I have a Laughter Yoga church service set for June 29.  The music will
include "I Love to Laugh," and "Make'em Laugh" (from the movie (singin
in the rain).  We have a number of Laughter readings from various
sources, and our closing reading is from Isaiah. We will have a
laughter greeting to each other, and a laughter offeratory (the joy of
giving!)

Coming up this month I am presenting Laughter Yoga to a management team
where I work that plans the wellness activities for employees.  I
practiced my presentation on my family and they really loved it!

I've gotten a few wigs and silly hats from Oriental Trading--I can't
wait to get started sharing laughter in my community!

Ann Marie

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@...> 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@...> 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
>
>
>
>
>
>

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

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

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

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that Laughter Friends--my kids video--is now for
sale at
Amazon.com.  This is very exciting because it may open up a whole new market. 
If you have
seen it and would like to give it a positive customer review, I would be most
grateful.  Here is
the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Laughter-Friends-Laura-Gentry/dp/B001714GSI/ref=sr_1_1?
ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1208881818&sr=1-1

Also, we've welcomed 20 new graduates into the Iowa Laughter Yoga family! Yay! 
We had a
wonderful seminar on Friday and Saturday in Waterloo.  Hopefully, these new
grads will
become members of this group so we can all keep in touch.

Have a laughing day!!

Warmly,
Laura

-Flying Monkeys! Hand Mirrors? How about some clown noses!
Bring ample supplies to Waterloo workshop! Too funny, loved the new
photos!
Greetings Cindy! Hope all is laughling well with you!
Blessings Melissa

-- In LYIowa@yahoogroups.com, Cindy Hansmeier <aldercin@...> wrote:
>
> "flying monkeys and hand mirrors"???
>
> cindy in decorah
> <><
>
> healthyleader wrote:
> >
> > A warm hello to those gathered at Laura's laughter leader
training at
> > Sugar Creek Bible Camp. Great to get home, but some things about
our
> > weekend I'm missing already. What a warm, intimate learning
situation,
> > and a wonderfully unusual experience.
> >
> > "Very good, very good, yah"
> >
> > Teresa and I talked on the way home and have decided to launch
our now
> > certified laughter club this Wednesday. We'll keep you posted.
> >
> > On the way home, we did stop at Laura's source-for-all-things in
> > Lansing, and got home with big bags that included lots of flying
> > monkeys and hand mirrors.
> >
> > Keep well,
> >
> > Kathy Shea
> >
> >
>

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-Flying Monkeys! Hand Mirrors? How about some clown noses!
Bring ample supplies to Waterloo workshop! Too funny, loved the new
photos!
Greetings Cindy! Hope all is laughling well with you!
Blessings Melissa




-- In LYIowa@yahoogroups.com, Cindy Hansmeier <aldercin@...> wrote:
>
> "flying monkeys and hand mirrors"???
>
> cindy in decorah
> <><
>
> healthyleader wrote:
> >
> > A warm hello to those gathered at Laura's laughter leader
training at
> > Sugar Creek Bible Camp. Great to get home, but some things about
our
> > weekend I'm missing already. What a warm, intimate learning
situation,
> > and a wonderfully unusual experience.
> >
> > "Very good, very good, yah"
> >
> > Teresa and I talked on the way home and have decided to launch
our now
> > certified laughter club this Wednesday. We'll keep you posted.
> >
> > On the way home, we did stop at Laura's source-for-all-things in
> > Lansing, and got home with big bags that included lots of flying
> > monkeys and hand mirrors.
> >
> > Keep well,
> >
> > Kathy Shea
> >
> >
>

Hi Laughter Friends,
Just wanted to let you know that I've posted some pictures of the April 4-6
Retreat at the
Yahoo Group page so check them out and add your own!

Laughingly,
Laura

A warm hello to those gathered at Laura's laughter leader training at
Sugar Creek Bible Camp. Great to get home, but some things about our
weekend I'm missing already. What a warm, intimate learning situation,
and a wonderfully unusual experience.

