November 2011 AATH- ezine
Dear AATH E-Zine Readers,
Tis the time of year to be thankful for the laughs & joy that have come to us and that we share with others. In this issue we have tried to re-incorporate happiness into the E-zine. This was done at the request of AATH members who felt that happiness-the other positive affect was a natural companion to humor/laughter. I’m hoping that I’ll get some feedback from others of you who agree/disagree. Email me at ccam1111@dishmail.net for feedback, news, events, etc, that help the AATH e-zine be interesting & relevant to you.
Thankful for YOU!
Cheri Ellis Campbell,
Ezine Editor
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.
Erma Bombeck
 AATH MEMBERS in the NEWS:
 Allen Klein: Just released on Kindle and Nook. http://www.amazon.com/Inspiration-Lifetime-Delight-Possibility-ebook/dp/B005LXC9BY/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2
Barbara Grapstein is promoting: David Steingard talks about Hugh Jackman’s charity coffee brand “Laughing Man” | NTN24 NEWS www.ntn24.com New York, USA (NTN24) - Alfonso Diaz, NTN24’s New York correspondent talks with David Steingard, Laughing Man coffee and Tea co-founder, about Hugh Jackman latest effort to help with a new business that uses 100 percent of profits to benefit those in need around the world.
Becky Cortino: You're invited! Next Year: 2012 -- Marks the 5th anniversary of AHeart4Clowning.com and our inaugural book that started all this lol
Chip Lutz is thankful & has a personal message waiting for you at the AATH website.
Long time AATH member, Don Baird, PhD, has joined the Professional Advisory Committee of World Laughter Tour, along with other distinguished AATH members, Lee Berk, Patty Wooten, Bill Fry, Jose Elizondo, Clifford Kuhn, Jacki Kwan, Karyn Buxman, and Katherine Puckett.
Joel Schwartz’s AATH 25th Anniversary promo with Larry & Oprah…it’s Xtranormally good!
Julie Ostrow: interview with Tony & Michelle Myatt Hosts of Totally Fit Radio "Humor and Laughter...The Healthy Way to Live." on AM 560 WIND www.totallyfitradio.com
Karyn Buxman: -900 women--Dayton OH! What a blast!!! So much estrogen... so little time... http://t.co/BNPtEUii
Kathy Westgate Keaton shares: This conference is going on in Israel this week. Very cool to see what's going on with Therapeutic Clowing in other countries."One of the Biggest Israeli Exports will be Medical Clowning" www.israelnationalnews.com The International Conference on Medicine and Medical Clowning shows that medical clowns are just as important as doctors.
Kelly Epperson’s ‘a little nut’?: Live Your JOY: Are you the NUT? myemail.constantcontact.com The great oak was once a little nut that held its ground.
Lenny Dave - About Us Lenny is a Past President of AATH, the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, an international, professional association (see link below). ...
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Mary Kay Morrison reports: Humor is in the forefront of issues facing educators! I am very excited that my article about humor research will be included sometime this year in Information Age Education Newsletter. Bob Sylwester and David Moursund have described below their goals for a series of articles exploring 21st century cognitive neuroscience issues. I will be joining an incredible line-up of colleagues who are leaders in reviewing scientific developments in the field of education. Subscribe: http://i-a-e.org/iae-newsletter.html
Saranne Rothberg to receive the "Fearless Factor Woman Of The Year Award." http://www.comedycures.org/
 Steve Wilson: "While the unexamined life is not worth living, life without laughter is not worth examining." This is a place to lift our spirits, have fun, and illuminate the human condition. Laughter & Humor: Therapeutic Allies… ALSO…website and free materials for teachers, parents, librarians, and interested others at FUNNY LITERACY, using humor to help kids enjoy reading…AND Steve graciously reminds us that AATH members receive a special discount on the 2-day certification course “How to Create Therapeutic Laughter” now CE approved nationally for Social Workers, Nurses, Activity Therapists, Case Managers (and Professional Counselors in many states) !
Susan Sparks was recently featured in an article in USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2011-10-12/god-allah-joke-comedian/50746216/1
Trina Hess: Whose Wheels are YOU Under? by Dr. Trina Hess’ HumorAcademy.com Want to kill terrorists in Yemen, while you're against abortion? Think Postal employees wanting their pensions is selfish, but also resent "sharing the wealth?" Paradoxes leave us steaming and confounded. Like Homer Simpson's exasperated, "T-oh!" of powerlessness...
