Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis
Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis about walking our talk—every day, in every moment. It ain’t about being perfect. Waylon Lewis, founder of Elephant Journal, talks about everyday Buddhism, meditation, eco-actions large and small, and features conversations with leading mindful thought leaders, both famous and overlooked.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 295
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
174. Mindful Monday—Even Extroverts get Tired. ~ Waylon Lewis
"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…
173. Waylon Lewis w/ Melanie Sue Hicks on Trauma, Travel as Service, & her book “Incongruent.”
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.
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172. Mindful Monday—Waylon Lewis on 9/11.
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 …
171. Waylon talks with Kevin Faul of Conway Electric—a Quality, “Made in USA,” Eco Company.
This week Waylon talks with his longtime pal from afar Kevin of Conway Electric, a quality, made in USA, eco-minded company doing the right thing the hard way—making gorgeous products that contribute…
170. Mindful Monday—“How to save the world & have a good time doing so.” ~ Waylon Lewis
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 mayh…
169. Waylon Lewis & author Dougald Hine talk about everyone’s Favorite subject in the Entire World.
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 cli…
168. Bri Wenke with Waylon Lewis on Making Art, Feminism, & Taking off our Armor.
Waylon talks with artist Bri Wenke about art, feminism, community, and “taking off our armor.”
Bri is a contemporary figurative painter and installation artist with work that often evokes strength in…
167. Mindful Monday—“We have only to listen to one another.” ~ Waylon Lewis
Waylon asks—can we talk with one another? Can we listen to one another? We’re more powerful, less rigid, than we think we are.
“This is just a reminder that we can breathe. We can be a little more po…
166. "When the Buddha Needs Therapy": Waylon talks with pal & author Keith Martin-Smith.
Waylon talks with Keith Martin-Smith about being a writer, addressing attachement and ego, his new book, When the Buddha Needs Therapy.
As Keith says, no human being can awaken what they can't see.
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165. Waylon with Marianne Williamson: Serving our World vs. Selfish Spirituality.
164. Why we Celebrate Birthdays in the Buddhist Tradition. ~ Waylon Lewis
Let this be a little encouragement for you to honor this finite, precious life and every moment in it.
Waylon Lewis on Birthdays:
“Whether life is short or long, every day we have is precious. Mark …
163. Waylon & Buddhist Sharon Salzberg talk about “Real Life.”
Waylon talks with Sharon Salzberg about her new book, Real Life, her aspirations for our world, and their mutual passion for voting and being an active, caring citizen.
Sharon is a longtime friend of…
162. Waylon w/entrepreneur Adam Carney: Functional Medicine, via Wisdom Health.
Waylon talks with Adam Carney of Wisdom Medicine and EAST+WEST Yoga and they talk about, well, a little bit of everything: functional medicine, chronic illness, telemedicine, entrepreneurship, leader…
160. A meditation retreat in the pitch black dark? Waylon w/Scott Berman of Sky Cave Retreats.
Waylon gets wowed by Scott Berman of Sky Cave Retreats. Just…watch…it’s unique (understatement) and inspiring and earthy and healing.
“There’s this period of novelty where it’s just like, ‘Wow, this …
159. A 2-Second Meditation. (Really!) ~ Waylon Lewis
“Sometimes, often all we have to do is pause and really look for two seconds.
Maybe…three.
And, as Buddhis…
157. Mindful Monday—Why Writing is Magical.
156. Waylon with inspiring friend Shoshanna Raven on Women’s Leadership.
Waylon with his inspiring friend Shoshanna Raven on…women’s leadership, pre-judgement, optimism/caring, balance, and Living Brave.
“I want to say thank you because when we met, I did not have a busin…
155. Mindful Monday—Waylon with Buddhist teacher Tara Brach.
This week Waylon chats with meditation teacher, psychologist, and (sometimes Elephant author) and author Tara Brach.
They talk broken hearts, loneliness, living with integrity, exploring safe spaces …
154. Waylon with Buddhist Tara Brach on Loneliness & Relationships.
Waylon Lewis talks with guiding meditation teacher, psychologist and author Tara Brach. They speak about loneliness, the need for social connection, and the importance of relationships by diving int…