Waylon Lewis, a second generation American Buddhist or "Dharma Brat," is the founder of elephant journal and "elevision," an online video talk show that's raked in 200,000 views in its first year. A passionate environmentalist, 365-day bike commuter, mediocre climber and lazy yogi, Waylon's working to become the Jon Stewart of the next greeneration: http://www.elephantjournal.com for videos, blog, articles & interviews.

Blog Entries by Waylon Lewis

Playboy Yoga?! Now We've Seen Everything

2 Comments | Posted October 31, 2009 | 08:24 PM (EST)


Now we've seen it all: Playboy Yoga videos with Sara Jean Underwood.

It was only a matter of time, the ultimate challenge to those "Yobo" fans who say that Yoga for Weight Loss, Disco Yoga, Bikram, Adidas Yoga with (my friend) Rainbeau Mars and

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Cell Phones In Yoga Class?

3 Comments | Posted September 27, 2009 | 12:16 PM (EST)


This is What Effective Advertising Looks Like: Lululemon

...on Yoga & our All-American Busy-ness.

[9th in a Series]

Yoga apparel fave Lululemon's latest ad is spot-on when it comes to yoga practice circa 2009. I'm at the amazing, Valhalla-like Yoga...
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Video: Yoga + Green + Music = Wanderlust Festival.

Posted September 22, 2009 | 03:50 PM (EST)


Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis Matas: video of green+yoga+music Wanderlust Festival, in Lake Tahoe.

Video via Alex King of Mitomedia for elephantjournal.com.

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I've been in this business...

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Enlighten Up Your Inbox: Chogyam Trungpa Free, Weekly "Ocean of Dharma" Quotes

3 Comments | Posted September 18, 2009 | 09:42 PM (EST)


Our inboxes are ground zero of our workaholic, ADHD-inducing, overwhelmed, communication-happy modern lifestyles. We all talk about taking vacations, but find ourselves incessantly checking our iPhones when we do.

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So try...

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Should Boulder Limit Homeowners' Ability to Build McMansions?

1 Comments | Posted September 17, 2009 | 04:49 PM (EST)


Tonight, in Boulder, the City Council gathers once again in an effort to come to a decision regarding an issue that inspiring environmentalists, neighborhoods and developers alike.

The complete tweet that inspired this post:

@PQBoulder If the City of Boulder railroads their home size limits, we may have...

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Bill McKibben and Climate Scientists in Boulder: A Critical Report

5 Comments | Posted September 15, 2009 | 03:59 PM (EST)


Why are we losing the war against climate change? Because Americans are, more and more, merely preaching to our respective choirs.

I had a depressing moment, last weekend.

Saturday morning, I (biked) up to Boulder's historic Chautauqua to interview Bill McKibben, the man who was the first to write...

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Pema Chodron: How To Do Tonglen, A Meditation Practice For Difficult Times

6 Comments | Posted September 7, 2009 | 09:21 AM (EST)


I grew up knowing Pema Chodron (the second most popular Buddhist in America, after that Dalai Lama guy). Or, rather, she knew me (I was just a little kid running around not paying attention to anything). My first memory of...

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Is Larry David Right? Can Dogs be "Racist"? This is a Job for Cesar Millan

11 Comments | Posted September 2, 2009 | 02:32 PM (EST)


While my best friend "Redford" is a happy-go-lucky, super-social, tail-wagging, progressive-minded, equal-opportunity pooch, he's deathly afraid of security guards and has taken an unexpected nip or two at the outstretched, friendly hands of homeless people. And he almost always growls at them. How does he even know they're "bums," who...

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To Bike Helmet or not to Bike Helmet?

34 Comments | Posted August 23, 2009 | 07:16 PM (EST)


A few months ago, I was hit by a car. I wore a helmet for a few weeks after, then started forgetting (as I rolled down the Hill upon which I live, inevitably about a minute into the ride I'd intone a silent, dammit!)...then just gave up. It...

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Why I Ain't About to Boycott Whole Foods

516 Comments | Posted August 15, 2009 | 03:35 PM (EST)


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Michael Pollan, Julie & Julia, Top Chef -- and Your Health

10 Comments | Posted August 7, 2009 | 03:12 PM (EST)


Julie & Julia, about Julia Child? I'm going this weekend, with my friend Peggy Markel -- and I rarely go to movies.

I do like to eat, but (as an uncivilized bachelor) I don't know how to cook or much care about cooking...that is, until Michael Pollan,...

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Organics No Better Than Chemical/GMO/Sewage Sludge-Soaked "Food"?

28 Comments | Posted August 5, 2009 | 12:15 AM (EST)


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Call me biased (and I am)...but it would seem to be common sense that regular food, real food -- i.e....

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Money Magazine Names Eco-Hipsterless Louisville, Colorado Best Place to Live

Posted July 29, 2009 | 06:45 PM (EST)


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Some towns nestled along the Rockies are full of pretentious eco-hipsters. Not Louisville.

Money Magazine names Louisville, Colorado, the number one US town to live...

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See Food, Inc for Free (Thanks, Chipotle)

1 Comments | Posted July 9, 2009 | 02:28 PM (EST)



Want to see Food, Inc. for free? Thanks to Chipotle, the mindfully-sourced, Boulder, Colorado-based burrito and taco chain, you can. Click below for more info locations and dates.

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Starbucks: From Fair-trade Zero to Local Hero?

24 Comments | Posted July 5, 2009 | 07:23 PM (EST)


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Starbucks is already Fair-Trade. Now, they say they're going green--and supporting local--by 2010.

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If they actually do it, I might have to give up my 15-year buycott of Starbucks. I used to dislike...

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My Interview with Michael Pollan

3 Comments | Posted June 17, 2009 | 06:42 PM (EST)


A few weeks back I got to interview one of my idols (as I mention in the first moments of the interview)--Michael Pollan. Michael, along with Alice Waters and a few thousand farmers and farmers' markets, has led a growing movement to reclaim our food from the growing danger...

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Top "10" Green Twitter Tweeters (Who You Should Follow)

13 Comments | Posted June 4, 2009 | 11:48 AM (EST)


Twitter: a free, powerful communications tool for Grassroots Green & Spiritual Organizations.

"You, too, can make Twitter work for you!"

My first few months on twitter, I spent my time making fun of it..."who needs another tech nerd geek web thing I...

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Best Buddhist Books?

33 Comments | Posted June 1, 2009 | 01:18 PM (EST)


Growing up, I was (as are most young punks) half-crazy with hormones, thoughts, adrenaline, ambition and insecurity.

What got me through those days? A great mom. Some great, patient girlfriends. Basketball, and...

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Sister Helen Prejean, of Dead Man Walking fame, on a Kinder Christianity (Video)

7 Comments | Posted May 30, 2009 | 12:43 PM (EST)


Sister Helen Prejean

My interview with Sister Helen Prejean.


The nun behind Dead Man Walking, the best-selling book and movie (in which she was played by Susan Sarandon) offers a Christianity...

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Pattabhi Jois, Founder of Ashtanga Yoga, Passes Away at Age 93

4 Comments | Posted May 18, 2009 | 06:54 PM (EST)


Breaking News: Swaha! I just got word this morning, via Twitter, that Sri K. Pattabhi Jois has passed away at his residence in India following a brief illness. He was 93. Full report at elephantjournal.com/pattabhijois with additional photos, anecdotes, remembrances, videos.

The passing of this beloved...

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