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The AATH 25th Annual Conference 2012
April 19-22, 2012
The Westin O'Hare
Chicago (Rosemont), IL
The sole purpose of a child's middle name, is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
 HUMOR EVENTS: (I’m certain y’all have a lot planned & going on, so PLEASE let me know for the next edition…also please note although some events have already passed, they are included to represent types of events being planned within the world humor community)
Happiness Initiative begins It's an online survey where the city manager says the data can be used to start a dialogue about how quality of life can be improved in the city. www.weau.com/.../Happiness_Initiative_begins_133029078.ht...
West Hollywood's Standup Librarian isn't laughing Los Angeles Times So she volunteered to promote literary events and book festivals in Los Angeles while also developing her comedy routine. At StandUpLibrarian.com, she uses her story and sharp sense of humor to advocate for books, writers, literacy and libraries. ...
One Class, One Day: Women and Comedy | BU Today | Boston ...By David Keefe The students are dissecting the film as part of Women and Comedy, a College of Arts & Sciences class taught by Barbara Gottfried (CAS'74), an instructor in the women's, gender, and sexuality studies Program. She found the movie's take on ...
Community Calendar Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Women Empowered, at Rock Creek Corporate Center in Olyphant from 1 - 5 pm An event to showcase the talent of area women; inform, educate and empower women and raise money for the Women's Resource Center and the Humor Therapy Fund of the Scranton Area ...
FRONT ROW CENTRE: 'Love and Other Stresses' relieves tension through laughter insideTORONTO.com FRONT ROW CENTRE: 'Love and Other Stresses' relieves tension through laughter. Meagan Tuck, left, Phillip Cook, Jennifer Schembri, Mickey Brown, Deva Neely, James Robert Woods and Kristi Woods appear in a scene from, 'Love and Other Stresses'. ...
Whitfield Co. Clown Posse Shares Fire Safety Message WTVC The Dawnville Elementary School gym erupts into laughter as Sparky runs out from behind a wooden cutout of a fire truck and begins making funny gestures with his paws behind Lt. Chris West of the Whitfield County Fire Department. For the next hour, ...
Fitness Classes Will Have You Shake, Rattle and Roll Patch.com... and move around today, you have lots of options: shake with the 10 am yoga class at Trinity United Church, rattle at the 6:30 pm Zumba class at the Warren Health and Racquet Club, or roll with laughter at the 7:30 laughter class (back at Trinity). ...
'Laughter the best medicine': Karen Mills geared for Survivors Luncheon Cleveland Daily Banner... Mills will bring one key message to Cleveland when she delivers the keynote at the third annual Breast Cancer Survivors Luncheon: it is that while advances in medical technology will eventually win the day, laughter is still the best medicine. ...
Laughter is the Best Benefit: Stand Up and Ride Comedy Show to Support SMART ...SouthFloridaGayNews.com Do you look good in bike shorts? Not to worry—it won't be held it against you. Athletic types may already know about SMART Ride 8, a bike ride that takes place Nov. 18-19 and raises funds for HIV/ AIDS organizations in Florida. ...
NEWTOWN: Join the laughter workshop Village Voice Drummoyne NEWTOWN Neighbourhood Centre staff say laughter is the best medicine - and you can see why from this photograph. They hosted a women's laughter workshop yesterday as part of activities for mental health month. The centre partnered with Leichhardt ..
Senior Spotlight Carroll County Times Barbecue lunch follows noon - 12:45 pm "Laughter is the Best Medicine, Nov. 16, 10:30 - 11:30 am Anna Dorothy Zink returns to the center with some funny stuff tied into a serious message: She says there is proof laughter is good for you - in many ways.
Toastmasters host open house Charlotte Observer By Christina Darnell When Jay Nodine claims the podium, his unpredictable prose offers only one guarantee - laughter. Author of "Jay's Jokes," his deceptively fragile frame consistently produces strong tone, quick wit and lively response from the ...
Despite Om, Osho, Gandhi, Indians skip Wall Street protests Daily News & Analysis The session weaves in a medley of yoga, Qi Gong, laughter therapy and deep breath meditation. A certified yoga instructor and Reiki master who has trained in India, Aloka, a native New Yorker, leads his audience into several rounds of 'Om' chanting and ...
Toastmasters to hold open house Saturday Salisbury Post In existence for more than 50 years, Goldmine Toastmasters is a group that conducts a weekly communication learning and laughter lab from 8:30-10 am every Saturday morning at the Fairfield Inn on Cloverleaf Parkway in Kannapolis. ...
A not-so-stupid conversation with two legendary comics Jewish United Fund Martin outlined his unique brand of humor, a style he began to cultivate while studying philosophy in college, where he discovered that “nothing had to make sense.” He said that standard standup comedians have a set up and punch line, following the ..
