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April Fools’ Day Is Good for Your Heart

On April 1, 2012
You may not appreciate getting pranked with a whoopee cushion or hot sauce in your food on April Fool’s Day, but a good laugh may be just what the doctor ordered.
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If you’re happy and you know it … let the government know

On March 30, 2012
Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a panel of experts in psychology and economics, including Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, began convening in December to try to define reliable measures of “subjective well-being.” If successful, these could become official statistics.
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Can a computer be taught to be funny? (not yet)

On March 30, 2012
The weekend of March 8, at the American Crossword Puzzle Competition in Brooklyn, a computer program known as Dr. Fill matched wits with the nation’s top crossword solvers and was humbled. Dr. Fill’s score was good enough to finish 141st out of 600 human contestants—near the low end of the range that its creator, the [...]
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Academics really not happy about having to be happy at work

On March 28, 2012
Here is a rather-unexpected-but-not-really-surprising news from Australia: RMIT University staff will fight against a new behavioral code that demands they promote positivity and show passion at work. Why? …Ms Gale said the code threatened the ability of academic and professional staff to carry out their work. ”We’re talking about a university community. People are supposed [...]
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta Prescribes Fake Laughter For Long Life

On March 28, 2012
A few years ago, Dr. Sanjay Gupta covered Laughter Yoga for CNN in the context of long documentary on the science of happiness. This must have impressed him greatly because he is still talking about how great Laughter Clubs are!
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Laughter Yoga enriching people’s lives in New Orleans

On February 27, 2012
It may not seem like much, but how often do you hear people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis who are almost completely bound to a wheel chair say that they have found a new meaning to life after taking up a new exercise program? Watch the following video, a news report from New Orleans, LO. It's nothing short of beautiful.
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60 pages on how the practice of Laughter Yoga effect the lives of Laughter Yoga professionals

On February 17, 2012
Here is the 60 pages thesis that Vasiliki Skrekou from Greece wrote for her Masters degree at the Center for Applied Psychology (John Moores University, Liverpool, UK) on the Effect of Laughter Yoga Practice on the lives of Laughter Yoga Professionals. Laughter Yoga is powerful stuff indeed. Did you doubt? Read Full Article →

The happy secret to better work

On February 7, 2012
90% of your long-term happiness is predicted not by your external world but by the way your brain processes the world. If you change your formula for happiness and success, you can change the way it affects reality.
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2012 All America Laughter Yoga Conference Call For Presenters

On February 2, 2012
Come discover how professionals bring laughter anywhere and everywhere, healing mind, body and spirit. This is a unique opportunity to network with lots of people, refresh, deepen and expand your skills, and revitalize in an energy bath of pure joy!
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Happy new Chinese year

On January 22, 2012
The Year of the Black Water Dragon starts on Sunday January 22,2012. "A year to start ambitious and daring projects!
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How to achieve everything you want and more: techniques revealed

On December 10, 2011
I came across a most interesting website this week expanding on the ancient Hawaiian Huna method of personal empowerment and overal understanding of the world we live in. Here are a few pages worth reading.
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Note to Laughter Yoga Professionals: follow the news! They are filled with leads and inspiration.

On November 28, 2011
Note to Laughter Yoga Professionals: follow the news! They are filled with leads and inspiration.
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The practice of present moment awareness can set you free

On October 26, 2011
Michael Brown talks about the importance of present moment awareness, the higher frequency of love, and so much more.
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How important are fun, laughter and play?

On October 22, 2011
These are tough times in the United States. With unemployment at nine percent and a double-dip recession hanging in the balance, we are looking for solutions. But it is important to remember that solving some of our serious problems might require more than just serious fixes.
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Study confirms: laughter is good medicine for dementia patients

On October 14, 2011
Laughter may be good medicine for elderly dementia patients -- and best of all, it doesn't have side effects.
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Laughter Yoga guerrilla marketing on a national radio show: it worked!

On October 12, 2011
What can I say: this is simple and brillant; simply said: brillant. Iowa pastor and master Laughter Yoga Teacher Laura Gentry was recently a part of the famous national NPR show “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.” She happens to be a fan and decided to call in one day. This was not about her. All she [...]
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Are the French world champions of misery? Laughter Yoga to the rescue!

