Announcing: The New You!
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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp
Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd 2014
Location: Victoria, BC
To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com
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You look in the mirror and see the clear transformation.
You are smiling the broadest smile ever.
Your eyes are sparkling.
There are fewer wrinkles…at least it feels that way. You take a deep breath. As you exhale, you sense a warmth in the pit of your stomach.
You close your eyes and that warm and fuzzy feeling floods your whole body. You open your eyes and you are almost giddy with the vibrant energy coursing through your veins.
For a moment, you think you have died and gone to heaven.
But this is real.
You can’t wait to get to work and dig into those challenges. Challenges that you used to call “problems.”
“Problems” so big you wondered: “How will I make it through the day?” “Problems” that had you thinking about quitting.
Now, all that is in the past.
Now, co-workers who used to tick you off are smiling at you. Oh, they still say the same stupid things. They still do the same thoughtless things that irritated you in the past.
Only now, you have found a way to mentally shrug them off…to let it go.
Chuckle, smile and move on. In fact, some of them have actually started to help you out. Is it because you smile more? What happened to make this change?
My name is Matti Anttila and this is my life now.
This Life Can Be Yours Too!
How did I get here and, more importantly, how can you?
I am from a working class family. No special advantages. I am not anymore “special” than you. The fact is we are all special and unique. Each one of us is God’s creation and divinely inspired.
My route to “Authentic Joy” began with Laughter Yoga.
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“Hahaha! Laughter Yoga is wild energy full of many emotions!
I’ve never really experienced yoga to this degree of connectedness with my community.
I felt very balanced and happy, my spirits were flying, my soul was at peace, and my belly hurt with happy pains.
Thank you for sharing laughs, smiles.”
–Navi Bhatti. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan. P.S. I’m also interested in the leader training.
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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp
Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd 2014
Location: Victoria, BC
To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com
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After one session, I knew I had to become a “Leader” to dive into it and see where it took me.
Authentic Joy is something that is underneath the stormy seas of emotion on the surface. We can feel Authentic Joy…even when we are unhappy!!
There are, of course, many ways to plug into this. Some do it through meditation. Some run for miles to get the “runner’s high.”
Laughter is a direct route, a shortcut.
Certified Laughter Yoga Leader training was the “key” that opened the lock.
Laughter, giggling and smiling are second nature now.
Instead of reacting to events by tightening my stomach muscles, I am now more likely to giggle, smile and sometimes laugh at those same events.
There is a song title: “When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you.”
Well…IT’S TRUE!!!! It happens every day to me.
Imagine having such a strong smile that many people on the street smile back at you.
You can have that too.
That is, if you choose. Not everyone is ready to let go of entrenched habits. Habits that may cause something less than joy.
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“AMAZING! Thank you thank you thank you Matti for your warmth, openness and for sharing your wealth of knowledge! It’s been a pleasure!” -Kathleen Potter, Victoria, BC, Canada. Attendee at Matti’s Laughter Yoga Boot Camp
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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp
Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd 2014
Location: Victoria, BC
To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com
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Does it really work?
How about this? Prisoners have to have one of the worst situations. Locked away, told what to do and when to do it every day.
Look what Laughter Yoga is doing for some prisoners…in a Mexican jail:
“Laughter Yoga Project in Prisons in Mexico aims to Unleash Happiness
Luis Gomez has a heart for doing Laughter Yoga in the penitentiary system in Mexico City. He has a very large goal of reaching out to every prisoner and to help empower them to tap into their inner happiness. The aim is in alignment with Laughter Yoga International to create World Peace starting with peace within ourselves.
Ideally, by practicing laughter yoga, prisoners will be reminded to make better choices for themselves…
In the Instituto Mexicano de Yoga de la Risa (Mexican Laughter Yoga Institute) we are convinced of the healing powers of this technique that gives the opportunity of empowering other human beings to remember that happiness exists within every single one of us, no matter the conditions in which we are, and from then on, we can establish harmonious relationships with the rest of the people…
In general the inmates are very grateful for all what they’ve got from the meetings. They said that they feel a refresher every time they do it. They feel free. They think that the exercise exercises help them to realize that they can cultivate their internal peace. Also, they are thankful for the opportunity to keep on with the sessions since they truly believe in this project…” (From www.LaughterYoga.org )
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If Laughter Yoga can work for prisoners in a Mexican jail to access their inner happiness, it just may work for you.