The Laughter Foundation Benefit - The Comedy Store Main Room ...Steven Alan Green is raising funds for The Laughter Foundation Benefit - The Comedy Store Main Room on Kickstarter! The Comedy Museum & Health Care for www.kickstarter.com/.../the-laughter-foundation-benefit-the-c...
Dixie Regional Hosts Cancer Survivor Symposium KCSG Titled “A Day of Caring, Hope, and Laughter,” the symposium is presented annually by Dixie Regional Medical Center and Valley View Medical Center, and will be held at the Taylor Health Science Building just east of the Dixie Regional Medical Center ...
Healthy Laughs to benefit PHC Park Record 3 at the Egyptian Theatre will benefit the People's Health Clinic Having no health insurance is nothing to laugh about, but the People's Health Clinic is using laughter to provide uninsured Summit and Wasatch county residents quality medical care. ...
Changing economy is focus of film Statesman Journal "The Economics of Happiness," which looks at seemingly contradictory economic trends, will be shown in the Salem Progressive Film Series. The film will be shown at 7 pm Thursday at the Grand Theater, 191 High St. NE, Salem. Admission is $4 for adults, ...
Cancer survivors share hope and laughter St. George Daily Spectrum She and her husband, Bruce Hokinson, attended the Huntsman-Intermountain Cancer Center's annual breast cancer survivor's symposium, titled A Day of Caring, Hope and Laughter, on Saturday in hopes of learning new things about the illness and finding ...
Laughter Beats Cancer: A Night to Get Tickled Pink WPRO “I think that resiliency is huge,” remarked Howes when asked about the importance of laughter during an uncertain time. “When life knocks you down you need to be able to get back up and the components of that are to laugh, to love and to give. ...
Humor For Humanity Event to benefit Zia Chapter PVA | The Inn at ...Find details on Humor For Humanity Event to benefit Zia Chapter PVA at kob.com events.kob.com/Humor_For...Event.../223619319.html
"We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress."
- Will Rogers
 HUMOR RESEARCH:
Happiness: The Key to Longevity? National Geographic Researchers at University College London have found that happier people are 35% less likely to die over the next five years than their less joyful counterparts. The researchers argue that efforts should be made to promote happiness in older people, ...
Exposing Alzheimer's patients to "humor therapy" appears as effective as psychiatric drugs in reducing the agitation that often plagues those struggling with dementia, new Australian research suggests.
Smile like your happiness depends on it The Boston Globe By Kevin Lewis Smile, you're on Candid Camera! That seems to be the lesson of a new study by psychologists at the University of Virginia. They found that both male and female freshmen who smiled more intensely in their Facebook profile photos were not ...
Medical: Docs' manners can affect patient outcomes | The Republic ... research suggests that this phenomenon extends to hospital wards: Patients are less likely to suffer from errors if nurses and other staff are comfortable raising questions about a doctor's orders. Then there's the sticky question of medical humor. ...
Psychology study: Men funnier than women, but just barely and mostly to other men. http://health.universityofcalifornia.edu/2011/10/19/funny-finding-men-win-humor-test-by-a-hair/
Study Finds Male Tendency to Overcompensate May Be Why They're Proven Funnier ... The UCSD Guardian Online Student ratings for a course Mickes taught then prompted her to research whether men and women were equally capable of producing humor, a hypothesis that has never been tested before. “I got a rating on a course I taught and one of the students said ...
Treating Dementia through Laughter Therapy By Divya Treating Dementia through Laughter Therapy : The first major study of the impact of humour therapy on mood, agitation, behavioural disturbances and social engagement in dementia patients found both short term and persisting decrease in ...
Inequality Makes Us Unhappy Big Think (blog) A study of happiness levels among Americans from 1972 to 2008 reports that society was more content in times of more equal income distribution. The inverse was also shown, that people were unhappier in times of greater inequality. ...
VisionsMedia Uses Australian Research Which Finds Laughter May Be Strong ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release) New Research on Laughter found by VisionsMedia powers the iPhone/iPad app - "The Gift of Laughter" as it aims to offer an easy method to deliver the powerful medicine that comes from humor. Exposing Alzheimer's patients to "humor therapy" appears as ..
