Podcast appearances and mentions of waylon lewis

Waylon shares a message with our dear Elephant community about the devastating fires ravaging California right now...and what it means for us. We have to do more than think about taking action. We have to actually do it. “I don't want to completely denigrate good feelings, or love, or caring, but it's just as meaningless as when folks offer thoughts and prayers around gun control. It doesn't change the unfolding reality that is hurting so many people. It was popular on Instagram, TikTok, et cetera, a year or two ago to say that our [personal, eco] changes don't matter. That [environmental damage is] all about rich people—billionaires—and there's a lot of truth to that. But at the same time, we, unlike some of these oligarchs and billionaires, hopefully care. We have to drive this change. We, en masse, are far more powerful than any one billionaire or oligarch.” ~ Waylon Lewis

Waylon welcomes the new year with a message to the Elephant community...and a little honesty for us all to take to heart. He asks: what can you do this year to serve our planet, be kind to yourself, and care about others? “Whatever you can do in this new year is going to be vital. And that includes taking care of yourself.” ~ Waylon Lewis

Waylon talks about living in fear, and why he's making an effort as a journalist to speak to our mindful audience about the facts as they come to light during the Trump presidential transition and beyond. "Don't live in fear, but *do* be aware and do advocate for the world you want to live in." ~ Waylon Lewis

Waylon Lewis lists his favorite books to get the beginner Buddhist, or anyone, started. Bonus: Waylon leads a meditation at the end.

Waylon shares his favorite poem with the Elephant Journal community. Poems can be helpful to us in a spiritual, heartfelt way. But there are also practical, life-helpful poems. And the poem he's sharing today is a practical poem for everyday life, that has been especially helpful for Waylon and his family in recent days. "This poem is a roadmap for a lot of life's challenges in a way that very few are." ~ Waylon Lewis

Waylon talks with Janette Spiezio of Sustainable Haus, a zero-waste store in Summit, New Jersey. Check out her helpful articles on Elephant! "The most inspiring woman you'll want to learn from today!" ~ Waylon Lewis Waylon talks with Janette about: > Keys to successful entrepreneurship and why so many zero-waste shops close > How to actually change society: bottom-up creating more top-down change > Anti-plastic vs. non-toxic > Perfection vs. effort > The power of word of mouth

We don't have to worship Biden to vote for him...because when we vote for him, we're voting for us and we're voting for democracy, and this is our last chance. If that sounds like partisan hyperbole, you're not listening to Trump and his acolyte's own words. And after that debate—lying on one side, goodness and aged exhaustion on the other...I feel a sense of care and sadness for this American experiment: that is, freedom, and democracy. While I said the below before the many and growing calls for his retirement to make space for a new group of candidates, the ethics or values herein apply 100%: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents: Our natural and healthy tendency to become distracted by the daily vicissitudes of life and, is, on the flip side, the result of not treating what is urgent as urgent because we are...distracted.  Has Walk the Talk Show been of benefit to your life? Give us a Tip in our Tip Jar.

Waylon shares his views after the June 27th Presidential debate with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. He also addresses the common comments he, and Elephant Journal, field after sharing political articles and social media posts and why we do what we do.  Hint: it's because we care. Enjoy Walk the Talk Show? Keep us sustainable. Give us a Tip in our Tip Jar.

Waylon & Kelsey, sittin' in a tree…have some big news. In the latest episode of Elephant's long-running, award-winning podcast and video series Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis... Waylon and his beloved, Kelsey, share some big news. They talk through the Buddhist framework they used as they navigated this change to their life paths: outer, inner, and secret.

In the latest episode of Elephant's long-running, award-winning podcast and video series Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, Waylon meets Dain Heer. They speak about (toxic, unhealthy, unkind and genuine, grounded, grownup) masculinity, unrealistic expectations, parenting—about what it means to be a man in today's society.  Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon asks our Elephant Journal community to pick a page in his book “It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life.” A reader picked Chapter 10, and Waylon does an impromptu reading. “If you fill every moment of your day, your brain will burn out. If you allow gaps, your heart will flourish..” ~ Waylon Lewis, Chapter 10: “It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life.” Get Waylon's two books. They make great eco gifts and mindful, hopefully-life-changing reads.

