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Let Go & Lighten UP with LaughAnanda!

What is LaughAnanda? Laughter Yoga? Laughter Meditation? Ananda is the Sanskrit word for pure bliss, enlightenment and higher consciousness...through  laughter you can experience Ananda!

Come to LAUGHANANDA with Lisa Wessan, aka "The Mirth Maven" and find out....Laughter has now been scientifically proven to have a powerful and uplifting effect on mood, attitude, creativity, resilience and muscle strength plus many more amazing physiological benefits.

During LAUGHANANDA, you will experience a relaxing sequence of deep breathing, gentle stretching, Laughter Yoga, Laughter Meditation and Laffirmations.

LAUGHANANDA will give your insides a satisfying laugh-induced massage and enhance your journey to a deeper inner peace (no mats needed, wear comfortable clothes and
shoes, & bring water).

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This event is just one of many wonderful events happening during the day from 8 AM - 4 PM.  Please visit the web site and register for LaughAnanda and your other selections today! (all events are free/by donation)

About the instructor:

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Lisa Wessan, LICSW, CLYL, CLL, RM, Inspirational Author, Speaker, Counselor and Coach, Certified Laughter Yoga and Laughter Meditation instructor. Lisa is the on-air host and producer of the weekly cable television show Z Lighter Side of Transformation. She is also a monthly guest on Thinking Out Loud, a radio and webcast talk show that covers politics and health. Her work has been featured on CNN’s Paula Zahn Now, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Daily News, The Boston Globe, The Chelmsford Patch, The Lowell Sun, Shrink Rap and in many television, print and radio interviews. Visit her web site www.MirthMaven.com for further information.

Even though there is no fee, you must pre-register here: http://www.yogacaps.net/2012yoga4peace.html

[Donations are accepted; all donations go towards providing free yoga classes to cancer patients.]

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