“Elephant is not* a Yoga Blog.”
by Jessica Durivage on Jul 9, 2011
“It is motivating to me to be able to bring in more people who are passionate about politics and social activism.” ~Waylon Lewis speaking about the future of elephant
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Boulder. Now: New Era Colorado & Congressman Jared Polis host: A Birthday Celebration for Waylon Lewis.
by New Era News on Jul 7, 2011
You are cordially invited to A special 37th birthday celebration for Waylon Lewis in support of New Era Colorado. New Era registered more new voters in Colorado than any other organization in 2008 and 2010. We’re all about engaging youth in our political process, to create a healthier, happier society. With special guest Congressman Jared [...]
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No WiFi?! Meditate. ~ Alli Barocas
by elephantjournal.com on Jul 6, 2011
All too often we take pride in how busy we are. It is as if the less time we have for leisure, the more we consider ourselves hard-working people leading worthwhile lives…
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In the Beginning… There Was Bob. ((LIVE)) Radio w/ Waylon Lewis and Bob Weisenberg
by Jessica Durivage on Jul 6, 2011
Meeting for the first time this Friday! Where is My Guru Show will air LIVE from Mountain Pose Festival at Copper Mountain where we will interview Elephant Journal’s founder, Waylon Lewis (haha! Other side of the mic there buddy!) and Bob Weisenberg, Yoga Editor for Elephant Journal.
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How to Communicate with Your Dog (VIDEO)
by Jessica Durivage on Jul 4, 2011
Here is a conversation between Redford and Waylon about why he likes to chase hot b*tches around so much.
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Memoirs of a yoga festival virgin
by Chelsea Roff on Jun 21, 2011
Are yoga festivals just a bunch of yogis getting together to let loose and party under the guise of spiritual and professional development? One yogini discovers the true meaning of community at the Hanuman Festival.
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Last Day of Hanuman Festival & Waylon Lewis Shows Signs of Actual Gratitude & Appreciation. (VIDEO)
by Jessica Durivage on Jun 20, 2011
Even Waylon Lewis (who openly hates joy, love and open hearted-ness) got a little teary eyed at the end.
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Personal highlights from Hanuman Festival’s Ambassador. (Monkeys & Elephants & Redford, oh my).
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 19, 2011
Seane Corn, Waylon Lewis, mosh pit (well, not quite), Boulder Theater, Hanuman Festival. I was honored to serve as Hanuman’s Ambassador, teach a meditation class, host a Walk the Talk Show with Seane Corn, MC Yogi…and emcee the final Elevation Celebration—which actually had great, thoroughly danceable music and of course a joyous, open community. ~ [...]
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Hanuman Festival – Day 3: MC Yogi Goes Apesh*t & Kathryn Budig gets Waylon Lewis-fied
by Jessica Durivage on Jun 19, 2011
More magical monkey spottings, teachers share what Hauman means to them, Kasey conducts and um…. interesting interview with Kathryn Budig who sounds strangely like Waylon Lewis and MC Yogi goes ape shit. Enjoy! Jai Hanuman!
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Walk the Talk – Seane Corn, MC Yogi, Global Glue Love Stunt and Hanuman Founders
by Jessica Durivage on Jun 18, 2011
Walking the Talk with Waylon Lewis and friends: Seane Corn, MC Yogi, Yoga Slackers and Hanuman Founders
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Hanuman Monkeys Jumping Everywhere, Bikes, Doggies & Bad Voice Overs!
by Jessica Durivage on Jun 18, 2011
Boulder will have the whole world chanting Jai Hauman faster than you can you can find a micro-brewery in the mountains.
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Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis: Seane Corn, MC Yogi, Acro Yoga: Hanuman Festival.
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 15, 2011
We are excited to have MC Yogi, yoga inspired hip hop artist, join us this weekend…
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ARE YOU READY TO #SHOWME YOURHANUMAN?
by Jessica Durivage on Jun 14, 2011
We get locked down in our studios and our practices and this is not what yoga wants us to do. Yoga wants us to unite. It’s huge for our community
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It’s Really F*cking Hard to Stick Together.
by Jessica Durivage on Jun 13, 2011
There was a time when you fell in love, you made a commitment and you stuck with it. Times are different now. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. We just need to pay close attention.
