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Build & Market Your Spiritual Practice
Sunday, November 15, 2009
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Bridge Between the Worlds Conference Center, Keswick, VA
Affordable to Your Budget!
A few spots left ~ Register ASAP
$20 Registration
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Register: 434.970.3260
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Solomon-or whoever wrote Proverbs-was clearly onto something. In the past decade or two, scientists have gathered evidence of laughter's perks.
Laughter blunts stress and pain; hearty chuckling increases levels of the "happy" brain chemicals known as endorphins. Laughter staves off black moods, which can damage heart health and increase the risk of stroke. It reduces levels of cortisol, the stress hormone that's tied to several health problems, including deposition of fat in the abdominal area, the most dangerous place for it.
Laughter can ease anxiety disorders, while the breast milk of mothers who laugh hard contains higher levels of melatonin, which can reduce the chances of eczema in newborns. Laughter may also mitigate the damaging effects of inflammation, a process linked to heart attacks, arthritis, allergies and other conditions. The progress of diabetic kidney disease may be stymied by laughter, and laughter is linked to better respiratory function in those with chronic lung disease.
Best of all, you burn more calories when you laugh. (This might be a good time to let go. Go ahead-take a moment or two for a big, fake guffaw.)
-- Taken from Ode Magazine, August 2009, The Laughter Issue, Medicinal mirth: The health benefits of laughter. By Mary Desmond Pinkowish.
Click here to read the article...
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Yogalaughs Classes ~ Update
Saturdays, 2-3 p.m. Studio 206 Downtown
No classes 11/7, 12/12, 12/26.
Suggested $5 donation.
Sundays, 3-4 p.m.
The Senior Center Ageless Laughter Club
No class 11/15.
Suggested $5 Donation.
NEW! Starting 1/20/09
Parks & Recreation Class
Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
The New Yoga Room in the Key Center
1/20 - 2/24/09 Ages 13+ $40/$60
Register: 434.970.3260 or
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Humor is a prelude to faith and
Laughter is the beginning of prayer.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
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