Agenda Of The 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference

Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher Training Program
Sunday 8/22, 9am – Thursday 8/26, 4pm
Learn to train Certified Laughter Yoga Leaders!

Certified Laughter Coach Training Program

Tuesday 8/24, 9am – Thursday 8/26, 4pm
Laughter Coaching is a transformational process which creates and re-establishes the practice of laughter into one’s life. This is part 1 of a 36h training program.

Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Training Program
Tuesday 8/24, 9am-5pm – Wednesday 8/25, 9am-5pm
Learn everything you know about Laughter Yoga and its multi-faceted applications.

Albuquerque’s First All Gibberish Party!
Wed. 8/25, 7:30pm-10pm
From the time of your entry until you depart, there is no speaking of any intelligible language. It’s mind-bogglingly fun! Free admission (donations appreciated), all welcome.

All Day Laughter Yoga Refresher Course
Thu. 8/26, 9am-4:30pm
Refresh & hone your skills, renew your passion!

Thursday 8/26

• 7:00pm – 10pm
• Conference Kick Off Ceremony
• Dr Madan Kataria ─ Opening Keynote
• Bernie DeKoven ─ Journeys on the playful path

Friday 8/27

• 7:00am – 7:50am: (Optional) Morning Laughter Meditation With Dr Kataria
• 8:00am – 8:30am: (Optional) Group Laughter Yoga Session with Jeffrey Briar
• Starting at 9:00am:
• AM: Tonianne Baca-Green ─ Laughter Yoga as a Conflict Management Tool at the Bureau of Indian Affairs
• AM: Jane Davis & Debbie Ellison ─ Bringing Light to the Darkness: Laughter Yoga in Prisons
• AM: Rita Skelly ─ Bursting Forth with Laughter: Learn Lasting Techniques To Boost Your Self-Confidence With Laughter
• AM: Katie West ─ New Developments in the field of Laughter Coaching
• Starting at 2pm:
  
• PM: Fif Fernandes ─ Laughing the Trauma Away
• PM: Dr Caroline Meeks (a.k.a Funshine): Laughter Yoga in Integrative Medicine
• PM: Rebecca Foster ─ Hasya Yoga as a Spiritual Practice: Integrating Laughter with Traditional Yoga
• PM: Laura Gentry ─ Holy Hysterics: How to Bring Laughter Yoga to Church, Synagogue, and Any Spiritual Place
• 6:00pm – 6:30pm: (Optional) Group Laughter Yoga Session with Lynda Tourloukis
• 8:00pm – 10:00pm: Festival Of Entertainment + Dances Of Universal Peace

Saturday 8/28

• 7:00am – 7:50am: (Optional) Morning Laughter Meditation With Dr Kataria
• 8:00am – 8:30am: (Optional) Group Laughter Yoga Session with Linda Leclerc
• Starting at 9:00am:
• AM: David & Meredith Vaughn ─ Laughing, Breathing and Relaxing your way to Joy
• AM: Lynda Tourloukis ─ Growing a Laughter Community
• AM: Kathryn Burns ─ Freeing the Joy in Body and Voice with “The Laughter Yoga Warm-Up”
• AM: Jeffrey Briar ─ Innovations in Laughter: Accessing your own Creativity to Generate Original Programs for Fun and Profit
• Starting at 2pm:
• PM: Linda Leclerc ─ Women in Business: How To Have A Full Time Laughter Yoga Career
• PM: Dr Norman Katz & Chancediva ─ Laughter, Trance and Hypnosis: Deeeepening our Ha Has to rediscover our Original Mind
• PM: Group Activity: Favorite Laughter Yoga exercises, songs and games
• PM: Levity Project In Downtown Albuquerque! Come Create Social Change Through Laughter, Play and Celebration
• 8:30pm – 10:00pm: Festival Of Entertainment + Dances Of Universal Peace

Sunday 8/29

• 7:00am – 7:50am: (Optional) Morning Laughter Meditation With Dr Kataria
• 8:00am – 8:30am: (Optional) Group Laughter Yoga Session with Sebastien Gendry
• Starting at 9:00am:
• AM: Peter M. Litchfield, Ph.D. ─ Good Breathing, Bad Breathing
• AM: Merv Neal ─ Laughter Yoga and Work-Life Balance
• AM: Sebastien Gendry ─ Final Words. Next Steps
• 12:00pm: 2010 Laughter Yoga Ambassador Award Ceremony, Group Picture

Advanced Training With Dr Madan Kataria
Sunday 8/29, 2:30pm – 5:30pm

Games That Make People Laugh: A Workshop In Playfulness As A Life Skill
Monday 8/30, 9:00am -5:00pm ─ Tuesday 8/31, 9:00am – 3:00pm
12.5h of C.E. credits are available for this workshop for eligible professions.
Take your Laughter Yoga Practice to the next level! Learn tools that will extend your reach as a Laughter Yoga Professional, and provide you entree to many new venues and audiences.