Welcome to Laughter Yoga Australia & New Zealand

Welcome again everyone

I hope the New Year has started as excitingly for you as it has for me

In January I was asked to go to New Zealand to do some Business Conference Presentations to over 600 New Zealand businesses

Now never being the one to miss an opportunity, I decided to combine this with a two weeks holiday with my darling wife Val. This gave us both the opportunity to visit and tour what I believe is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. The scenery, wildlife, and the people were just outstanding

Financial Crisis Still Coming

My work with the businesses there and subsequent research highlighted once again the enormity of the current World Economic Financial Crisis which awaits us. We have been rather fortunate so far but the signs are there that there will potentially be tougher times ahead for most of us

Also as this information goes out to you all, Victoria is in the midst of what is historically the greatest natural disaster ever experienced in Australia. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands are now without homes. While this is happening down south the northern part of Queensland continues to suffer the largest floods in Australian history. The devastation of BOTH these events will be felt for MANY years to come

Emotional Stress is the Problem

As a result of this people will suffer severe emotional stress. At the end of the day I believe this will be their biggest challenge. They can rebuild their homes in months but this will not replace the loss of those mementos that are gone forever. They can start their businesses again but never in the same way that they were. And of course nothing will replace the loss of a family member, friend, or neighbor

Laughter Yoga is the Solution

So what can we do to help? With Laughter Yoga we can lift that emotional support in some way. We need to all start to think of ways to get in touch with anyone who is experiencing hard times, and provide them with some positive emotions through laughter

I still remember Susan Brown from the Sunshine Coast telling us at the 1st Australasian Conference in Byron Bay of her amazing journey into the regional areas of Queensland many years ago to provide laughter to folks who she thought could not and would not laugh. They did and were very appreciative of her efforts

One of the tools that may assist us quickly and easily is the 1 on 1 Coaching which the Good Doctor has created. I have had the chance to view the DVD pack and it’s GRRREAT. I encourage you or your club to buy a pack and see how it could help you to help others in some way

Feedback and Stories Required Please

On another note the website is going well. People have been sending information to upgrade the information of them and their Laughter Clubs. We have had some great events been posted on the front page from Julie Hart and Jackie Curran along with expressions of interest from Karen and Caroline regarding the Exchange Program. Remember that this website is for you to use to help you in whatever way we can. So if you can send your stories and items of interest for publication in this Newsletter that would be GRRREAT

I have also received many requests regarding Dr Kataria’s upcoming May visit. A venue is being sought at present so details will be posted as soon as this is ready
Please keep the correspondence coming and keep laughing

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