Free Zoom Laughter
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What people are saying about Cathy's Free Online Laughter Yoga Club.

 


Cathy Takes the Laughter Pledge

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Welcome to Fab Fridays

Fun little shorts literally designed to make you Laugh! Give yourself a gift and be kooky with Cathy. Play along, be silly and you know what .. It dosen't even have to be Friday.

Week 96:

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 96: The first day of Spring Scanlon style.

 

Listen to Cathy's interview on The Sam Laprade show.

Free Weekly Zoom Laughter with Cathy

Join us - Online Event

You are invited to join us for some fun & laughter on our weekly Zoom laughter meeting. It is always easier and more fun to laugh in a group and this is why Zoom Laughter works so well. A screen full of happy smiling faces is the restorative tonic we can all use at a time like this.

Topic: Zoom Laughter Tuesdays
When: 9:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada), Every Tuesday

*New Link:
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtd-6prjsvG90wmlw3tRazNqiTzSG4Qq_s
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Cost: Free!

Next Laughter Yoga Leader Training:

April 25 & 27, 2023

For more on Laughter Workshops & Training: follow this link

*Note: Private Laughter Training Sessions also available.

Celebrating World Laughter Day 2022
(extended version):

Join Cathy with special Laugh Accomplices Karen & Tara as they have an energetic Laughter session in celebration of World Laughter Day.

 


 

Fab Fridays: A Peace Passion Prosperity Project

Welcome to FAB Fridays with Cathy Nesbitt. We try to make every Friday Fabulous
with Laughter Yoga and some other techniques picked up along the way.
Join us every Friday for an adventure that will put a smile on your face and
start your weekend, in the right frame of mind.

 

Past Fab Fridays on YouTube

 

Week 1
Intro

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 1: Are you ready?

 

Week 2

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 2: Tap Tap Tap - Laughter yoga and Tapping (EFT).

 

Week 3

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 3: Have you had your Laughter Vaccine yet?

 

Week 4

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 4: Laughter Yoga on the road again.

 

Week 5

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 5: Cricket: No danger. Laughter

 

Week 6

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 6: Olympic Laughter - We all qualify.

 

Week 7

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 7: Olympic Laughter - Part 2 Let the games begin.

 

Week 8

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 8: We're going camping. Let the games begin.

 

For weeks 1 - 89: Follow This Link.

Week 89

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 89: Welcome to the Big One. Canada's Largest Organic Conference. From heritage seeds to homegrown mushrooms, join us at the Guelph Organic Conference as we meet up with some of coolest vendors.

Week 90

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 90: Marsh by Moonlight: Snowshoe edition. Join us as we travel up to Midland for some snoeshoeing in the dark. This week we explore Midland by day and The Wye Marsh by night.

Week 91

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 91: Winterfest from the Heart of Barrie. Ever seen a spiked kite over 20 feet wide? How about the Mario Brothers sailing over Kempenfelt Bay. Join us this week as we return to Barrie for Winterfest.

Week 92

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 92: Breath Work. Better Then Boring Old Deep Breathing. The exercise of breathing. Playing with our Chi ball and blowing up some imaginary balloons.

Week 93

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 93: Keeping things in perspective. "Because if we can't see things from a common perspective how are we going to solve the world's problems".

Week 94

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 94: Discoveries After Dark Join us as we return to Midland to explore Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. What was life like during a typical night in the 1600's.

Week 95

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 95: Happy 28th Anniversary to Laughter Yoga. To celebrate Laughter Yoga's 28 Anniversary we go through a few of the basic exercises. Join in for some happy times.

Week 96

Fabulous Fun Fridays - Week 96: The first day of Spring Scanlon style. Join us as we look for some signs of Spring at Scanlon Creek.

 

Do you like to laugh?
Did you know that laughing is good for you?
Laughter is fun and therapeutic.

Laughter Yoga is simple and profound. An exercise routine and complete well-being workout. Developed by a medical doctor from India Dr. Madan Kataria (1995). Laughter yoga is not about fancy pants or poses. It is laughter for no reason to encourage a sense of child-like play and feeling of joy. The yoga part is all about the deep breathing. The laughing stretches various muscles in your chest, abdomen, neck & shoulders. 10-15 minutes of sustained belly laughter can be equivalent to 30 minutes of rowing!

