The wait is over! I’m gearing up for a giggle-icous Laughter Yoga Workshop on November 20, 2010 at the studio where I trained to become an RYT (that’s Registered Yoga – or yogurt, as I often say) Teacher. For all you fans, friends and Facebook followers in the Wilmington area, come on out and join [...]
Laughter Yoga Workshop
October 21st, 2010 · 6 Comments · Giving Back, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Yoga
Tags: ahimsa·breathing·depression·Diana Hoscheit·Empowered Yoga·Hasya Yoga·Jennifer Smith Collison·Johnny Gillespie·Laughter Yoga·Livestrong·prana·Smile Train
Survivor Q & A: Dempsey Rice
April 15th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Giving Back, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness
Been a while since I walked down the hall of the Survivor Q & A series, that’s suicide survivor – someone who lost a loved one to suicide, not a person who tried to kill themselves. As many of you know, in 2005 my good friend Jim Thompson died by suicide. His death rocked my [...]
Tags: Daughter of Suicide movie·Dempsey Rice·depression·from surviving to thriving·getting your giggle back·Guilt·laugh·loss of loved one·love·suicide survivor·survivors support survivors
Reduce Work Stress: the Healing Power of Laughter
March 23rd, 2010 · 6 Comments · Confessions, Giving Back, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness, Yoga
Well color me purple and call me Miss Gigglicious. Guess who got her first paid Laughter Yoga gig? Me, moi and myself. Can I get a WOOT? Can I get a Sham-a-Lama Ding-Dong? On Friday, March 5, 2010, I presented a workshop titled Reducing Work-Related Stress: The Healing Power of Laughter and co-presented Creating Dream [...]
Tags: 18th Annual Women and Law Retreat·depression·Healing Power of Laughter·Jayla Boire·Lani Nelson-Zlupko·Laughter Yoga·Laughter Yoga and lawyers·lawyers and laughter·mental health·playfulness·Reducing Work-Related Stress·suicide survivor·yodeling pickle
Bitch Slappin’ My Funny
December 1st, 2009 · 22 Comments · Confessions, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness
Don’t Bitch Slap My Funny My beloved funny got smacked right out of my pretty head at the end of October. Bitch slapped nonetheless. I HATE when that happens. My Giggle said going…Going…G-O-N-E! Suicide punched me square in the gut, AGAIN, and now I am left pondering the meaning of “Jim Suicide Squared” or should [...]
Tags: Archie McPhee·Bitch slapped·Bugs Bunny·Chronic Giggle Deficiency Syndrome·Death·depression·Handerpants·Jim Sims·Jim Thompson·laughing·Marie Osmond·mojo·suicide·Wink Martindale·Yodelling Pickle
Walking for MHA, a personal story
October 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Confessions, Giving Back, Suicide Awareness, Yoga
A message to Team Giggle On participants and supporters: With all the excitement and fun planned for Sunday (wait until you see all the clown noses), I want to take a few moments to share the serious and personal side of why I plan to walk for the Mental Health Association this Sunday. This event [...]
Tags: Brandywine Park·depression·E-Racing the Blues·exercide and depression·improving mood·Jim·Mental Health Association·mental illness·physical activities·Rosie·suicide·Team Giggle On·Yoga


