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7 articles in Tao te Ching
Tao te Ching·2026-03-26
Simplicity, Patience, and Compassion: Sitting With All of Who We Are
The Tao does not take sides — it gives birth to both good and evil. The Master welcomes both saints and sinners. How do we find our way to peace when we carry both light and shadow within us? Through the three treasures of simplicity, patience, and compassion, we learn to sit with all of who we are.
Tao te Ching·2026-03-23
The Gentle Current: How Water's Wisdom Soothes a Strained Nervous System
This article explores how the Tao Te Ching's teaching about water's yielding nature offers profound insights into modern body-mind healing, particularly for nervous system regulation.
Tao te Ching·2026-03-16
The Supreme Good Is Like Water: What the Tao Teaches About True Strength
Water does not compete. It flows to the lowest places, nourishes all things, and never demands recognition. In Chapter 8 of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu reveals that the highest good resembles water and in that teaching lies a profound key to healing, relationships, and inner peace.
Tao te Ching·2026-03-02
The Soft and Supple: Why Flexibility Is the True Strength
Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Lao Tzu's Chapter 76 teaches us that softness is life and rigidity is death — in our bodies, our relationships, and our hearts. How do we learn to bend rather than break?
Tao te Ching·2024-11-01
How Are Taoism and Confucianism Similar and Distinct?
It’s a tricky business, being human. Just the other day, I was speaking with a client—a brilliant woman, a creator, with a heart full of beautiful, wild ideas. I could feel her vibrant energy even through the screen, a shimmering field of
Tao te Ching·2024-10-15
The Primary Teachings of the Tao Te Ching
It’s a tricky business, being human. We long for certainty, for a map. We crave a set of instructions that, if followed precisely, will lead us to a life of ease, joy, and meaning. And so we collect rules, strategies, and five-step plans. We strive,
Tao te Ching·2024-10-01
Ancient Wisdom of the Tao te Ching: An Origin Story
It’s a tricky business, being human. We arrive with our soft animal bodies and wide-open hearts, and then… life happens. We learn the world’s sharp edges, we are handed identities that don’t quite fit, and we are told to be more. We build layers of
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