en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/41891 Comments by Roger Williams http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/06/elephantjournalcom-founder-waylon-lewis-interviews-michael-pollan-re-how-to-communicate-green-to-the-masses-why-he-eats-meat-gmos-cancer-diet-swine-flu-michelle-obamas-organic-garden-s/#IDComment71186103 great stuff waylon! maybe edit out some of the outtakes? personally i am listening while doing work so the video part is minimized. really enjoyed the candid conversation about michael&#039;s background and thinking about eating. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:26:47 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/06/elephantjournalcom-founder-waylon-lewis-interviews-michael-pollan-re-how-to-communicate-green-to-the-masses-why-he-eats-meat-gmos-cancer-diet-swine-flu-michelle-obamas-organic-garden-s/#IDComment71186103 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/being-vegan-is-easy/#IDComment42980516 Hi Laurie, Thanks for commenting. I agree it can really become a nightmare figuring out what you can and cannot eat, especially as you start investigating further about what it actually in our food. Personally I am not Vegan for ethical or religious reasons. It is primarily for health. If I unknowingly eat something with Whey in it I will not beat myself up over it. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:04:02 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/being-vegan-is-easy/#IDComment42980516 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/how-to-eat-an-elephant-part-3-getting-beyond-naked-yoga/#IDComment42842828 Respectfully Jack I have to disagree with you here. Writing for the web is a different animal from writing for print. With print there is an issue with resource limitation so you need to write wide appealing content to reach the largest audience possible so that you can then monetize to the max. With the web the only limit is time. You can put out as much content as you want and never worry about running out of space or using up bandwidth. This also means that competition has exploded exponentially and the concept of grabbing a significant percentage of any vertical evaporates. In regards to the reader we are selfish, we choose to read and comment if we want. If a story gets low traffic or no comments then the writer needs to take note an make comparisons with stories that get lots of traffic and comments. This is the true measure of effective content. Waylon saw this recently with the Yoga Journal Conference where the content was interesting but not compelling enough to drive traffic. I suggest that Waylon open the firehose and start to really let us have it. Obviously there is a draw to at least some of the content here. I would argue that it doesnt go far enough with the selfishness and really let me know who is writing it and why. The internet is the ultimate gateway for the cult of personality, if you think you operate above or outside of this you are deluding yourself. You make friends with people not only because of what they know and talk about but also because of how they say it. The internet is simply an extension of this and for Elephant to grow into it it has to toss aside the shackles of traditional media and let loose with more not less. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/how-to-eat-an-elephant-part-3-getting-beyond-naked-yoga/#IDComment42842828 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/how-to-eat-an-elephant-part-3-getting-beyond-naked-yoga/#IDComment42832451 Wow Freda you really know how to sweet talk don&#039;t ya? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:45:43 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/how-to-eat-an-elephant-part-3-getting-beyond-naked-yoga/#IDComment42832451 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/how-to-eat-an-elephant-part-3-getting-beyond-naked-yoga/#IDComment42830713 Long live being a Kid! Who the hell wants to be a grown up anyway? Sounds serious, like cancer. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:38:28 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/how-to-eat-an-elephant-part-3-getting-beyond-naked-yoga/#IDComment42830713 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/how-to-eat-an-elephant-part-3-getting-beyond-naked-yoga/#IDComment42830424 Waylon I have to go with Siona and Gwen here, not just because they are much better looking but because they are right. You have a great charisma and like it or not that is what people are looking for today. We are done with the mega media structures with titles that contain Post, Times or Standard, and instead want a personal voice that we get to know as a person. You chose to get rid of the print version because you wanted to save the environment. Thinking that this means simply transitioning the same model to online is going to result in the same fate that Conde Nast is experiencing. The effect doesnt transfer across mediums. This is because online is a two way street. We can comment on your posts or write up a post of our own on our site. This puts the writer at the focus as much as what is being writen. You need to own this and put your big ugly mug or name on it and say that you approve this message and all that jive. Stop acting like a magazine that is only online, and become an online media outlet. This means you also need to play with video and audio and post it here. Video is where everything is headed. If you want me to read your writing then write me a book. If you want me to join the conversation give me a 3 minute video and I will post written and video comments all day long. You are doing the talk show which is awesome, but I cant wait for once a month. I need multiple times a week if not daily. Check out winelibrary.tv, Gary is tearing shit up. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:35:13 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/11/how-to-eat-an-elephant-part-3-getting-beyond-naked-yoga/#IDComment42830424 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/10/yoga-for-enlightenment-booooring-yoga-for-weight-loss/#IDComment42771351 Its as much a burden for the teacher as it is for the student as to whether or not the student looks beyond the physical aspect of Yoga. The teacher has to go beyond just the poses and introduce breath control and meditation if they hope to take students beyond exercise. At least getting them to the mat for yoga practice is a huge step over going nowhere on a stairmaster or lifting weights to place them back where you got them. This is at minimal a subconscious realization for people as Yoga creates situations that the body is not familiar with or used to and the mind has to calm itself, especially in balancing poses. Plus as the article points out losing some weight can&#039;t hurt this Hungry Hungry Hippo nation. