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Did you know that laughter is
Meditation… Exercise… Just plain FUN?!?!?
Come to this hour-long exploration of laughter in your life. Laughter Yoga is an ancient new idea for reconnecting to our true selves. You’ll learn why we don’t need a reason to laugh (no sense of humor needed!), the difference between happiness and joyfulness, and the importance of laughing everyday, alone and with others.
Laugh like you’ve never laughed before! Discover profound levels of peace, joy and relaxation through laughter. Creating peace within creates peace without. Feel refreshed and invigorated - enhance your energy, mood and creativity - how cool is that?!?!?
WHEN: Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 6:00pm
WHERE: Tamarack Wellness Center located at
3575 Donald St. in Eugene in the Lily Room
COST: $5.00
Please dress comfortably (in layers, in case you get cold) and bring along some water.
Please spread the word! Download and print out the flyer.
Come celebrate World Laughter Day on May 4th 2008!
World Laughter Day is celebrated annually on the first Sunday in May. This year, Eugene will come together with the rest of the world to laugh and spread happiness and joy. Our mission: good health, joy and world peace through laughter!
Certified Laughter Yoga Leaders and Teachers Sheila Gibbons and Maya Balenz invite laughter lovers to come out in colorful or silly costumes to Madison Meadows Park (at 22nd & Madison) for one hour at 4:30 p.m. to celebrate World Laughter Day with mirth and merriment.
See you there!
A Little Background
The Laughter Clubs movement is a global initiative to unite all of humankind thru unconditional love & laughter. It is a non-religious, non-racial, & non-profit organization committed to generate good health, joy and world peace thru laughter.
The first Laughter Yoga club was started on March 13, 1995 in Mumbai, India. The concept is now fast sweeping the world with more than 6000 laughter clubs in more than 60 countries. This revolutionary idea has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world & has helped them to attain a state of wellness.
World Laughter Day was created in 1998 by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga movement. The first World Laughter Day gathering took place in Mumbai in 1998, where 12,000 local & international laughter club members joined together for a mega laughter session.
A “Happy-demic”, the first World Laughter Day outside India, took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, with 10,000 laughers gathering at Town Hall Square, is entered in the Guiness Book of World Records, as the largest ever group, in 2000, to gather to laugh together. This is proof enough that laughter groups are not to be taken lightly & they are no laughing matter!
In India, laughter club members, friends and families gather on World Laughter Day in squares, parks and auditoriums, carrying banners, such as “World Peace thru Laughter”, “The Whole World is an Extended Family”, & “Laugh and Make others Laugh”, with laughter exercises, clapping, dancing and chanting “Ho ho ha ha ha!”. Then the founder, Dr. Kataria reads his message for World Peace. His message is followed by laughing contests, bad singing contests, music and dance.
Classes
Two new classes forming for Summer 2008!
Livin’ Large and Juicy Living With A Smile 101
Information on these classes will be posted by the end of June.
Teleclasses
I’m planning my initial teleclass schedule for 2008. Anything special on your mind or in your heart? What would YOU like to learn more about, talk about? Whatever I get the most votes for is what I’ll start with! So please drop me a line and let me know!
How about a Wellness Circle?
A community of like-minded people interested in the healthful benefits of proper nutrition. What do you think of this?
Online Book Club
Come read with me!
This is a new idea that has just sprung into my head. I love to read and I don’t make enough time for myself to do it. I think most people don’t. So I thought this would be a fun way to not only get some great books in, but to also foster some conversation about them. Right now, I envision it will be quarterly because who can’t manage just four books a year? What do you think?
What book? For the summer of 2008, it’ll be Eat, Pray, Love.
When does it start? June 2008.
I’ll post notes, questions, comments, etc on my blog. You can find them quickly by clicking on the blog category “Book Club“.
Public Book Reviews and Discussions
Upon the release of new topical books, I’ll hold discussions in public venues about that book. I’ll give you my review and you give me yours. What books would you like to review and discuss? Let me know!
Laughter Yoga
Laughter Yoga is a chance to stretch, bend, breathe, laugh for no reason at all, so be your own laughter yogini and come to a Laughter Yoga workshop.
Nature Connecting Outings
It’s Spring, glorious Spring! Well, it feels Spring-y to me, so I’m planning a couple of nature connecting events, so again please keep your eyes on the calendar for events as they come up, or send me an email to register for the site and receive my newsletter.
Please help us spread the word about Laughter Yoga. As upcoming events for 2008 are scheduled, please click on one of the event’s flyer and print it out and display it at your office or favorite hangout. Or print out a couple of the 4-per-page leaflets and pass them out for us. 
FLYERS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE EVENTS
• May 15, 2008: Combining Joy and Laughter: The Basics of Laughter Yoga
• May 4, 2008: Eugene World Laughter Day 2008
Of course, there are always "On the Fly" for Spur of the Moment Events
Here’s the scenario: It’s 9:00 am. You’ve been drinking coffee since 6:00, but it’s just not cutting it. Everybody around you is looking a little bleak. 
You call in The Laughter Yogini for a Lunch ‘n Laugh! Print out the flyer, fill it out, hang it where everyone can see it.
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