Caveat: No one can force you to laugh.
You do have to bring your willingness to the table.
But, I guarantee you this:
If you bring willingness and are willing to work and play through the initial discomfort/unease/embarrassment/what-have-you, you too can have a breakthrough and become:
“The New You.”
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“Great energy. Useful repetition. Small group helpful. A truly unique and enriching experience.”
-Jeremy Bally, Victoria, BC. Canada. Attendee at Matti’s Laughter Yoga Boot Camp
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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp
Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd 2014
Location: Victoria, BC
To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com
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You can be a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader ready to:
* Help others laugh more and relieve their stress, but also to
* Be a more joyful person with a more positive outlook on life.
Laughter Helps in Cancer Prevention
Laughter Yoga works with the breath to open up to fuller and healthier breathing.
Dr. Otto Warburg, the President of the Institute of Cell Physiology and two times a Nobel Prize winner, says this:
“Deep breathing techniques increase oxygen to the cells and are the most important factors in living a disease-free and energetic life. When the cells get enough oxygen, cancer will not and cannot occur.”
In fact, Laughter Yoga was inspired by a response to disease by an enlightened patient. Founder Dr. Madan Kataria read about Norman Cousins who laughed himself back to health. Cousins was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a painful form of arthritis.
Many die from this disease. The pain can be so great that sleep can become impossible. Cousins decided to go out laughing! So, he brought in Marx Brothers movies into his hospital room and started laughing.
Norman Cousins laughed himself back to health
From Wikipedia:
“Told that he had little chance of surviving, Cousins developed a recovery program incorporating megadoses of Vitamin C, along with a positive attitude, love, faith, hope, and laughter induced by Marx Brothers films.
“I made the joyous discovery that ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep,” he reported. “When the pain-killing effect of the laughter wore off, we would switch on the motion picture projector again and not infrequently, it would lead to another pain-free interval.”
So, Laughter Yoga reduces pain, and…
Laughter is the # 1 stress buster.
Stress is said to be the number one killer.
Laughter is the number one stress buster!
You too, can have the healing effects of laughter….on a daily basis. Here’s how:
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“Made me feel +++ alive. Team building. Creates ++ inner power. Rejuvenating.
-Taryn Andersen, Victoria, BC. Canada.
Attendee at Matti’s Laughter Yoga Boot Camp
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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp
Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd 2014
Location: Victoria, BC
To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com
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Are You Getting Enough Laughter in Your Life?
Chances are…not quite enough…we can always use some more laughter, am I right?
Now, you can train to be a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and learn how to integrate laughter more fully into your life.
In this weekend seminar, you will learn:
☺ How to release and unleash your own personal laughter
☺ Using laughter for personal and interpersonal transformation
☺ The philosophy and history of Laughter Yoga
☺ The physical, emotional, and social benefits of laughter
☺ The fundamentals of leading Laughter Yoga classes
☺ Adapting Laughter Yoga for use in a variety of settings (business, non-profit, health care, etc.)
☺ How to start and market a non profit Laughter Club
Anyone can laugh without relying on jokes, humour or comedy.
The body does not know the difference between “fake” laughter and “real” laughter!
Learn how to present Laughter Yoga to schools, businesses, social gatherings, hospitals, and much more. Create a Laughter Yoga Club of your own and share your joy and mirth.
You will learn how to help others experience…
☺ A fun new exercise system (no yoga mat required)
☺ Hearty, Unconditional, Extended Laughter
☺ Boost their immune system
☺ Relieve stress
☺ Increase oxygen in the body and brain
☺ Lift their spirits
☺ Connect with people
☺ Feel “Authentic Joy” despite the challenges of life
Sign up for this Certified Laughter Yoga Leader (CLYL) training,
presented by Matti Anttila CLYT (Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher)
Two full days of training in all aspects of becoming a successful Laughter Yoga Leader.
