Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis

11/06/2025

I am not a minimalist. I don’t value empty rooms. I don’t like clutter, either. I like a cozy, spacious, bright, cheerful home.

I am not a minimalist. I don't value empty rooms. I don't like clutter, either. I like a cozy, spacious, bright, cheerful home.

27/05/2025

“If we want there to be peace in the world, then we have to take responsibility when our own hearts and minds harden and close. We have to be brave enough to soften what is rigid, to find the soft spot and stay with it. We have to have that kind of courage and take that kind of responsibility. That’s true spiritual warriorship. That’s the true practice of peace.” ~ Pema Chödrön

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26/05/2025

On watching a rained-on but not -out Bolder Boulder Memorial Day race, this year of our Lord Trump.

Something about the rain only made the Bolder Boulder more special. Running through obstacles, having fun through it, a mass of humanity coming together in nomadic community in a world split by greed ...

16/05/2025

Putting my home sweet home on Zillow...after working to make it fun and eco for a family for so many years...feels like a passing. Will someone steward it, or erase its charm?

The house became a home. And now it's on Zillow. The funny thing about selling a house, if it’s a home, a home sweet home, is you have a relationship with that house. ​And seeing it on Zillow is...

09/05/2025

Waylon talks about Mother's Day and Motherhood with his own Mama, Linda, and his wife, Kelsey.

They discuss the Buddhist perspective on Motherhood, the meditation practice of Tonglen (which traditionally starts with a Mother figure), and Kelsey shares how she likes to spend Mother's Day, while Linda shares stories of Mother's Day with Waylon when he was growing up.

Anyone who has been unconditionally kind to your life, Mother's Day is for them, and hopefully that was your mom.

25/04/2025

A narcissist is shameless. In Defense (of the capacity to feel a little bit) of Shame.

In this episode of the Walk the Talk Show Podcast, Waylon discusses a three step approach to dealing with the feeling of shame:

11/04/2025

Waylon discusses what we can do when we’re overwhelmed with overwhelm.
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22/03/2025

"...people are running from themselves and they use the busy-ness of their lives as an excuse to avoid having to actually live their own life. We are terrified of who we actually are, terrified of the inner space that is the basis of the human experience."

It’s better to take our time than trade a job well done for hasty speediness. Busy can be good! Chaos can be delightful (and hard on our egos). But busy-ness…not so much—and our never-ending que...

06/03/2025

"Sweet"

Waylon offers a message directly to those who identify with MAHA, aka, Make America Healthy Again, a political platform and slogan used by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

04/03/2025

Meditation and mindfulness not only *can* help us continue to show up, care, and be at peace with ourselves and these times—they *do* help.

Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news. ~ Chögyam Trungpa Waylon Lewis leads Shamata meditation instruction at Camp elephant (our HQ) during Boulder Startup Week. Meditation is a practice y...

26/02/2025

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25/02/2025

What to do if you own a Tesla, plus a link to a magnet we like:

I bought my Tesla 6 years ago. It was the most Made in America car that I could buy. It was also more environmental, etc. It was the future. 10% of Boulder probably owns a Tesla. ~ a comment What to...