WELCOME TO
LAUGHING LIFE COACH
APRIL NEWSLETTER 2005
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"Jesters do often prove prophets."
William Shakespeare
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Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves,
for they shall never cease to be amused.
--Unknown
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Humor brings Laughter, Laughter brings Breath, Breath brings Essence……
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“A comedian's job is to make people laugh.
But a humorist makes them laugh and then think.”
M. Dale Baughman
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"Nothing is quite as funny
as the unintended humor of reality."
Steve Allen
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JUST A THOUGHT
A PRESCRIPTION TO LAUGH: HEALING THROUGH HUMOR AND LAUGHTER - exert from Lynn Shaw
A cheerful heart is good medicine."
- King Solomon (Proverbs 17:22)
King Solomon gave us one of the earliest recorded accounts regarding the healing power of humor and laughter. In the 1300's, surgeon Henri de Mondeville reportedly told jokes to his patients in the recovery room. In the 1600's, educator Richard Mulcater recommended laughter for those suffering from head colds.
Throughout the centuries court jesters have been hired to relieve the royalty's stress from governmental duties. Perhaps the most insightful recording of the benefits of laughter and humor healing came from Dr. Norman Cousins in his book, Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient.
Laughter And Humor Can And Does Enhance Our Overall Well-Being
In 1964 Dr. Cousins was diagnosed with a crippling and extremely painful inflammation of his body. With his physician's assistance, he checked out of the hospital and into a hotel to utilize as many natural resources as possible to treat his condition. His experience became a controlled study in pain management and overall healing.
Dr. Cousins had a strong will to live and knew if he focused on love and faith, he could generate positive emotions. He decided to experiment with laughter to create a positive factor in altering his body chemistry to be in a healing mode. Dr. Cousins systematically watched Candid Camera classics, Marx Brother films, and read books like E.B. and Katharine White's Subtreasury of American Humor and Max Eastman's The Enjoyment of Laughter. He later wrote, "I made the joyous discovery that ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep." He recovered from this condition and spent the next 20 years teaching about the merits of laughter and humor in healing.
Experts now agree, Laughter:
-Is good for you
-Boosts your immune system
-Can be shared
-Relieves tension
-Benefits the mind, body and spirit
-Is free!
Lynn Shaw, MSW, is an educator with a heart for laughter, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in therapeutic laughter with 20+ years of experience as a speaker, trainer, and psychotherapist. Lynn is a frequent presenter for conferences, associations, and businesses. She is also author of the book Tee Hee Moments. Her Web site is www.lynnshaw.com.
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DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS?
1.) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 5.) Which country makes Panama hats?
2.) From which animal do we get cat gut? 6.) In which month do Russians celebrate the
3.) What is a camel's hair brush made of? October Revolution?
4.) The Canary Islands in the Pacific is named after what animal?
ANSWERS
1.) 116 years 5.) Ecuador 2.)Sheep and Horses 6.) November 3.) Squirrel Fur 4.) Dogs
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JUST ANOTHER THOUGHT
Nassim Haramein
The Resonance Project Foundation
www.theresonanceproject.org
Nassim Haramein, a world traveler, was born in Geneva, Switzerland. As early as 9 years old, Nassim was already developing the basis for a holographic hyper-dimensional theory of everything he calls the “Holofractographic Universe.”
The Holofractographic Universe theory is a unified field theory resulting from over two decades of investigation into the geometry of hyper-dimensional systems and their relation to the creation of three-dimensional reality and all of its forces—including consciousness.
The premise of The Holofractographic Unified Field Theory research is that space is not empty, it is full. It is full of an energy that, through a specific set of fractal geometry, creates atomic structures that are themselves made of 99.999% space. It is a sea of electromagnetic flux we call the zero point energy, which has been demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt, since its mechanical effects have now been measured in laboratories.
This is nothing new, most ancient civilizations believed in a primordial soup of energy embedded within the fabric of space and in a primary geometric pattern coordinating creation. Later many of the world's great thinkers, including such scientists as Albert Einstein, Nicolas Tesla, Buckminster Fuller, and Walter Russell, believed in an all prevailing energy at the base of the fabric of space.
Haramein's findings have resulted in theoretical and practical developments based on a specific geometric array fundamental to creation. This theory has now been presented to the standard scientific community with great success, and his papers on the Holofractographic Universe will soon be followed by a book for the layman entitled "Crossing the Event Horizon."
Nassim's investigation of the geometry of hyperspace has combined quantum physics and cosmological understandings of universal forces with other sciences such as biology and philosophy, resulting in advanced unification computations that, astonishingly, relates to ancient codes left in monuments and documents around the world—including the Bible, the I Ching, the Mayan Sacred Calendar, Pyramids, and Egyptian temples. The results of his research may bring our planet to a new dimension of understanding and existence, one which was predicted by the ancients to arrive at this time in history.
Nassim is fluent in both French and English. He conducts workshops and seminars on his theories to help bring an awareness that is greatly needed in these times. His lectures are designed around his life experiences beginning with childhood illuminations and culminating in the discovery of a technology and united view that seems to have been left encoded by ancient civilizations for us to rediscover. His work may lead to some of the most important scientific, philosophic and technological discoveries in written history.
©Copyright 2000 by Nassim Haramein
All rights reserved
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"Humor may be defined
as the kindly contemplation
of the incongruities of life
and the artistic expression thereof."
Steven Leacock
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AND JUST ONE MORE THOUGHT
AROMATHERAPY
Fragrances have been employed throughout ancient to present day history. Not until the 1930’s was the term “Aromatherapie” coined by a French Chemist Rene-Maurice Gattefosse, translated into the word “Aromatherapy”.
In a laboratory explosion at his family’s perfume factory, Rene-Maurice severely burned his hand. He plunged it into a container of lavender oil and was amazed at how quickly it healed.
French doctor Jean Valnet an Army Surgeon in World War II used essential oils on wounds and burns and later discovered that the fragrances successfully helped in treating psychiatric problems.
Dr. Edward Bach gave up his lucrative medical practice in London and abandoned his scientific ways choosing to rely on his natural gifts as a healer and his intuition for guidance to create Bach remedies. Dr. Bach used himself for research by placing himself in the emotional state he needed to cure. He then tried various plants and flowers until he found the one single plant that could help him.
Aromatherapy is an alternative therapeutic modality utilizing essential oils extracted from plants and trees. The art and science of Aromatherapy is to determine which oil or combinations of oils are best suited to treating a particular condition or person. They have the ability to benefit us on a subtle level, through our thoughts and emotions, and on a physical level through the energy system on a biochemical level in the cells.
Aromatherapy is particularly useful for skin problems, respiratory problems, immune deficiencies, central nervous system problems, muscular aches and pains, psychological and emotional problems, and stress related conditions to name a few.
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Enjoy life and the laughter it brings………
….Helene, Laughing Life Coach…
