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OnTrack Options® Services:

• Personal Wellness Coaching for:

• Stress Management

• Weight Management

• Surgery Preparation

• Self-Improvement

• Therapeutic Laughter: classes, coaching

• Speaking, Facilitation, Workshops

• Resiliency Training

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3 Ridiculously Easy Ways to Live with Stress!

1.1. SS

2.2. BB

3.3. LL

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•More creative

Positive Emotions:

Joy, gratitude, generosity, love, interest, hope, happiness…•Greater resiliency•Healthier•Live longer

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“We don’t laugh because we’re happy-

we’re happy because we

laugh.”

~William James

Therapeutic Laughter

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Only 10-20%of laughter is

preceded by a joke.

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Therapeutic Laughter

“Laughter is the language of the soul.” ~Pablo Neruda

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Therapeutic Laughter

“Humor is the prelude to faith, and laughter is the beginning of prayer.” ~Reinhold Niebuhr

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Therapeutic Laughter

“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”  ~Victor Hugo

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Therapeutic Laughter

“Healing is simply attempting to do more things that bring joy into your life.”~ O.Carl Simonton, MD

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Laughter Yoga? Hasya Yoga?

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WorldLaughterTour.com

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Laughter Clubs in Ottawa

•Centrepointe House•www.centrepointehouse.ca

•Ottawa Laughter Club

•Hull: www.yogadurire.ca

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Stress is the #1 cause of statistics!

80-90% of all illness is related to poorly managed stress.

(CMA)

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Benefits of Laughter to: BODY

•Laughter releases endorphins, decreases serum corticol

•Laughter increases oxygen intake 6X

•Laughter boosts immunity: T lymphocytes•Laughter decreases the stress response•Laughter burns

calories!

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Conscious Control

Oxygen Intake

Cellular Health

Overall Vitality

State of Mind

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• Laughter lowers blood pressure.

Benefits of Laughter to: BODY

•Laughter is an aerobic exercise!

•Improves lung capacity.•Laughter improves sleep, digestion, blood circulation.

•Laughter is a muscle relaxant! (Uhh ohhh!)•Laughter is a good exercise for people

with asthma- with some caution.•Laughter massages internal organs.

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Norman Cousins

“I made the joyous discovery that ten minutes

of genuine belly laughter had an anaesthetic

effect and would give me at least two hours

of pain-free sleep.”

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Benefits of Laughter to: BODY• No cholesterol!• No calories!• Non-fattening!• No adverse side effects!• All natural and innate! • No genetically modified ingredients!• Non-polluting!• And it’s Free!

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Faking mirthful laughter will cause the

same healthy physiological responses in

the body as spontaneous laughter;

derogatory or hurtful laughter does not.

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•Helps alleviate depression, anger, insomnia, and anxiety

Benefits of Laughter to: MIND

•Provides new perspectives and develops creative thinking

•Increases our resistance to stress, burnout, and wear and tear on the mind

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•Creates moments of internal harmony, peace and relaxation

Benefits of Laughter to: SPIRIT

•Creates bonds and shortens the distance between people

•Relieves tension in socially awkward situations

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• Strengthens wit and self-confidence

Benefits of Laughter to: SPIRIT•Reduces nervous energy and inhibitions

•Helps develop social skills

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3.L3.Laugh

3 Ridiculously Easy Ways to Live with Stress!

1.1.SSmile

2.B2.Breathe

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Laugh for the Health of it!!

Top benefits of laughter exercises:

•Lowers stress response

•Increases oxygen

•Increases connection between people

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Commitment to Positive Emotions-

¿How can we bring more positive emotions/ laughter into our personal lives?

¿How can we bring more positive emotions/laughter into our professional lives?

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Therapeutic Laughter

• " Do what makes you happy, be with who makes you smile, laugh as much as you breathe, and love as long as you live!"

~anonymous

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OnTrack Services:

• Personal Coaching for:

• Stress Management

• Weight Management

• Surgery Preparation

• Self-Improvement

• Therapeutic Laughter: classes, coaching

• Speaking, Facilitation, Workshops

• Resiliency Training