Beyond Content: Does Humor Help Coping? | Moran | Disability ...This is not to say research has not found physiological effects of laughter, or humor. There are studies indicating its relationship with lower pain threshold, ...dsq-sds.org/article/view/434/611
Lupus, Humor, and Wellness: Lupus Research Findings Below are highlights of patient-focused research from Hospital for Special Surgery that will be presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American ...lupusandhumor.blogspot.com/.../lupus-research-findings.html
Bob Barry: Nice guys don't always finish last Enid News & Eagle Laughter can improve your immune function, lower blood pressure, boost your mood, reduce stress and keep you from depression, according to a researcher at the University of Maryland. Scientists in England have found being happy can even lower your risk ...
 Who's Funnier: Men or Women? TheStreet.com The research also revealed that men tried harder to be funny and were more likely (albeit slightly so) to use vulgar language to get their humor across, and were more confident they would be rated higher on the humor scale than women. ...
Inside ACC Alvin Sun Advertiser By Jean Raniseski, Ph.D.; Psychology and Sociology Professor Psychologists focus on ways to help people find happiness with themselves. One proven route to happiness is to find work in a career field you enjoy and at a place where you feel valued and ...
 Abstract: George MacKerron, Happiness Economics « Wiley ...By Anton Viesel The economics of happiness, or subjective well being, is an expanding field, with a growing number of applied papers reporting empirical associations between happiness and other variables. This paper takes a broad view of the topic, aiming ...
Live Chat: The Intersection of Science, Art, and Humor Science Now Witness our fourth-annual “Dance Your Ph.D.” contest, with 55 entries from around the world. Or the annual Ig Nobel prizes, which recognize the silly side of research. What happens at the intersection of science, art, and humor? ...
"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."
- Mark Twain
 HUMOR (& Happiness) in the NEWS:
Happiness associated with longer life TheNewsTribune.com... factors such as wealth and education, signs of depression, health and health behaviors such as smoking and physical activity. Even with those adjustments, the risk of dying in the next five years was still 35 percent lower for the happiest people ...
Why Funny TV Commercials Work The Atlantic Why do so many advertisers use humor in their advertising? Here's the easy answer: The first trick of advertising is to make people pay attention. Funny ads attract attention. Think of the last few commercial that you have discussed with friends or ...
Nature's happiness hormones Evening Standard You know that feeling you get when you have just completed a tough workout? Or that warm cosy feeling after you treat yourself to some of your favourite chocolate? Or even that glorious post-coital bliss? These are all examples of the effect that an ...
Hinckley's Kathie Dice thinks laughter is the thing that makes life easier ...Sun Star Courier By Rodney L. Bengston, Sun News “I want to teach people that humor is healing,” she says. “It can take the sting of the dramatic moments in life.” Dice still is doing stan dup, but says she also is looking to expand and speak more to groups about the ...
Listen Up and Laugh—Health Benefits are Waiting Indian Country Today Media Network.com By Mark Underwood, Quincy Bioscience November 1, 2011 Did you know a good dose of laughter can actually help your immune system and decrease stress? Have you ever wished you could let go and laugh more often at the silliness of life? ...
Using Laughter for a Happy Child Want to know a great secret to having fun with children? Learn how you should be using laughter for a happy child! www.successbuildingblocks.com/using-laughter-for-a-happy-c...
Happy Home: Time Management for a Happy Home, Advice From Happiness Project's ...LifeGoesStrong In my previous Happy Home, article Gretchen Rubin discussed her principles for being Happier at Home, the title of her next book. Ever since my conversation with Gretchen, the concept that outer order creates inner calm has stayed with me, ...
Follow a Threshold Ritual Forbes 2011 Happiness Challenge: For those of you following the 2011 Happiness Project Challenge, to make 2011 a happier year — and even if you haven't officially signed up for the challenge — welcome! Last month's theme was the Five Senses, and last week's ...
Laughter Yoga For Seniors The world's 65-and-older population is projected to triple by mid-century, from 516 million in 2009 to 1.53 billion in 2050. In the U.S. alone, seniors may increase ...www.laughteryoga.org/index.php?option...
Optimism, laughter have been key for Lawrence resident with rare form of asthma Lawrence Journal World AmyLynne "Al" Bellfi, a resident of the newly opened Meadowlark Estates, laughs Thursday with Phalyn Batalia, front, a personal caregiver and friend, and Mary Sledge, a housekeeper at the retirement community. “I don't make friends; I make family,” ...
Laugh your way to a better mood at Wake House Bourne Local Qualified laughter yoga leader Linda, 57, of Beech Avenue, said: “Laughter yoga's ultimate objective is to bring good health and joy to participants through the medium of laughter. “It encompasses different laughter, breathing and gentle stretching ..
