Join the fun, boost your immune system and release those endorphins!
Meet Shelley Bell, Certified Laughter Yoga leader and Teacher
Shelley Bell is a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. She has
been leading her Laughter Club in Northridge since July 2011. She trains people to become Certified
Laughter Yoga Leaders in the Dr. Kataria School of Laughter Yoga and does Laughter Yoga
presentations for various groups throughout the Los Angeles and surrounding areas. She is also a
Certified Holistic Health Coach.
The Sherman Oaks Parkinson’s Support Group has invited Ms. Bell to demonstrate the benefits of
laughter yoga for PD at their January 28th meeting. Participate in a fun session and learn about how
and why laughter releases a tremendous amount of endorphins, your body’s natural painkillers.
According to studies, one hour of laughter can relieve a person of pain for about an hour without
taking painkillers. Laughter drives all negative thoughts and ill feelings away because of the feelgood hormones that it releases and it boosts the immune system, too!
Laughter Yoga is a unique concept where anyone can laugh for no reason and without relying on
humor, jokes or comedy. It combines laughter exercises with yoga breathing. Its core premise is that
your body knows how to laugh, regardless of what your mind has to say. Laughter Yoga is a bodymind approach to laughter inviting you to fake it until it becomes real because, if done with
willingness, you get the same physiological and psychological benefits.
The Sherman Oaks Parkinson’s Support Group
When: Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Where: Sherman Oaks/East Valley Adult Center, ( meeting in the Library)
Location: 5060 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Speaker: Shelley Bell, Certified Laughter Yoga leader and Teacher
Please RSVP here
The Sherman Oaks Parkinson’s Support Group meets on the 4th Thursday of the month from 3 pm
to 4:30 pm. The group welcomes people with PD, their family members, and caregivers.
The NeuroCommunity Foundation is here for you
As a non-profit foundation, we provide support groups, educational conferences, resources,
research updates/ clinical trials information and PD events in the SFV/Ventura/Central Coast/
Inland Empire.
As we rely on donations to continue providing these services at no charge, if you would like to
support our efforts, you can donate with ease and security at our website or mail us your gift.
Our website is: www.neurocommunity.org
The NeuroCommunity Foundation is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code. Donors may deduct contributions to the foundation as provided
in section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
For information about Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, support groups,
wellness programs, education events, and local resources in northern Los Angeles county,
Ventura county, Central Coast & Central Valley, contact us here or call 818-885-8623 to speak
with Jan D. Somers, Education Director, Parkinson & Movement Disorder Information Center,
The NeuroCommunity Foundation.