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Dharma Brat, Zen Archery & Flower Arranging.
by Jessica Durivage on Jun 7, 2011
“Boulder is one of the Manhattans of the mindful life, it is the Grand Central Station of the mindful life, so it is fantastic that all of these people are not going to just touch in for a couple of hours, but really be here for four days.” – Waylon Lewis
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How elephant journal turned a leather jacket-wearing, Mustang-driving, corn-fed beef consuming Iowa hick into a…
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 30, 2011
I like yoga. Wait, cross that out. I love yoga? Yeah, I love yoga.
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Animals close up, with an HD lens. ~ Joe Yeoman
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 17, 2011
To avoid any backlash, I intend this article to show the extreme beauty of Kenya. Hopefully you will enjoy these HD photos of endangered, majestic, and peaceful animals and their environment….
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Don’t Work For Waylon Lewis—He’s a Mindful Monster! ~ Joe Yeoman
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 16, 2011
While in the office the other day, Waylon just snapped. He turned toward me and mimed a choke hold. I felt like I was in Star Wars, again…
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Yoga Culture’s Response to Japan’s Earthquake: 5 Reactions
by yoga 2.0 lab on Mar 29, 2011
We’ve watched the catastrophe expose our values, worldviews, and hopes with great clarity…
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Apparently, sitting down to eat a meal with friends or family is vital, fun, healthy.
by Walk The Talk Show on Mar 23, 2011
Walk the Talk Show w Waylon Lewis: Laurie David (Family Dinner, Inconvenient Truth) & Mallika Chopra @ Natural Products Expo West. Apparently, sitting down to eat a meal with friends or family is vital, fun, healthy. One idol, one true friend, one video:
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ABC: Always Be Creating…
by Dylan Barmmer on Mar 22, 2011
I am generally not a fan of acronyms. In fact, I have been known to despise them at times. (although I do write “LOL” way too much) But one day, many moons ago, after a rather amazing breathwork session, I found myself recording a funky fresh new voice greeting for The Global Headquarters of Word [...]
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Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis: 7 Questions with Buddhist Meditation Teacher Sharon Salzberg.
by Walk The Talk Show on Mar 7, 2011
Walk The Talk Show with Waylon Lewis was recently honored to host meditation expert Sharon Salzberg for an interview at our HQ (home/office) about Buddhism and her new book. See below for the “seven” question speed round with Sharon. Full interview will be posted shortly.
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Editor’s Letter: How do I deal with Depression? I can’t.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 23, 2011
This is my weekly editor’s letter, an introduction to our Top 10 blogs of the week email newsletter—a great way to follow elephant without getting overwhelmed (as opposed to, say, twitter or Facebook, where we’re verrrrry active). ~ ed. Arrogance perpetuates Depression. Recently, I’ve been a bit down. I won’t go into particulars, for fear [...]
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I hate your I hate Bob Dylan article.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 18, 2011
Why you should love elephant even if you hate its editor’s stupid uninformed opinions. Update: new back and forths, at bottom. This afternoon, I received the following email from one of my best friends, XX, who had received a worrying message from a friend of hers: On Feb 18, 2011, at 4:28 PM, XX wrote: [...]
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The Cult of Capitalism: Mike Gilliland, underage prostitution & a lesson for all of us.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 17, 2011
This is my weekly editor’s letter, an introduction to our Top 10 blogs of the week email newsletter—a great way to follow elephant without getting overwhelmed (as opposed to, say, twitter or Facebook, where we’re verrrrry active). ~ ed. Calling someone evil is a too-easy way to distance ourselves from the interdependent reality that we [...]
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A Journey Into Terrier Consciousness. ~Tara Skye Goldin, N.D.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 14, 2011
It began with wanting to feel better, happier, more energetic…
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The Yoga of Shoes. ~April Arotin
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 3, 2011
Yoga does not belong to anyone. It never will…
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Stephen Colbert Loves Taco Bell’s 35% Beef-Adjacent Taco Filling.
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2011
Last week, Waylon shared an article exposing the sand-based, beef-like contents of Taco Bell tacos. Two days later, Colbert picked up on the story and broadcasted this scathingly sarcastic bit: The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Gordita Supreme Court www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive “We [...]