Happiness is Seeing 20/20 — Delivering Happiness By shari Tony Hsieh, Delivering Happiness author and CEO of Zappos.com, had a vision for creating the happy corporate culture that is Zappos. See Tony's recent appearance on 20/20 for an insider's view of Zappos and his journey to delivering ...
Are ethical people happier? Business Insider... generally, people who believe that these particular ethical scenarios are not acceptable also tend to indicate they are more satisfied with life. That's with controlling for other factors that scholars have shown are also correlated with happiness, ...
Laugh while you negotiate at work mydigitalfc.com After being introduced by Dominick Misino, a veteran of the New York City Police Department, the task for Chulani was to make his audience, mostly ex-marines, laugh and to let them understand the importance of laughter in hostage negotiation and ...
The simple things that make us happy The Express Tribune A poll of 3000 adults reveals that happiness can be found in the simplest day-to-day occurrences. By IANS A poll of 3000 adults reveals that happiness can be found in the simplest day-to-day occurrences. LAYOUT: AMNA IQBAL Finding money in an old pair ...
Desire as the Root of Madness PsychCentral.com (blog) We mistakenly believe we can create happiness by getting everything to work out the way we want. Once we find a satisfying relationship, a spacious home, an exciting job, financial security, a happy family, good friends, and worldly recognition, ..
Breast Cancer Survivor's Newest Book Wins Three Mom's Choice Awards NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) The international Mom's Choice Awards ® (MCA) has named A Survivor's Secrets to Health & Happiness (Pacific Heritage Books, 2010) by Palos Verdes author Angi Ma Wong among the best in family-friendly media, products and services for 2011. ...
Today in Research: How Much Longer Do Happy People Live? The Atlantic By The Atlantic Wire Discovered: happiness as a longevity percentage, resurfacing worries about X-ray scanners, the non-heart risks of ADHD medication, and an unpleasant climate change weather forecast. Do you really want to know, as a percentage, ...
Gretchen Rubin Reveals Happiness Secrets » Blue Zones - Live ...By Blue Zones In my next book (Happier at Home) I talk a lot about possessions. Everybody should have as much as they can productively engage with. If you have more than that, you're feeling overwhelmed, and like you're weighed down with junk. ...
Females in comedy: The minority retort The Independent (blog) By Catie Wilkins Comedy seems to be one of the last places it is acceptable to say in public that women aren't as good as men. And nobody can tell you off, or remind you that we're supposed to be PC now. Instead they whip out some statistics and tell ...
Laughter is the best medicine say 'clown doctors' Saffron Walden Reporter LAUGHTER really is the best medicine according to two 'clown doctors' who specialise in entertaining sick children. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include the name and email address you ...
Superuckus '11 Brings a Humorous Voice to Fight Against MS Hilarious True Stories Salem-News.Com The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to an MS-free world. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, ...
The Wicket: Teachers Love the 'Roast' of Marshmallow Roast my.hsj.org A sense of humor is very important in life.” Many veteran teachers also enjoyed the humor that each class brought to its skit. “Every single skit was well-prepped and entertaining,” said English teacher Mia Mason. She and Spanish teacher Sarah Monnerat ...
Healthcare professionals learn stress reduction through laughter “Laughter and a keen sense of humor are empowerment tools,” said Cardone. “ They are important for facing daily and routine problems that are often threats on ...live.psu.edu/story/56086
Happiness You Can Actually Buy: The Power of a Pet | PickTheBrain ...a guide to finding true companionship from animals. www.pickthebrain.com/.../happiness-you-can-actually-buy-the...
The Fountain of Youth and Long Living- Happiness Heal Blog (blog) Scientist say that happiness is not necessary a “drug” for prolonging your life. But having a positive attitude, seeing the glass half-full leads to a reduction in stress hormones and a boost in immune system function, both of which should lead to a ...
Creating a Foundation for Motivation RisMedia.com (press release) JP: In a tough real estate market, where do you find the humor? DD: Medication. Just kidding. That's why I use a lot of humor in my sessions, because agents need to laugh. I remember a person at one of my seminars yelling out, “Is there a two-drink ...
The Happiness Project: 9 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Relatives ...By gretchen@gretchenrubin.com (Gretchen Rubin) For many people, the holidays are a joyous time; other people dread them. If you anticipate that you might have to spend time with difficult relatives, here are some strategies for keeping family dinners pleasant: 1. Before you walk into...
Laughter medicine from clown doctors DI-VE by di-ve.com - editorial@di-ve.com The old adage "laughter is the best medicine" has proved its worth among children coping with pain. Each week Dr Klown, will do his/her ward rounds at Mater Dei Hospital. But instead of a stethoscope and a white coat, ...