"Very good, very good, yah"

Teresa and I talked on the way home and have decided to launch our now
certified laughter club this Wednesday. We'll keep you posted.

On the way home, we did stop at Laura's source-for-all-things in
Lansing, and got home with big bags that included lots of flying
monkeys and hand mirrors.

Keep well,

Kathy Shea

A warm hello to those gathered at Laura's laughter leader training at
Sugar Creek Bible Camp. Great to get home, but some things about our
weekend I'm missing already. What a warm, intimate learning situation,
and a wonderfully unusual experience.

"Very good, very good, yah"

Teresa and I talked on the way home and have decided to launch our now
certified laughter club this Wednesday. We'll keep you posted.

On the way home, we did stop at Laura's source-for-all-things in
Lansing, and got home with big bags that included lots of flying
monkeys and hand mirrors.

Keep well,

Kathy Shea

Hi Laughing Buds,
I just sent off some answers to questions by  a reporter for the Evangelical
Lutheran
Church news service.  Since I put so much thought into my answers and I doubt he
will
have space to use that much, I thought I would share them with you.  Hopefully
these
reflections will be inspirational to you.

How many people are in your laughter club?

The number varies as we don't require membership.  It is totally free, open to
the public
and meets in a community center rather than our church building.  There are
about 15
core laughers that never miss a meeting.  Various other people pop in from time
to time,
from from as far as an hour away.

How often does it meet?

It meets a half hour every week.  We just celebrated a year of meeting weekly. 
It began
January 2007.

Laughing people obviously seem happy; what makes you think they're healthy or
healthier
than without the laughing?

In Proverbs 17:22, it says "A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast
spirit dries
up the bones." Gelatologists (scientists who study laughter) are now proving
this ancient
wisdom to be true.  These studies have shown that when we laugh, there is an
actual
chemical change in our bodies that helps to ease pain, release stress, boost
immunity,
strengthen the cardiovascular system and improve overall sense of well-being
among
other things.  Laughter is a powerful, healing form of exercise.

There are even bigger health implications to laughing regularly, which are just
being
uncovered.  Nearly 2000 years ago, the physician Galen stated that cheerful
people were
less likely to get cancer than those ones who were depressed (Simonton 1978).
John
Steinbeck once wrote: "A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a
germ."
Laughter's ability to be a pain reliever and its ability to fight tumorous cells
have added an
exciting new area of research to cancer. Some of the research done by O. Carl
Simonton,
M.D. and Stephanie Matthews-Simonton (1978), leads us to believe that a person's
emotional status does indeed effect their likelihood of getting or overcoming
cancer.
Perhaps, if people would start relieving their stress through laughter before
they get
cancer, there might be a reduction in the number of cancer patients altogether. 
Presently,
there are hospitals hiring laughter yoga workers to laugh with patients as they
are
receiving chemotherapy.  It helps them bounce back more quickly from the side
effects of
the treatment and helps them maintain a positive attitude.


  What does laughing have to do with the gospel of Jesus Christ?

Jesus Christ was a healer.  He was ever about the business of restoring people
to physical
and emotional wellness.  As followers of Christ, we can also promote such
wellness
through laughter.  It is a total natural health booster, which can benefit all
kinds of people
regardless of their physical fitness.

The other thing that I've observed about the effect of laughter yoga is that it
has increased
our love.  Unconditional laughter leads to unconditional love.  When we laugh
for no
reason, we love for no reason.  Of course, as Christians, we do have a reason to
love—
Christ commanded it.  But it is difficult to convince ourselves to do this when
the people
we are trying to love are strangers, enemies, or just plain annoying. Our minds
get in the
way and tell us it doesn't make sense to love the unlovable.

In laughter yoga exercises, however, we put our rational minds on the shelf and
engage
our creative minds in play.  In this state of being, things don't have to make
sense.  We can
laugh without needing anyone to crack a joke.  We laugh simply because it feels
good and
our bodies like it.  And as we connect with others in this senseless laughter,
we enjoy them
and find our love for them naturally growing. One of the laughter exercises we
invented is
called the "I love you laughter". We walk around making the sign for "I love
you" and gently
laughing to one another.  This value-based exercise reminds us that we are
cultivating
compassion through laughter.