“This is the first generation where we actually know we're destroying the future for all future generations.” ~ Waylon Lewis  Waylon talks about what, environmentally, he wishes he had understood more clearly 10 – 20 years ago. Plastic sucks: “Yet 95% of my own dear friends still waste single-use and fast-fashion plastic every single day.” Caring is difficult…because we risk feeling sad or even despondent…but when we lean into caring it leads to joy, love, empathy, activism, and positive change. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

Waylon asks our Elephant Journal community to pick a page in his book "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life." A reader picked Chapter 18, and Waylon does an impromptu reading.  "Tonglen, the Buddhist meditation practice of 'sending and taking,' gives us a way to work with our (or others') anger, suffering, stress, or heartbreak. Simple yet counter-intuitive, this meditation reverses the flow of ego, easing our silly crazy mopey neurosis and engendering compassion." ~ Waylon Lewis, Chapter 18: "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life." Get Waylon's two books. They make great eco gifts and mindful, hopefully-life-changing reads.

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon asks questions of our Elephant Journal community.  "Hey friends, this is Waylon. I am the founder of Elephant. Normally I'll talk about something mindful, something in the world, something helpful that's of good value to you and your heart and in your daily life. But today I want to try something a little different. I want to touch in with you about Elephant." ~ Waylon Lewis  How long have you read Elephant? What's your favorite thing about Elephant? What would you like to see that you're not getting? Do you listen to Walk the Talk Show? Do you know that you can write on Elephant? Do you subscribe? Do you have the iPhone app? Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In the latest episode of Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, Waylon features Julie and Samantha from Cats Aren't Trophies Colorado. Learn more about CATs and their ballot initiative on their website, here.  Editor's Note: Lotttts of good comments and discussion. A few mean weak ones, but mostly great dialogues between folks who may not agree, and mutual learning. Thank you all! ~ Waylon Lewis Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon talks about Elephant Journal and explains what the heck we're doing here, and why. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In the latest episode of Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, Waylon features his special friend, whom he's been writing about for several months—Kelsey—and they tell their relationship story that brings, hopefully, real hope.  Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon talks about virtue signaling—the notion that annoying people love to annoyingly talk, tweet, or otherwise show off their perfect little values—values they may not actually care about. “It's incumbent on all of us to grow up, examine our hearts—our capacity to care about one another. Nothing's wimpy about that. Nothing's stronger than caring. And nothing's weaker than oppressing others, or being incapable or scared to feel compassion.” ~ Waylon Lewis  Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In the latest episode of Elephant's long-running, award-winning podcast and video series Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, Waylon features Shelia, Sylvia, & Melissa Burlock, authors of My Divine Natural Hair, Inspiration & Tips to love & care for your Crown—about African-descent women's hair, wearing it naturally, celebrating your God-given inherent beauty and learning both practical healthy tips and the history of black women's hair. "We want Black woman to love our hair and the texture of our hair just as much as that wig or that extension, or to love how your hair grows out of your scalp just as much as you would love it when it's permed or straightened. We really want to encourage Black women and girls to start from that place of loving the way your hair grows out of your scalp, and then letting that dictate the different ways that you style your hair." ~ Melissa Burlock Read an excerpt from their book on Elephant Journal: My Divine Natural Hair. ~ Shelia, Sylvia, and Melissa Burlock   *This is a partial conversation. Only Walk the Talk Subscribers get access to full conversations, as you help us continue our work. Watch the rest, and full versions of all our latest videos/podcasts, by becoming a member.

