Have you ever heard that laughter is good and powerful medicine?

 I think of how I feel after a good laugh: lighter, energetic and still smiling.  It creates space for new possibilities and makes me alert to what else may tickle my funny bone.  Laughing with others, whether family, friends or strangers, brings me to a deeper knowing and caring about them through that shared experience. 

​Divisions and differences of opinion may shrink to more manageable proportions, partially because I have gained in strength and greater resolve to bridge the gaps.

Next Gathering
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Back in Fall

 My name Is Mary Lennard, I got intrigued by Laughing Yoga when I heard about it on the radio.  Then I searched using Google and found video clips of groups in action.  I wanted to do this practice with a group, so I am inviting you to join in!

Laughing Yoga groups bring people together to laugh.  The work is not entertainment.  It is not a series of difficult physical poses.  Rather, people gather to laugh, both through a progression of practices and through a child-like spirit of play. 

Come participate if you want to experience a greater sense of health and well-being.  Come participate if you want to feel more connected to community. 
Come participate if you want a growing sense of vitality and happiness to bubble out from this group into organizations you are part of and into the wider world. 

Come laugh with us!

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 When to Laugh : )

 We'll be laughing on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.

Where to Laugh : )

Spirited Hand Studio
8312 Plainfield Road
​Cincinnati Ohio 45236

Directions

​This is an outreach community gathering, all are welcome!  We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Dress comfortably for moving about and wear warm socks because we will park our shoes near the door.  We will have a donation jar to accept your offering (typically $5 or less) to help cover rental costs and other building expenses. 

​Coffee, tea and bottled water are available in the kitchenette.  If you use these please add more money to the donation jar or bring more drinks to replenish the supply.

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A Splash of Glee

Tee hee hee!
A splash of glee
Refreshes and enlivens me.
And you, and you,
And you come too!
Freshened by the morning dew,
We safari for a wild thing
So our hearts will leap and sing.
Listen, listen:
We start to hear it.
Can you sense we’re drawing near it?
Ha, ha, ha!
Smiles are growing,
Ho, ho, ho!
Laughter is flowing.
This rush of joy – 
Where is it going?
Let’s follow where it leads!
 
Mary Lennard – January, 2017