Give Your Brain a Break Huffington Post (blog) For those who love to laugh we offer Laughter Yoga. For those who need to blow off some steam we run an anger release zone. For the auditory people we run sound/music therapy. And, sometimes we even offer chair massages. Not only is this a great chance ...
Mel Brooks and the Importance of Humor Patch.com After all, how would we even have a sense of humor if we weren't meant to have one...and don't cite the devil because we all know the devil prefers suffering...laughter is meant to make happiness! Well, most of the time. Another thing Brooks likes to ...
Americans Work Too Much for Their Own Good: de Graaf and Batker BusinessWeek By John de Graaf and David K. Batker (This is an excerpt from “What's the Economy for, Anyway: Why It's Time to Stop Chasing Growth and Start Pursuing Happiness,” a new book by John de Graaf and David K. Batker.) Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- In 1965, ...
Happiness At Work Increases Productivity | Come Recommended By Kate D'Amico An infographic about how happiness at work increases productivity.
Why Are We Afraid of Clowns? Scientific American (blog) We learn to recognize humor—it's awkward when you're the person who laughs at the wrong moment. Certain situations and objects are exempt from humor. Sacred objects, events, or people, for example. And sexual humor can sometimes be inappropriate, ...
National Alzheimer's Awareness Month Examiner.com The top five quality of life indicators as reported by people living with memory loss were as follows: (1) relationships and having someone to talk with (2) their own surroundings and environment (3) physical health (4) preserving a sense of humor (5) ...
#Change11 Change, happiness and social artistry | Learner Weblog By suifaijohnmak We know that the best predictor of human happiness is human relationships and the amount of time that people spend with family and friends. We know that it's significantly more important than money and somewhat more important than ...
Mindfully facing our Fears on Halloween Examiner.com Laughter calms our fears by producing endorphins, activating the prefrontal cortex while deactivating the limbic system, thus toning down the fight, flight and freeze response. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-laughter-medicine.html As observed by ...
LAUGHTER IS GOOD MEDICINE Community Magazine The laughter was triggered by watching comedy videos or live comedy shows. The researchers found that participants could tolerate the pain longer after watching the comedy shows, and the tolerance for pain was higher among those who laughed more.
Roy Exum: We Need Dr. Kelly Here The Chattanoogan Dr. Kelly, who loves doing amateur stand-up comedy and actually has a website called, “Healing with Laughter,” absolutely meant no harm. His piece was intended for surgeons and he feels very badly that his attempt at being funny has been terribly ...
Laughter... what does it mean? By Frederick Laughter There's something about laughter That makes people feel good That lifts one's spirits That's sometimes misunderstood Now many times laughter Is a result of a nervous reaction.
Beating headache without pills | www.anotherway.org By Maria Dimitrova A laughter therapist's aim is to help you laugh more easily. Therapy is available in group or individual sessions. They usually start with a warm-up followed by a range of activities designed to get you giggling. Laughter doesn't come easily to ...
Make Time for Family Laughter | Heart Based Coaching with Joanne ...It is hard to find time for laughter if you are tense. It will be difficult to enjoy yourself enough to laugh. So, take a deep breath and teach yourself to relax. ...joannecipressi.com/make-time-for-family-laughter/
Assume Love: May Your Marriage Be Full of Laughter By Patty Newbold For those seeking a happier marriage without waiting for their spouse to change, this brief article entitled May Your Marriage Be Full of Laughter offers tips, links to related topics. Based on the Assume Love approach developed by Patty ...
How to Make Friends With Yourself & Quadruple Your Happiness By T.C. Conway Most of us are seeking happiness and well being from external people places and things, as opposed to doing the real work and developing a strong healthy loving relationship with the self. We've all taken solace in that big plate of pasta, ...
How to Make Happiness Endure | Psychology Today If you want to be happy, expand your horizons. By Michael W. Austin...www.psychologytoday.com/.../how-make-happiness-endure
Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
 THE WORLD OF HUMOR
In praise of … wellbeing surveys The Guardian Writers on happiness can sometimes produce bland soup – but surveys of wellbeing are potentially fascinating. Not so long ago, researchers surveyed ordinary Palestinians. What they really wanted, it turned out, was not revenge, or statehood – but ...
Manufacturing happiness DAWN.com Durriya is herself busy spreading happiness around her. As the chairperson of the University of Karachi's Visual Studies department that she helped found in 1999, Durriya speaks of the changes she has seen coming. With 400 students from lower- and ...
