Newsletter No 7 July 2009
News Highlights
Laughter Yoga National Tour
It started in Sydney and then to Brisbane
Back to Melbourne
Over to Adelaide and Pert
Back to Melbourne for the Silence Retreat
 

 
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Laughter Yoga National Tour

Hi Everyone. Well what a June I’ve had. The Good Doctor, Madhuri, and myself went on a National Tour to promote Laughter Yoga to the Australian Community. And what a tour it was


It started in Sydney and then to Brisbane

We started in Sydney where there were over 70 people in attendance. This was mainly due to our new relationship with Fortune Events. They assisted us in the marketing and promotion. As a result of this we had many new people exposed to Laughter Yoga and both Fortune Events and their invited guests loved it. A similar result was achieved in Brisbane when we went there


Back to Melbourne

By the time we had returned to Melbourne we were buzzing. So many people wanted to join Laughter Clubs and find out how to become Laughter Leaders, and how to start a Laughter Club. The whole thing was exceeding our expectations


Over to Adelaide and Pert

Adelaide brought me the most significant success of the tour. A lady met me before the event and explained how she couldn’t participate in certain exercises which required touching as she was suffering a serious illness which had her in constant pain. By the end of the Laughter Session she told the whole group how all of her pain had gone for the first time in years…wow ! ! ! Perth was awash with Laugh WA folks. It was GRRREAT to catch up with old friends such as Janni, Grant, and Kimmy to name just a few. There was so many there. Well done Laugh WA members. You were really flying the flag


Back to Melbourne for the Silence Retreat

The Good Doctor is presently conducting the first ever Laughter Silence Retreat here in Melbourne. This is yet another way Laughter Yoga can have an impact on people’s lives. I look forward to hearing the feedback from this one when it’s complete

And finally the whole tour made it very evident as to the importance of getting the Laughter Yoga Community more united. The best tool we have for this is the website. We need to ensure the following things happen as quickly as possible

  1. Everyone you meet registers to receive this newsletter
  2. Everyone you know adds their names to the contact list
  3. All Laughter Clubs get listed
  4. All events you have planned are submitted
  5. And any GRRREAT stories, news, or happenings get sent to me for posting

Only when this happens will we be able to move to the next level of development and significance. Hope you can all help in some way here

You can view this newsletter in video format at
http://gallery.me.com/mervneal#100274

Until next month keep laughing

Cheers
Merv

Laughter Yoga Australia