On October 12, 2011
A World Health Organisation report has proclaimed the French as the most likely to suffer a depressive episode in their lifetime. This is probably why Laughter Clubs are flourishing across France.
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Watch hours of videos from the 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference

On October 9, 2011
The 2010 All America Laughter Yoga Conference took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in August 2010. Here are several of its videos.
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4 Australasian Laughter Yoga Conferences in 4 slideshows. Wanna travel?

On October 9, 2011
I had been talking about it for a long time, and this is now a done thing. The photo albums of the past 4 Australasian Laughter Yoga conferences where I was invited to speak are online. Check it out.
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6 All America Laughter Yoga conferences in 6 slideshows. Hundreds of pictures

On October 9, 2011
I had been talking about it for a long time, and this is now a done thing. The photo albums of the past 6 All America Laughter Yoga conferences are online. Check it out.
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Shaka baby

On October 8, 2011
This is just too cute. Watch the two following videos in order (they are only a few seconds each). In the first one an infant sees people do a movement that intrigues him and he tries to duplicate. In the second one he practices the sound.
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2011 All America Laughter Yoga Conference Slideshow

On September 28, 2011
Pictures talk louder than words. Here is a slideshow of the 2011 All America Laughter Yoga Conference that took place on 09/22-25 in San Diego, California, at the beautiful Town & Country Resort & Convention Center. A group of heart-centered people got together from all 4 corners of North America and as far as Ethiopia and Australia. The energy that this created alone gave participants already more than they were expecting. Then there was the program and close to 40 presenters who shared their knowledge and passion. This was our best conference to date.
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Pain 10% more bearable after laughing with friends

On September 14, 2011
Laughing with friends for around 15 minutes boosts a person’s pain threshold by an average of 10%, an international study has found.
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It’s Seriously A Good Idea To Laugh At Yourself, Science Confirms

On August 11, 2011
Are you really, truly capable of laughing at yourself? If so, it's a good sign that you have an optimistic personality and a good sense of humor, a new study suggests.
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News from France

On July 30, 2011
Am currently wrapping up a month-long Laughter Yoga training tour in France. Some experiences in life are too powerful to be shared in words. There was a vortex of energy around me, something so beautiful and powerful that I am still hesitant to talk about it. Participants started to transform and blossom, changing me with them, each time a little more.
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Kathy’s Laughing Alone Routine

On July 5, 2011
Kathy's Laughing Alone Routine
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TED talks are cool. RSA Animates are way better. Boost your creativity! Educate yourself.

On June 28, 2011
The following is a very personal opinion. I am a great fan of www.ted.com. It has opened up my mind to ways of thinking I would never have had otherwise. Lately however, I have developed an even greater liking for RSA Animates (see some examples below). Watching all these videos does take time, and I learn so much from them that personally I see it as a personal investment. Keep learning, whatever field it is you are into. There is always room for you to grow.
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Doing good feels good

On June 27, 2011
Doing good feels good
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Interesting Laughter Yoga news: we’re slowly moving into mainstream…

On June 26, 2011
I have been extremely busy over the past few weeks (months) and haven’t had the opportunity to devote as much time as I would have liked to reporting recent news coverage on Laughter Yoga in the world media. While the names and locations of the stories that are being reported differ, the content of the [...]
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LOL: Why You Should Laugh Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

On June 25, 2011
For family caregivers, the mountains of laundry, the endless messes that need cleaned up, the rushing to doctor's appointments, the complete surrender of one's personal life and the painful process of watching a loved one's decline is no laughing matter. You may feel like crying more often than you feel like laughing.
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Laugh Basil Laugh

On June 23, 2011
Laugh Basil Laugh
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Company offers Laughter Yoga services 9 times / day

On June 22, 2011
Company offers Laughter Yoga services 9 times / day
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If Laughter Yoga were a business I would…

On June 16, 2011
When I’m not involved with my Laughter Yoga work I instruct and help businesses with their Strategic Planning. I have been doing this since selling my last business back in 2002. I have a process that is a simple “beginning to end” way of running a business of any sort. So if Laughter Yoga were a business I would work it like this
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Everybody loves to laugh: NHK reports on Laughter Clubs in Taiwan

On June 15, 2011
Everybody loves to laugh: NHK reports on Laughter Clubs in Taiwan
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Alzheimer and Dementia patients from Taiwan take part in a laughter competition and love it!