Support materials include:
Power Point Presentation for businesses and non-profits
Research articles showing many of the benefits of laughter
Advertising and marketing materials
Instructions on how to organize public seminars
Resource DVD with 7 videos to use in presentations
Resource CD includes 26 international newspaper and magazine articles on Laughter Yoga, 2 research articles each on laughter and diabetes and laughter and heart disease, laughter efficacy study, countless photos to use in marketing materials, and a Liability Release Form to use with both individuals in your club and another for groups.
Testimonials from laughers around the world
Ongoing support through the regular “Laughter, the Newsletter.”
A Laughter “Special Report” to use as a handout or email distribution.
Links to Certified Laughter Teachers’ websites from around the world providing countless resources and ideas for continuing study and improvement of your skill as a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader.
Networking email among active Vancouver Island Laughter Yoga Leaders and Teachers.
List of local Laughter Yoga Leaders/Teachers who are willing to act as mentors.
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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp
Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd 2014
Location: Victoria, BC
Your Investment: $397
Early Bird Discount: $50, if registered by June 9th
To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com
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Note: Space is strictly limited.
A small group ensures individual attention to developing your skill as a Laughter Yoga Leader.
First come, first served.
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About your instructor:
Matti Anttila CLYT (Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher)&
PLD (Professional Laughter Dude)
Background:
“Life is a grand adventure or it’s nothing.” -Helen Keller
Long before I read that quote, I decided not to go a traditional route.
Working hard to age 65, retiring exhausted and then dying shortly thereafter was not an appealing career path.
Thus, I pursued a number of opportunities as they came up: Promoting rock and roll performances, driving taxi, Disc Jockey, radio reporter and talk show host.
I have owned a bakery and restaurant, been a financial planner, baby photographer and most recently a consultant.
My most passionate interest is in health, fitness, longevity and human potential.
It seems many of us humans only realize a small portion of our full potential.
Hence, Laughter Yoga, which can help to free us of many of the blocks to creativity and our potential.
Studies: Judo, Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, meditation, massage, dancing, Ashtanga Yoga, herbology, VitaFlex, Aikido, Rebirthing, Reiki, singing, Tai Chi, Qigong, natural healing, 4 Minute Fitness, Laughter Yoga, Hot Yoga, The Presence Process.
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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp
Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd 2014
Location: Victoria, BC
Your Investment: $397
Early Bird Discount: $50, if registered by June 9th
To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com
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Love, Leaps and Laughter,
Matti
P.S:
What Laughter Yoga Leaders said about Matti’s Certified Laughter Yoga Leaders training:
“Awesome, fun, energetic. All the happy things that go with laughter.” – Gina Davis. Victoria, BC.
“I have been inspired by Matti to start a laugh Yoga club and continue spreading laughter & love through the world. Love, Tickles.” -Jennifer Burke, aka “Tickles, the Clown.” Victoria, BC, Canada.
“This was a great & magnificent weekend. I’m sad the weekend went by so quickly.
Matti has inspired me to start my own laughter club so I may spread laughter and the joy of being.
Matti has strong leadership skills and knows how to lead sessions in a productive & organized fashion. He is knowledgeable in the material and is a great instructor.
Thank you so much, Matti! …
Thank you again for an enjoyable and fun weekend. I learned so much from you and really enjoyed your passion and method of delivering the teachings to our group… I also want to thank you for helping me feel comfortable and teaching me a new way of learning by using ‘motion.’
That was very powerful to me this weekend. By moving around, I felt super connected to my body and was able to present from the heart. What a great experience!
Thanks again for an unforgettable weekend!
Laughingly yours, Natalia” – Natalia Burns, Victoria, BC, Canada
What Laughter Yoga Participants said about Matti as a Laughter Leader:
“It was a wonderful experience! I loved it!” – Barb Davis, Calgary, Alberta.
“Laughter Yoga is an immeasurable avenue of emotional release.” – Elizabeth, Duncan, BC.
“A lot of times we are so concerned about how we look or how others perceive us but in laughter yoga you laugh off your inhibitions and relax. At first I was apprehensive but soon I was laughing away.” -Kaitlyn Lande. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.
“I found the best way for me to laugh hard was listen to other people genuinely laughing, and so a group of people laughing was the best place for me to laugh! Thank you.” – Duncan Brown. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.
