Greetings from Dr. Kataria and welcome to Laughter Yoga Annual Convention 2017 and Spiritual Retreat at Illinois Beach Resort. We have these two great events coming up in October this year. The Spiritual Retreat will be from 4-6 October, 2017 finishing by lunchtime on the 6th, while the convention will be from 6- 8 October, (starting 4 pm on 6th and ending at 4 pm on 8th).
Please have a look at what you are going to learn and experience:
I am very fortunate to inherit spiritual wisdom from India, which has helped me spread the Laughter Yoga movement worldwide. Actually, spirituality is about working smart, not hard. In this program, you will learn how to align yourself with a higher intelligence and live a life of effortless ease. You will also learn how to meditate on spiritual laws which govern our life, spiritual values and spiritual tools.
Emotional intelligence is about using your emotions to motivate yourself and get what you want. It is also about self- regulation that teaches you to control your emotions which come in the way of fulfilment. EI is about not letting others destroy your peace and developing great relationship with others by giving what they want. It is also about how to go through ups and downs of life with an equanimus state of mind and staying balanced under all circumstances.
He is a cardiologist and a pioneer researcher from the University of Maryland who has done landmark research on how laughter can prevent heart disease. In his keynote speech, he will explore the possibilities about future prospects of doing further research on Laughter Yoga methods. He will also be available for Q&A session at the end of his speech.
She is a young neurologist from the American Academy of Neurology. She will talk about how to laugh your way to a healthy brain using principles of neuroplasticity. Though there is a common myth that once damaged the brain does not regenerate, there are several cases of amazing recovery from strokes with Laughter Yoga.
She is an Italian Laughter Yoga teacher and a swimming coach and has been successfully teaching laughter exercises in the pool, while taking her swimming lessons. This is a form of Aqua Laughter Yoga, which has become very popular even in Japan. In one of her practical sessions, she will demonstrate group laughter exercises in the pool.
I will teach at least 10-12 Mandala exercises, which I learnt from the Global Conference in Germany and the Japanese Laughter Festival. We will also develop some new ones.
A certified master trainer from the famous Laguna Beach Laughter Club will share12 years of his experience on how to build a team to run a social Laughter Club. He has created a daily Laughter Club in USA, which is very hard to find in the western world, where laughter clubs mostly meet once a week or once in a fortnight.
She was the past president of AATH, an educator and international speaker. She will speak about humor and laughter – a mind-body connection.
They are a beautiful couple who has been working with music and spirituality for several years and doing presentations worldwide. Come and experience new way of Laughter Meditation and music with them.
During our recent visit to Japan, I visited two day-care centers for seniors and retired people. One of them is based on a school classroom model. This is a new revolution to engage retired people in meaningful and purposeful activities.
She has been a very successful Laughter Yoga teacher who has been doing regular LY trainings as well as running a social Laughter Club in Philadelphia. She will talk about how to customize your Laughter Yoga sessions to build your own brand.
A master trainer from USA, she has been involved in research for seniors. She will talk about how to get Laughter Yoga approved CEU credits., which will help you to get more people to sign up for leader and teacher trainings.
She is certified master trainer from Canada and has been working with LY in business. She has developed new modules of doing short (10, 15, 20 mins) Laughter Yoga presentations, which come in very handy when business people don’t have much time.
This is a new model of LY with school children between the ages of 5-15, which I recently developed in India. We will watch demo videos and practice laughter techniques suitable for small children, older children and teenagers. It is a combination of brain gym exercises, singing, dancing and playing.
He has been working with laughter and mindfulness and will present how to program your nervous system with laughter and mindfulness, creating a positive mental attitude.
A real Laughter Yoga couple and LY teachers who run a practical workshop on how to develop creativity and build happier relationships through laughter and play. They will talk about creating a playful culture in the workplace and will teach some paired LY exercises.
He is a master trainer from Australia who has been successfully offering LY sessions for the business world. Being in business himself, he knows what values business people expect from Laughter Yoga. He has agreed to make a LY presentation on Skype on how to find more business opportunities with Laughter Yoga.
Let’s be a child again! On Saturday night, we will have a campfire with singing, dancing, playing and laughing on the beach. We will also play with glow sticks, which we all did once upon a time as children.
On Saturday and Sunday morning, I will lead a one hour session on meditation, laughter and silence. In the evenings, we will all go crazy! We will fun games, dancing and have silly costumes party.
During one of my morning sessions, we will dance to some special music. Real dance is the one where you follow no steps – you just move your body the way you want to. This a great way to express emotions through movement.
One evening Jeffrey and I will facilitate an impromptu gibberish workshop and explore endless possibilities of creativity with the art of talking and singing gibberish.
We are a non- profitable organization committed to bring LY professionals and practitioners together like a family. By becoming a charter member, you will get special discounts on all our programs including the current convention and retreat. You will also get some special offers for future programs.
