Wu Wei Wisdom Podcast
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’.
The ancient Taoist principle of wu wei is little understood in the West, and we believe it’s the secret to health and happiness in modern life!
Your hosts are David James Lees, an ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and consultant, and Alexandra Lees, a mindset and business coach.
If you are suffering from emotional pain, stress or depression; struggling with self-criticism or self-doubt; seeking a more satisfying life balance, relationships or career; or searching for a deeper sense of meaning and fulfilment in your life - you are not alone.
We want to help you better understand yourself, regain control of your mind, body, and emotions, and inspire you to reconnect with your true self and purpose.
Each episode blends spiritual and philosophical ideas and insight with our real-life professional experience supporting clients worldwide.
New episodes every Saturday.
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Episodes
384 episodes
Why Anger Keeps You Stuck (And How to Let It Go) | Tao Dialogues
Discover why anger never truly protects you — and how Taoist wisdom helps you finally release resentment, emotional pain, and inner conflict.In this Tao Dialogues episode, discover how resentment, emotional triggers, and replaying...
Reparenting Yourself Gently | A Guided Meditation for Inner Child Healing & Emotional Safety
A calming meditation with gentle Inner Child healing for emotional safety and self-trust - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.In this guided meditation on gentle reparenting and Inner Child healing, we explore how to c...
Reparenting Yourself Without Force: How to Heal the Inner Child Gently
Discover why healing the Inner Child isn’t about controlling yourself harder — but becoming a calm, steady inner presence that creates real emotional safety over time. This is part 3 of our powerful 4-part Inner Child series ...
The Joy Paradox: Why Joy Comes When You Stop Chasing It | Tao Dialogues
The harder you chase joy, the further it slips away - here's why...In this episode of Tao Dialogues, we explore a powerful Taoist truth: joy isn’t something you achieve — it’s something you allow.Most of us are conditioned ...
Tao Te Ching - Verse 4 | Echoes of the Tao: Tao Te Ching In Music | David James Lees
Tao Te Ching Verse 4 – Taoist wisdom and music for inspiration and inner peace, with Taoist Master and teacher David James Lees This is Verse 4 of the Tao Te Ching, brought to life through spoken word and original ambient mus...
Tao Te Ching - Verse 1 | Echoes of the Tao: Tao Te Ching In Music | David James Lees
Tao Te Ching Verse 1 – Taoist wisdom and music for inspiration and inner peace, with Taoist Master and teacher David James Lees This is Verse 1 of the Tao Te Ching, brought to life through spoken word and original ambient mus...
The Tao Te Ching Explained: Ancient Taoist Wisdom for Modern Life (+ Access David's New Books & Music!)
Unlock the Tao Te Ching’s ancient wisdom for calm and clarity in a fast-paced and turbulent modern world, with Taoist Master and teacher David James Lees This timeless Taoist text reveals how to live with balance, pu...
Guided Meditation for Finding Inner Calm and Managing Emotional Triggers
A powerful guided meditation to help you understand emotional triggers and return to inner calm - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.Instead of fighting or suppressing your reactions, this guided meditation practice sh...
Why You Get Triggered So Easily (It’s Not Overreaction — It’s Your Inner Child)
You’re not “too sensitive” — your nervous system is reacting to the past, not the present. Learn why you get emotionally triggered so easily, even in small, everyday situations.This is part 2 of a powerful 4-part Inner Chil...
Why We Repeat the Same Mistakes (Even When We Know Better) | Tao Dialogues
Discover why you keep repeating the same mistakes, and how to break the cycle without pain.In this Tao Dialogues episode, we explore the deeper Taoist wisdom behind repeated patterns, emotional conditioning, and the Inner Child’s ...
Meet Your Inner Child | Guided Meditation for Inner Child Connection
A calming meditation to help you reconnect with your Inner Child and discover clarity and self-compassion through gentle awareness - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.In this guided meditation, you will learn how to g...
Your Inner Child Is Shaping Your Life (Here’s How to Recognise It)
Discover how hidden emotional patterns quietly shape your relationships, work, and self-talk — and why awareness is the first step to real change.This is part 1 of a powerful 4-part Inner Child series for 2026.In this video...
The Strength of Softness | The Taoist Secret to Calm Confidence and True Power | Tao Dialogues
Discover why softness—calm, grounded, and authentic—is often the strongest form of power.In this episode of Tao Dialogues, we explore the strength of softness, a profound Taoist teaching that challenges the modern belief ...
Calm Your Fearful & Anxious Self-Talk | Guided Meditation for Controlling Negative Overthinking
A calming meditation to rewire negative self-talk and replace fear-based thinking with trust, clarity, and self-compassion - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.This guided meditation will help you rewire negative self-...
End Your Toxic Self-Talk | How to Release Limiting Beliefs and Rewire Your Inner Dialogue
Learn how to end toxic self-talk, release limiting beliefs and rewire your inner dialogue with Taoist wisdom and the Golden Thread Process.Are you struggling with harsh, toxic self-talk that you know isn’t true — but stil...
Freedom From Guilt, Shame & Self-Blame | You Are Not on Trial | Tao Dialogues
You were never on trial — guilt, shame, and self-blame are learned illusions, not truth.In this episode of Tao Dialogues, we explore how to end guilt, shame, and self-blame by recognising a powerful truth: you are not on trial.
You Are Worthy of Love - Valentine’s Guided Meditation for Creating Love
You don’t need to earn love — you already are worthy. This guided meditation on self-worth and unconditional love helps you release the belief that love must be earned through performance, perfection, or approval - with Taoist monk and teach...
You Don't Need to Earn Love – How to Break Free From the Conditional Love Trap
Break free from seeking love and approval from others and discover how to reclaim your self-worth without performing, pleasing, or proving anything.Are you still trying to earn love by performing, pleasing, or never makin...
Stillness Before Action: Ending Procrastination Without Force | Tao Dialogues
Procrastination isn’t laziness — it’s a signal calling you back to stillness, clarity, and aligned action.In this episode of Tao Dialogues, we explore the stillness before action — a Taoist approach to ending procrastination and p...
Guided Meditation for Connecting to Your Wise Inner Guide
A guided meditation to reconnect with your wise inner guide and return to calm, clarity, and trust - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.In this guided meditation, we gently reconnect with your wise inner guide (Shen) —...
Whose Voice Are You Living By? Connecting to Your Wise Inner Guide
Explore how early conditioning shapes your inner voice, and how to return to your wise, authentic self.Do you know whose voice is guiding your decisions? In this Life Lesson, we explore how the Inner Child absorbs the beliefs, exp...
The Inner Child's Vow: ''Something Is Wrong With Me!'' | Tao Dialogues
Learn why you believe something is wrong with you or that success feels unsafe — this is the Inner Child vow you never questioned.In this episode of Tao Dialogues, we explore The Inner Child’s vow — an unconscious belief formed in...
Mindful Parenting Meditation — Letting Go of Control and Parenting with Trust and Presence
A calming Taoist meditation to help parents release control and guide their children with trust, presence, and love - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.This mindful parenting meditation invites you to release control,...
The Tao of Parenting: Raising Resilient Children with Trust and Balance
A Taoist guide to parenting with trust instead of fear — so love flows without control, criticism, or comparison.Parenting often pulls us between overprotection and emotional distance — both driven by fear, not love. In this episo...