“I heard of Laugh Yoga before. I always say it was silly. But when I actually did it I found out it is really good for you. I didn’t really expect that if had that kind of reaction to me. It was awesome.” – Rey Hermoso. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.
“Laughter Yoga has affirmed by belief that laughter can heal; it is a comfort to the soul and can change your world if you choose to look at with different eyes and engage your innate sense of humour. It has inspired me to try laughing at my most trying moments.” -Lindsay Korns. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.
“Laughter Yoga has inspired me to try and laugh more after daily situations that may normally make me feel frustrated. After the session I felt rejuvenated, light, content, balanced and at peace with myself. I hope to remember this experience and use what I learned to increase my general level of happiness. – Katie Thompson. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.
“This experience made me feel so connected to my body and emotions as well as all the people around me. I felt energized, joyful, and positive at the end of the session. I would love to do this again! –Michelle Leach. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.
“After one session of Laughter Yoga I felt grounded, inspired and emotionally at ease. Everyone should take the time to laugh and there are few better ways to do so than with Laughter Yoga.” -Dave Hall. Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.
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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp
Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd 2014
Location: Victoria, BC
Your Investment: $397
Early Bird Discount: $50, if registered by June 9th
To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com
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A mirror can only reflect what is in front of it.
What if?
The world is a mirror and reflects back to you what you put into it?
Every week at Laughter Yoga, we change what we put out into the world. And every week, the world changes for us.
Big problems become smaller. Angst turns into smiles.
One of the great “Open Secrets:” This life is about giving…not receiving!
The more we give from the heart, the sweeter this life becomes. Pains get smaller or vanish.
What if?
You could have that experience EVERY DAY?
What if?
You could help others change their world?
You can!…as a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader (CLYL).
As a CLYL, you lead others in a laughter session and you get DOUBLE BENEFITS!
Laughter Yoga:
Is efficient exercise (One minute of hearty laughter is equal to 10 minutes of rowing or jogging -Dr. W. Fry, Journal of General Psychology, 1938)
Is the most fun you can have standing up (subjective opinion)
Feels good (as reported by many laughers around the world)
Improves circulation (movement of the diaphragm causes more oxygen to be sent to the cells)
Boosts the immune system (as most exercise does reallyJ)
Stimulates digestion and internal organs (although if you’re busting a gut and rolling around on the floor, that’s the last thing you’ll be thinking about)
Helps with pain management (you may still have the pain, but you may be too busy laughing to think about it)
Slows the aging process (if you’re laughing, it means you’re still alive)
Smooths out wrinkles (maybe…I’ve still got mine…but I don’t care!)
Improves breathing (not sure about this one, sometimes it’s hard to catch my breath when I’m laughing so hard)
Makes you beautiful (hey, everyone is beautiful when they smile or laughJ)
Makes you rich! (not really, but sometimes we can’t imagine how any rich person could possibly feel better than we do after a laughter session!)
Isn’t that enough already? What, you want it to cure cancer too? Well, as a matter of fact, read this quote from Dr. Otto Warburg, president of the Institute for Cell Physiology, and twice a Nobel Prize winner:
Deep breathing techniques increase oxygen to the cells and are the most important factors in living a disease-free and energetic life. When cells get enough oxygen, cancer will not and cannot occur.” (My italics)
First, you get all the benefits of Laughter Yoga:
Second, you get the benefit of helping others “plug in” to their “Inner Joy.”
And, this is huge…and addictive, I must inform you.
To be in the presence of others who are opening up to:
* Their “Child-like Nature,”
* Their “Inner Laughter,”
* Their “Divine Essence,”
* Their “Automatic Healer” and more…
It is an awesome experience.
Each and every week, I look forward to leading a Laughter Yoga class.
Each and every week, I am blessed to activate my “Inner Healer” as my fellow laughers teach me more about myself…in a gentle and loving and non-competitive way.
Now, You Too Can Have This. As a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader.
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Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Boot Camp
Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd 2014
Location: Victoria, BC
Your Investment: $397
Early Bird Discount: $50, if registered by June 9th
To register, or for more information, Call Matti 250.477.8608, 88matti@gmail.com
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