Losing a friend… Last month, I recorded a rather unusual video. Very vulnerable and open. Without make-up or lipstick. Why did I want to make this video? To tell my story. To reveal myself… and to share. If you’ve ever attended one of my lectures or workshops, you’ve heard me tell the story of how […]
I’ve got a great exercise for you today. Like many things in life, I discovered it by chance. But Linda, there’s no such thing as chance, you may ask! No doubt not. HAHAHA! I invite you to do this wonderful exercise NOW. Here. Right now. Without a second thought. You’ll see why. It’s simple, but […]
Do you have any rituals? I don’t know about you, but I like the idea of ritualizing certain moments and events in life. We all have rituals we don’t think about: brushing our teeth after meals, washing up in the morning (or at the end of the day), setting the table in the evening for […]
It’s really nice to be able to continue celebrating birthdays, isn’t it? If you’ve been reading me for a while, you know that I usually do a “garden tour” for my birthday. What have I learned, what have I achieved, what have I created during the year? What I’m proud of (and what I need […]
I have an amazing story to tell you. I met the lawyer! Not just any lawyer, but the one mentioned in the article I read while waiting my turn for physiotherapy in 2003. YES! The very one to whom I owe my current success with laughter yoga! (If that doesn’t ring a bell, listen to […]
Last summer, I took part in a very special event. The 60th anniversary of the founding of Camp Claret du Lac Elgin. This summer camp was founded by a Claretian Father, a young priest who arrived from Spain with a vision and a mission. Father Carmel Lerma. As a teenager, I was lucky enough to […]
I’ll never forget the first laughter yoga session I invited a friend from Montreal to. I won’t forget the distraught look on her face during the exercises either! It was obvious she was wondering what she’d gotten herself into! (Just thinking about it makes me smile to this day). I had just completed my training […]
I was reading my colleague Alain Samson ‘s newsletter this morning as I waited in the studio to do my TV column in Ottawa. One sentence in particular caught my attention. He quotes Henri Laborit, a French physician, surgeon and neurobiologist who made his name by popularizing neuroscience. According to Henri Laborit, under stress, individuals […]
A Advent calendar with laughter? Yes, it will do us all a world of good! Ah… when an idea takes root in our minds and materializes quickly and, above all, easily, it’s a good idea! It also means that the time has come for the idea to come to life. A few weeks ago – […]
Often in the evening, to “soften me up” and get me to sleep, or when I don’t sleep at night, I get out my old iPod and play Solitaire. Don’t judge me and don’t tell me that blue light prevents sleep! HAHAHA! For me, who sets the brightness to a minimum, it’s just the opposite. […]