Sophly Laughing: Chiastic Humor This blog is intended to advance our understanding of humor studies and the ... France Association on Humor Research · Humor Analysis Academy · Humor ...sophlylaughing.blogspot.com/2011/10/chiastic-humor.html
TED Blog | “Balloons of Bhutan”: Bringing Gross National Happiness ...By Thu-Huong Ha In his latest project, “Balloons of Bhutan,” artist, computer scientist and storyteller Jonathan Harris explores how the Kingdom of Bhutan measures quality of life — not through Gross National Product, but through Gross National Happiness. ...
Bruce Poon Tip on Managing Corporate Culture/Employee Happiness Canadian Business Magazine Bruce Poon Tip, Founder, G Adventures on how a business model dedicated to making employees happy builds brand, engages customers, produces innovation and delivers growth. From the 2011 Canadian Business Leadership Forum.
The pursuit of unhappiness Malaysia Star Everyone wants to pursue happiness. It is our relentless goal to be happy at all times. If so, why then do we do what is contradictory and make ourselves constantly unhappy? It is probably due to our reluctance to accept the fact that life IS unfair, ...
Celebrate work! Deccan Chronicle A recent Qualifications Authority of City and Guilds, London survey shows that hairdressers have the highest levels of happiness at work! The reason? They are in direct touch with their customers and can be creative. 1. Serve others. ...
40% of Chinese are unhappy EastDay.com Farmers and migrant workers felt most negative about their lives and propped up the happiness scale. With the gap between rich and poor growing in recent years, for more and more people family backgrounds play a vital role in achieving happiness, ...
Linda Colling: Happy days? Sunderland Echo Maybe that's because David Cameron's squandering of £2million on a happiness survey sticks in your craw too. What a substanceless waste of money, dreamt up by a PM, so privilleged and so out of touch, that he dares to see this sop as making any ..
Comic says 'laughter saved my marriage,' and that's not a joke Calgary Herald Laughter is something that is both a relationship builder and, of course, fun. "The response has been quite remarkable," Callaway says of the feedback he receives from people telling him how much one of these nights has helped them and their marriages. ..
Health News: NHS chiefs spend £2000 on course to teach staff how to crack smile Scottish Daily Record NHS chiefs have been slammed by a patients' campaign group for spending taxpayers' money on “laughter lessons” for staff. Five senior employees at NHS Tayside are being sent on a two-day training course where they will be taught to use yoga techniques ...
World's happiest countries: 1 to 187 CNNGo.com By Jane Leung 4 November, 2011 To the surprise of absolutely no one, Norway has been declared the world's happiest country. Just as unsurprising, DR Congo came last. The UN Human Development Index 2011 measures happiness in different…
A day without laughter is a day wasted. - Foire d'Opinions Haitiennes A day without laughter is a day wasted. Public Forums. www.haitiwebs.com/showthread.php?t=56113
Bringing Laughter to Haitian Children by Tim Webster on Pozible About myself: My name is Tim Webster and I have been a Humanitarian Clown for the last eight years. I have traveled around the world bringing love, laughter, ...www.pozible.com/index.php/archive/index/4111
This happiness survey isn't bringing a smile to my lips Belfast Telegraph It seems unbelievable that Her Majesty's Government is conducting a happiness survey with citizens invited to answer 10 questions. Many people aren't happy about this. The questions include: how happy are you with your husband or wife? ...
Laughter Yoga in Vietnam Video Laughter Yoga in Vietnam Video - It's the latest side-splitting regime for fitness freaks. This is laughter yoga.
Terms and their meanings Philippine Star Even the Bible says, “Laughter is good medicine and a broken spirit crushes the bones.” How true! So let me try to put a smile on your face today, to cheer you up. Hopefully when you do battle in the work place tomorrow, you'll have the strength to be ...
40-Day Laughter Challenge See and be the change by taking the 40-Day Laughter Challenge. Operating on the belief that 40 days is the magic number necessary to either make or break a habit, our goal, in order to reap the full health benefits of laughter, is to sustain laughter for a minimum of 10-15 minutes EVERY day for at least 40 consecutive days. This forum is to not only support you, but a place share your story of what changes you experienced as you travel down this road for 40 days. Good Luck and.... LET THE LAUGHTER BEGIN!