The bottom line, for me personally, is that the more I laugh with people, the
more I love
them.  And now that I've discovered this, I have come to view laughter yoga as a
spiritual
discipline that very beneficial.  As I engage in this discipline, I become more
Christlike, I
see the fruits of the Spirit manifesting in my life.

People may look at my life and think it has become overrun with silliness.  This
claim
would be hard to refute: I'm out giving laughter lectures and leading laughter
yoga
sessions constantly, people on the street greet me with a hearty chortle, I have
no shame
about sticking my tongue out at other adults in public, sometimes I dress up in
outrageous costumes to preach my sermons, and I love to laugh for no reason.  To
the
outsider these things seem to have no place in the life of an ordained minister,
a
traditionally serious profession.  But I believe that the practice of laughter
yoga has made
me a better minister, a more connected and empathetic minister, one that spreads
joy
indiscriminately.

To be Christian means to believe that life has triumphed over death.  We are
called to live
in that reality—to the live a resurrected life in the here and now.  And when we
do, we
trust God so implicitly that we can laugh in the face of adversity. We can dwell
in the joy of
the Lord!

Sue's computer isn't letting her post here at our forum (ha ha ha) so I am
posting it for
her...

Hi Laura,
I loved your "plant". I think it is amazing how wonderful laughter is for some
and others I
seem to have to push to keep going and they look at me like I have lost my mind!
Yet they
say they feel so much better - weird!

The laughter club is going great and we meet on every Thursday afternoon. We are
are
having a blast.  I did a Homemakers group last night with about 10 people -2  on
oxygen,
one with pneumonia, and one suffering badly with cancer and I really was afraid
of the
breathing techniques with the people on oxygen. Do you modify them?  I did
really simple
exercises mainly because I was afraid of pushing  them and having someone
collapse on
me! What a chicken, hohohahaha!!!

I still can not post a message on the yahoo group site and Jim always gets the
e-mails so
what is screwy with my computer is beyond me. I will have our computer guru
check it out
the next time he is home but that might be awhile!

How is the sign up going for the next Ferryville class?
Laughing every day,
Sue

PS. The message I tried to post was about your article and picture - both were
wonderful!

LAURA'S NOTE:
In response to Sue's question about doing laughter yoga with people on oxygen, I
am not
experienced in this area.  Helping these folks breathe deeper should be
especially helpful.
I would advise that you keep with the simple breathing exercises and remind them
to
ONLY do what feels comfortable.  I just got a copy of "Laughter for Seniors" by
Allan
O'Meara.  It is a 2 DVD set available at www.laughteryoga.org.  It is a great
resource. Allan
is so passionate about working with geriatric patients and so his film is very
inspiring.  Ho
ho ha ha ha!

Hi Laughter Friends,
Just wanted to share with you a funny story that happened yesterday.  I was
doing a
laughter program at a regional women's gathering.  At the end, as I was taking
questions,
an elderly woman raised her hand and said, "I have sciatica pain in my hip that
goes all the
way down my leg," she gestured emphatically.  Continuing, she declared, "I take
a lot of
pain medication and nothing helps.  I have pain ALL the time."

"How does it feel now?" I asked.

"Well," she paused, "it feels pretty good!"

Everyone errupted into a celebratory "Very Good! Very Good! Yay!" and applause.

And no, I didn't hire her as a plant. Ha ha ha!  I encouraged her to try
treating her pain at
home with laughter.  Norman Cousins found 10 minutes of laughing would keep him
pain
free for 2 hours.

So this is just a little reminder that laughter REALLY works!

Laughingly,
Laura

You know, I hadn't really thought about kids (under 12)  when I was
making it, not as any kind of target. but I listened to it again
tonight with that in mind, and most of it would be great with little
kids.

The "Powers of Two" is actually a great exercise for kids. You could
play them the song and then ask them 2 questions.... What is the
pattern, and which "ee"'s were mistakes. Then the kids can do it
themselves, and see how far they can go.