Waylon Lewis reads his book, "Things I Would Like to Do with You," and discusses the Buddhist Notion of Love at the Boulder Book Store in February of 2018. Like the book, the talk is timeless. In his live introduction, Waylon asks himself, “What kind of marriage vow could I possibly take to what kind of person and mean it?” Listen to Waylon read and discuss love and loneliness in modern-day society from a Buddhist point of view. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

How to write on Elephant...and possibly get paid if you rock it. We've had to remove the instant posting feature. If you wanna write on Elephant now, we're basically like an old-fashioned magazine again, only online: Thanks to Google (grrr), no more instant posting. We are not one voice, we're a community. We have caring skilled editors on staff to help you get your article published. Sharing is on you unless it starts going well or we lovvvvve it—then we'll feature it on our Facebook, Instagram, in our Newsletter, Threads, on our home page. elephantjournal.com/post to write your article. Get our free newsletter ...and whenever you read Elephant, you invest in your own mindful life, and help keep indie media alive and thriving. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

Waylon asks a question of the I Ching with the help of longtime Buddhist friend Catherine Pilfrey's easy, fun, and modern new card deck from Shambhala Publications. Have you ever consulted with the I Ching? Learn how to use it to help you navigate change and questions in your life's path. "The I Ching is called The Book of Changes. So it's about how to understand change in our life and how to work with change in our life. And that change is constantly happening." ~ Catherine Pilfrey *This is a partial conversation. Only Walk the Talk Subscribers get access to full conversations, as you help us continue our work. Watch the rest, and full versions of all our latest videos/podcasts, by becoming a member.

Waylon speaks with Emma Hakansson of Collective Fashion Justice, author of Total Ethics Fashion, who reminds us of the full meaning of Ecofashion, one of Elephant's 12 areas of focus since we were a print magazine 22 years back..!  “Total Ethics Fashion is a replacement for a lot of these other ideas about more responsible fashion that we've heard. There's terms like ethical fashion, sustainable fashion, vegan, cruelty-free, slow—all of these words have been used to the point of meaninglessness. They've become greenwashing terms.” ~ Emma Hakansson Read the article on Elephant.  *This is a partial conversation. Only Walk the Talk Subscribers get access to full conversations, as you help us continue our work. Watch the rest, and full versions of all our latest videos/podcasts, by becoming a member.  

In this episode, we're sharing a classic, yet unreleased episode from a 2018 interview with Waylon Lewis and his mentor-from-afar Bo Burlingham, author of one of Waylon's two most-recommended books ever (the other is Pema Chodron, Buddhist author). Bo Burlingham, journalist, business writer for Inc. of many years, is the author of Small Giants, which Waylon calls one of "his favorite Life-Helpful ‪‎Mindful‬ Books." *Sadly, the audio is rough at moments in the recorded video, so we've only provided a clip of the audio as a podcast. For the full conversation in video (free!) with captions, find it on Elephant Journal.  

In this week's Mindful Monday video and podcast, while traveling to visit Mama Lewis in Halifax, Waylon shares 4 mindful travel tips. Bonus mindful traveling tip: I almost never get a phone plan, to get a needed break from using/checking phone, but of course can still use it when on wifi for calls, Google Maps, texting, social/work. ~ Waylon Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In this week's Mindful Monday video and podcast, Waylon shares some friendly Buddhist advice: if you're feeling blue and lonely, remember four things. For more, read the article Waylon references inside the video >> The Most Important Article on Elephant, Ever: Maitri. Want to explore Maitri a little more, free? >> Give your Sweet Self a Gift, from Us For the next few days, I'm offering $75 off the most important path I've ever been able to travel—Maitri: How to Fall in Love with your Sweet Self. ~ Waylon Lewis Join 21 Days with live meetings, community, inspiring study materials, meditation—a fundamental investment in yourself that will last a lifetime.⁠ ⁠   Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In this week's Mindful Monday video and podcast, Waylon discusses something that many of us (ironically) talk a lot about, but perhaps don't act upon. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

