Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis

Waylon catches up with one of our favorite guests: mindful feng shui expert  Anjie Cho . They discuss methods to welcome the new energy into our homes and lives for 2025 this  Lunar, or Eastern New Year . "On the second new moon after the winter solstice, millions around the world celebrate a holiday known as the Lunar New Year. This year, the momentous occasion falls on January 29th when we say g...

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 cha...

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

Jews have Hanukkah. Christians, Xmas. African-Americans, Kwanzaa. Buddhists? Children's Day. Waylon speaks about the Buddhist holiday of Children's Day ahead of the celebrations on December 21, 2024.

Waylon talks about the importance of embracing and appreciating the seasonality and cold weather as we push back against the effects of climate change. "The cycle of seasons is natural and something to appreciate, not take for granted. This is just a reminder that nice weather can be snowy weather!" ~ Waylon Lewis Read more on Elephant Journal on the topic:  Folks love to say "it's bad weather" wh...

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

Shop local and small! Give nothing?! What it means to give goodness. Read the articles mentioned in the video: https://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/12/elephantjournal-coms-long-awaited-top-10-must-have-green-things-to-buy-for-christmas-list/ https://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/12/how-to-be-rich/  

MAGA/Trump-voting family + Thanksgiving, what's your approach? Politics aren't something we can—or should—put in a private drawer and forget about or overlook. Read the article on Elephant Journal: https://elejrnl.com?p=4103058  

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

The notion of moreover: we can live life—relationships, work, neuroses—from the point of view of lost in it, lost in all the details, that feeling of overwhelm and chaos (we all know that feeling of busyness and inefficiency) or we can live it above the clouds, with clarity, moreover. How to get moreover all of it.

Waylon demonstrates how to use natural hierarchy to uplift your life without being uptight. Many of us have an expectation that spirituality should be pleasant, pretty, affirming. It can be. But it can also be tough, scary, uncomfortable. What it is, most fundamentally, is natural. In harmony with Nature, we learn to abide by its laws. Read the article on Elephant Journal: https://elejrnl.com?p=91...

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...

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 chang...

Waylon (dumb) vs Dr. John Douillard (expert) talk health!   The Ideal Summer Diet According to Ayurveda with Waylon Lewis & Dr. John Douillard. Has Walk the Talk Show been of benefit to your life? Give us a Tip in our Tip Jar.

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 exp...

Selflessness is a path, not a state of perfection. If, along the way, we practice thinking of others, first, we might find our ego's self-concern dissolve. Enjoy Walk the Talk Show? Keep us sustainable. Give us a Tip in our Tip Jar.

Inside this classic Walk the Talk Show conversation, Waylon starts by leading us with a simple meditation and then discusses how to slow down, be present, and mindfully enjoy what's left of summer. Enjoy Walk the Talk Show? Keep us sustainable. Give us a Tip in our Tip Jar.

Why July 4th is more than a party. Thoughtful Dissent & Non-violent Activism is Patriotism: Happy July 4th! Enjoy Walk the Talk Show? Keep us sustainable. 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.

Habitual patterns are so tough—we are stuck with them our whole lives. No matter how much discipline or willpower we exert, they come back. So start small: be gentle with yourself, meditate, relax with multi-tasking…and witness your whole life awaken like an unfolding flower. Try this for one week and let me know how it goes. Enjoy Walk the Talk Show? Keep us sustainable. Give us a Tip in our Tip...

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 this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon shares a simple Buddhist practice that you can do anywhere, anytime . " One of the most wonderful Buddhist instructions for how to become present and available, open, joyful, and genuine, in your life is as simple as this: any time of the day, particularly if you're having a hard time, if you're feeling speedy, if you're feeling exhausted, look...

Waylon chats with Ellie Laks of the beloved animal sanctuaries known as The Gentle Barn, this time about her new book: "Cow Hug Therapy." Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

Waylon speaks about the role of journalism as the pursuit of truth, the trap of "fake news," and how we can all develop our antenna for bullsh*t (including our own) if we pause to examine our sources of "facts."  "Journalism is simply the search for truth, which makes it similar to science. If you're interested in journalism—whether you're liberal or conservative—you're interested in facts, and yo...

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon talks about one thing we can do—every day—to transform our lives for the better.  "The notion of duty, which we talk a lot about in the military realm or public service, or say in my Buddhist upbringing...it's a very un-American word from the point of view of 'we Americans cherish our freedom or independence.' The way we generally think of it i...