Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Training

This is a powerful training with the leading Laughter Yoga Teacher in the USA and one of the most senior figures in the international Laughter Club movement [read more].

All over the world Laughter Yoga is becoming known and sought after. Do it on the beach, at work, as part of a seminar, in your health care practice, community or meditation group...start a laughing club anywhere. We need more people who'd love to learn this and share it! The fun and the health benefits are amazing, plus we all know that laughter just feels great! It's easy to lead, anyone can do it, all ages, all walks of life.

This is a 2 day training where you'll not only learn more about how to lead a Laughter Yoga session with a variety of students, but you'll have lots of time and support to practice your skills in your unique way.

This experiential (and often life-transforming) Certified Laughter Yoga Leader training will:

• Give you a thorough understanding of Laughter Yoga, and make sure that you are able to confidently talk about it and never run short of exercise ideas
• Help you how to add more laughter into your life by helping you understand the underlying principles of the "Inner Spirit Of Laughter"
• Show you how to release tension in a safe and positive manner
• Inspire and empower you to start and run a Laughter Club
• Teach you the skills and and give you the confidence to teach laughter yoga classes, both with the general public and special needs groups.

Participants will get to understand and be able to:

• 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.
• Describe the roles & responsibilities of the anchor person in a Laughter Club.
• Organize a public seminar on Laughter Yoga
• Be familiar with group dynamics and know how to effectively manage group laughter with a variety of participants (children, seniors, etc.)
• Explain the Inner Spirit Of Laughter and how to add more laughter into one's life
• Take groups to deeper levels of joy and inner peace through the Laughter Meditation
• Implement Laughter Yoga in a corporate setting
• Know how & where to market your services

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. We've been there, done that, and even wrote a book on this subject (From Zero To Laughter In 0.5 Seconds). You get to bypass the learning curve at the speed of light!

Note that Laughter Yoga can be learned and delivered entirely as chair exercises. Adaptations have been successful in bringing Laughter Yoga to those with mobility, visual, hearing, and cognitive limitations. We have trained Certified Laughter Yoga Leaders with hearing and also some with visual impairments. Some had cardio-pulmonary conditions. All still greatly benefit and enjoy this program. We have even heard very touching stories where people used Laughter Yoga with their loved ones until their very last days on Earth.

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. But, there is no financial connection to the American School Of Laughter Yoga nor to the Dr. Kataria School Of Laughter Yoga. When you generate revenue with your laughter programs, it is all yours.

Welcome To The Family!

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. You may then acknowledge your affiliation to both Dr. Kataria's School Of Laughter Yoga and its affiliate the American School of Laughter Yoga, and use our logos in print material.

What's Included

Price

Optional Product And Services

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If you have disposable income please consider sponsoring someone else to attend this training. We need a minimum of $175 per person to be able to grant a full scholarship. We can either mention your name as benefactor or not. Note that your generous donation of $175 or more is tax deductible.

People who receive a full scholarship from us (when budget allows) are requested to write a full report about their experience, both before the training (why they want to train) as after (how they applied what they learned). We will forward these reports to you.

Click here to make a donation (please also email us to let us know at laugh@laughangeles.com)

What To Bring

Please bring a cushion if you can comfortably sit on the floor (chairs will be provided). Don't forget your smile and be prepared to laugh a lot! Wear comfortable clothes.

We will advise you directly about the lunch situation based on the location of the training you choose to attend.

Medical Advisory

Laughter Yoga is not a substitute for proper medical consultation for physical, mental and psychological illnesses and may not be suitable for everyone. It is contra-indicated for people suffering from uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart disease, epilepsy, any kind of hernia, severe backache and major psychiatric disorders. This list is for guidance only and is not meant to be exhaustive. In doubt do not try it and consult your trained medical professional for guidance. Please use your common sense: no strain, no new pain.

Tax Deduction

Money spent on continuing education, when taken to maintain and improve professional skills, is tax deductible. There are also other business circumstances that may make such expenses tax deductible. Please contact your accountant for details.

Continuing Education Credits

We do not offer continuing education credits at this point in time.