Sebastien Gendry is a leading expert on laughter and how to unlock its many benefits to promote wellness and wellbeing in everyday life, at home and at work. A work-related burnout and ensuing journey towards recovery led him to discover and fall in love with the world of therapeutic laughter in the early 2000s. He created the Laughter Wellness method over the course of a full decade offering laughter workshops to 1,000s of people on four continents. He has students in 37 countries. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 minutes, ABC Good Morning America, National Public Radio and many more national media in the USA. He encapsulates and shares the power of positive and playful energy and creativity.
Sebastien played a major role in introducing Laughter Yoga in North America and other countries in the mid 2000s. He currently dedicates most of his time running The Laughter Consultants (www.TheLaughterConsultants.com), a team of professional wellbeing experts, as well as The Laughter Online University (www.LaughterOnlineUniversity.com), a leading provider of eLearning solutions on Laughter Wellness, Laughter Yoga.
Pre-conference training: Laughter Therapy 101, At Home And At Work (Read more)
Oct. 06-07, 9am-5pm daily
Keynote #1: Laughter Therapy in the 21st Century: Rethinking our message, delivery and exercises
Friday 10/07, 8pm - 8:45pm
The world of Laughter Therapy is in constant - fast - evolution and being aware of what’s happening in the larger context is crucial if you want to be more successful reaching a wider audience in this field. Sebastien will propose a SWOT analysis (strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) of where he believes we currently are.
Keynote #7: Laughter Clubs: 101 Ideas to boost attendance (and your laughter business)
Sunday 10/09, 10am - 10:45am
It doesn’t have to be complicated…
