Elephant was honored to host Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche at Camp Elephant, our HQ in Boulder, Colorado. We discussed how and why to meditate. Rinpoche offered how meditation applies to life—with all its ups and downs by leading us through a practice. Podcast produced by: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events. Watch the recording at youtube.com/elephantjournal. 

The next time you fear you should be smaller, safer, or less shiny—listen to this podcast. In this episode, Waylon discusses the difference between arrogance, false humility, and genuine humility and what we lose when we shrink ourselves just to get along. Produced By: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events. Watch the recording at youtube.com/elephantjournal. 

How to work through burn-out when we’re down. Watch video of recording here. “Ideas & inspirations are lost when we’re burnt out.” ~ Waylon Lewis. Listed as explicit for sexual language. Produced By: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events. 

Craftsmanship, plastic, PVC, bleach, preservatives, Amazon, local, composting—oh my! Produced By: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events. Watch the recording at youtube.com/elephantjournal. 

Elephant Academy presents Tyler Knott Gregson with Waylon Lewis: The craft of Writing on Instagram. In this episode, listeners get an insider's perspective on what it is like to be part of Elephant Journal's Elephant Academy. For more like this: elephantjournal.com/academy. To find Tyler Knott Gregson's work or to get his new book, check out his website or Instagram. Produced By: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events. Watch the recording at youtube.com/elephantjournal. 

“This is about simply facing the music. Looking the man or women in the mirror—feel your own heart and remember to get present in a practical way and stop running away. Then we can be of benefit to this world.” ~ Waylon Lewis. Produced By: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events. Watch the recording at youtube.com/elephantjournal. 

In this episode, Waylon Lewis discusses Carpe Diem or the Buddhist Four Reminders: Death comes without Warning. This body will be a corpse. This Precious Human Life is but a Bubble. Seize the day. Rejoice and be of benefit. Produced By: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events. Watch the recording at youtube.com/elephantjournal. 

In this episode, Waylon Lewis explains that Buddhism is a non-Theistic religion and how this Buddhist idea is applicable in the world of social media, influencers, Hollywood stars and fame. Waylon shares his everyday wisdom on how, instead of idolizing others, we can retain our critical intelligence, trust the principal one, and look for satisfaction inside of our own heart instead of outside of it. Produced By: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events. Watch the recording at youtube.com/elephantjournal. 

When we feel bad, we tend to do things that make us feel worse. In this episode, Waylon Lewis discusses the phenomenon of making a bad situation worse by doing things that perpetuate the cycle—and what we can do to counteract this. Produced By: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events. Watch the recording at youtube.com/elephantjournal. 

Why progressives and Trump fans alike need a soft middle. Produced By: Vanessa Boehm; Music by Adam Agee, recorded live at Walk the Talk Show events.