on ‘David’s Journal’, his Substack blog.
You can subscribe to David’s Journal here: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
TAO DIALOGUES PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICamFP2zMyey3KGTnfm2aUq&si=AW_ZOUeldKv3nHhF
SHEN (THE SPIRITUAL SELF) PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIBmp50wYcmU7jCBLp1Qvl-j
INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing
20 min
August 28Guided Meditation to Heal Rejection | Let Go of Validation & Find Inner Peace
Rejection does not define your worth. This guided meditation will help you release the need for external validation, heal rejection wounds and return to inner peace - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.
In this guided meditation for rejection and self-worth, discover how to let go of the need for approval, overcome people-pleasing and reconnect with your true value. Drawing on Taoist philosophy and Inner Child healing practices, this calming meditation explores how rejection can become redirection—and why your worth can never be given or taken away by another person. Release external validation, self-doubt and fear of rejection as you build self-acceptance, inner peace, emotional resilience and trust in yourself and the flow of life.
⚠️ PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS MEDITATION WHILE DRIVING OR OPERATING MACHINERY
Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Other teachings and guided meditations you may enjoy:
GUIDED MEDITATION PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIA12P7BftG6a18lIWFDjL35&si=bWWub6YyoZpXhFub
LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zID3yxrdCbbZFuKHCwgV6qhX&si=-zdah_z6MiSZIl0t
Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing
32 min
August 21The Taoist Way to Handle Rejection (Without Losing Yourself)
Rejection hurts—but it doesn’t define your worth. Discover the Taoist way to stop chasing validation, let go with dignity, and find peace when life says no.
Discover why rejection can trigger self-doubt, childhood wounds, fear of abandonment and people-pleasing—and how to stop seeking external validation or trying to force people and situations to align.
Learn how non-attachment, self-acceptance and wu wei can help you process rejection, protect your self-worth and emotional wellbeing, and trust that sometimes rejection is redirection towards a more authentic path.
With your hosts, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher) and Alexandra Lees (mindset and business coach).
Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
Our INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zID3yxrdCbbZFuKHCwgV6qhX
Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
Music by Earth Tree Healing
Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
22 min

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The Wu Wei Wisdom Podcast is a weekly conversation about life challenges and life lessons, emotional and spiritual health issues, and tools to help you live in effortless flow - ‘wu wei’.

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