5th Australasian Conference Wrap Up
I just thought I'd take this opportunity to provide a summary of the 5th Australasian Conference that was held last month in Brisbane. It was held at the Presentation Spirituality Centre in Manly that overlooked the crystal clear waters of Moreton Bay…ahhh beautiful
The Speakers
There were pre and post Conference Events with Dr Gita Suraj-Narayan (South Africa) and Sebastien Gendry (USA), along with a Sunday Evening Service conducted by Reverend Laura Gentry (USA). During the Conference we had Kathy Poppelwell, Rada Millwood, Shalani and Bruce McCray, Helen Simpson and Susan Brown. Each one was an expert in their field and had their own style of delivery which had us gasping, laughing, crying, singing, dancing, and dreaming
The Topics
We covered Cognitive Restructuring, creating your Vision, Advanced Laughter Yoga techniques, the Feldenkrais Method, better Nutrition, adding Humor, the importance of Story Telling, Laughter Yoga and Religion, a Physical Workout, new Laughs, and some brainstorming around what we could do better in 2011
What I learned
This is nearly impossible to cover in a paragraph so here were my BIG take away items. By using Laughter Yoga, people who have suffered strokes and been unable to walk and talk for anything up to six years, can all of a sudden walk and talk. This sits somewhere in the “miracle” category as far as I’m concerned. Laughter Yoga is not THE solution but a part of the solution. True health comes from a combination of external and internal exercise and nutrition and not just what we do. Everyone has a story to tell but the way it is told depends on whether we can merely inform or move people’s mindset and actions. And finally Laughter Yoga can fit with anything. Whatever your field or area of expertise Laughter Yoga can lift it another rung higher than where it is now
What I’ve done since
I got some props together and have used them already with GRRREAT results. I bought a Blood Pressure kit to use with my Business and Executive groups. If they want instant irrefutable proof I can now give it to them. I changed my standard presentation document. I realized from the other presenters that their stories could enhance mine. I started to write my first book. Within just a few months I will have my second (and long overdue) product ready to sell. And finally I started to focus on new strategies and tactics for 2011. This will be built into my Business Plan to ensure that 2011 will be even more successful than 2010
Some Pictures
If you'd like to see some pictures and a short video visit the following links when you have a moment
http://thegentryjoint.blogspot.com/2010/11/november-6-2010-australian-vacation.html
http://thegentryjoint.blogspot.com/2010/11/november-6-2010-australian-vacation.html
http://gallery.me.com/mervneal/100679
Cheers
Merv