Waylon catches up with one of our favorite Walk the Talk Show guests: mindful feng shui expert Anjie Cho. They get into mindful feng shui tips to welcome the new energy into our homes for 2024 this Lunar, or Eastern New Year. Plus, Anjie expands on the meaning of the Dragon and the Wood element so we can better understand and prepare for the coming year. "On February 10th, a lot of the world will celebrate Lunar New Year. It's also called the Spring Festival, and it's a celebration of the Spring. It's when we celebrate that transition, from the previous year to the new year. We're currently in the Year of the Rabbit, so we're just saying goodbye to the Year of the Rabbit and we're welcoming in the Year of the Dragon." ~ Anjie Cho *Please note that this is a partial conversation. Only Subscribers get the full video conversation. Learn more.

Waylon offers his thoughts on the question weighing on the minds of many young-ish environmentally-conscious folks these days: should we have children in an age of climate crisis when the reality of our future looks incredibly unstable and uncertain? "Should we have children in an age of climate crisis? My answer, from a Buddhist point of view, and from an environmental point of view, both, is: maybe. It's yes...if we can have children who will actively care." ~ Waylon Lewis  Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In this episode of Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, Waylon talks with Buddhist teacher and fellow “Dharma Brat” Chandra Easton about her new book, Embodying Tara via Shambhala Publications. They also speak about feminism in Buddhism, auspicious coincidence, and bring some understanding re what's up with “deities” in the non-theistic tradition of Buddhism.  Embodying Tara: Twenty-One Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom is on sale via Shambhala Publications through January 13th with coupon code ETARA30. *Please note that this is a partial conversation. Only Subscribers get the full video conversation. Learn more.

Waylon offers a cheerful New Year's message and reminder about "the only fundamentally important or worthwhile resolution." "I rarely make resolutions, 'cause I don't think they really matter. But if we are going to make one, the only resolution that really matters is a fundamental one—to make friends with ourselves. That's not to say that other resolutions can't be fun, worthwhile, and important—but let's make sure that we're making that fundamental one: to make friends with ourselves, in the new year." ~ Waylon Lewis  Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In this episode of Walk the Talk Show, Waylon talks with Julia Cameron. Author of The Artist's Way, Julia talks about guidance and how we can empower ourselves to seek it, and use it, in our daily lives. She calls it the essential fourth tool of The Artist's Way—though she hasn't spoken much about it since the original book was published. She uses it in her daily life, and now we can as well. “It's a book about guidance, and about the fact that we all have access to a higher power and to wisdom. When I wrote ‘The Artist's Way', I introduced the tool of guidance. I said, it's normal, it's natural. You can do it. Please try it. Then I let it go. And I went for 30 years without mentioning guidance again, even though I was using it all the time.” ~ Julia Cameron *Please note that this is a partial conversation. Only Subscribers get the full video conversation. Learn more.

In this episode of Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, an award-winning video and podcast series hosted by Elephant Journal, Aaron Michael of Earth Love Gardens schools Elephant readers (and Waylon) on how you can love your yard (or windowsill) and our planet. He gives practical, fun tips for gently caring for our yards in an environmentally-responsible way, and reminds us of how we can participate in the healing of our planet, and ourselves, through small, simple choices. "Being disconnected with our earth is behind so many of society's issues. That if we can find that reconnection again with Earth, within ourselves, and with each other—that's what society is missing." ~ Aaron Michael *Please note that this is a partial conversation. Only Subscribers get the full video conversation. Learn more.

Rachelle Robinett of Pharmakon Supernatural schools Waylon Lewis (and all of us) on some herbalism basics: how to determine good quality products, what to look for when buying herbs, common kitchen medicines, and how to get started re: herbalism. "I am hopeful that the future includes one in which Western medicine can be inclusive of herbalism, and vice versa that there's a better balance—because there are times where we need medication, we need surgery, we need the blunter instrument that Western medicine often is. And there's so much herbalism can do in preventative care that'll lessen the burden on the healthcare system." ~ Rachelle Robinett *Please note that this is a partial conversation. Only Subscribers get the full video conversation. Learn more.

