Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis

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158. Dust, Clutter, Chi, & Feng Shui. Waylon with author Anjie Cho. Jun 30, 2023

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I sat down with author Anjie Cho on feng shui! This stuff inspires me! 90% of it is easily applicable. "I'm so honored to be here: when I first started as an entrepreneur, I submitted my articles in 2015 and 2016 to Elephant and they're still there. You started posting them and I was like, oh my gosh! What we say doesn't go away. Right? These [articles] are still relevant and I'm not embarrassed of what I wrote. It's full circle." ~ Anjie Cho Read the accompanying article on Elephant Journal.

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157. Mindful Monday—Why Writing is Magical. Jun 26, 2023

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I'm here to talk about writing today. The virtue of writing. We need to open the prison door and let writing out of just being for this limited thing that is called writers. Writing is for anyone with a voice. And that's you, and me. Some people will always tell us we aren't good enough, smart enough, knowledgeable enough. That's their problem. Writing is getting to know our experience—and in so doing—turning it into wisdom that is helpful to self and others. That's what we practice in Elephant Academy. If you've been thinking about joining—take a leap, if so inspired. Summer enrollments end soon.

156. Waylon with inspiring friend Shoshanna Raven on Women's Leadership. Jun 23, 2023

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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 business. I did not have 'Living Brave.' I didn't have my brand. I just had words and experiences and emotions that I wanted to share through writing.

Writing was a vessel for me to really learn who I was, and then be able to impact people with my words. Elephant was one of the first places that I ever wrote." ~ Shoshanna Raven

Read the accompanying article on Elephant Journal.

155. Mindful Monday—Waylon with Buddhist teacher Tara Brach. Jun 19, 2023

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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 in community—and stretching beyond those spaces of safety to connect with others.

Tara is a co-founder of Cloud Sangha. Find out more about their offerings and RSVP for a free open house session to explore human connection and foster a sense of belonging.

"...stretching to be vulnerable. Stretching to quiet our own minds so we can listen to each other. Stretching to speak with those that we don't agree with because we really can include each other and learn from each other." ~ Tara Brach

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154. Waylon with Buddhist Tara Brach on Loneliness & Relationships. Jun 15, 2023

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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 into the root causes of the current epidemic of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection.

Tara Brach is a meditation teacher, psychologist and author of several books including international bestselling Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion and Trusting the Gold. Her popular weekly podcast on emotional healing and spiritual awakening is downloaded 3 million times a month. Along with Jack Kornfield, Tara leads the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP), and is a co-founder of Cloud Sangha.

Find out more about Cloud Sangha and RSVP for a free open house session to explore human connection and foster a sense of belonging.

153. It's more Fun to Care…than to Ignore & Break this Planet that we all Need. ~ Waylon Lewis Jun 12, 2023

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This week Waylon hopes that our recent natural disasters and toxic wildfire smoke will help folks to wake up and make necessary changes.

"We've had toxic wildfires and wildfire smoke here in Boulder for maybe 10 years. It's really unhealthy, it's awful for businesses. Right now, today, New York and most of Canada is going through what we've gone through for many years. It's good to see it on the cover of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Here I am at my local café thinking maybe people will wake up…." ~ Waylon Lewis

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152. Waylon with Rachelle Robinett, functional herbalist & founder of Pharmakon. Jun 10, 2023

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Waylon talks with Rachelle Robinett on…Herbs, Wellness 101, Healthy Traveling, Doughnuts, Coffee, Maintaining a sense of Delight, & her Final Frontier (for now). ⁠⁠

"You can guide people into a healthy place. But of course, there's also a ton of capitalization on trends with the wrong motivations for quick sales." ~ Rachelle Robinett

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151. I wrote something vulnerable & he told me to shut it. Here's my reply. ~ Waylon Jun 06, 2023

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So the other day I wrote something sweet and vulnerable and open and…clearly annoying…and a longtime Buddhist pal laughed at me and told me to shut it.

Read the accompanying article on Elephant Journal.

150. Waylon features Sam Schacher on the Here4theKids Gun Violence Protest in Colorado! Jun 03, 2023

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Waylon talks with co-host and managing editor of Daily Blast Live, Sam Schacher, on gun violence—& doing something helpful about it. {Video & Podcast}

Sam and Waylon talk over gun safety—and if you're in Colorado, join her (and thousands of others) on June 5th. Listen to the conversation for what's at stake.

On June 5th, the organization Here 4 The Kids is starting a national movement, beginning in Colorado.

Read the accompanying article on Elephant Journal.

149. Where is the toxic smoke coming from? Really? ~ Waylon Lewis May 29, 2023

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This week on Mindful Monday, Waylon addresses the evironmental impacts of our choices.

The quote he was trying and failing to properly recall: "Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money." ~ Cree Indian Prophecy

Read the accompanying article on Elephant Journal.

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