On June 14, 2011
This is a Laughter yoga competition at the Veteran Home of Taoyuan, in Taiwan. Members of this team all suffer from either Alzheimer or Dementia. They practice laughter yoga exercises every day and like it very much.
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Social worker’s four-year drive to prove that laughter truly is the best medicine has finally brought her international recognition.

On June 11, 2011
Dr Gita Suraj-Narayan, 56, and her daughter Sheroma, 26, from South Africa, have recently received international recognition for their research on the benefits of laughter therapy for stroke victims. Their work has impressed the members of the social welfare department at Ryukoku University Junior College in Japan so much that they intend to use their techniques of laughter-yoga to help people deal with the shock of the recent earthquakes in Japan.
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Yoga Journal’s advice to Yogis: add some humor and lightness to your classes, and you may see your business boom

On June 10, 2011
Across the United States, teachers and studios are recognizing that funny business can help yoga businesses thrive. "Humor can help a studio attract and retain students," says Julie Margolis, an instructor at New Jersey's Yoga Montclair. "They love it because it helps them relax their muscles, surrender to their practice, and take themselves—and yoga—less seriously."
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Body’s Response to Repetitive Laughter Is Similar to the Effect of Repetitive Exercise, Study Finds

On June 8, 2011
A new study looks at the effect that mirthful laughter and distress have on modulating the key hormones that control appetite.
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The surprising truth about what motivates us

On June 1, 2011
What truly motivates people? As surprising as it may seem to some it's not money. Scientific studies tell us that what people really want is autonomy, mastery and a sense of purpose. Watch this:
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Secret Way To Succeed At Laughing Every Day

On May 31, 2011
Here is a secret way to succeed at laughing every day (or any other good habit that you would like to create). Here is how it works:
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Future of the world revealed

On May 30, 2011
This is a picture of the future. You'll notice that there is a lot of blank space because people haven't made up their minds about it & the future doesn't have a lot of time for that kind of indecisiveness.
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Why the older generation don’t get jokes

On May 29, 2011
It’s no laughing matter, but the reason why grumpy old men behave in just such a way may finally have been pinpointed. Older adults have a harder time getting jokes as they age because of memory and reasoning problems, according to a new study. The researchers tested 40 healthy adults aged over 65 against 40 [...]
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Laughter did not change this man’s life. It made it worse. Here is why.

On May 26, 2011
This is the story of a man who laughed lots, made others laugh, and still felt like dying. Frank used humor, and lots of it. The jokes were on him, all self-deprecating. Truth is, Frank hated himself. This story has a happy ending though. Watch this:
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Laughter Yoga with hundreds of children in a primary school in Vietnam

On May 25, 2011
Laughter Yoga with hundreds of children in a primary school in the philippines
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New insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences

On May 24, 2011
New insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences -- insights with massive implications for economics and politics as well as our own self-knowledge.
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Sebastien Gendry scheduled to present at the 2011 Australasian Laughter Yoga Conference

On May 23, 2011
Yes, I will present again at the 2011 Australasian Laughter Yoga conference in Adelaide in August! This will my fourth consecutive invitation (apparently they can't have enough of me :-)). This year will be different though. I'm not going to Australia once again just for the week-end (which is what I have done up to now). This time I'm taking a few days off my busy schedule and will have a mini vacation down under.
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The Untapped Power Of Smiling

On May 22, 2011
A majority of people smile between 5-20 times a day while children can smile up to 400 times per day. Studies in the UK found that a single smile can generate the same amount of brain stimulation that 2,000 chocolate bars or 16,000 Pounds Sterling ($25,000) can, which means a person can feel like a million bucks just by smiling a certain number a times a day.
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Laughter Yoga in Ukraine

On May 21, 2011
This one makes me especially proud because I am happy to have been of service to the world community by holding the first Laughter Yoga training in Eastern Europe in 2008. Watch this:
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Laughter Yoga in Turkey

On May 20, 2011
This is a news report of Laughter Yoga in Turkey
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100s attend Laughter Yoga police camps in India, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines

On May 19, 2011
World peace is not about "them" doing something about it. It's about you and me doing the best we can where we are. Three people did just that, independently one to another. They gathered their courage and proposed a Laughter Yoga session to their local police academy. You can do the same. It was a crazy idea for them too, except that the answer they got was a "yes! we'd love to have you."
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