Comments on: How to Eat an Elephant, Part 3: Getting beyond “Naked yoga.”

By: Merle Aderman

Merle Aderman — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:19:41 +0000

I have used for weeks the effect is excellent

By: Jennifer Monk

Jennifer Monk — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:21:37 +0000

I am glad that there is naked yoga. It will help us all let go of that fact that it does not matter.

By: How to Eat an Elephant pt 4: When the Choir Rebels- Cameron Burgess | elephant journal

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:39:04 +0000

[...] spent two days hot-housing with Waylon and then opening up both him and elephant to (lots of) feedback from the community, I feel compelled to offer him the deepest of [...]

By: elephantjournal

elephantjournal — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:11:43 +0000

Thanks for the question, Evocateur. The house, or home, is indeed important to me. Growing up, all my mom and I had was a home. No TV, no car. And it was a great life. Home is important to me, it's the platform on which to build a family and a life.

It's not 2500 square feet. The bedrooms are 10×10, which is why it was affordable (relatively speaking, in Boulder context). My staff has worked here off and on, using the space. It's downtown, so I can bike.

I don't get roommates because I work all the time, and even two roommates wouldn't help with my mortgage, which was 100%—I had $500 in the account when I bought the house.

No one should have to open themselves up to such inquiry, I'm doing it by choice, as transparency is something I believe in, so there you have it. Enjoy.

By: cameron burgess

cameron burgess — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:00:04 +0000

perfect – a voice of clarity amongst the banshees

By: cameron burgess

cameron burgess — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:57:41 +0000

Thanks Nancy – constructive, helpful and insightful. We've been discussing how to create a more sophisticated way of presenting both content and ads so that visitors from around the world will gain access to what's most useful to them.

'recycling' content is an editorial issue – however 'link journalism' is a fairly common way for blogs to share their goodwill and content with each other.

thanks for taking the time to consider your response before posting

By: cameron burgess

cameron burgess — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:54:48 +0000

not really in keeping with the parameters for the requested comments ….. however, Waylon has the same rights as anyone to seek to hang on to their home. Our discussions included the benefit of keeping the house as an office for the journal – a function it will need to meet as we expand the business over the coming months.

This post, and the process we've been going through has nothing to do with pity – it's about exercising intelligence in order to achieve a mission.

simple as that

By: Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:02:32 +0000

Namaste, dear friend.

By: Evocateur

Evocateur — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:08:19 +0000

Just wanted to point out the big quiet "elephant" sitting in the corner of the room:

Is this really a question about saving a great indy media outlet online?
or
Is this about saving a 2500 sq. foot 3 bedroom home lived in by a nice guy who can't afford it and refuses to get room mates?

It seems that the decision is really Waylon's;

Save you House or Save the Journal.

Idiot Compassion is not becoming of any of us nor should Waylon be supportive of such pity.

By: Nancy Alder

Nancy Alder — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:18:09 +0000

I wonder what everyone thinks they are accomplishing by bashing Waylon personally and Elephant Journal in general. Let's face it folks, even if there are things that they could do differently, the EJ crew has provided thought provoking and fun articles for all of us. So how about some positive feedback instead?

Here's my two cents: I think Waylon does a fabulous job with the viral/virtual getting the word out through Twitter and Facebook. But, outside of my small cybershala no one I know has heard of EJ. Most of my friends are yogis or eco-sensitive people yet this great resource is MIA in their world. I think the first thing that needs to be done is figure out how to get the word out to those folks who are not as social media savvy. Many eco folks do not spend lots of time on the computer, let's face it: they are outside or attempting to save the planet. How can we reach them?

I also think that having guest bloggers is fantastic. As someone who contributes to EJ, I think it's a wonderful way to get a broader perspective and also enhance the readership. There are definitely people I know who now read EJ b/c I sent my articles to them. I love Waylon's input, that's what got me to EJ. The humor and irreverance combined with serious committment to all things eco/yoga/health/Buddhism is fantastic. Yet some of my favorite posts are by guest bloggers. Don't do the solo thing yet W!

I think the advertising is great, but also very local. If you wish you reach a broader audience I'd highly recommend courting more businesses such as prAna which tend to repost your blog posts on their Fb site (thus spreading the word). I love the Boulder coverage, but as someone outside of CO I tend to overlook it, as I do the ads for things that are local to you. I realize this is easier said than done, but just a suggestion.

Finally, the only thing about EJ I'm really not a fan of is the recyling of information I've seen on other blogs/sites. I realize there's a need for content (and that I need to write some articles STAT ), but I tend to go to the original source rather than reading it here. For example, if there is an article on Bikram on http://www.yogadork.com , I will go there first and if I then see it tweeted on EJ I find it a bit repetitive. Fact of the matter is that EJ is cutting edge, but reusing articles, or refurbishing articles by someone else isn't good for them. More fresh stuff please.

Overall I think it's a great source, Waylon's a fantastic figure head and generally a sweet guy. Keep it up and keep the comments nice folks. Really.