Sandia Courtyard Hotel and Convention Center
10300 Hotel Avenue, NE Albuquerque, NM 87123
Main Conference: From 8/26
at 7pm until 8/29 at 1pm
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Who: Dr Madan Kataria
What: Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher Training Program (5 days)
When: From Sunday 08/22 until Thursday 08/26
Price & Registration: click here
Who: Katie West (Maine), Founder, Director, The Levity Institute
What: Certified Laughter Coach Training Program
When: Part 1 starts Tuesday 8/24/2010 at 9am and ends on Thursday 8/26/2010 at 4pm. Part 2 will take place on the phone and through video-conferencing and be completed within 6 weeks after the initial training.
Price: Register Now! Space is limited.
Laughter Coaching is a transformational process which creates and re-establishes the practice of laughter into one’s life. By combining the benefits of laughter with the focused approach of coaching, clients are able to bring more lightness and freedom into their lives and increase their sense of well-being, lower stress and negativity, and direct this new strength and buoyant energy towards their goals. By deepening their practice of laughter, clients are able to break free from long held beliefs and blocks that have held them back from their dreams.
Who: Sebastien Gendry (California), C.E.O. American School Of Laughter Yoga
What: Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Training Program
When: Tuesday 8/24, 9am-5pm, Wednesday 8/25, 9am-5pm
Register now!
Learn To Provide Genuine Help and Hope, not Hype. With Sebastien Gendry, C.E.O. of the American School Of Laughter Yoga (oldest and largest provider of Laughter Yoga education in North America), and a leading Laughter Yoga expert in the world. He was the second person after Dr Kataria (founder of Laughter Yoga) to dedicate himself full time to teaching and promoting Laughter Yoga. A passionate and charismatic individual, he currently travels over 70,000 miles every year to train several hundred Laughter Yoga Professionals in North America and Europe. Sebastien is a witty, insightful and engaging laughter yoga expert whose expertise, patience, willingness to always seek the best in each person, enthusiasm and ability to adapt to the needs of each individual has helped many people “get out of their head” and move to a higher level of happiness. He encapsulates and shares the power of postive and playful energy and creativity. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and numerous other national mainstream media in the USA.
What: Albuquerque’s First All Gibberish Party!
When: Wednesday Evening, 8/25
Price: Free admission (donations appreciated)
From the time of your entry until you depart, there is no speaking of any intelligible language. It’s mind-bogglingly fun!
Who: Sebastien Gendry (California), Merv Neal (Australia)
What:
─ AM: Laughter Yoga Professional Review: The Basics & Beyond
─ PM: Laughter Yoga Business Skills: How To Create And Deliver A Powerful Presentation
When: Thursday 8/26, 9am-4:30pm
Register now! (Intended for Laughter Yoga Professionals, Open To All, No Diplomas Will Be Given)
Do not miss this workshop with 2 of the most seniors figures in the international Laughter Yoga movement!
Who: Sebastien Gendry (California), C.E.O. American School Of Laughter Yoga
What: Laughter Yoga 2.0: New Frontiers
When: Thursday Evening, 8/26
Pricing: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
In this opening keynote Sebastien Gendry will present on professional Laughter Yoga techniques. Come expand your horizon of what can be done with Laughter Yoga, all following a professional approach! Learn many new techniques as well as laughing, clapping & breathing exercises, and a powerful framework to create even more. You’ll find out that the sky really is the limit.
Who: Bernie DeKoven (Indiana), www.deepfun.com
What: Journeys on the playful path
When: Thursday Evening, 8/26
Price: This keynote is free and open to the general public. Donations are appreciated.
In this keynote address funsmith Bernie DeKoven will talk about the psychology of fun and journeys on the playful path that enrich people’s lives. During the course of their working lives, most people lose touch with the sources of their personal power. Thirty-five years ago, while developing a curriculum in theater for elementary school kids, Bernie made two discoveries that changed his life and some small but significant parts of the world: fun is fundamental to happiness, people can be taught how to have more fun. He eventually discovered that there was a direct connection between the experience of alienation, and the amount of fun people were having – that the more alienated people were, the less fun. Realizing he could help people make anything more fun – their jobs, their relationships, the things they make and do – Bernie set about creating public and private workshops for exploring the Playful Path.
