Laughter and Joy Coaching

Thank you, Carla, for a very enlightening morning. The Laughter session was a welcome relief in the midst of a very hectic week. I will be inviting you to join us again. You are a very dynamic instructor, Carla. I was impressed with your ability to draw the group into Laughter Yoga and how much we all participated in and enjoyed the experience! I will be referring your program to others in our mental health community. Thank you so much!

I am happy to tell you how Laughter Yoga helps me.

I learned about LY:   In 2010 Laughter Yoga sessions were held in my small city of Bath, Maine.  I really enjoyed it and I could see that I became more friendly.  Later in that year I became a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader.  I did not have a place to have a club, so I was offering it at some local businesses.

I previously had breast cancer and 3 lymph nodes were removed to see if it had spread.  It had not spread.  Strangely, to me, my lymphatic system did not move correctly in my right arm.  I wore a customized compression garment created at a Lymphedema Center; a 30 minute drive away.   Every year, I was measured for the garment with the use of a highly specialized machine that determined what the extra fluid was in my right arm and the new compression garment that I needed to have.

Even with the garment I would still get an infection, extreme redness and fluid buildup and had to go to the hospital for a 4–5-day treatment with an IV.  I NEVER knew when it would occur.  It was very upsetting!!

The exciting part for me was when I read an article on Dr. Kataria’s site abouthow the lymphatic system and that laughter moved the lymph 10 times more than any other exercise!    The day of my next year’s appoint at the Lymphedema Center, I laughed all the way from my house to the Center.  Their special machine determined I did not need to wear a garment.    The following year, I did the same thing, I laughed all the way (at least 30 minutes) to the Lymphedema Center, and again I did not need to wear a compression garment.  The fluid in my arm this time was less than the year before !!!  I proved to myself that laughing really does move my lymphatic fluid.

During the worst of Covid I did not want to go to the hospital as they were busy enough with patients.  I decided I would go to many LY Zoom sessions.  My lymph has moved and in 5 years I have not had a problem!

    Marcia Jackson

I just wanted to thank you for your laughter classes.  I love it that you include the science and are providing more of a support group with your laughter sessions.  It’s fun to watch and I appreciate you.

I’m wanting to encourage you to join me for Carla’s yoga classes for the next 5 weeks. It was exactly the experience I needed… I came away with a shift in some physical discomfort I’d been having that day, a lot emotional energy was released and I felt so nurtured. Thank you, Carla for such a beautiful healing session! I so appreciated how you supported us in being gentle with ourselves and doing what felt right in the moment. What a wonderful offering!

Stunning and Masterful!

Carla, We LOVE your Laughter Yoga Online Club on Wednesdays! Thank you so much for all your efforts & thoughtfulness.

Carla’s morning reboot is like a long perfect drink of water. A half hour of remembering who you really are and opening to or receiving what you will/can become (through body movements, breathing, laughter, etc)

Carla teaches us to make peace within ourselves by recognizing where in our body we hold onto old patterns. A half hour of movement, letting go, and ultimately recognizing who you truly are. It’s fun and I feel so much better afterwards!

On a very personal level I felt “proud of us” (CFWN) for this is one kind of presentation that is deeply aligned with our original mission … and as MaryAnna said Carla really shines. Her enthusiasm is authentic & compelling and you could tell that people were soaking it up.

Hey Carla! Woke up feeling very well today, more alive and hopeful and clear than in a while. The laughter yoga helped a bunch, thanks again!

You are a master teacher. You handled it (student breakdown in class) in such a beautiful way. And THEN you made it a teaching moment. Just the way you dealt with everything. You made it calm and safe. You’ve got a real gift. You just flowed with it. You take the teachable moments w grace. You are a master. Not everyone is cut out for this. Thank you. Lets do it again soon.

I experienced real laughter for the majority of the session. I was laughing so hard I was crying by the end. Some great take away tools that I  have already incorporated into my daily routine. I Highly recommend laughter sessions with Carla. Didn’t realize how much of a stress relief laughing truly is. Carla  was amazing. Would love to experience this again!

Laughing yoga is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I was skeptical at first as I am not a yoga person. I’m not flexible and have never felt like yoga is for me. I had so much fun! It was extremely therapeutic and got me completely outside of my comfort zone.

Thank you so much for the space and guidance you provided for releasing and healing in GriefYoga. I’m feeling the evidence physically of the effectiveness of this work. Exhaustion was there afterwards for sure but the main realization was that the heaviness around my heart had lifted after our time together. Definitely feeling lighter. Hurrah!

I knew I would be an emotional experience but it was a different than I imagined – as it was not from my head but coming up from the inside organically. It’s powerful to experience what movement, breathe and sound can do for us. 

Feeling very grateful for your grace, vulnerability, gentleness and expertise. Clearly this is your calling.

I have researched and presented on laughter yoga before. Yet, never experienced it until Carla. She was born to do this! It was exhilarating and freeing. I would recommend this for everyone.

Your voice and guidance throughout the (GriefYoga) class was five stars! Very healing. How did you ever get into wanting to help people who’ve lost best love? I will always remember it & will refer a friend.

I really loved the class. You are so warm and open! I really feel your kindness and love here and always.

Thank you so much Carla for the laughter yoga session! The next day I felt a good shift and was functioning better. I do think it interrupted some patterns and moved energy… a great reboot! What a powerful gift you’re giving in this intense time (COVID19 online classes).  It was lovely to see and hear you and your laughter. You dealt very gracefully with the internet issues and it all worked out. I’m going to tell friends about my experience and give them the zoom info to join on a Wednesday. It’s what we need right now.

Carla is a masterful facilitator in creating a safe and powerful workshop to help move and release emotions related to grief in the body. Having others available even through Zoom was very supportive. I felt lighter, freer, and more at peace. I highly recommend this workshop to anyone seeking deep healing, release and transformation.

What is beautiful is that Carla has all these techniques from various programs in therapy, yoga and mental health—-whatever the latest verbiage may be—and she incorporates them into body, mind and spirit movements. You have no idea how unique this is.

Laughter yoga with Carla was something I have never experienced before. I was able to obtain tools I can implement on a daily basis. Thank you for the knowledge and fun experience.

Over a period of 12 months in 2018, Carla H Brown led the Laughter Yoga Satellite Dialysis Healthcare Laugh Out Loud Program. She led the team of Laughter Yoga therapists providing group laughter therapy in 3 separate large dialysis centers.

Throughout this time Carla was simply incredible, especially improving the lives of people with end-stage kidney disease on dialysis. Her combination of professionalism, enthusiasm and an amazing talent to bring patients and staff together through Laughter Yoga was an inspiration to all.

I would highly recommend Carla to anyone looking for a Laughter Yoga Teacher.