Laughter yoga and yogurt and mozzarella cheese
I really want to go to this, but, holy cripes, I use Tide. I wonder if it would be sufficient to wash (once or twice?) whatever I plan to wear in something non-Tide. I really like the no-fragrances idea--I have a highly sensitive nose myself--but Tide? I'd also need to find myself a mat and a water bottle PDQ.
Requirements: willingness to laugh with strangers and have fun. No fragrances!
Bring: blanket or mat, waterbottle, comfortable clothing.
Important: Laughter Yoga meetings are strictly fragrance-free! For health reasons, anyone wearing fragrances (or who use Tide or Bounce) will be turned away.
Laughter Yoga is a worldwide social movement (non-religious, non-sectarian,non-political) that aims to promote world peace through laughter. It is based on the philosophy of "acting happiness" and is a physically oriented technique, not a mental practice. Laughter Yoga does not use yoga postures, physical exercises or comedy, only simple breathing techniques, eye contact, and childlike playfulness to elicit laughter. Laughter Yoga is appropriate for all ages and all levels of physical capability. Disabled individuals are welcome, as are the elderly and young. Participants who bring young children will be asked to have children play outside of the workshop space during abrief meditation towards the end of the session. Laughter Yoga is also GLBT-friendly.
In Laughter Yoga, you don't need to be happy, have a sense of humor, or even have a reason in order to laugh. Laughter is a tremendously efficient way to express and release tension in a positive manner, and is proven to relieve stress, improve blood flow and digestion, and strengthen the immune system. There are currently over 5000 Laughter Clubs in 55 countries worldwide, withover 250,000 members, and growing. The club at Forbes will be meeting monthly over the summer on the third Wednesday of the month.
I like that you don't need to be happy. Not that I'm not particularly unhappy at the moment; I'm just amused that it would be noted that you need not be happy.
So I vowed to be on this new frugal kick. My frugality didn't last long. I got a culture for some raw milk and the lipase for mozzarella cheese. (This was before I ordered ribbon to dye. Ugh.) They should be here Thursday (fingers crossed). I'm justifying the lipase purchase as a necessary one; locally (or fairly so) made mozzarella (just under the size of a hardball baseball) is about $8. Ouch. And this girl can't go without mozzarella (and she's not about to compromise and get crap mozzarella). I can use a gallon's worth of milk (raw, of course (which I actually get at a buck or two cheaper than commercial deadened milk)) and make my own mozzarella for about half that. Bring on the tomatoes and basil; this girl is going to be hankering for some bruscetta with her homemade mozzarella. (I hope it turns out.) I'm justifying the yogurt culture this way: Hey, I may as well get it now since I'm already ordering the lipase.
Requirements: willingness to laugh with strangers and have fun. No fragrances!
Bring: blanket or mat, waterbottle, comfortable clothing.
Important: Laughter Yoga meetings are strictly fragrance-free! For health reasons, anyone wearing fragrances (or who use Tide or Bounce) will be turned away.
Laughter Yoga is a worldwide social movement (non-religious, non-sectarian,non-political) that aims to promote world peace through laughter. It is based on the philosophy of "acting happiness" and is a physically oriented technique, not a mental practice. Laughter Yoga does not use yoga postures, physical exercises or comedy, only simple breathing techniques, eye contact, and childlike playfulness to elicit laughter. Laughter Yoga is appropriate for all ages and all levels of physical capability. Disabled individuals are welcome, as are the elderly and young. Participants who bring young children will be asked to have children play outside of the workshop space during abrief meditation towards the end of the session. Laughter Yoga is also GLBT-friendly.
In Laughter Yoga, you don't need to be happy, have a sense of humor, or even have a reason in order to laugh. Laughter is a tremendously efficient way to express and release tension in a positive manner, and is proven to relieve stress, improve blood flow and digestion, and strengthen the immune system. There are currently over 5000 Laughter Clubs in 55 countries worldwide, withover 250,000 members, and growing. The club at Forbes will be meeting monthly over the summer on the third Wednesday of the month.
I like that you don't need to be happy. Not that I'm not particularly unhappy at the moment; I'm just amused that it would be noted that you need not be happy.
So I vowed to be on this new frugal kick. My frugality didn't last long. I got a culture for some raw milk and the lipase for mozzarella cheese. (This was before I ordered ribbon to dye. Ugh.) They should be here Thursday (fingers crossed). I'm justifying the lipase purchase as a necessary one; locally (or fairly so) made mozzarella (just under the size of a hardball baseball) is about $8. Ouch. And this girl can't go without mozzarella (and she's not about to compromise and get crap mozzarella). I can use a gallon's worth of milk (raw, of course (which I actually get at a buck or two cheaper than commercial deadened milk)) and make my own mozzarella for about half that. Bring on the tomatoes and basil; this girl is going to be hankering for some bruscetta with her homemade mozzarella. (I hope it turns out.) I'm justifying the yogurt culture this way: Hey, I may as well get it now since I'm already ordering the lipase.