Discover a refreshing and innovative healing modality that is simple, fun and filled with laughter. No particular equipment is required. All can practice and benefit. Expect no jokes or comedy. It's a form of exercise. We choose to laugh, because we can. The benefits of laughter are scientifically documented. Welcome to the Laughter Wellness program, a professional, systematic activity approach to stress-management as well as physical and mental wellbeing through laughter. We are the oldest and largest provider of Laughter Yoga education in North America.

Health Laughter has been rediscovered as a powerful tool in the battle against many physical and mental dis-eases. Many scientific studies suggest that it strengthens the immune system, alleviates pain, releases stress, and initiates powerful positive changes in our mind and emotions. Proverbs 17:22 said it well over 2,000 years ago: "A merry heart doeth good like medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones." Why leave such a valuable healing modality to chance? Laughter Yoga and the Laughter Wellness program are the only forms of exercise that allow you to experience hearty and unconditional laughter for extended periods of time.

Joy What we do is get together in a group, initiate laughter as a form of exercise with sincere enthusiasm, and quickly it becomes contagious. Whether you fake it or genuinely laugh makes no difference to your body. Either way it will give you the same health benefits. Laughter Yoga puts a strong emphasis on childlike playfulness, self-expression and the use of gibberish. The Laughter Wellness program puts a strong emphasis on authenticity and fluidity. Leaders are trained to differentiate and introduce in a timely fashion three different levels of playfulness. Expect to laugh lots but never feel awkward, tired or exhausted.

World PeaceLaughter Yoga is social experiment that works to achieve Health, Joy and World Peace through laughter. It is primarily known in the shape of Laughter Clubs: fully independent, not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious and non competitive community-based associations of diverse people who get together just to laugh. They are not limited by language differences and are a primary force on the ground for peace. The first Laughter Clubs in the Middle East for example were created in 2005 in the countries of two archenemies: Israel and Iran. Today there are several dozens of Laughter Clubs in each of these countries, and an estimated 6,000 more in over 70 countries on five continent.

Community Many individuals have left profound marks in the human history book of Laughter Therapy. Their work inspired an Indian family physician in 1995 who was looking for a drug-free way to manage his own stress. In time and with the help of his wife he created Laughter Yoga. What started with just 5 people in a public park grew as a social grassroots movement and is now practiced worldwide. The Laughter Wellness program was created by Sebastien Gendry after years of training Laughter Professionals in the western world.

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• Level 1 & 2, August: : Australia
• Level 1 & 2, September: Chicago, IL
• Level 1, November: L.A.
• Level 1, December: New York City
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