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Laughter Yoga Mission In Philippines Booming
 Laughter Yoga Club of the Philippines (LYCP) marked its second founding anniversary on February 19, 2010, at Payatas A Elementary School in Quezon City. True to fulfilling its mission to help provide sanitation, it turned over to the school a submersible pump and seven rehabilitated toilets. The school, which has a student population of 6,500 and 150 teachers and administration personnel, had only three malfunctioning toilets, and, worse, no running water at all!
The presence of about 300 parents and 200 school children during the turnover rites was overwhelming. A mini Laughter Yoga session was also conducted to enliven the occasion, and spread the multi-healthy benefits that Laughter Yoga offers. Amazed and delighted, having encountered Laughter Yoga for the first time, the crowd willingly participated and did Laughter Yoga exercises to help them when feeling weak, tired, low bat, and also when angry, worried, fearful or disappointed.
The Principal, the Parents-Teachers Association President and all the teachers were duly felicitated for their selfless contribution to education and health care of children as well as enabling the Laughter Yoga Club of the Philippines accomplish its mission.
Report by Elvie Punzalan-Estavillo
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World Laughter Day Celebrated
 The sound of laughter and joviality reverberated through the air as the worldwide laughter community celebrated World Laughter Day on May 2, 2010 amidst much fanfare and delight. The day conceived by Laughter Yoga founder Dr. Madan Kataria has today become a universal event to promote world peace, good health and joy.
We had huge media coverage with Dr. Kataria appearing on CNN. We have posted news reports and videos on our website www.worldlaughterday.org If you have some photos, You Tube video or news coverage links please click here to post
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Laughter Yoga Conference In Germany A Great Success
The Laughter Yoga conference in Germany was held on May 2, 2010 on World Laughter Day. It was well attended by 220 people and 45 new highly motivated Laughter Yoga Leaders. There were brilliant speeches and workshops well covered by the press and the media.
The congress gave the visitors a lot of information, inspiration and motivation. We laughed from early morning until night. Altogether I can proudly say that this event doubtlessly brings the German Laughter Yoga Movement a big step forward. In 2011 at the same time, Im going to plan the next one ha ha ha
For more details click here http://www.yogilachen.de/
Report by Gabriella
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Forthcoming Laughter Yoga Conferences 2010
All America Laughter Yoga Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico - Aug 27 29
Dr. Kataria along with Madhuri will be participating in this conference. Before the conference, there will be a 5 day teacher training course from Aug 22 26. Click here to know more about the training.
During the conference Dr. Kataria will deliver the keynote speech and will also conduct a one hour meditation and breathing session every morning. There will also be a three hour workshop on advanced Laughter Yoga training for all laughter professionals.
For booking the conference click here http://www.laughteryogaamerica.com/store/2010-laughter-yoga-conference-ebrs.html
All India Laughter Yoga Conference, Bangalore - Oct 1 3
Come and join more than 1000 delegates from all over India for the 2010 All India Conference from Oct 1 3 to be held at the at Town Hall Auditorium, Bangalore. Details of the conference will be soon posted on the website.
5th Australasia Conference, Brisbane Nov 5 - 8
It will be held on the 6th and 7th November with pre and post conference events being held on the 5th and 8th. If you have any input or ideas please mail them at mervneal@laughteryoga.org
It will be held at the Presentation Spirituality Centre in Manly Brisbane. For more details of venue please visit the website http://www.pbvm.org.au/pscmanly/
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Laughter Yoga Steadily Growing In Indonesia
Jean-Lee Fung reports that there are now over 110 Laughter Yoga professionals in Borneo (Indonesia). The impact of laughter is so profound that many practitioners claim they no longer need anti-depressants. The sustained positive emotions keep them coming back for more. Lee said many participants had reported a significant health improvement with a reduction in the frequency of respiratory infections like common cold and flu while some even claimed of overcoming depression, relief or cure from chronic medical problems. Source: http://www.laughteryogaamerica.com/read/news/laughter-yoga-steadily-growing-indonesia-1840.php
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Have You Ever Danced In Your Car?
This is a part of the new initiative called the Levity Project started by Katie West, a certified Laughter Yoga teacher from USA. The Levity Project's vision is to create a society in which playing, laughter, and celebrating are the accepted norm. Our vision is to change the paradigm which prizes stress, fatigue and negativity into one of lightness, hope and buoyancy. They host public acts of levity to create a global consciousness of what a life of fun and celebration looks like in a mass. The Project engages in acts of levity for the goal of social change because, "When we change, the world around us changes." --Dr. Kataria.
They celebrated WLD in New York where people in small groups gathered at different locations in New York and traveled through the metro to meet at Times Square to laugh together. An incredible thing about this event is that it happened despite a bomb scare just a day before WLD!!! Looks like we need to plant more laughter bombs all over the world
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Click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl4ZL5B53g8
Sometime back the Levity Project asked people from all over the world to dance for few minutes wherever they are and record the videos and send it to them. Most people danced in their cars.
Click here to have a look at this video and enjoy |
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