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Because laughing will help us…

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Why take action to offer online laughter breaks? Because laughing will help us all!

Following in the footsteps of my colleague Corinne Cosseron from theÉcole internationale de rire in France, I’ve put out a call to all instructors trained at the École du yoga du rire so that we can offer mini flash sessions of intentional laughter.

It starts on Monday, March 30, 2020.

All you have to do is consult the the proposed schedule at www.yogadurire.com/urgencerire and choose the times when you’d like to laugh with us. You’ll see a series of “screen” icons at the bottom of the page and, just by clicking on one or the other at the time displayed, you’ll be immediately directed to the “meeting room”. It’s that simple. All you have to do is download ZOOM onto your device. It’s safe and convenient.

We’ll use the following format:

  • People arrive in line and warm up (some presenters will choose physical movements, others sounds).
  • Intentional laughter
  • Breathing and smiling
  • Relaxation
  • Share and farewell

We’ll be online at ZOOM for a few weeks, at various times during the day. During the day and in the evening too. Just until things settle down and we can physically laugh together again!

Until then, it’s the best thing we can do to make ourselves feel better and not give in to panic, fear and discouragement. Let’s keep our hopes up and our spirits high!

Many thanks to Mance, Noémie, Claude, Johanne, Céline, Jacques, Martine, Fanny and Karine for agreeing to be with us! You guys are great!

Come on. At GO, do we let ourselves laugh out loud? Because that’s what makes us feel good!

GO!

Laughter, joy and health

Linda

 

We laugh to ward off fear… and viruses!

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Note: you’ll find all the links behind the orange words!

The whole world is shaking right now, and it’s time to LAUGH TO STAY CENTERED! We laugh to chase away the fear and the virus!

Since March 12, I’ve been doing on my personal Facebook page every day to encourage us to do things that keep our energy higher. That help us look up instead of down. Do things and make CHOICES! And of course, we laugh together!

Once completed each day, I place these videos on the the Laughter Yoga School YouTube channel (because, of course, not everyone is on FB!) where you can watch them and get inspired.

To prevent the spread of the virus, all places where laughter yoga sessions were held were closed. However, opportunities to laugh together online flourished here and there!

Many fellow Laughter Yoga facilitators, teachers and masters around the world have offered to host shorter Laughter Yoga sessions or, more simply, intentional laughter sessions on the internet. (ZOOM will have seen its shares bounce back over the past week, as many groups meet virtually to exchange ideas and have a laugh. Our direct contacts may be limited, but our virtual communications are proliferating – much to our delight! Thanks for our sanity 😉

Reinforcements

Here are some links where you can see/hear yourself laughing – because laughing releases tension, lets go of fear and anxiety, and keeps you as calm and collected as possible. We take the means! And we CHOOSE JOY! – because the other alternatives aren’t valid right now! HAHAHA!

10 minutes

First, the link to the 10-minute mini-sessions on ZOOM.

How it works: You choose your time and click on the presenter’s photo. You’ll be directed to the meeting space on ZOOM. We laugh together for about 9 minutes and breathe calmly at the end. No talking. Just laughter.

It can be a little unsettling the first time, but give yourself the gift of doing it cheerfully and see how much better you feel afterwards. Do it as often as you like! And there are laughers from all over the world who’ll be with you.

Do you want to be with me?

I’m there Monday, Wednesday Wednesday and Thursday. If you’re in Europe, the times shown on the chart are yours. If you’re in North America, you’ll need to look at the world clock to make the calculation. France switches to daylight saving time on March 28, at which point there will be a 6-hour time difference between Quebec and France (6 hours LESS here)!

30 minutes

And also the link to the laughter yoga session I offer on Wednesday evenings at 7pm – 30 minutes of laughter yoga, breathing and relaxation exercises. Before going to bed with a smile on your face.

So there’s no excuse not to take the smiling steps to boost your immune system and chase away the blues and stress!

Humans are not made to be alone.

And in these times of upheaval, it’s reassuring to know that we can “see” each other, despite our enforced isolation!

Come and join us! It’ll do me as much good as it’ll do you! (Guess why I’m doing it…)

Take care of yourself. Wash your hands for 20 seconds while laughing. Think of others! Love yourself!

Laughter, joy and health

Linda