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Ten Things That Suck About Elephant Journal.*
by Jay Winston on Jan 28, 2011
By Request From Waylon Lewis…who most likely will never ask me to write anything again…
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Reflections 2010 Interview with Waylon Lewis
by Donna Freeman on Dec 30, 2010
Waylon Lewis, editor of elephant journal, shares the history of elephant journal and where its going in 2011 and beyond.
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Editor’s Letter: Elephant, Inc.
by Waylon Lewis on Dec 14, 2010
This is my weekly editor’s letter on our Top 10 blogs of the week email newsletter—a great way to follow elephant without getting overwhelmed (as opposed to, say, twitter or Facebook, where we’re verrrrry active). ~ WL You can’t change the world if you can’t keep your room clean. You can’t talk about sustainability if [...]
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The Magazine of Yoga interviews Waylon Lewis.
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 13, 2010
Update: And here’s part two. “…And now, the cheatcode to read elephant for free forever.” A fun interview by Joslyn Hamilton (yes, her name issss familiar) in The Magazine of Yoga:
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Enough About Elephant Let’s Talk About You: an Interview with Waylon Lewis. ~ Brian Kimmel
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 4, 2010
An Interview with Waylon Lewis, founder and Editor-in-Chief of Elephant Journal and Walk the Talk Show Host. I had the great pleasure of interviewing Waylon Lewis at Espresso Roma, a café on University Hill in Boulder, Colorado. I am an undergraduate, Interdisciplinary Major at Naropa University. The only way he’d agree to an interview, which [...]
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Safe Sex With The Most Interesting Man In The World.
by Dylan Barmmer on Nov 16, 2010
A week ago today, I ravaged The Most Interesting Man in the World. No, no, no. Not like THAT. Rest assured, The Mad Yogi Poet always has been and always will be as straight as an archer’s pose. Even if he has dipped a sprained toe or two into the oddly weird waters of the [...]
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Leaders Causing Leaders…the Slow Reveal, Part One…
by Claire Amber on Nov 12, 2010
I’d love for us, as a society, to slow down and really FEEL our way through life…
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elephant’s $1/month, 3rd page Paygate.
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 10, 2010
Five Days in Lost Angeles. I’m sitting in a café on Abbot Kinney in Venice, California with Mathew Gerson, founder of a new vegan, one-for-one condom company. It’s our office for the moment. In an hour, Kasey Luber, my female doppelganger, drives me to LAX. I was shipped out here to cover Leaders Causing Leaders, [...]
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“Look at that fish…I mean, bird.” W. Lewis has a vision at Leaders Causing Leaders…
by Mathew Gerson on Nov 9, 2010
“Look at that fish…I mean, bird.” These possibly not-so-crazy-wisdom words were uttered by a thoroughly dazed Waylon Lewis as we strolled across the faux Japanese lakes outside the Long Beach Convention Center. These words, like a bell ringing dully in the empty sky, clear and true as one could be after hours spent in cavernous, cold convention [...]
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elephantjournal.com events: Leaders Causing Leaders Conference in Long Beach, CA.
by elephantjournal.com on Oct 29, 2010
We’ll be there. It’s not often that homeboy Waylon Lewis, editor of elephantjournal.com, is sufficiently inspired to leave the “Boulder Bubble”—and his routine of work, climbing, work, hanging with his dog, work, and play. Leaders Causing Leaders is that rare event that promises to be both fun and important. To connect with elephant editor, Walk [...]
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Vote elephant, Waylon Lewis: Westword Social Media Awards.
by elephantjournal.com on Oct 29, 2010
elephant journal & founder, editor-in-chief Waylon Lewis for 2010 Westword Web Awards? Our Twitter twittage saved our business in our transition for national print magazine to web site. Our Facebook Page is the cornerstone of our soaring readership numbers. Help us win this high-profile award: a powerful way to get our mindful, indie media message [...]
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On a scale of 1 – 11, how touching is this? MGMT’s Kids…by Children.
by Waylon Lewis on Oct 23, 2010
Control yourself, take only what you need from it… PS22 Chorus “KIDS” by MGMT Touching, how into it these children are. I kept looking for a few children at the edges who weren’t into it…but then they’d break out in their own way and jump about and sing their heart out. This performance wasn’t just [...]