Laughter Yoga Will:

  • Improve fitness with fun and easy exercise
  • Reduce stress
  • Increase happiness
  • Promote a positive mental attitude
  • Give more energy
  • Strengthen your immune system

Cathy Nesbitt
Laughter Ambassador

On October 13, 2017 at the Trovador Centre in Toronto Cathy was appointed a Laughter Ambassador by Madan & Madhuri Kataria, the creators of Laughter Yoga. For her dedication and selfless services to promote the causes of Laughter Yoga.

Best wishes for bringing Good Health, Joy and World Peace through Laughter.

Madan & Madhuri Kataria

 

Laughter Online and In The News:

Bradford, Ont. Woman Promotes Positive Mental Health
Through Laughter Yoga

A woman in Bradford, Ont. combines laughter and exercise to promote positive mental health and well-being. Cathy Nesbit of Cathy's Chuckle Club teaches laughter yoga, offering a free, online class every Tuesday.

"I think the most important part of laughter is the oxygen. When we're stressed, we're not breathing properly, so our body isn't getting what it needs and for sure our brain isn't," Nesbit said. "When you give yourself permission to engage in this … and break through that resistance, the magic happens."
Read full article.

 

A prescription to laugh

Laughter yoga offers surprising health and fitness benefits

American humourist and writer Mark Twain got it right: “The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.”

You can laugh at a Seinfeld episode, giggle at your friend Sue’s punny wordplay- but you don’t actually need a reason to laugh.

You can … just … laugh.

Welcome to laughter yoga, a series of movement and breathing exercises to help you laugh — for no good reason!

“We need to know we need to laugh, even if we’re stressed — mostly when we’re stressed.”

— Kathryn Kimmins

Usually practised in a group, laughter yoga is a variety of specific exercises — simple breathing techniques, clapping and chanting — led by a trained laughter yoga instructor. Once you’re warmed up, your instructor might move to improv exercises, gentle stretching, yoga breathwork and meditation.

Originally published in Renaissance magazine.
Read full article.

Podcasts:

Post:

Podcaster

The Hidden Edge of Laughter with Cathy Nesbitt
In today’s show, I’m excited to have special guest, Cathy Nesbitt. Cathy’s hidden edge is laughter and the positive affect it can have on us. Cathy Nesbitt is a Health and Wellness Advocate. Cathy is a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Appointed Laughter Ambassador in 2017 by Dr. Madan Kataria. Check it out the episode now!
Listen to podcast.
Watch on Youtube.

Your Hidden Edge

Neon Conversations: Laughter Yoga - Cathy Nesbitt
Lo chats to Laughter Yoga teacher, Cathy Nesbitt, about her origin story, her journey in the world, what led her to start a Laughter Yoga club, why laughter is so good for us, what it means to be a Neon Woman, + so much more.
Listen to episode.

Neon Woman

Cathy Nesbitt | Laughter is the best medicine
Cathy Nesbitt is a Health and Wellness Advocate. Cathy is the Founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters (est 2002), Cathy’s Sprouters and Cathy’s Laughter Club. She is a multi award-winning environmental innovator who uses workshops and inspirational speaking to motivate people to live a more sustainable life. Cathy is an avid cyclist and gardener.
Listen to podcast.

Energetic Radio

The Need of Laughter in a Mental Health Tsunami, with Cathy Nesbitt
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Cathy Nesbitt about the need of laughter in a mental health tsunami.
Listen to podcast.