part 1- David Ben Yosef a Cancer and Laughter Yogi of Israel- 2006 Interview By Alex Sternick www.youtube.com David Ben Yosef is the Israeli Laugher and Cancer Yogi who healed himself via Laughter Threapy on 1991, I met him when he was taken to my Laughter Club In Je...ed note…so cool);
Contributing to international relationships, therapeutic methods, savoir faire and joie de vie, in August World Laughter Tour produced the first ever USA course in Rigology (the French word for laughter expert) in Columbus, OH. The 5-day workshop was taught by Corinne and Fred Cosseron, founders of the International School of Laughter and Well Being. Full story is at Steve Wilson’s blog. Plans are in the works for an encore next year.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-witter/the-nobel-peace-prize-laughing_b_1023953.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhqany_the-neuroscience-of-laughter_tech
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2045309/Stress-Top-cause-workplace-sickness-dubbed-Black-Death-21st-century.html
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/55-ways-to-be-healthier-and-happier-now.html
http://www.laughterremedy.com/2011/09/mild-humor-reduces-bronchial-constriction-among-asthma-patients/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheLaughterRemedy+%28The+Laughter+Remedy%29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uA8KmwTqqw
http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2011/111409_1.html
http://www.readthespirit.com/explore/2011/9/19/why-are-these-college-kids-laughing-a-rabbi.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/44534630#44534630
Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
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5 Ways to Become Valuable to Your Social Media Audience ClickZ News Between the ICanHazCheezeburger cat pictures, holiday related pictures with captions, current events (think Charlie Sheen) antidotes, and politicians, there's a lot of humor that is shared within social networks. Understanding what makes your audience ..
John Lassegard, MD is looking for a platform to share ’HUMOR PATIENTS USE FOR THEMSELVES—THAT I HOPE WE CAN USE FOR OTHERS’...check out samples he has compiled: PATIENTQUOTES.COM
Giving A Kick-Ass Presentation In The Age Of Social Media Fast Company Second, most are good storytellers and use humor, often self-deprecating, to connect with their audiences. Finally, each of them manages to keep their presentations short enough to allow time for a healthy Q&A. Speaking of Q&A's, you can find my ...
Big Brands Like Facebook, But They Don't Like to Pay Wall Street Journal Meeting at its headquarters in January, Ford asked its ad agency, WPP PLC's Team Detroit, to create a humor-driven promotion. Someone pulled an orange puppet from under the table and said, "Meet the new Ford Focus spokespuppet. ...
Day 3 Slideshow: Document Happiness #30DaysofGOOD - Culture ...Take a look at our favorite snapshots from today's #30DayofGOOD Challenge: Document happiness. www.good.is/.../day-3-slideshow-document-happiness-30days...
Stress Relief 2: Loosen up with Laughter “Laughter is Good Medicine” is not just a saying – it's actually a Proverb in the Bible. If you laugh a lot – all stress and tension goes away. You can find laughter ...ladye.hubpages.com/.../Stress-Relief-2-Loose-up-with-Laughte...
Health Essentials!: Laughter! Laughter has a powerful effect on your health and well-being. Humour and laughter which are Humour and laughter strengthen your immune system, boost your ...everydayhealthessentials.blogspot.com/2011/10/laughter.html
engage:BDR Announces Chris Vanger as Director of Its Newly Formed Branded ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release) In addition, Chris will also integrate engage:BDR's humor site, HAHAJK.com, with co-owner comedian and actor Jamie Kennedy through exclusive partnerships with brands and custom content like its recent and widely successful co-branded program with ...
Laughter Yoga Therapy Video Michael Coleman leads a weekly laughter yoga group in Balboa Park, which has become a useful therapeutic tool for a local life skills coach. She...vodpod.com/watch/15647806-laughter-yoga-therapy
10 ways to boost your happiness Yahoo! News UK We've all heard that laughter is the best medicine, and if you're feeling down in the dumps then this is definitely true. Laughter can not only release pent-up emotions, but it also produces endorphins to boost your mood. ...
Living the Promise Blog » Happiness is a choice By Ana Martínez- Villaseñor In Africa I have realized that “happiness is a choice.” We have all we need. In fact, more than we need to be fulfilled and yet very often we cannot find the pleasure in our lives. We feel a constant need to search for something else. This is our ..
Sex Workers And Happiness - AskMen Sex workers are happier than you'd think. A new study shows that they're more satisfied in their careers than most people. www.askmen.com/.../612_sex-workers-and-happiness.html (who knew?)
Can laughter cure the pain you go through in life ? - Blogger Help So a bit of background, i am currently doing a corporate social corps ... First of all, let me tell you that you are doing a wonderful job there. I have been to India and I …www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid...hl...
The Laughter Revolution website has been updated with information about online sessions. You can now download information on The Laughter Revolution. Take a trip to it and see all that is new. Be one with your giggle. 8)) www.TheLaughterRevolution.org
With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.
When in doubt, mumble.
Goodnight, Gracie…
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