It could just as well be powers of 10. I wanted a song with just to
syllables, which would mean in some language just "1" and "0". Then I
wanted to count by powers of two, in binary. But the powers of any
number system ends up being the same, thus...
1
10
100
1000

Does that seem like a fun game?

I tried to do different kinds of sounds. The song where I do a lot of
Chaka-Chaka is pretty kid-friendly. (Trk 6).

Thank you for the great interest and ideas!

By the way, I think laughing is helping to keep me clear enough to be
able to smell. very good, very good, Yeah!

- Ed (aka Tem Noon)

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Teresa Abrahamson <treeabra@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> thanks for sharing the album. I listened to part of it this morning and
> liked it a lot. very creative and relaxing....would put a child to sleep!
> teresa
>
>
>
> Our Saviors Lutheran <laughinglutherans@...> wrote:
>
>
> WoW Ed! I am so transfixed by your album. How
> wonderful to have a whole album that is entirely
> gibberish! I love the story of it too. Thank you so
> much for making it and for sharing it with us.
>
> Keep laughing and gibberishing and creating music!
>
> Laughingly,
> Laura
>
> --- Ed Bernstein <ed@...> wrote:
>
> > The gibberish at graduation I found very inspiring.
> > I set myself the
> > goal of doing an album in February, and decided
> > rather than trying to
> > write English lyrics, I'd make up languages for the
> > planets where the
> > story I am telling is known, it is the oldest story
> > common to all the
> > human-populated planets in this galaxy.
> >
> > The MP3 files are all available through:
> > http://temnoon.com/files/QaecOfMaec/
> >
> > The liner notes (from http://RPMchallenge.com/ )
> >
> > Album Name: Qaec of Maec
> >
> > Album Description:
> >
> > This is the most ancient story from my galaxy. It
> > tells how Qaec was
> > raised to be a brilliant scientist, who discovered a
> > whole new and
> > more accurate way to understand the world.
> >
> > This was then exploited by his father the King, who
> > built a war
> > machine that conquered the world, devestating the
> > planet in the
> > process.
> >
> > Qaec found out what his father was doing too late to
> > stop him, so he
> > ran away to understand the world on his own.
> >
> > Years later, the King found a way to use Qaecs
> > science to launch into
> > space at the speed of light, beginning an invasion
> > that can never be
> > stopped or called back.
> >
> > Qaec knows he must now take responsibility, doing
> > what only he can do,
> > teaching people to see past the world his father
> > created, and help
> > each person to see everything in a whole way, a
> > balanced way.
> >
> > All songs recorded in the native language of that
> > particular song's
> > planet of origin. The last two tracks are
> > instrumentals.
> >
> > The very last track includes an extended recording
> > of the Drum & Dance
> > from February's COSM full moon.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > Tracks (w/numbers):
> > 1- Boy Genius
> > 2- Powers of 2
> > 3- The King's Devestating War Machine
> > 4- Qaec out on his Own
> > 5- Only One Zero - Truth on the Inside
> > 6- Inducing The Teacher Within (To come out)
> > 7- Invasion of the Universe
> > 8- I can Make a Difference
> > 9- Teach Music and Juggling
> > 10- Gather in Joy, Teach with Humility
> >
> > --
> > Ed Bernstein
> > http://TemNoon.com/ - Music, Essays, and Tem Noon's
> > Cabin, among other things.
> >
>
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http://TemNoon.com/ - Music, Essays, and Tem Noon's Cabin, among other things.

WoW Ed! I am so transfixed by your album. How
wonderful to have a whole album that is entirely
gibberish! I love the story of it too. Thank you so
much for making it and for sharing it with us.

Keep laughing and gibberishing and creating music!

