NEWEST CLASS OF LAUGHTER YOGA LEADERS

April 3rd through the 5th was a weekend to remember as 12 laughers descended upon Sugar Creek Bible Camp in Ferryville, Wisconsin for a hilarious Laughter Yoga Leader retreat. They were an enthusiastic group with loads of joy and creative energy.

Above is the entire group at graduation (double click for a larger view).  Back row: Connie and Dennis De Lorme, Michelle Erschen, Nancy Martinson, Belle Dokter, Deb Olson, and Carol Larson. Front frow: Ellen Hackbart, Mike Kueny, Jody Ross, Beth Murphy and Nancy Greenwald.

Belle and Laura ham it up for the camera.

Dennis, Connie and Mike show their true laughter colors.

In the video above, Mike Kueny and Deb Olson share what it was like to experience Laura's Laughter Yoga retreat.

The newly certified Laughter Yoga Leaders are:

Connie De Lorme
2379 Jade Place NE
Rochester, MN 55906
507-289-8495
delorcl@charter.net

Dennis De Lorme

2379 Jade Place NE
Rochester, MN 55906

507-289-8495
delords@charter.net

Belle Dokter
29629 Jug Run Rd.

Frazeysburg, OH 43822

bnrn@enewbold.com

Ellen Hackbart

Austin, MN 55912

507-437-7949

ebhack@snig.net

Michael Kueny

112 North St.
Madison, WI 53704

608-819-0114
thruhikerguy@juno.com

Carol Larson
Hillsboro, WI

608-489-2501
lars_teamwork@yahoo.com

Nancy Martinson

302 Kirkwood St. E
Lanesboro, MN 55949

507-467-3308
njmartinson@hotmail.com

Deborah Olson

2030 Century Hills Dr. NE

Rochester, MN 55906

507-358-3331
olson.deborah2@mayo.edu

Jody Ross

5912 Dupont Avenue So
Minneapolis, MN 55419

612-709-0927
jodysatva@comcast.net

Please contact them if you need a Laughter Yoga Leader. They are geared up and ready to laugh!

Nancy Greenwald, Michelle Erschen and Beth Murphy (above) lead the Madison Laughter Club in Madison, Wisconsin. They were originally trained in Laughter Yoga by Sebastien Gendry in April of 2007. They came to the Iowa School of Laughter Yoga for a refresher course and had a fantastic time. They'll tell you all about it in the YouTube video below. For more information about the Madison Laughter Club, e-mail them at: madisonlaughterclub@yahoo.com.

The next Laughter Yoga Leader training seminar has just been scheduled. 

June 5-7 - Lansing, Iowa

at Our Savior's Lutheran Church

Visit the Iowa School of Laughter Yoga site to learn more and get registered. 

Want a Laughter Yoga seminar in your area? It is possible! Just e-mail Laughing Laura at laughterlaura@yahoo.com to inquire.

LAUGHTER YOGA RETREAT

This past weekend, January 9-11, the Iowa School of Laughter Yoga offered a Laughter Yoga Leader retreat at Sugar Creek Bible Camp in Ferryville, Wisconsin. "It was an amazing weekend!" says participant Kathleen Lynch.

After three days of laughing and learning, 8 new Laughter Yoga Leaders zealously graduated. You can see the happy grads with their laughter diplomas above. These truly amazing, fully-equipped Laughter Yoga specialists are:

Ann-Marie Clark
130 Green Bay Rd
Thiensville, WI 53092
262-242-3142
amarie.clark@gmail.com

Becky Comnick
Southern Minnesota
507.327.0814
beecomnick@gmail.com

Barb Klapperich
2456 480th Street
Stacyville, IA 50476
641-737-2548
bklapperich@yahoo.com

Cyrilla Lace
757 River Heights Rd.
Menominee, WI 54751
715-235-3774

Kathleen Lynch
8628 Fremont Ave N
Brooklyn Park, MN 55444
612-281-6457
kazzlynch@gmail.com

Lori Moynihan
535 Aspen Ave
Verona, WI 53593
608-845-5435
lmoynihan@tds.net

Carolyn Schug
5238 State Hwy 97
Athens, WI 54411
715-297-7132
schugfamily@verizon.net

Gloria Wall
58876 Wall Ridge
Eastman, WI 54626
608-874-4004
gwall@crawfordcountywi.org


We were also joined by Pat Reeves of West Des Moines, Iowa, who graduated from the Iowa School of Laughter Yoga in 2007 and came back to strengthen and renew her laughter leadership skills.

The winter weather was beautiful at the wilderness camp. In addition to our laughter lessons, we spent time intertubing, snow shoeing, taking saunas and roasting marshmellows around the campfire.

And of course, we had a whoopin' good time dancing, leaping and laughing at our Saturday night costume party. See the group shot above.

Barb Klapperich declares: "I am so proud to have graduated from the Iowa School of Laughter Yoga. The retreat was such a wonderful setting in the snowy Wisconsin woods with opportunities to interact with nature AND the fantastic group of laughers who were there. It was an honor to meet people who are ready to help bring peace to the world through laughter."

Becky Comnick adds: "Not only was it a delight, it was an honor—a brilliant start of many great things in 2009!"

And here is the really good news: you can join us for the next Laughter Yoga Retreat at Sugar Creek Bible Camp. It has just been scheduled for April 3-5, 2009. To learn more and register, visit the Iowa School of Laughter Yoga. No joke!