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:35:46 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/10/yoga-for-enlightenment-booooring-yoga-for-weight-loss/#IDComment42771351 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/being-vegan-is-easy/#IDComment42742577 Hey Timmy, Thanks for the feedback. I am glad that you are finding some use out of the post. I came to Veganism from the health aspect as well but the longer I am one the more the other issues begin to resonate. Keep it up and feel free to reach out to me anytime. Roger @halfacat - on twitter Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:20:22 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/being-vegan-is-easy/#IDComment42742577 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/being-vegan-is-easy/#IDComment36703195 hey Chris, Lovliebutterfly, and Brandon! Thanks for the comments and encouragement! Brandon I totally agree with what you have said here. My focus for this article is just getting people to see how easy it is to get started. I highly suggest that they continue further and explore things like getting a food allergy test done to see what else they need to watch out for. I am working on additional posts to cover food allergies and getting even healthier. Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:28:04 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/being-vegan-is-easy/#IDComment36703195 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/being-vegan-is-easy/#IDComment36420518 Thanks Chris and Sarah! You two are rockers! Do you have any tips for newbie vegans? Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:19:55 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/being-vegan-is-easy/#IDComment36420518 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/just-back-from-lecture-with-yoga-legend-tkv-desikachar-yoga-journal-conference-2009-estes-park/#IDComment35707599 great stuff on Desi, he is the man. I look forward to his classes on Friday and Saturday. Definitely taking it further than just gymnastics. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:18:55 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/just-back-from-lecture-with-yoga-legend-tkv-desikachar-yoga-journal-conference-2009-estes-park/#IDComment35707599 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/my-class-at-yoga-journal-conference-2009-with-scott-blossom-sandja-brugmann/#IDComment35705965 &quot;let yoga do us&quot; i am down with that! Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:55:43 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/my-class-at-yoga-journal-conference-2009-with-scott-blossom-sandja-brugmann/#IDComment35705965 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/yoga-journal-conference-at-ymca-rockies-in-estes-park/#IDComment35582596 yeah take advantage and come on up, its gonna rock Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:34:38 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/yoga-journal-conference-at-ymca-rockies-in-estes-park/#IDComment35582596 http://desertstandard.com/2009/08/18/good-morning-ocotillo-video-sunrise-cycling-in-the-desert/#IDComment31286831 Very happy to hear you enjoyed it. I will do more.<br /><br /><br />The camera is mounted to seat tube and top tube just under the top tube. This makes it clear of my pedal stroke.<br /><br /><br />Will you be in LA the Sat and Sun? Send me where you will be and I may drive out.<br /><br /><br />Last day of yoga teacher training is next Friday!<br /><br />--<br />Roger Williams<br />602-380-2692 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:36:05 +0000 http://desertstandard.com/2009/08/18/good-morning-ocotillo-video-sunrise-cycling-in-the-desert/#IDComment31286831 http://desertstandard.com/2009/08/02/review-e2-paris-velo-liberte-where-is-the-archive/#IDComment29383926 Hi kontenteral, Thanks for the response and clarification about the tax dollars. So PBS isn&#039;t buying the show from you to present on TV? Thanks for also showing me where the webcasts are available. Have you considered making those available for torrent download? It would save you a lot of bandwidth and make it easier for people to watch them? I really enjoy this series but it seems very difficult to actually watch them. I understand that PBS has their own policies and that is why I am raising a stink about this. Tue, 4 Aug 2009 04:49:20 +0000 http://desertstandard.com/2009/08/02/review-e2-paris-velo-liberte-where-is-the-archive/#IDComment29383926 http://desertstandard.com/2009/07/13/why-yoga-thoughts-on-my-practice/#IDComment27358974 Awesome! Thanks for leaving a comment and i am glad you enjoyed the post. I will be putting up more about quieting the mind now. I am working on a project for the Yoga Teacher Training that involves strengthening my knee and will post it as well. I recommend this book: <a href="http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1930485085\?ie=UTF8&amp\;tag=desertstandar-20&amp\;linkCode=as2&amp\;camp=1789&amp\;creative=390957&amp\;creativeASIN=1930485085" target="_blank">Yoga for Healthy Knees: What You Need to Know for Pain Prevention and Rehabilitation (Rodmell Press Yoga Shorts)</a>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=desertstandar-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1930485085&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;border:none !important; margin:0px !important;&quot; /&gt; </img> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:12:43 +0000 http://desertstandard.com/2009/07/13/why-yoga-thoughts-on-my-practice/#IDComment27358974 http://desertstandard.com/2009/07/13/why-yoga-thoughts-on-my-practice/#IDComment27149586 I am glad that you enjoyed the post. I will work to do more like this. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:51:06 +0000 http://desertstandard.com/2009/07/13/why-yoga-thoughts-on-my-practice/#IDComment27149586 http://desertstandard.com/2009/07/09/yoga-teacher-training-day-3-the-yoga-sutras-by-patanjali/#IDComment26886392 Yeah its a critical aspect of the whole non-violence concept. You have to start by looking at yourself because that will then filter out to everything else. You can still be critical of yourself but are the comments helpful or hurtful. I am glad you found it useful, there is much more to come. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:15:05 +0000 http://desertstandard.com/2009/07/09/yoga-teacher-training-day-3-the-yoga-sutras-by-patanjali/#IDComment26886392 http://desertstandard.com/2009/07/06/first-day-of-yoga-teacher-training-at-inner-vision-yoga/#IDComment26864851 Yeah Cheers mate!. its been going really well and I am having a blast. definitely have to impart some knowledge for ya. stay tuned! 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