“The Smell of Money” is the documentary to watch this holiday season. It'll change your life and the lives of countless others as you do so. Waylon Lewis spoke with writer and producer Jamie Berger. “The Smell of Money” is a feature-length documentary. It follows a community in North Carolina who are up against the world's largest pork corporation, fighting for their rights for clean air, clean water, and just to be able to live free from the stench of animal manure. In particular, it follows a woman named Elsie, the granddaughter of an enslaved man. She lives on property in Eastern North Carolina that has been in her family for generations, since the time of slavery. She goes to school after she grows up there and then comes back to take care of her elderly mother. When she arrives back home, she realizes the farmer next door is spraying animal waste, manure, feces, and urine, onto her elderly mother's home. This starts a journey where she becomes a renowned activist for environmental justice—the fight for equal access to a clean, safe environment, to be able to live on your land, to enjoy your property. She galvanizes this movement in North Carolina that's been going on for more than 30 years, now. The film follows her story and the story of other people like her and people who are fighting alongside her for justice.” ~ Jamie Berger   It's available On Demand via Apple, Google, and YouTube, distributed by The Unreasnble. Learn more here.  Subscribers get the full conversation.

Inspired to keep indie media alive? We need mindful community more than ever: you can write on Elephant, and/or subscribe: elephantjournal.com/subscribe, this Holiday season. "Every Monday, I offer a mindful reminder for our everyday life." ~ Waylon Lewis  We are an independent community-based journalistic outfit. We publish journalism. We also publish personal stories, if you'd like to contribute. You can do that. You can write an article and put it up immediately, for free. Listen to learn more. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

Waylon speaks with Andy Karr, author of Into the Mirror, his new book on Buddhism and our everyday life. "There's a dominant narrative in society...that it's all about stuff. Either stuff to accumulate, knowledge as stuff—whatever you think is the cause of happiness. And what happens is that not all of these things are bad, but that the ignorance of what's happening in your mind when you crave these things is binding you, and deceiving you. You have this thought or this projection or this vision of the thing itself—and we spend all our time chasing after these reflections, or running away from reflections if they're fearful. And if we're caught up in this the reflections are never going to be satisfactory, on the simplest level." ~ Andy Karr Subscribers get the full conversation.

Bravery isn't something to just talk about. Mindful Monday Talks, with Waylon Lewis. “Every Monday, I offer a mindful reminder for our everyday life.” ~ Waylon Lewis  Healing? It'll take being willing to be brave and vulnerable, both—not just cocoon/self-care or arrogant fake positivity. The Buddhist reminder is that healing isn't just about hiding. Healing and hiding can be a helpful stage. We shouldn't have shame around that. But ultimately healing is about opening up and being vulnerable and going out. It can be about both. So, today, I'm going to try to extricate myself from my comfortable little cocoon here at my cozy house and…actually go out. ~ Waylon Lewis Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

I lost…& *why* that's Okay. People all over town, wherever I go, want to have the same conversation. How are you? What happened? Why? Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

Waylon w/Ruth Leah Schwartz on Conscious Relationships. {Part 1} Let's talk about (lesbian and other) relationships, communication, U-hauls and island living with Waylon Lewis and Ruth Leah Schwartz. She'll be back soon for part two and we'll talk sex, and…can we actually grow up and change or are our brains stuck, solid? "I'm biased, but I believe lesbians can have the best relationships on the planet because we can go so deep. We can bond so deeply, have so much emotional intimacy. And I think lesbian relationships require more skill for those exact reasons." ~ Ruth Leah Schwartz Subscribers get the full conversation.

Waylon Lewis is (again) with Elephant pal Gene Baur as they talk about veganism, loveable farm animals, and the inspiring, saving-the-world work Farm Sanctuary is doing. A fun, easy conversation about tough, passionate matters between two mindful, passionate gents.⁠  Subscribers get the full conversation.