Who: Tonianne Baca-Green (New Mexico)
What: Laughter Yoga as a Conflict Management Tool at the Bureau of Indian Affairs
When: Friday Morning, 8/27
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is a large federal agency with a lot of conflict. In 2009, Tonianne Baca-Green was tasked with training the agency, nationwide, on Conflict Management, which includes processes like mediation, Interest-based Negotiation and effective communication. Recent research in the field of social neuroscience-the study of what happens in the brain while people interact-shows what is even more important is laughter! Studies show that top-performing leaders elicited laughter from their subordinates three times as often, as did mid-performing leaders. Being in a good mood helps people take in information effectively and respond nimbly and creatively. In other words, laughter is serious business!”
Who: Jane Davis (hope-howse.org)
What: Bringing Light to the Darkness: Laughter Yoga in Prisons
When: Friday morning, 8/27
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Learn how you can bring Laughter Yoga into the prisons! Almost nowhere is laughter needed more than in prisons. Jane Davis, LMSW, through HOPE-HOWSE (hope-howse.org), an all volunteer non-profit organization based on service as a path to peace, has worked with inmates for years. Her work is based on compassion and seeing the light within each person. Jane will share her experiences of Laughter Yoga with inmates and corrections officers. A video will also be shown. If you are interested in going into a local jail with Jane to facilitate a Laughter Yoga session with the inmates on Thursday 8/26 please call 770-843-0940. Space is limited. Only a handful will be able to go.
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Who: Rita Skelly (New Mexico)
What: Bursting Forth with Laughter: Learn Lasting Techniques To Boost Your Self-Confidence With Laughter
When: Friday Morning, 8/27
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Join Rita Skelly for a fun-filled liberating laughter experience. Hear about her personal challenges to stay sane while dealing with learning difficulties ( ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia). We will breathe and laugh our perceived weaknesses in energy that can be used to help us relax into the warm nurturing safe surroundings of our creative self.
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Who: Katie West (Maine), Founder, Director, The Levity Institute, www.thelevityinstitute.com
What: New Developments in the field of Laughter Coaching
When: Friday Morning, 8/27
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Laughter Coaching is the practice of working with individuals one on one and in small groups to introduce and re-establish the energy of laughter in their lives. In this session, we will be looking at new practices and niches in this new branch of life coaching. The participants will get a first-hand experience in coaching someone and being coached allowing Laughter Yoga Leaders/Teachers the opportunity to widen the scope of their experience as they gain awareness and experience working with laughter more deeply on the individual level.
Who: Fif Fernandes (Canada), www.laughteryoga-canada.org
What: Laughing the Trauma Away
When: Friday Afternoon, 8/27
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
In this workshop discover how various laughter exercises, pranayama, and visualization techniques have transformed children and adults who have been victims of war, are dealing with life threatening illness, have been abused or have post-traumatic stress. Fif Fernandes has helped many children and adults heal from deep wounds and find peace in Canada and Uganda.
Who: Caroline A. Meeks M.D., aka “Dr. Funshine” (California), www.drfunshine.com
What: Laughter Yoga in Integrative Medicine
When: Friday Afternoon, 8/27
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
In this workshop Caroline A. Meeks M.D. otherwise known as “Dr. Funshine” you will
Who: Rebecca Foster (Rhode Island), thecenterofjoy.net
What: Hasya Yoga as a Spiritual Practice: Integrating Laughter with Traditional Yoga
When: Friday Afternoon, 8/27
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Hasya means “laughter”. Yoga means “union”. In this workshop we will explore ways to integrate Hasya Yoga with more traditional Yoga/dharma practices to both deepen and (en)lighten our spiritual understanding. We will play specifically with asana (postures) as well as other essential elements from the traditional “eight limbed” and “eight fold” paths. Using interactive exercises we will explore the edges of non-dualism and begin to break down the barriers that keep us separate and disconnected from our natural state of wholeness. Participants will leave this workshop with a clear understanding of how to introduce laughter into traditional yoga practice and vice versa.
