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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Laugh Basil Laugh

On June 23, 2011
Laugh Basil Laugh
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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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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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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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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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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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Learn to manage our emotions. Smile more!

On May 19, 2011
Research tells us that children smile 300 to 400 times a day, adolescents only 17 times a day, and adults even less. What is it that takes away this natural gift of humanity — smile, friendliness, compassion, broadmindedness, scientific temper — we need to ponder on that.
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Down history lane: history of the New Games Foundation: Play Hard. Play Fair. Nobody Hurt.

On May 18, 2011
"New Games" was a movement which began in the late 1960s. New Games encompasses a number of diverse philosophies that once challenged many old traditions about games.
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3 words quotes

On May 14, 2011
All is well. Be here now Be the change Believe you can Do it now
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Life After Life (Dr. Moody)

On May 14, 2011
In this documentary Raymond A. Moody Jr. features interviews with people who were declared clinicaly dead for a few minutes but were brought back to life by medicine. Moral of the movie: love is all that matters. Love all.
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How filipinos laugh the blues away with laughter yoga

On May 13, 2011
How filipinos laugh the blues away with laughter yoga
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Children laugh 300-400 times a day: true or false? (false)

On May 12, 2011
Saying that research has shown that children laugh an average of 300 to 400 times a day is a misquote that has been rolling around for years. This is wishful thinking and only shows very well that if you repeat something often enough it becomes accepted as fact.
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It takes 43 muscles to frown and only 17 to smile: true or false? (false)

On May 11, 2011
This saying serves to convey a very important message: smiling makes us feel happier. It is not a cure-all for every situation (that is, don't look to it to remedy overwhelming grief), but in terms of getting us past a small dose of the blues, it can help to lift the sense of sadness being experienced.
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Dr. Masaru Emoto: Indifference kills!

On May 11, 2011
Dr. Masaru Emoto conducted an experiment with rice. He got three jars of rice placed over the water. Every day for 30 days, he said "thank you" to the first jar, ignored the second, and said "you're an idiot" to the third.
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Three solid reasons to join a Laughter Club

On May 10, 2011
Dr. Kataria explains why Laughter Clubs have something you want, even if you already laugh a lot.
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Laughter can make you a better [Christian/Muslim/Jew/Buddhist/etc.]. Here is why.

On May 8, 2011
How can a mind that is gloomy and dull, love? And isn’t God all about Love?
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No arms, no legs, and no worries either

On May 7, 2011
Nick Vujicic was born without arms and legs. He chose to live a life of meaning and purpose regardless. In his own words "what's the point of holding your wife's hand if you can't hold her heart?" Nothing is easy in life, for anybody. Be clear on what you want, go do it, and never give up (laughter will help you greatly on the way!)
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Good reasons to take play seriously

On May 6, 2011
As Tim Draper voiced in the documentary 2 Million Minutes, "America is the one country that doesn't seem to recognize that it is in competition for the great minds and capital of the world."
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How to make 100s of toys with trash

On May 5, 2011
Arvind Gupta is an Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science for kids. Creating simple toys out of trash and everyday goods, he illustrates principles of science and design in a memorably hands-on fashion.
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If you want to laugh, just play!

On May 2, 2011
This is a testimonial on how choosing to keep a playful outlook on life has changed this person's life.
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Photo album of 2011 Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena

On May 1, 2011
Photo album of 2011 Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena
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Awesome publicity stunt from the French national railway company

On May 1, 2011
Can't tell more. You have to watch (there are English subtitles)
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Is Laughter Yoga a form of non-religious spirituality? (the answer is no)

On April 25, 2011
The regular practice of Laughter Yoga helps affirm and manifest what is best in mankind: love, peace, goodwill, trust, joy and much more. It is the purest form of laughter there is because there is no reason for it. Does this make it a spiritual practice?
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The Shifting Meaning of Happiness

On April 23, 2011
n examination of emotions reported on 12 million personal blogs along with a series of surveys and laboratory experiments show that the meaning of happiness is not fixed; instead, it systematically shifts over the course of one’s lifetime.
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April 18-24 is screen free week: here are hundreds of games you can play

On April 18, 2011
On April 18-24, children around the world will celebrate Screen-Free Week (formerly TV- Turnoff) by turning off televisions, computers, and video games and tuning in on the world around them.
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Cute! Kittens, babies evoke laughter, sunshine

On April 15, 2011
Here is your entertainment for the day: http://animalswithstuffedanimals.tumblr.com/page/5 has lots of cute pictures of animals playing with toy (stuffed) animals. For those old enough: Shirley Temple sings “Laugh you son of a gun” Just because we can: Brenda Lee sings “Bring me sunshine”
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Cathartic psychotherapy and laughter as a healing agent: it works

On April 15, 2011
Cathartic psychotherapy emphasizes and utilizes laughter as one of the major cathartic processes healing emotional pain. It is specific to the release of light anger, light fear, and boredom. When people laugh, if uncomplicated by medications which may interfere with the physical catharsis, they are releasing painful feeling which is gone for all time.
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The Laughing Buddha lives in Malaysia

On April 9, 2011
I have no doubt there are plenty of statues of Hotei (the laughing Buddha) all over Asia, and this one is a particularly appealing one to me. It lives in Tanah Rata, state of Pahang, in Malaysia.
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The Stress-Killer Taboo for Grown-Ups

On April 4, 2011
American businesses squander $344 billion a year on stress-related costs, according to data from Middle Tennessee State University. Yet grown-ups insist on unilateral disarmament when it comes to one of the best stress buffers there is: play.
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On the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society

On April 3, 2011
Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society. This video explains the mirror neuron response very well. If I am happier, you will be happier too (and that is not even negotiable: we are programmed like that!)
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