Doug Dvorak is one only 500 Certified Laughter Yoga Teachers in The United States. Doug personally trained with Dr. Madan Kataria, the Founder of The World Wide Laughter Yoga movement. This training is both a crash course into laughter yoga as well as an advanced training for all seasoned laughter yoga practitioners. Here is why:
- Same, simplified, and more: You will learn everything that is taught by the Dr Kataria School Of Laughter Yoga in a simplified and more effective way. I have been practicing and teaching Laughter Yoga in North America since 2006 and have constantly strived to refine and improve the way we have led laughter sessions. Save yourself the learning curve! It took a while and what we now have is a simple yet very powerful protocol that anybody can follow to create, strengthen and sustain strong both personal and group laughter dynamics. You do not need to be a powerful laugher yourself. That is a gift that few have. I teach skills that anybody can learn. The end result is exactly the same, oftentimes better because it teaches that anybody can shine, as they are, where they are, regardless of where they come from and may be going. This includes you.
- Far beyond the call of duty: You will also learn enhanced ways devised by Doug Dvorak to multiply the impact of your laughter sessions on all of the following topics covered in this training:
- Focus on emotional wellness (pantomime any action and add laughter on top)
- Focus on playful behaviors (engage in playful movements to help dissolve inhibitions)
- Focus on a physical workout
- Aerobic training / Improving Lung capacity
- Balance and mobility training
- Flexibility training / Range Of Motion
- Resistance / Strength training
- Focus on a mental workout
- Call and response / hand-eye coordination
- Cross-Brain exercises (neurobics)
- Laughter and Ideokinesis
- Empowering conversations / Empowering behaviors
- 20 basic variations for any given laughter exercise: Age / Gender / Coordination / Denture / Dexterity / Distance / Eyesight / Funny associations / “Make it more interesting” / Mood / Size / Smell / Social groups at different times in history / Sound / Speed / Style / Taste / Using different body parts / Using different objects / Weight.
- Gain a deeper understanding of the philosophies behind Laughter Yoga: Laughter Yoga did not originate in a vacuum. The truths it conveys are ancient and can be partly summarized by the WORRY approach to stress management that the famous Indian scripture the Bhagavat Gita talks about:
- Why think of the worst? Focus on the best possible outcome. 80/20 rule.
- Be Optimistic, not obsessed.
- Don’t Regret the past. Learn from it.
- Rest less: don’t stop until you have reached your goal.
- Don’t say Yes to worry. Yoke yourself to something higher than yourself.
Expect to laugh a lot, recharge your batteries and learn enhanced ways to create, spice up and strengthen the (therapeutic) impact of your laughter sessions! Who is Laughter Yoga Training Is Designed For:
All the following people will greatly benefit from attending this fun and empowering event, both on a personal as much as on a personal level: Everybody and anybody who loves and wants to laugh!
No sense of humor or yoga experience is necessary. All can attend regardless of their level of physical fitness (if you are in doubt do ask your physician). We greatly appreciate if you can let us know ahead of time about any health challenge you may be facing. Laughing remains optional throughout this training and there is nothing you have to do if you choose not to participate in the group activities
What You Will Learn
This experiential (and often life-transforming) Laughter Yoga workshop will:
- Make you feel good about yourself (we will laugh a lot for no particular reason. Promised.)
- Give you a thorough understanding of Laughter Yoga:
- know how to laugh alone and add more laughter into your life
- be able to confidently talk about it
- never run short of laughter exercise ideas
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- Show you how to release tension in a safe and positive manner
- Inspire and empower you to start and run a social Laughter Club both for your own as much as for your community's benefit.
As a participant you will be able to:
- Laugh more anytime, anywhere, for no particular reason
- Discuss the history of Therapeutic Laughter and Laughter Yoga
- Answer frequently asked questions about Laughter Yoga and Laughter Clubs
- Describe the benefits and contra-indications of Laughter Yoga
- Explain why humor, happiness or reason are not necessary to laugh
- Start and run a Laughter Club for the general public
- Describe and demonstrate the different components of a laughter session, including a Laughter Meditation.
- Be familiar with group dynamics and know how to effectively manage group laughter with a variety of participants
- Add more laughter into one's life
Material Included In Our Training Package
What you will receive before the workshop |
- A very comprehensive training manual (sent to you by email). You do not need to print it nor bring it to the training itself. It is intended as a reference copy. You will have the opportunity to buy a printed version at cost on-site should you wish to have one.
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What you will receive on-site |
- A printed summary of what you really need to know.
- A Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Diploma. This certification is for life. You will not need to pay us any fee to maintain it every year. We are affiliated with the Dr Kataria School Of Laughter Yoga. This certification officially welcomes you into the international Laughter Yoga family.
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What you will receive shortly after the workshop |
- Contact list of all workshop participants + group picture (sent by email)
- A summary list of valuable files you can use (sent by email)
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Why This Workshop Will Open Doors For You:
Flexible And Empowering Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
Even though you will learn in this training a standardized and structured program of light laughter exercise, how you apply it is up to you. This is where our training becomes hugely different from others. Regular practice of this method will develop your creativity to levels you may not believe you had in you. You get to bypass the learning curve at the speed of light!
Complete Freedom
When you complete the training, you are independent in how or even if you organize as a business. This training gives you a foundation for systematic, repeatable, appealing and desirable laughter-related programs with healthy values, that leave plenty of room for your personality to shine through with your own creative expression. As such many Certified Laughter Yoga Leaders practice their newly acquired skills or add to their existing abilities as paid speakers, class instructors, seminar leaders, or provide other health-related services that are significantly enhanced with Laughter Yoga.
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This Certification Is For Life, Not 1 Year |
The "Certified Laughter Yoga Leader" diploma (trademark of Dr Kataria School Of Laughter Yoga and only official Laughter Yoga certification) will be handed out to graduates upon completion of the workshop.
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We look forward to working and laughing with you and your organization.
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