Tweet Peace. Love. Giggle On! As some of you may know, I recently became interested in bringing more smiles and laughter to children, especially kids in hospitals. This e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y lengthy post was written initially about my visit to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and being inspired by Rachel Gambrill, a little girl with anaplastic ganglioglioma. [...]
Helping More Kids Giggle On
March 16th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Giving Back, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration
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What is Laughter Yoga?
January 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Yoga
Tweet What is Laughter Yoga? Laughter Yoga, also known as Hasya Yoga, combines unconditional laughter with yogic deep breathing exercises. Dr. Madan Kataria, western trained medical doctor and Founder of the Laughter Yoga movement says, “If we can learn to change our breathing pattern from shallow to deep, we can easily alter our body arousal [...]
Tags: Benefits·creativity·deep breathing·depression·immune system·Laughter·Laughter Yoga·Madan Kataria·oxygen·pranayama·self-confidence·stress
Open Your Heart Chakra With Laughter Yoga
January 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Giving Back, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Yoga
Tweet Upcoming Laughter Yoga Class My next Laughter Yoga class is scheduled for Sunday, February 20, 2011 from 12 noon to 1 pm at Empowered Yoga in Wilmington. Pre-registration is now open for this class. Sign up here. While you’re signing up for class (like that gentle nudge?) why not check out some of the [...]
Tags: ahimsa·Bhatamari pranayama·Christa Scalies·Empowered Yoga·heart chakra·joy·laughter meditation·Laughter Yoga·love·reduce stress
Laughter Yoga Workshop
October 21st, 2010 · 6 Comments · Giving Back, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Yoga
Tweet 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 [...]
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The Laughology Movement
October 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Giving Back, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration
Tweet Getting our Giggle On at McSorely’s in NYC. Gimme one light, one dark please! Week of Laughs! It’s been a great week for laughter! I spent last weekend in NYC with two buddies from Austin, Texas (pictured above). We laughed our asses off all over the Big Apple. We grogged down on some serious [...]
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