Human Capital Innovations

Need a Good Laugh?Your Business Does Too- with Cathy Nesbitt
In this episode I sat down for a light-hearted conversation with Cathy Nesbitt about how her entrepreneurial journey wriggled its way into existence when she followed her passion for worms and composting, and the value laughter brings to your life and business.
Watch Podcast

Flow Working The Entrepreneur's Podcast

The Sing Your Heart Song Speaker Spotlight: Cathy Nesbitt
MEET CATHY NESBITT Cathy Nesbitt is a Health and Wellness Advocate. She is the Founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters, Cathy’s Sprouters, & Cathy’s Laughter Club. She is a multi award-winning environmental innovator who uses workshops and inspirational speaking to motivate people to live a more sustainable life. Cathy is a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher & appointed Laughter Ambassador in 2017 by Dr. Madan Kataria.
Listen to Podcast

Olivia Vo The Savvy Social Strategist

What has changed your life? Laughter Yoga.
Did you know that laughter yoga is a thing??? Me neither! Laughter yoga is a modern exercise involving prolonged voluntary laughter. It is based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides similiar physiological and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter. Using various movement and breathing exercised to promote the intentional laughter. My guest on this episode of What has changed your life, Cathy Nesbitt, is here to talk about laughter yoga and all the benefits of laughter!! Cathy is a speaker, ecopreneur who owns Vermicomposting and she is a worm advocate! I can't wait for you to meet Cathy!!
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What has changed your life? Podcast

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Celebrating World Laughter Day in Toronto.

 


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booking Cathy on your podcast:
Cathy - MatchMaker.fm
Cathy - Podcast Guests.com

Find great podcasters, find great guests.
Register on MatchMaker.fm.
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Watch, Get Inspired, and Explore Together BPL Program Portal Learn more about Cathy Nesbitt. Appointed a Laughter Ambassador by Madan & Madhuri Kataria, the creators of Laughter Yoga, for her dedication and selfless services to promote the causes of Laughter Yoga.

Cathy joins Amanda Grey and Jordan Middlebrook on Georgina Life to introduce the incredible benefits of Laughter Yoga.

Cathy returns to Daytime (Simcoe Region) to talk to Melissa Neuen about Laughter Yoga.

 

What's the Story Morning Glory. Join us live Tuesday mornings at 9:30 am (est) for Free Online Laughter Yoga Sessions.

What does Laughter Yoga Session look like? Join Cathy for a quick demo Laughter Yoga Session. Take a peek behind the curtain and see how the magic is made.

Cathy demonstrates the "Giggle Jiggle" on YouTube Channel Daily Laughers.

 

Find out what Cathy does when she's not laughing.


 

Meet the Worm Lady of
Bradford West Gwillimbury

Originally published in Bradford Today

Nothing creeped out Cathy Nesbitt more than worms.

But during the past 16 years, she has become known as Bradford West Gwillimbury’s Worm Lady.

Nesbitt runs her business, Cathy’s Crawly Composters, out of her home — promoting vermicomposting, or composting with the use of worms, across Canada by selling red wiggler worms, composting containers, composter bedding, books, earrings in the shape of worms, and other so-called “wormy accessories,” such as compost pails.

Read the full article follow this link.


Health and Wellness is a laughing matter

Speaker write-up from Probus Mountainview.

Laughter creates connections between humans. Learn about the tremendous health benefits from regular, sustained belly laughter and have a few laughs along the way. Laughter is the best medicine for good reason. It’s in us all waiting to burst out. Life is stressful. Our brain requires 25% more oxygen than the rest of our body. When we’re stressed, we’re not breathing deeply. The body is deprived of air and therefore so is the brain. We cannot think clearly when stressed. Laughter helps us release tension and improve relationships. Laughter breaks down barriers.

Read the full post: follow this link.

Enterprize Zone started as a project back in 2015 to try and help good entrepreneurs to get more media exposure for the work they were doing. Their tales are often inspiring and there is plenty to be learnt from the answers they share. The platform asks a weekly series of questions challenging the entrepreneurs to share their views on different areas of business and the economy so that you can learn from them.
These are the Answers.

 

What are people saying about
Cathy's Laughter Workshops?

Testimonials:


Where Compassion Meets Community

Hello Cathy,

I am writing to thank you for your Laughter Yoga session this morning.

I did not know what to expect at all when I signed up the Matthews House Hospice volunteers and myself for a virtual class. I have to say, I was very pleased and very happy with the session.