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Bob vs. Buddhism: The Satisfying Conclusion.
by Bob Weisenberg on Oct 20, 2010
When I first started reading Elephant late last year there weren’t too many Yoga writers around, so I started hanging out with the Buddhists. I didn’t know that much about Buddhism, so I started asking naive questions and comparing Buddhist philosophy to Yoga philosophy, etc. Some of my questioning got pretty aggressive, because that’s the [...]
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Ted’s comes to Boulder—spotting Waylon’s Hero.
by Bud Wilson on Oct 12, 2010
Facing the paradoxical issues of our time isn’t easy, from climate change to sustainable food supplies, perhaps Lao Tsu’s wisdom can help us calm our minds.
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10/10/10 – Carrotmob and 350.org combine to make Climate Action History!! – Nathaniel Janowitz
by Nathaniel Janowitz on Oct 8, 2010
On 10/10/10 Carrotmob goes down in Boulder and around planet Earth! During and after Sundays, 350.org 10/10/10 Global Work-Party there will be Carrotmobs happening in 7 cities in 3 different Countries. So what is a Carrotmob? It is an organizer consumer movement that has happened nearly 100 times in 18 Countries in the last two [...]
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Waylon Lewis featured on Huffington Post Green: support w comment!
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 27, 2010
Silk Soy may no longer be the world’s biggest organic brand, but their move to “natural” ain’t all bad, as we see from Waylon’s interview at the last Natural Products Expo. But Whole Foods’ move—dumping Silk Soy in favor of organic products—is a boon to the green movement. Support with a comment, whatever your view [...]
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Top 5 ways to spice up your bike life!
by Nathaniel Janowitz on Aug 12, 2010
Wake up, morning routine, get on bike and begin. Sound familiar? Different toilet, same seat. My bike and I just reached our one year anniversary. It’s been a great year, and I love her to death, but sometimes I wish things were just a little bit more exciting. Don’t get me wrong, I care for [...]
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU: Waylon Lewis: the world is better because YOU ARE
by Yesica Pineda on Jul 16, 2010
*W A Y L O N L E W I S* W ho A wake Y earning L ion O m N amaste L ight E ntrepeneur W inner I nspiration S uperman W ho A wake Y earning L ion O m N amaste L ight E ntrepeneur W inner I nspiration S uperman [...]
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Poll: Who are the 50 “Mindful” Heroes that Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis should video?
by Waylon Lewis on May 5, 2010
elephant is heading for a cliff, a cliff called June 17. The support from our columnists, readers and some businesses has been slow and steady, touching and heartening—but it’s not enough. At this point, it looks like our new Grassroots Network is going to total approximately $3,000/month (we’re at $1,500 now). If we can’t get [...]
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Justin Kan, Scott Prindle, Waylon Lewis on Alex Bogusky’s Fearless Q&A talk show. Video:
by Waylon Lewis on May 4, 2010
Update: Most of the post below is original, previous to my guest spot on Alex Bogusky’s Fearless Q&A talk show. Video is now below. ~ed. Talk Show today, 12 MST. Video will appear below. ~ Alex Bogusky doesn’t learn from his Mistkaes. You know that conventional wisdom about the importance of learning from your mistakes? [...]
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Waylon vs. Leo. {poll}
by Claire Lochridge on Apr 21, 2010
Planet Green Gives a shoutout to TreeHugger’s Culture & Celebrity “Ambassador of Environmental Culture,” our very own Waylon Lewis. Treehugger’s Reader’s Best of Green 2010 Awards We can’t help but appreciate (laugh at) the visual comparison to Best Celebrity Activist Leonardo DiCaprio on the Planet Green page. Waylon Lewis, our very own editor and elephant [...]
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Waylon Lewis named Treehugger’s Reader’s Choice Best of Green Culture & Celebrity Ambassador of Environmental Culture for 2010—officially the longest award title ever.
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 6, 2010
elephant’s Waylon Lewis just won Treehugger’s Best of Green Ambassador Reader’s Choice, nationally, woot! From paper hero to online zero to new media hero, elephant magazine (2002-8) becomes elephantjournal.com (2009), loses staff and offices and advertisers, wins national Shorty Award in #green twitter content, gains 14K fans on Facebook (2010)… Stays alive. Next step, thrive. [...]
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