This is DVD 8/8 of the 2009 All American Laughter Yoga Conference in Estes Park, Colorado, that took place on Sept. 25-27, 2009. You will be able to download a pdf copy of the presentation(s) included in this DVD immediately upon successful payment.

DVD Duration: 79 minutes

1) Survive and Thrive the Recession

Survive and Thrive the Recession. Learn at least 20 ways you could make money from Laughter Yoga. Merv Neal shares with you the ways which he, and others, are turning bad times into good.

Merv Neal has been involved with Laughter Yoga for the last six years. He has an intricate knowledge of where it’s been and where it’s at. More importantly, as “The Strategy Specialist”, his insights as to where the world is heading and why, enables his clients to position themselves in such a way as to maximize their business opportunities for the future. Come and hear first hand how to develop a business from someone who’s been doing it successfully for the last thirty years.

Merv is a veteran of managerial and executive top level topics. His "in your face", dynamic, humorous, and expert style of delivery has led him to be considered one of the most dependable, confident, and successful presenters currently speaking in Australia. He is an Associate Member of The Australian Institute of Management, and an Affiliate Member of the National Speakers Association of Australia. Last year he received their second highest award of Mentor of the Year, and was nominated for Speaker of the Year.

2) HA!HA!HA! I FEEL SO GOOD! Laughter Yoga As A Radio Program

Radio is a powerful interactive medium to spread the "happidemic" of laughter. In this presentation Winnie will share with participants the benefits of hosting a radio program on laughter, provide practical information about how this works and demonstrate how participants can use radio as a medium to spread laughter in their community.

Winnie Anderson-Brown is a jamaican educator with a Masters Degree in Linguistics. She currently teaches at Shortwood Teachers' College, where she started a laughter club in October, 2004. Her love for laughter led her to write a book entitled LAUGH? YES! in 1995, the same year that Dr. Kataria and his wife started laughter clubs in India. She writes, poems, articles, letters to the editor, plays etc. Her greatest passion is laughter. She currently hosts the program LET'S LAUGH on ROOTS 96.1 FM on a Thursday morning at 9:30 to 10 a.m.