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Humor, Health and Healing

This "playshop" is designed to help serious, dignified professionals "lighten up." This course focuses on the healing aspects of humor, laughter and tears through experiential exercises that enhance the immune system, and integrate body, mind and spirit. Participants will learn of the research in the areas of hope, love and spirituality, and learn how to apply it in their own work situation. Enlightening will strike you again and again in this session as you learn how to: enjoy doing your best, celebrate the temporary, practice humor skills to help cope with chaos, change and crisis, have the courage to be spontaneous and to participate in "puddle practice."

Areas covered:

• Definitions
• The role of catharsis in healing
• Art therapy as practiced by Bernie Siegel, M.D.
• Humor and Healing Programs around the nation
• Art, Music and Dance. Creating Healing Temples in Health Care.
• Psychoneuroimmunology
• Terminal Seriousness
• Healing Circle
• Creating "Healing Environments"
• The role of "storytelling" in healing
• The Psychology of Immunity and Disease
• How to Use a Light Touch to Score Serious Points
• The Worth of Mirth in Caring
• What about Tears?
• Laughter in the Life Cycle
• Healing and Caring Moments from Dr.'s Janet Quinn and Jean Watson's work

Group Size: 20-6000

Length: Half-Day-Two Full Days

Audience: Healthcare, Education, Business, Healing Arts