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Who: Laura Gentry (Iowa), www.LaughingLaura.com
What: Holy Hysterics: How to Bring Laughter Yoga to Church, Synagogue, and Any Spiritual Place
When: Friday Afternoon, 8/27
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
How do you effectively introduce laughter yoga to a spiritual community? Pastor Laura will engage us in an interactive discussion of the spirituality of laughter yoga and how to persuasively lead it with religious groups. We’ll take part in a Christian-based laughter program as an example of how to contextualize a laughter workout for such a community. Learn how to get hired by churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious organizations to lead them in some much needed laughter yoga.
Who: Open Microphone + Bernie Heideman (Colorado), www.bernieheideman.com
What: Festival Of Entertainment
When: Friday evening, 8/27 ─ Saturday evening, 8/28
Pricing: This event is free and open to the general public. Donations are appreciated.
Part 1: Celebrate and Play as only Laughter Lovers can!
Part 2: Dances of Universal Peace
Who: David & Meredith Vaughn (Colorado), www.denverlaughs.com
What: Laughing, Breathing and Relaxing your way to Joy
When: Saturday Morning, 8/28
Pricing: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Experience the joy of an embodied Laughter Yoga session with playful introductions and animated benefits exercises, in-depth diaphragmatic breathing information and exercises, some laughter yoga exercises that work with serving diverse populations, and some techniques for enhancing the laughter meditation and deep relaxation (the icing on the cake!) Bring a blanket and be prepared for a deep body/mind experience.
Who: Lynda Tourloukis (Illinois), www.followthelaughter.com
What: Growing a Laughter Community
When: Saturday Morning, 8/28
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Many Laughter Yoga Leaders accomplish their training and often find themselves alone. When there are questions or doubts who do you turn to for support and resource? Wouldn’t it be great to have a ready community to tap into to find new and unique ideas, like minded people who understand and brainstorm with you, or even those who want to collaborate ideas to get more interest in the community together? Learn why it is important to be connected in a community and how to build a strong foundation for Laughter Yoga in yours. Tap into some great ideas that can make it easy to do and fun for you!
Who: Kathryn Burns (California)
What: Freeing the Joy in Body and Voice with “The Laughter Yoga Warm-Up”
When: Saturday Morning, 8/28
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Participate in this fun & interactive presentation to receive valuable information regarding techniques for protecting, strengthening, & maintaining healthy vocal hygiene. Teachers, presenters, Laughter Leaders & laughter students all benefit from learning and implementing this 5 minute full body/voice warm-up program created by Kathryn Burns & Jeffrey Briar of the Laguna Laughter Club. Learn tips from a professional actress how to safely improve your volume projection and articulation. Boost your stage speaking skills and learn microphone techniques. See how these simple steps can be used in your club, presentations & personal laughter practice to release the joyous voice & deep, healthy, hearty laughter in us all.
Who: Jeffrey Briar (California), www.lyinstitute.org
What: Innovations in Laughter: Accessing your own Creativity to Generate Original Programs for Fun and Profit
When: Saturday Morning, 8/28
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Discover programs which start with laughter and lead to original forms: bus tours, hiking trips, cruises, Retreat in the Mountains, “Community Night” at dance studios (where the entire family joins the dance-students for an evening of laughter yoga and dancing), group video-making projects, Laughter Adventure trips to offshore Islands, Retreats which combine Laughter Yoga with Hatha Yoga and Dances of Universal Peace, etc.… You will get plenty of ideas on how you can apply your skills and creativity beyond the laughter club and into: the space where anything’s possible. Includes a Q&A/Comment section which will expand your mind to new possibilities!
Who: Linda Leclerc, www.yogadurire.com
What: Women in Business: How To Have A Full Time Laughter Yoga Career
When: Saturday Afternoon, 8/28
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Are you thinking of taking the “next step” and start a full time Laughter Yoga career? Linda Leclerc will share insights from her own experience about how she did it. In this workshop you will:
Who: Dr Norman Katz, aka “Dr Blue” and Chancediva (New Mexico), www.3sidedwhole.com
What: Laughter, Trance and Hypnosis: Deeeepening our Ha Has to rediscover our Original Mind
When: Saturday Afternoon, 8/28
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Since life too important to take seriously we must learn to deepen our laughter. Understanding and utilizing basic hypnosis processes in laughter yoga help create truly deep laughter that returns us to our “original mind” and restores our neural functioning, resetting our brains and bodies to healthy optimum states. Learn how to do this in some simple and quick ways.
