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This year I have the honor of teaching Laughter Yoga at the 2023 World Parkinson's Congress in Barcelona, Spain! 

It will be a session in one of the renewal rooms at this huge, worldwide conference that only happens every three years. It is attended by researchers, doctors, therapists, patients, care partners, and other medical professionals.

As a person with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease, I see so many tremendous benefits to Laughter Yoga. With a deeper understanding of the physiology of the movements and activities we do in the sessions I not only see how it benefits anyone, I see some tremendous ways to positively affect this disease (Parkinson's) that takes so much from us,

Ten years ago I first learned about Laughter Yoga at the 2013 World Parkinson's Congress in Montreal, Canada. Peter Davison was the teacher. He inspired me to use it in my classroom I was a high school teacher for 20 years. Now, ten years later, I can get to carry his legacy forward!

Vinayak and Dr. Kataria, encouraged and taught me more than I imagined. And yet, there are still so many more courses to take from them. I am looking forward to learning even more from the LY 2.0 classes. I hope to get to India soon to learn and experience more. Soon I will be teaching classes in-person and online. I would to travel the world teaching Laughter Yoga! The Daily International Zoom Laughter Yoga classes excite me to experience Laughter Yoga with other cultures. Laughter is the most universal language. It is the gift to give and to receive!