Biography

Kara Sherman is a Laughter Ambassador, Certified Laughter Yoga Leader, professional musician, and creator on YouTube as Laughter Yoga Together. She makes sing-along songs and music videos like “4 Steps of Laughter Yoga,” high-energy Laughter Yoga Session videos, Guided Laughter Meditations, and Affirmation Laughter Meditations. As a Laughter Yoga USA volunteer, Kara helps with the website, graphic design, and videos. Kara founded Thinkroot Records, a record label and music licensing site, and releases music under the pseudonym Kara Square. She is an admin and active member of ccMixter.org, a global music remix community, and has been remixed over 1100 times.

Biography

Alexa Fong Drubay is a certified Laughter Yoga Master Trainer and Laughter Ambassador. She studied with Dr. Kataria in Bangalore, India in 2014. Alexa lives in Media, Pennsylvania (outside of Philadelphia) where she runs two weekly laughter clubs and provides Laughter Leader Certification courses.

Alexa conducts Laughter Yoga presentations, sessions and workshops for groups of all kinds and sizes- school children, elders, medical professionals and corporations.

Alexa speaks 5 languages (English, German, Swiss-German, French and Mandarin Chinese), and has lived and traveled extensively throughout the US, Europe and China. From 2003-2006, she worked as an interpreter for Johns Hopkins International Patient Services Division, Baltimore, Maryland. She was instrumental in the creation of the anti-corruption group, International Centre for Asset Recovery in Basel, Switzerland in 2005-2006, and from 2007 -2009 she did cultural trainings as a China specialist for Aperian Global, Amsterdam, Netherlands. She is a graduate of the Notre Dame of Maryland University and Le Cordon Bleu School of Classic French Cuisine, Paris France.

Besides being a charter member of Laughter Yoga USA’s core committee, Alexa is also a member of the Brandywine Writer’s Circle, a member of Toastmasters International and Optimist International. Whatever she is doing, she always tries to sprinkle some laughter into the mix. “Life is unpredictable, but with laughter it is a joyful journey.”

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Cynthia Paris is a Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher and Laughter Ambassador. Prior to being trained by Dr Kataria as a Laughter Yoga teacher- Cynthia led business and personal development sessions for over 20years. Her favorite topics focus on smart and healthy business teams in hospitals, private businesses and government agencies. As manager & therapist at a behavioral health hospital system- she worked directly with many different groups of people. Including-children, teachers, healthcare professionals, sales executives, youth and adult patients in care for mental health treatment, families, foster children, retired adults, seniors with dementia, adjudicated youth, and male violent offenders. With every group- she has refined facilitation that allow participants to experience and integrate meaning. She specializes in techniques used in experiential therapy and education to create engaging sessions on any topic!

Combining professional facilitation techniques with Laughter Yoga- the concepts have been received well in many settings both within and outside the Laughter Yoga community. Knowing how to engage your audience, respecting and adapting, are important components of a successful learning session. Cynthia loves to travel and collaborate sharing retreats that combine learning, self- reflection and laughter with vacation destinations that inspire.

Biography

Dr. Madan Kataria, a medical doctor from Mumbai, India popularly known as the ‘Guru of Giggling’ (London Times), is the founder of Laughter Yoga Clubs movement started in 1995. Spreading rapidly in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, South East Asia, China and Africa, this new concept has been widely covered by prestigious publications like the TIME magazine, National Geographic, and the Wall Street Journal and featured on CNN, BBC, US networks and the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Dr. Kataria is a keynote, motivational and inspirational speaker for companies, corporations and organizations all over the world. He is also a corporate consultant for holistic health, stress management, team building, leadership, peak performance and communication skills.

A popular speaker, Dr. Kataria is featured frequently on television and radio worldwide and is associated with a number of research projects to measure the benefits of laughter.