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236. Sue Van Raes teaches Waylon how to Eat (Nachos).

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - April 26, 2024 17:17 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
Waylon talks with long-time friend Sue Van Raes about mindful eating, staying in the present moment, traveling, our personal food stories, and just eating the nachos.  Her new book, “Food and Freedom,” is out now! "We can look back at our lives, look back at our stories...and we all have our f...

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235. How to go into a difficult situation.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - April 22, 2024 08:07 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
Waylon discusses how to approach a difficult situation and gives examples from his own life, hoping that they'll connect with you and your life and that this here little podcast can be of some small benefit to your dear heart. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

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234. Dain Heer on "What Masculinity *Is.*"

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - April 18, 2024 18:53 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 t...

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233. Waylon reads Chapter 10 of “It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life.”

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - April 15, 2024 07:01 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 bu...

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232. "95% of my own dear friends still waste single-use & fast fashion plastic every single day." ~ Waylon Lewis

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - April 13, 2024 14:52 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
“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 singl...

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231. Waylon reads Chapter 18 of “It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life.”

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - April 08, 2024 07:19 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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...

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230. Three points on “Elephant’s coverage” of Israel-Palestine War Crimes.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - April 04, 2024 17:31 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
Waylon addresses comments Readers have made about Elephant’s coverage of the Israel-Palestine war crimes with three points. “I am not the voice of Elephant. I am the steward of Elephant and you can write on Elephant anytime. Why is that important? Because there are so many people who know so m...

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229. Questions for You! ~ from Waylon Lewis, Founder of Elephant.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - April 01, 2024 07:02 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 ...

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228. Trophy Hunting & Trapping Mountain Lions & Bobcats with “Cats Aren’t Trophies Colorado.”

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - March 29, 2024 16:25 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 mos...

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227. What is Elephant Journal? ~ Waylon Lewis, founder.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - March 25, 2024 07:10 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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.

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226. Waylon intros Kelsey, & they share their Love Story.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - March 22, 2024 22:20 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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.

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225. In Defense of good “Clickbait."

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - March 17, 2024 07:05 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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.

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224. Boulder High Schooler Anya Hoth talks w/ Waylon about how we can all be Eco.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - March 15, 2024 20:41 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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....

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223. Virtue Signaling can be a Good Thing. ~ Waylon Lewis

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - March 11, 2024 07:52 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 hea...

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222. Shelia, Sylvia, & Melissa Burlock, authors of "My Divine Natural Hair" on celebrating African-descent Hair. With Waylon Lewis.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - March 08, 2024 16:46 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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...

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221. Let’s talk about Love, Sex, Relationships, Loss & Loneliness from a Buddhist point of view.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - March 04, 2024 07:18 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 wh...

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220. How to Write (& get $$$) on Elephant Journal in 2024. ~ Waylon Lewis

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - February 26, 2024 07:05 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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...

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219. Catherine Pilfrey & Waylon Lewis consult the I Ching Oracle.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - February 22, 2024 22:25 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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. "...

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218. Why you should only buy 5 new Fashion items a year. [Emma Hakansson w/ Waylon Lewis]

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - February 16, 2024 17:15 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 othe...

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217. The Basic Goodness that you Possess, whether you know it or not.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - February 13, 2024 21:23 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 ...

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216. Waylon w/Bo Burlingham re “Small Giants”—mindful Entrepreneurship.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - February 10, 2024 16:47 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 fo...

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215. Four Mindful Travel Tips to take Home with You. ~ Waylon Lewis

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - February 05, 2024 08:56 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 c...

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214. What to do if (when) you feel Sad, & even Depressed. ~ Waylon Lewis

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - January 29, 2024 08:47 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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...

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213. Chef Vasta on Vegan/Plant-Based, Mindful Cooking Tips {+ Recipe} with Waylon.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - January 26, 2024 21:22 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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.  ...

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212. This one's Especially for you, White Males. ~ Waylon Lewis

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - January 22, 2024 10:03 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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.

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211. How to get ready: The Year of the Wood Dragon is nearly here. (Feng Shui Expert Anjie Cho with Waylon Lewis).

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - January 20, 2024 17:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 elemen...

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210. Should we have Children in an age of Climate Crisis? ~ Waylon Lewis

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - January 15, 2024 07:29 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 clima...

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209. Lopon Chandra Easton on Feminism in Buddhism + Tara, the Goddess of Compassion.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - January 12, 2024 20:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 r...

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208. A Cheerful New Year's Message for 2024 from Waylon Lewis.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - January 08, 2024 07:59 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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...

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207. Julia Cameron of Morning Pages & “The Artist’s Way” fame talks Guidance with Waylon Lewis.

Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis - January 04, 2024 16:13 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
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 a...