Lisa Wessan Speaking Topics

• Team Building with Laughter

  Team building is a serious and challenging undertaking, and in order to succeed requires a large contribution from everyone. Using humor and laughter during the process causes oxytocin to be released, which stimulates bonding and group cohesiveness. Laughter also relieves tension and makes the whole process fun.

  In this training, you will learn the core ideas for these techniques:

  • How to use humor to create a collaborative team environment where people are motivated and ready to contribute.

  • How to use humor to stimulate listening, trust, cooperation, creativity, and spontaneity.

  • Practical techniques to "lighten up" the office environment.

  • How to have more fun at work and easy stress management techniques.

  • How to use humor to examine and overcome obstacles…how to turn defeats into victories!

  Each session also includes a relaxing sequence of Laughter Yoga and Laughter Meditation. These techniques are proven to be easy and workable, and they relieve office stress, relax muscles and give your insides a good laugh-induced massage.

• Therapeutic Applications of Humor and Laughter for Caregivers

  An academic and experiential workshop incorporating humor and laughter in four parts. (One to six hour formats available.)

  Part I: Overview of the history of therapeutic laughter, with a literature review of the most recent psychological and physiological benefits of laughter from peer reviewed

  journals.

  Part II: Constructive vs. destructive humor; case studies on

  the successful use of therapeutic laughter in business or clinical settings.

  Part III: Experiential segment of laughter yoga, laughter meditation and Laffirmations.

  Part IV: Aftercare suggestions for the further study and

  maintenance of your daily laughter practice.

Relaxation Techniques: Many Paths up the Mountain

A multimodal approach to stress management, incorporating a variety of exercises including Sound Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Treatments, Body Work (chair yoga and Reiki), Visualizations, Laughter Meditation and other modalities, brought to you by a certified Reiki Master.

Declutter Your Mind, Home & Office: A Holistic Approach

Having clutter at home or at work is a personal challenge that can distract, overwhelm and sometimes disable the clutterer and those around him/her. This keynote discusses some characteristics of a person who clutters and how excess clutter affects health, energy, relationships and prosperity.

Successful strategies will be explored, including techniques for the release of clutter, how to find safe free sources of emotional support, stress reduction and guided imagery. All participants will receive handouts, tip sheets and a bibliography with books and web sites to help create a more serene and organized life.

Let Go & Lighten UP: Laughter is the Best Medicine!

How can you use humor and laughter to overcome obstacles? How can you shift your focus and turn defeats into victories? In this interactive, multimedia, energetic keynote you will learn about the physiological, psychological and spiritual benefits of daily laughter. You will also learn some extraordinary joy-making techniques, including Laughter Meditation, Laughter Yoga & Laffirmations.