Hello all you lovely laughers out there!
Here are some updates from your laughing friend, Laura. :)

LAUGHTER FIREWORKS
I hope you had a great holiday weekend. Thanks for the message, Teresa. :)
While watching fireworks with some folks from my laughter club, we employed
laughter techniques. When the display was delayed, we continued to make "ooh"
and "ahh" and "yipppeeee!" sounds. Then after each firework exploded, people
would EXPLODE with laughter and then explain what it was like with gibberish.
This wasn't even my idea! They just started doing it. My husband said, "What
have you DONE to these people?" It was very hilarious and made our celebration
much more fun.

NEXT LAUGHTER LEADER SEMINAR
In response to the need for emotional healing for those who have been affected
by floods in Iowa, I will be doing a free laughter session in August in Cedar
Rapids, followed by a 2 day laughter leader seminar. We are reaching out to
religious communities with this--in hopes that many new laughter clubs will form
in Cedar Rapids and other devastated areas. More information about this will be
posted at my website shortly.

LAUGH YOUR WAY THERE
At long last, I am coming to the end of production on my laughter CD for
commuters. It was recorded by a friend in a Lutheran church basement and then
edited and mastered professionally at a studio in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. It is
about 23 minutes of high energy laughter exercises, breathing, happy chants,
laughter affirmations and just plain zaniness. You hear my voice introducing
each exercise and then the laughers energetically doing each thing. I am so
thrilled with how it turned out. I use it while driving all the time. It makes
it easier for me to laugh because I feel like I'm part of a club even when I am
by myself. My husband and I did the cover art and design ourselves. I will post
it here in the photos. It will be market ready by the end of this month. :)

TODAY IS A LAUGHING DAY
The children's album I have been working on is still in production. We ended up
having to cancel on the day of recording last week because of a conflict with
the schedule of one of the musicians. Arghhh! Wait, I mean ha ha ha! We hope
to reschedule the recording for later this month. My best guess is that it will
be finished by end of summer. But it is worth the wait because the little
laughter songs keep getting better and I envision it to be a great resource for
laughter clubs and families.

LAUGHTER AMBASSADORSHIP
Dr. Kataria called me from India to tell me that he has chosen to bestow upon me
the great honor of being named a Laughter Ambassador. I will be officially
ambassador-ized at the All American Laughter Yoga conference in New York
September 20-21. I am very excited, as you might guess! This means I will be
attending both the East coast and the West coast Laughter Yoga conferences this
fall and so I will meet many more laughing people. Very Good! Very Good! Yay!

That is it for the major stuff. I love you all and wish you great joy! Keep
promoting world laughter. I'm counting on you.

Laughingly,
Laura


--- On Sun, 7/6/08, Teresa Abrahamson <treeabra@...> wrote:

> From: Teresa Abrahamson <treeabra@...>
> Subject: [LYIowa] Happy July!
> To: LYIowa@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 9:19 PM
> good to hear from a few people! thanks. sounds like a few
> people are busy with laughing activities. sorry to hear
> about all the flooding. It seems to be affecting many
> people in many places. I am sure it is hard to stay
> positive for many people when their homes are destroyed and
> things are such a mess. I know it would be hard for me. I
> guess we all just have to keep working to encourage one
> another and help each other. teresa
>
> --- On Sun, 6/8/08, Our Saviors Lutheran
> <laughinglutherans@...> wrote:
>
> From: Our Saviors Lutheran
> <laughinglutherans@...>
> Subject: Re: [LYIowa] HI HI!
> To: LYIowa@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008, 6:59 AM
>
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> Hi Teresa and Laughter Leaders!
> Good to hear that you are laughing. My children's
> video, Laughter Friends, will be available at Amazon
> again soon. The good news is that they are selling
> out so fast they can't keep them in stock. Amazon
> carries so many items that they only order 2 at a time
> in most cases. But I prefer if you order directly
> from me. I still have plenty in stock for now. You can
> order with paypal at the www.laughterfriends .com site
> or mail me a check at PO Box 11, Marquette, IA 52158.
> You can get them at 40% off if you order 10--then you
> can resell them at full retail price at laughter
> events.
>
> In other good news, Laugh Your Way There: A Laughter
> Yoga Workout for Commuters is now completed. I'll be
> ordering the replications this week, which means you
> can order them by the end of June. This CD will be a
> fun cominationf of laughter exercises, deep breathing,
> happy chants and gibberish speaking. It is fun for
> use in your car or just about anywhere. Shortly it
> will also be available for download at iTunes. Yay!
>
> Much Laughter to you all,
> Laura
>
> --- Teresa Abrahamson <treeabra@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> > yes, I have been wondering where all the laughter
> > friends are. I could use some laughing partners. I
> > am still laughing and have been teaching a few folks
> > to laugh with me. I did give my laughter video as
> > gift to my niece's little two year old and the
> > entire birthday party participated. ..age 1-85. It
> > was fun and entertaining. ..so I need another video.
> > I miss mine. I also have initiated some laughter fun
> > at family get togethers and we have sure had fun
> > with it. everyone seemed to feel so much better and
> > so much ice was broken! ( you all know how stiff
> > some get togethers can become.) I have also done
> > some work with a 83 year old volunteer at the
> > hospital who has been somewhat depressed after a
> > stroke....he is always so happy to see me because we
> > can laugh together. I don't think people really
> > realize how much better they would feel if they
> > would laugh more....it is kind of hard sometimes to
> > get some people to participate. ..all I really know
> > is how it has helped me feel
> > better, so it is best to pass it on whenever
> > possible. thats all we can do! email me if you can.
> > teresa a.
> >
> > Laura Gentry <laughinglutherans@ yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello Laughter Leaders,
> > I just want to say hi to all of you. I've been on
> > vacation and a bit out of the loop. Now that
> > I'm back, I'm thinking of you and wondering
> how
> > laughter is going for you. Post your updates
> > here so we can all share in your happiness. :)
> >
> > Blessings and Laughs,
> > Laura
> >
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