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Linda Kalb Hamm, M.Ed., Certified Laughter Yoga University Teacher and Leader, has been
sharing laughter in the Sacramento area since 2012. Although she enjoys working with
children, teens, adults, seniors, medical professionals, corporations and even crowds at
music festivals, her passion is bringing Laughter Yoga to the memory care community.
She is active in the Sacramento Walk to End Alzheimer’s and has brought laughter
activities to hundreds of individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia and other
forms of cognitive decline.

Linda’s past ten years of leading laughter in memory care have shown her that those
individuals who have a “positive core” seem to approach old memories AND new
situations with more grace and pleasure than those who do not. She firmly believes that
while we fight for a cure for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, we must also
seek to develop a joyful nature through laughter. This will serve us well, wherever me
may land in the future….as a caretaker or one who must deal with this disease in our
own lifetime.

During the Covid pandemic, Linda became aware of the pressing need to introduce
laughter to the caregiving community. She has spent the past two years adapting and
fine tuning her work with memory care groups for use in one-to-one care situations,
so that it can be a tool to shift and improve the mental and physical state of both the
caregiver and the client or loved one receiving care. The testimonial she hears most
from caregivers is, “I just never allowed myself to laugh, and now I can!”

As a UC Davis staff member, she currently shares Laughter Yoga with students and
medical professionals through the UC Living Fit Forever program. She continues her
work at music and wellness festivals such as California Worldfest and is excited to be part of Melissa Etheridge's
wellness team on the upcoming Etheridge Island music retreat this summer. Her
commitment to caregivers includes facilitating Laughter for Caregivers workshops and
trainings, as well as one to one coaching in home care environments.Her goal for 2022 is to bring more laughter to the wellness community and train more leaders to serve them.