Calling for a Cultural Shift: Waylon Lewis (and you!) gets to learn from Jeanine Canty as they speak about her new book Returning the Self to Nature. Read an excerpt of it here: From Individual to Collective Narcissism: a Cultural Shift.​ “The world of the narcissist is not a kind space. Very few people enjoy being around someone who is self-centered, arrogant, volatile, and insincere—probably not even the narcissist.” ~ Jeanine Canty Subscribers get the full conversation.

Waylon Lewis talks with longtime friend David McLaughlin about eco entrepreneurship. David is one of the mindful entrepreneurs behind organic CBD soda company Säti Soda, which supports Conscious Alliance / 1% for the Planet. Learn more about Sati, the benefits of CBD, the challenges of starting an eco company—and how you can invest in their grassroots WeFunder campaign.  "Säti is short for Sativa. Säti means mindfulness in Buddhism. So how do we be the most mindful about what we're doing? How do we treat people? How's our customer service? All of it. We've learned a lot." ~ David McLaughlin

“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” ~ Robert A. Heinlein Let us rest in fierce, active love and compassion. Read more from Waylon Lewis on Elephant Journal on this topic, here. Or, write your own thoughts, reflections, and wisdoms on the topic and share with Elephant's International community at elephantjournal.com/post.

Waylon talks with Stefanie Stevens, founder of Life, Veganized, about transitioning to veganism—and why we might want to make that transition.⁠ Listen as they cover veganism 101, the reason to be vegan not just vegetarian, making a living as a vegan influencer, and some talk about great vegan brands to try. "Going vegan can be intimidating. But it's a wall of fire—step through & it fast becomes easy, healthy, yummy—& full of love." ~ Waylon Lewis⁠ Subscribers get the full conversation.

"Every Monday, I offer a mindful reminder for our everyday life." ~ Waylon Lewis  This week, Waylon talks about the age-old introvert and extrovert "myth." He's addressed this in the past on Walk the Talk Show (give it a listen!). But this time he's got six ways to deal with lots and lots and lots and lots of stress. Subscribers get the full conversation.

Waylon talks with author Melanie Sue Hicks about trauma, travel as service, and how one helped her heal the other. She discusses it fully her in her book, Incongruent: Travel, Trauma, Transformation. Melanie is a longtime supporter of Elephant. Read an excerpt of Incongruent here, on Elephant Journal. Waylon: “So, you're telling the story of the travel, but how does trauma figure into that?” Melanie: “Each stop, each village along the track, harkens back to some sort of life story of mine. Some of them were traumatic, and it was a way to heal from trauma—travel experiences and what life lessons they taught me. I've been traveling and doing service work for 20 years, maybe more like 30. So I had all these amazing stories to choose from, and I chose the ones that seem to naturally fall in line with something from the village or trek.” Subscribers get the full conversation.

Waylon Lewis reflects back on 9/11: How to deal with Loss, & Aggression creates Aggression. *Please note: this is an Elephant Classic video from 2014, reshared because of its continued relevance and timeliness. 

This week, Waylon talks about how to save the world—which is the subject of every comic book, James Bond movie, all that good stuff—but in a peaceful way without having to shoot people, or cause mayhem. Can we save the world…and have a good time doing so? Yes.

This week, Waylon Lewis is with author Dougald Hine of At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics, and All the Other Emergencies, as they talk about climate change and how the hell to think and act about it. Dougald Hine is a social thinker, writer, speaker and the co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project and a school called HOME. "I have spent my adult life talking to people about climate change, and I've never been the guy whose job it is to stand up there with the charts and explain the science of it. I come in when we get into the question of 'what does it mean? How are we changed by this knowledge? What would it take for us to absorb this in a way that looked like taking it seriously, rather than looked like assuming it was a problem that could be fixed and made to go away?'" ~ Dougald Hine Read the full article on Elephant Journal.