Teacup of Dao

The art of letting life move you

Why trying to control everything wears you down (and how softening into life’s natural rhythm changes everything)

Aug 3 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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July 2025

How to keep dancing in a world that forgot its music

Why staying true to your spirit matters more than fitting into a world that's lost its rhythm.

Jul 6 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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June 2025

The pathless path

How letting go of plans, labels, and fear leads you to a life more real, free, and alive than anything you could ever plan for

Jun 1 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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May 2025

You’re not tired, you’re spiritually malnourished

Why your exhaustion may have nothing to do with work (and everything to do with your spirit)

May 4 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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4

April 2025

The path that doesn't rush

There’s a kind of growth that doesn’t look like progress but goes far deeper

Apr 27 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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6

The stillness equation

Why doing less uncovers what matters most

Apr 21 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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How waiting for the “right moment” keeps you stuck (and why this one idea could be the answer)

Why you’ll never be ready and why that’s perfect

Apr 14 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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Doing the “right thing” is often wrong

Why trying to fix things makes them worse — and what to do instead

Apr 7 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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March 2025

What if coincidences aren’t random after all?

What if life’s little surprises are trying to tell you something?

Mar 30 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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Rowan Davis

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For those who shape the world: My invitation to Daoist self-mastery

I’m opening the doors to my new Daoist mentorship

Mar 25 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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Trying to find yourself? There’s no one to find

The more you search for yourself, the more lost you'll feel

Mar 23 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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7

Why chasing happiness makes you miserable

The more you search for happiness, the further it runs from you

Mar 16 • 

Zhenya Zerkalenkov

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