The advice is as maddening as it is inescapable. It's the default prescription for any tense situation: a blind date, a speech, a job interview. Relax. Act natural. Just be yourself. But when you're ...

It seems almost sacrilegious to move to wine country, and not imbibe, but alcoholic bevs don’t sit well with me, so I find other ways to enjoy, relax and unwind, and to experience the good life.

The concept of wu wei appeared in China about 2,500 years ago in Daoist philosophy. Taoist philosophy is based on the Tao Te King written by Lao Tzu. In this seminal book, Lao Tzu advocates the way of ...

Wu-wei (Chinese: 無為 or wúwéi) is a philosophical concept that literally means "inexertion" or "effortless action." The non-striving mindset of wu-wei is rooted in Confucianism and Taoism (also spelled ...

When athletes experience the state of flow or are in the ‘zone’, they sometimes describe the feeling as one of effortlessness. Although their exertions may feel effortless, what their bodies achieve ...