I started out making myself laugh and then I found myself tearing from laughing so much. It just lifted my spirits and made me feel lighter.

Thank you Cathy so much for sending a little sunshine my way.

Marisa Vega

Volunteer Program Lead
Matthews House Hospice

 

 

Richmond Hill, Ontario
www.larchedaybreak.com

Cathy has been leading laughter yoga classes regularly for our group of special needs adults for about a year now. In that time she has developed meaningful relationships. Our folks really look forward to spending time with Cathy as she reaches out to include everyone. We laugh, we learn, we excercise and remember what it is like to laugh for no reason and just be silly.

Cathy is reliable and always has a smile on her face. We would highly recommend her.

Sincerely,

Fran Johnstone
L’Arche Daybreak
The Club - Program Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See what past graduates are saying about Online Laughter Yoga Leader Training:

 


Janet - Class of '21

 

 


Bryan - Class of '21

 

 


Olivia - Class of '21

 

 

 

 

Laughter Events & Workshops:

 

Weekly Zoom Laughter

Online Event - All Welcome.

Cathy Nesbitt is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Three reasons to join
Cathy's Chuckle Club

Olivia Vo

Topic: Zoom Laughter Tuesdays
When: 9:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada), Every Tuesday

*New Link:
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtd-6prjsvG90wmlw3tRazNqiTzSG4Qq_s
After registering, you will receive a confirmation
email containing information about joining the meeting.

Cost: Free

Check out all of Cathy's current events at:
cathyscomposters.com/event

 

Online Laughter Yoga
Leader Training
Next classes: April 25 & 27, 2023

Get deep into the laughter. Become a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and join the community. Help spread joy in laughter clubs, schools, businesses, healthcare/senior care centers, home and in the workplace.

This will be the most fun training
you will ever attend.

  • Learn a repertoire of Laughter Yoga techniques you can use in personal and professional life.
  • Discover the physical, mental, emotional and societal benefits Laughter Yoga offers.
  • Learn how laughter relieves stress and builds physical & emotional resilience.
  • Learn the history behind the Laughter Yoga movement.
  • Find out how to set up and lead your own Laughter Club.

  • Training Includes:
  • Official Laughter Yoga International University Training Manual
  • Laughter Leader Certification
  • 6-month free access to Official Laughter Yoga Prozone-Continued Education site
  • Dr. Kataria's e-book (founder of Laughter Yoga - est. 1995)
  • 30 minutes post training coaching

This course is ideal for individuals looking to bring more laughter into their lives and the lives of others. The course is also suitable for individuals, groups and businesses looking to boost organizational cohesiveness and morale.

Your Trainers:
Sylvie Dagenais-Douville: Master Laughter Yoga Trainer
Cathy Nesbitt: Laughter Yoga Teacher, Ambassador

Check out Flyers for more information.
Apr. 25 & 27, 2023

Sign up today and become a fully trained
Certified Laughter Leader.

Investment:

$450 (+hst)

(Bring a friend for $400 each)

 

 

Registrants will be sent course link and materials by email.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notice: Laughter Yoga is like any other aerobic exercise and all the conditions apply as with any other aerobic activity like swimming, jogging, running etc. Listen to your body and respond accordingly. Should you experience any pain, discomfort and breathlessness, discontinue Laughter Yoga and seek medical advice.

Note: Laughing is thirsty business so remember to bring your water bottle.


Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher

Join the community.
Become a Laughter Leader.

Curious of what it takes to lead a Laughter Yoga class? Would you like to bring more laughter and joy into the world?

Ask about our Weekend Laughter Yoga Leader Training. Two days and you can be certified to lead your own Laughter Yoga session.


Cathy with Laughter Master Duncan Cook


Laughter Workshops

Cathy Nesbitt
Bradford, ON
Local: (905) 775-9495
Toll free: 1-888-775-9495
email: Cathy@cathyscomposters.com

 

Cathy's Crawly Composters - Composting with worm

Be sure to also visit:
www.cathyscomposters.com
www.cathyssprouters.com

The Perfect Organic Sprout Grower