Laughingly,
Laura

--- Ed Bernstein <ed@humanizer.com> wrote:

> The gibberish at graduation I found very inspiring.
> I set myself the
> goal of doing an album in February, and decided
> rather than trying to
> write English lyrics, I'd make up languages for the
> planets where the
> story I am telling is known, it is the oldest story
> common to all the
> human-populated planets in this galaxy.
>
> The MP3 files are all available through:
> http://temnoon.com/files/QaecOfMaec/
>
> The liner notes (from http://RPMchallenge.com/ )
>
> Album Name: Qaec of Maec
>
> Album Description:
>
> This is the most ancient story from my galaxy. It
> tells how Qaec was
> raised to be a brilliant scientist, who discovered a
> whole new and
> more accurate way to understand the world.
>
> This was then exploited by his father the King, who
> built a war
> machine that conquered the world, devestating the
> planet in the
> process.
>
> Qaec found out what his father was doing too late to
> stop him, so he
> ran away to understand the world on his own.
>
> Years later, the King found a way to use Qaecs
> science to launch into
> space at the speed of light, beginning an invasion
> that can never be
> stopped or called back.
>
> Qaec knows he must now take responsibility, doing
> what only he can do,
> teaching people to see past the world his father
> created, and help
> each person to see everything in a whole way, a
> balanced way.
>
> All songs recorded in the native language of that
> particular song's
> planet of origin. The last two tracks are
> instrumentals.
>
> The very last track includes an extended recording
> of the Drum & Dance
> from February's COSM full moon.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Tracks (w/numbers):
> 1- Boy Genius
> 2- Powers of 2
> 3- The King's Devestating War Machine
> 4- Qaec out on his Own
> 5- Only One Zero - Truth on the Inside
> 6- Inducing The Teacher Within (To come out)
> 7- Invasion of the Universe
> 8- I can Make a Difference
> 9- Teach Music and Juggling
> 10- Gather in Joy, Teach with Humility
>
> --
> Ed Bernstein
> http://TemNoon.com/ - Music, Essays, and Tem Noon's
> Cabin, among other things.
>

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Hi Donna,
Yes, it is a regular laughter leader course. I'm just
offering the alum an opportunity to come experience it
again and learn even more. Please encourage your
friend to take the course! :) Might you be able to
come again?

Cheers,
Laura

--- Dee Martin <laugh_yoga@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Laura
> Is the April 4-6th course just a refresher or will
> there be new students there? I have someone I'd
> love to introduce to this practice, and she even
> lives near the camp.
>
> Donna
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Laura Gentry <laughinglutherans@yahoo.com>
> To: LYIowa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, March 2, 2008 9:42:39 PM
> Subject: [LYIowa] REFRESHER COURSE OFFER
>
> Hey Laughter Leaders,
> I am offering my upcoming laughter yoga leader
> training seminars to you at a great
> discount! You can take either one as a refresher if
> you'd like.
>
> April 4-6
> Sugar Creek Bible Camp Retreat
> Ferryville, WI
> $75 - includes tuition, meals & lodging
>
> April 18-19
> Leader Seminar
> Waterloo, IA
> $50 - includes tuition, lunch, coffee & snacks
>
> This is an opportunity for you to renew your
> learning of laughter yoga, have more practice
> and more more fun! Let me know if you'd like to sign
> up for either of these upcoming
> events. To reserve your space you can pay by check
> or ask to be invoiced by Paypal.
>
> Tell your friends about these too! I've update my
> Leader Seminar page at
> www.laughteryogaiow a.com.
>
> Have a great week!
>
> Laughingly,
> Laura
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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I did a laughter yoga public awareness event on Thursday in Cedar Falls, Iowa. We had
standing room only in the room we were using at the library. The Waterloo Cedar Falls
Courier just posted a webcast of this event at their site. If you want to check it out, go to:

http://www.courierwebcasts.com/play.php?vid_id=774&file=laughingyoga.flv

Notice that the scarf I'm wearing is a fabulous creation of Rhonda's! :) For those of you in the
first two classes, Rhonda is an artist from NC and now a graduate of the Iowa School of
Laughter Yoga .

I did a laughter yoga public awareness event on Thursday in Cedar Falls, Iowa. We had
standing room only in the room we were using at the library. The Waterloo Cedar Falls
Courier just posted a webcast of this event at their site. If you want to check it out, go to:

http://www.courierwebcasts.com/play.php?vid_id=774&file=laughingyoga.flv

Notice that the scarf I'm wearing is a fabulous creation of Rhonda's! :) For those of you in the
first two classes, Rhonda is an artist from NC and now a graduate of the Iowa School of
Laughter Yoga .

