Elephant Journal: The Mindful Life With Waylon

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 goes on the defensive...for good “clickbait”…as opposed to lying, fooling, toxic clickbait. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

Waylon features fellow Boulderite and high school senior Anya Hoth about how we can all live an “ecofolks” lifestyle. They talk over living zero waste, eco transportation, how environmentalism is related to our health, if voting matters, and how parents can inspire their children to give a care.  Waylon: “I don’t want to sound like old people everywhere, but how old are you..?” Anya: “I’m 18! I would like to talk about the potency of changing our actions to help the climate in this dire and gloomy doomy time.” Waylon: “Yeah. Everyone’s kind of depressed. We don’t know what to do. We kind of hope the president or the king or the emperor of the universe takes care of stuff. And a lot of us do “eco” things like you and I in our own life, but we often hear that doing things is pointless and doesn’t matter.” Anya: “Everyone working together really needs to happen. You need to think wide-scale and say, ‘Hey, it’s not just Boulder working on this problem. It’s all the counties in Denver, all the counties outside of

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   *T

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.

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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 week’s Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon talks about something we all naturally have.  “This is basic: Basic Goodness. You have it. Beneath all of our good and not so great qualities, there it is. Reconnect with it by simply appreciating your world.” ~ Waylon Lewis Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

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.

Rwandan Chef Vasta Muhimpundu of Iwacu Flavors talks with Waylon about vegan cooking tips.  “Cook with love. Do not rush cooking. Cooking is not meant to be rushed—and I think that’s something Americans do in general. No: take your time.” ~ Vasta Muhimpundu Read the article on Elephant.  *Please note that this is a partial conversation. Only Subscribers get the full video conversation. Learn more.  

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.