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If you joined us for our Spring workshop, thank you. If you missed it, you can view the recording here.
For Laughter Yoga Pros!
Become specially trained as an LYUSA ERS Pro Official Team Member to join in spreading the benefits of LY for Well-Being in the Classroom and Beyond
A special, low-cost continuing education training module, specifically for LY Pros, is being offered to provide you with everything you’ll need to create your own LY for Health & Learning in the Classroom. From supporting research, developmental skills, suggested exercises, to optional weekly zoom sharing sessions and much more! Keep reading to learn how to register for this upcoming workshop.
More registration details to follow.
(Designation as LYUSA ERS Pro, upon workshop completion)
This continuing education course is offered through LYUSA.org. After completion, your enhanced training will be recognized with the designation of LY ERS Pro; and you will be placed on our “available professionals list.” Further, with your consent, your contact information will be shared if a request is made in your area.
Once specially trained as an LY ERS Pro, you may find increased opportunities to share your LY skills in the classroom in the future. As you learn more about this program, you will be inspired and gain confidence in the quality of your overall LY knowledge and expertise.
Overview of the workshop:
- Methods to Implement LY for Health and Learning in the Classroom
- Session examples from small to medium to large group sizes
- Session lengths: standard LY, class periods & mini breaks
- Methods by which to reach out to your educator contacts to introduce, share, teach, support and develop your new collaboration
- Suggested times to introduce breathing/laughter exercises and power-downs into the school day.
- The suggested laughter exercise lists for Grades K-4, 5-8 and 9-12
- After completion of this course: You will be invited to share your progress/successes/challenges on a weekly ERS open discussion zoom hour as we all continue to learn from each other
- Simple steps to gathering testimonials from teachers and students
- Expanding our LY Pro support, enabling introduction of larger and longer LY programs
- Guidance on how to charge for these additional services (and when you may wish to offer a free service)
- Available options for coaching support
What Laughter Yoga Pros can do in the meantime…
- Create lists of Educator contacts and sharing ERS information and updates with them
- Promote the LYUSA ERS Pro program LY for Health and Learning in the Classroom to your contacts in the school districts (including educators, board members, etc.), to parents involved in the school system (including PTA), and to staffers planning and overseeing after-school programs. Remember: During your regular Laughter Clubs and Laughter Zooms, there may be educators and parents in attendance, too!
- Promote the LYUSA ERS Pro program LY for Health and Learning in the Classroom when presenting full LY programs in schools (sessions for classes, assemblies, staff wellness, etc.) and at summer camps. When introducing our full LY sessions to a school group, also seek to book follow-up laughter breaks in the classroom. Let’s try to develop this!
Monday, August 12, 2024 Noon-2:00 PM EST
INVITE EDUCATORS for this special INTRO TO ERS- for Educators and Schools
A FREE zoom Introduction to the Educator Relief Squad’s Laughter Well-Being in the Classroom and Beyond
This LYUSA ERS can also be introduced into the school system as a wellness program during in-service days for Educators seeking CEU credits. This 2-hr zoom workshop can be is educational, cost effective and beneficial to staff and students. Educators would then learn about our program, as well as have it supported/paid for by the school system during their in-service weeks or as time is available. This would be a great way to attract more educators to LYUSA ERS program- LY for Health and Learning in the Classroom!
Educator participants then will be potentially linked to a LY USA ERS Pro Official Team Member.
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For additional information, please contact Cathy Grippi at LaughterYogaVenice@gmail.com.
It’s all about empowering educators, children and youth. These simple and effective resilience tools will lighten the learning environment while boosting mood, attention, focus and creativity in the classroom. Participants can experience the powerful combination of breathwork, laughter and a restorative power down or mindfulness visualization. This program focuses on mental and physical well-being for the teacher and students.
Below, some fliers containing info about the benefits of this practice. Check out the following links that support claims made by media, data research and Laughter Yoga’s founder, Dr. Madan Kataria.
“Laughter in the classroom is a powerful anxiety- and stress reliever for both educators and students. It boosts resilience and well-being.”
“Laughter activates the brain’s dopamine reward system and inspires goal motivation. It improves short-term retention as well as long-term memory in students of all ages.”