Hey Laura!

That's a great video. Congrats! You should post it to YouTube also.

-Ed

On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Laura Gentry
<laughinglutherans@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I did a laughter yoga public awareness event on Thursday in Cedar Falls,
> Iowa. We had
>  standing room only in the room we were using at the library. The Waterloo
> Cedar Falls
>  Courier just posted a webcast of this event at their site. If you want to
> check it out, go to:
>
>  http://www.courierwebcasts.com/play.php?vid_id=774&file=laughingyoga.flv
>
>  Notice that the scarf I'm wearing is a fabulous creation of Rhonda's! :)
> For those of you in the
>  first two classes, Rhonda is an artist from NC and now a graduate of the
> Iowa School of
>  Laughter Yoga .
>
>



--
Ed Bernstein
http://TemNoon.com/ - Music, Essays, and Tem Noon's Cabin, among other things.

I did a laughter yoga public awareness event on Thursday in Cedar Falls, Iowa. 
We had
standing room only in the room we were using at the library.  The Waterloo Cedar
Falls
Courier just posted a webcast of this event at their site.  If you want to check
it out, go to:

http://www.courierwebcasts.com/play.php?vid_id=774&file=laughingyoga.flv

Notice that the scarf I'm wearing is a fabulous creation of Rhonda's! :) For
those of you in the
first two classes, Rhonda is an artist from NC and now a graduate of the Iowa
School of
Laughter Yoga .

Hi Donna,
Yes, it is a regular laughter leader course.  I'm just
offering the alum an opportunity to come experience it
again and learn even more.  Please encourage your
friend to take the course! :)  Might you be able to
come again?

Cheers,
Laura


--- Dee Martin <laugh_yoga@...> wrote:

> Hi Laura
> Is the April 4-6th course just a refresher or will
> there be new students there?  I have someone I'd
> love to introduce to this practice, and she even
> lives near the camp.
>
> Donna
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Laura Gentry <laughinglutherans@...>
> To: LYIowa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, March 2, 2008 9:42:39 PM
> Subject: [LYIowa] REFRESHER COURSE OFFER
>
> Hey Laughter Leaders,
> I am offering my upcoming laughter yoga leader
> training seminars to you at a great
> discount! You can take either one as a refresher if
> you'd like.
>
> April 4-6
> Sugar Creek Bible Camp Retreat
> Ferryville, WI
> $75 - includes tuition, meals & lodging
>
> April 18-19
> Leader Seminar
> Waterloo, IA
> $50 - includes tuition, lunch, coffee & snacks
>
> This is an opportunity for you to renew your
> learning of laughter yoga, have more practice
> and more more fun! Let me know if you'd like to sign
> up for either of these upcoming
> events. To reserve your space you can pay by check
> or ask to be invoiced by Paypal.
>
> Tell your friends about these too! I've update my
> Leader Seminar page at
> www.laughteryogaiow a.com.
>
> Have a great week!
>
> Laughingly,
> Laura
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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What a great picture of you. The cellphone did you justice. And, as
an aside (HA, HA) I enjoyed the article as well...

Lisa

--- In LYIowa@yahoogroups.com, "Laura Gentry" <laughinglutherans@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Laughter Friends,
> Just wanted to share a new article with you.  It is a really short
piece I wrote for the wellness
> program of the Lutheran Church Board of Pensions.  I had submitted
a studio shot from my
> web site but they wanted a snapshot looking picture so it would
match with the other
> "wellness voices."  So I gave them a pic I had taken of myself with
my cell phone while driving
> down highway in my Miata and they loved it. :)
>
> Here's the link:
>
https://www.elcabop.org/Home/LiveWell/Wellness_voices/Laughter_as_exer
cise.aspx
>
> I hope you are all having a wonderful, laughing day.
>
> Teee heee hee,
> Laura
>