Who: Group Activity
What: Favorite Laughter Yoga exercises, songs and games
When: Saturday Afternoon, 8/28
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
This workshop is a group sharing session where all conference participants are invited to share the Laughter Yoga activities that they most like / recently discovered / have had the most success with (laughter exercises, songs, dances, games…). Please fill the form below to make sure that we reserve a stop for you. This will also help us better prepare and plan the flow of this session.
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Who: Katie West (Maine) and Ina Lukas (California), www.thelevityproject.com
What: The Levity Project: Creating Social Change Through Laughter, Play and Celebration
When: Saturday Afternoon, 8/28, 5-7pm
Price: Free, all are welcome!
We invite you to come play with The Levity Project in downtown Albuquerque. Join us as we bring laughter, play and celebration in town! The details of this event will be given to participants at the conference.
What is The Levity Project?
The Levity Project is a social movement that brings together people who are agents of social change (that means YOU!). Together, we engage in public acts of laughter, play and celebration (flash mob-style) to create change in a social setting. We believe that when we witness someone feeling joyful it creates a ripple effect that keeps going to create a lighter and more buoyant world.
The only requirement is to have fun, be playful and be willing to bring your laughter and joy to a public place with other fun-loving people.
Who: Peter M. Litchfield, Ph.D. (New Mexico), http://bp.edu/
What: Good Breathing, Bad Breathing
When: Sunday Morning, 8/29
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Little do most people know that breathing regulates pH, electrolyte balance, blood flow, red blood cell chemistry, and kidney function. Large numbers of people learn breathing habits that block fundamental reflex mechanisms from regulating breathing based on pH, CO2, and O2; the result is symptoms and deficits of all kinds, inevitably and mistakenly attributed to other unrelated causes. During this presentation we will monitor the breathing physiology of 8 people simultaneously while we will evaluate their breathing behavior, observe the effects of changing their breathing behavior, and investigate the real-time effects of laughter on their respiratory physiology. Surprises await.
Who: Merv Neal (Australia), www.maurant.com.au
What: Laughter Yoga and Work-Life Balance
When: Sunday Morning, 8/29
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
In today’s rapid and changing world, the ability to fulfil our work commitments, maintain strong personal relationships, and our health, has become our biggest challenge. We all know the importance of Worklife Balance, but lack the steps to be able to implement it successfully. This presentation will enable you to understand the issues we face and the impact they have, and then put in place simple and achievable plans to deal with them.
Who: Dr Madan Kataria (India), www.laughteryoga.org
What: Closing Keynote: Laughter Yoga, 15 Years Later
When: Sunday Morning, 8/29
Price: This workshop is part of the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference. You must be registered to attend. Register now!
Meet and learn from the Giggling Guru himself! We are very honored to host this year Dr Madan Kataria, the founder of the Laughter Yoga movement. In this closing keynote he will share with us a broader perspective of where Laughter Yoga is at worldwide as well as share the latest laughter techniques and other updates from the Laughter Yoga community around the world.
Who: Dr Madan Kataria, Founder Of Laughter Yoga
What: Advance Training: More Laughter Yoga Techniques
When: Sunday Afternoon, 8/29
Pricing: See Price & Registration Information Here
This is a unique workshop with Dr. Madan Kataria, the founder of Laughter Yoga. Learn more techniques based on his worldwide experience and skills!
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Sponsored by the Association for Humanistic Psychology
Who: Bernie DeKoven (Indiana), www.deepfun.com
What: Games That Make People Laugh: A Workshop In Playfulness As A Life Skill
When: Monday 8/30, 9am-5pm + 8pm-9:30pm, Tuesday 8/31, 9am-3:00pm (12.5h contact time)
Continuing Education Credits: 12.5h for eligible people (see below)
See Price & Registration Information Here. Maximum 50 participants.
Take your Laughter Yoga Practice to the next level!
