The 2016 All America Laughter Conference took place on October 7-9 at the Unity Temple on the plaza in Kansas City, MO.
Our 2016 theme was “Staying well in time of adversity.”
Pre-Conference Agenda (Optional)
THURSDAY 10/6 - FRIDAY 10/7
| 9:00 - 5:00pm (Both days) |
Laughter Therapy 101, At Home And At Work Stand alone: $295 | With conference: $195 (2 days) With Sebastien and Raquel Gendry Come learn and practice numerous joy and laughter-filled techniques and exercises that release physical and emotional tensions and create positive behavioral changes both at home and at work. |
Main Conference Agenda
FRIDAY 10/7SATURDAY 10/8SUNDAY 10/9
| 5:15 - 6:30pm | Registrations |
| 6:30 - 7:00pm | Kick-off ceremony |
| 7:00 - 7:45pm | Laughter Therapy hands-on: Group intervention (Focus = General public) |
| 8:00 - 8:45pm | Networking activities |
| 8:00 - 8:45pm | Keynote #1: Laughter Therapy in the 21st Century: Rethinking our message, delivery and exercises - Sebastien Gendry, USA-CA |
| 8:45 - 9:00pm | Networking activities |
| 8:00 - 8:45am | Optional activity: Finding your unique fit as a piece of the peace - Lynda Tourloukis, USA-IL |
| 9:00 - 9:45am | Laughter Therapy hands-on: Group intervention (Focus = Business people) |
| 9:45 - 10:00am | Networking activities |
| 10:00 - 10:45am | Keynote #2: Laughter, Labyrinths: Nurturing Peace Within… Together - Traci Merritt, USA-OR |
| 10:45 - 11:00am | Networking activities |
| 11:00 - 11:45am | Keynote #3: Laughter and Mental Health: Laughing To Thrive - Chris Van Schaack, USA-OR |
| 11:45 - 12:00pm | Networking activities |
| 12:00 - 2:00pm | Lunch break |
| 2:00 - 2:45pm | Keynote #4: Love, Laughter and Relationships - Raquel Gendry, USA-CA |
| 2:45 - 3:00pm | Networking activities |
| 3:00 - 3:45pm | Keynote #5: A New Frontier In Science: How Teena Used Laughter To Kick Cancer’s Butt To The Curb - Teena Miller, USA-CA |
| 3:45 - 4:00pm | Networking activities |
| 4:00 - 4:45pm | Keynote #6: A Seven Year Study of Laughter Practices - Lynda Tourloukis, USA-IL |
| 4:45 - 5:00pm | Group debrief: What did you learn today? |
| 5:00 - 7:00pm | Dinner break |
| 7:00 - 9:00pm | Concert & Laughter Festivities - Celia Farran, USA-TX |
| 8:00 - 8:45am | Optional activity: Personal laughter practice 101 |
| 9:00 - 9:45am | Laughter Therapy hands-on: Group intervention (Focus = Seniors and those who are chair-bound) |
| 9:45 - 10:00am | Networking activities |
| 10:00 - 10:45am | Keynote #7: Laughter Clubs: 101 Ideas to boost attendance (and your laughter business) - Sebastien Gendry, USA-CA |
| 10:45 - 11:00am | Networking activities |
| 11:00 - 12:00pm | (Focus groups) Now what? Reviewing the path ahead |
| 12:00 - 12:30pm | Closing ceremony, group picture |
