Retreats

Laughter Yoga 2 and 3-day Retreats

Add more laughter to your life! Laughter Yoga combines simple laughter exercises with gentle yoga breathing and stretching techniques to enhance overall health and happiness. Because laughter has both preventative and therapeutic value, practicing Laughter Yoga can boost your immune system and help remove the negative effects of stress. During two and three-day weekend, you will learn laughter meditation and combine common yoga poses with laughter to add joy and concentration to your regular yoga practices. "Fake it until you make it," is the motto for new Laughter Yoga participants. Laughter helps to keep you centered in the moment and increases your sense of happiness as well as your ability to laugh for no reason in the face of seemingly "serious" situations. The benefits of Laughter Yoga also include improved stamina, lower blood pressure, and increased endorphins. Laughter Yoga workshop participants report returning home with a feeling of strength and confidence that comes from facing and overcoming personal challenges through laughter.

Corporate Laughter Yoga Programs are available. Email or call me, +1 646-265-5009 to learn how your organization can reap the benefits of Laughter Yoga

Upcoming Laughter Yoga Retreat(s):
The below Laughter Yoga Retreat include:

Date: August 15-17 2008
Location: In the beautiful Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts at the Kripalu Center for Health & Yoga

For tuition fees, housing and other details, please, visit the Kripalu Laughter Yoga event page or contact Kripalu via email or call them at, 866-200-5203 (toll-free) 413-448-3152 (international and local)

Who should attend?
Anyone twelve years old and older who would like to be more joyful, laugh more and reduce stress.

Who's it for?
Anyone and everyone. Below are some of the professionals who have added Laughter Yoga to their professions:

Read 10 Good Reasons to Laugh for No Reason

Laughter Yoga participants will be asked to sign the following disclaimer:

It has been explained to me, prior to taking part in the laughter yoga workshop, that laughter yoga exercises are equivalent to any other aerobic exercise and I therefore accept full responsibility for my physical fitness and state that I am able to participate in this workshop. I release the facilitators/teachers/instructors from any liability, should there be any accidental injuries that may occur during the laughter yoga exercises .I have consulted my physician and am able to participate in the workshop. I further declare that I am not suffering from any of the following conditions: uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart disease, epilepsy, any kind of hernia, severe backache or major psychiatric disorder.

Mind, Body, Spirit International - Finding Hope, Faith and Living Your Dreams

Licensed therapist and spiritual guide, Philip Barbetta and Life and Business Coach, Bruce Katlin will take you through this unique and wonderful five-day retreat where you will reconnect with hope and faith, create personal awareness, set and plan goals that will take you to closer to your life's desires.The schedule is balanced so that participants will have plenty of time to take advantage of all that the snow covered Alps or the sun drenched beaches of Hawaii have to offer. Future workshops will take place in Switzerland, Colorado, Spain and Hawaii.

Couples Communications Weekend Workshop

"He said, she said. He said, he said and she said and she said too." Intimate relationships can be challenging especially in a world that demands more of our time, focus and energy away from our spouse or partner. Working with licensed therapist and spiritual guide, Philip Barbetta and Life and Business Coach, Bruce Katlin couples will identify their individual communication styles and how these styles affect their partner's responses and behaviors. Real-life scenarios will be used to simulate actual situations in order to practice effective communication skills that will help to create successful and long term relationships.

Have an idea for a retreat or workshop? Please email or call me, +1 646-265-5009 so we can discuss how we can combine your ideas and needs with my experience and expertise.