I’m often on the road with passengers (I’m a member of a car-sharing organization) and I always ask them what films – or TV series (or NETFLIX) – made them laugh. Sometimes, I only have one title to jot down in my little “good humor” notebook, and other times, I have several ideas thanks to […]
Yes, I’ll admit it right off the bat, I’ve been experiencing some big challenges over the past few weeks. I’ve even toyed with the idea of giving up and going back to the “paper-pencil-stamp-paper-file” era… That’s what challenges my computer gave me first. I consider myself to be fairly comfortable technologically speaking, but I completely […]
Oh la la… I’ve had a lot of requests to do another 5-minute-a-day laughter challenge live on Facebook! But I’m running out of time this month. It’s quite a challenge to commit to being live, every day at the same time for 21, 30 or 40 days! But I thought I’d offer a mini-challenge to […]
For many people, laughter and tears are polar opposites. One is synonymous with happiness, the other with sorrow. I’m living both intensely this week as I lead programs (conferences and workshops) with wonderful groups and laugh my heart out, and as I learn one after the other of the deaths of two very dear friends… […]
My friend Sue Carter Ansari has developed a wonderful concept for a program tailored to breast cancer survivors. Combining intentional laughter, movement, breathing, nutrition and relaxation, JOYFITtm is gaining in popularity. And with good reason! It’s not only effective in chasing away the stress and gloom that often set in permanently, it also encourages healthy […]
Wooooooooohooo! That’s what I said to myself as I left home on October 5, driving to Zion, Illinois – about 90 minutes north of Chicago – where I was offering a corporate workshop during the American Laughter Yoga Conference. For various reasons, flying wasn’t an option for me this time. As I was talking about […]
I had received so many messages from people who followed me in my challenge to laugh for 5 minutes a day at noon during the 31 days of last March that I decided to take up another challenge in September! Just in time for the start of the new school year, the resumption of many […]
Well… I have to admit that this challenge is REALLY good for me! I’m like everyone else, and I don’t always feel like laughing. In fact, I’d say that disciplining myself to practice intentional laughter alone “in front of a witness” helps me to avoid getting stuck in the seriousness of certain moments of my […]
I’ve received so many messages from people who followed me in my challenge to laugh for 5 minutes a day at noon during the 31 days of last March that I’ve decided to take up another challenge in September! Just in time for the start of the new school year, the resumption of many activities, […]
HAHAHA! You should have seen me moments ago. The contest ended this morning, and I hadn’t had time to make the draw among the participants who had taken the time to answer the few questions in the survey I sent out a few days ago to subscribers to the École newsletter. So I carefully jotted […]