It's Fun
Festival Time!

Around the world wacky festivals bring out the fun in folks and their are plenty nationally as well as internationally. Enjoy the merriement that others are making in the world.
See our Festival Page for More dates

February 2012

Jan 29-Feb 4
Week of Chocolate
Bloomington, IN

Feb 1
Winterfest and Snowsculpting Competitions
Lake Geneva, WI

Feb 1
Pre GroundHog Day
Madison, NJ


Feb 1-5
Snowdown Winter Fest
Durango, CO

Feb 3-5
Fish Creek Winter Fest Carnival
Door County, WI

Feb 3
Setsubon, Spring Festiva
Japan

Feb 3-5
Heart of Lewisburg Ice Festival
Lewisburg, PA

Feb 3-5
Running of the Gourds
Casa Grande, AZ

Feb 3-5
Fire and Ice Festival
Lava Hot Springs, ID

Feb 4
Mobile Chocolate Festival
Mobile, AL

Feb 4
Sipapu Ski Bike Rally
Sipapu, New Mexico

Feb 4
Antique Sleigh Rally
Sturbridge, MA

Feb 4
Sandblast Rally
Cheraw, SC

Feb 4
The Great Canadian Picnic
Phoenix, AZ

Feb 4
Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race
Fairbanks, AK

Feb 4
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Elko, NV

Feb 10 -20
Polar Fest Ice Tee Tourney
Detroit Lakes, MN

Feb 11-12
World Snow Shovel Race
Angel Fire, NM

Feb 18
13th Annual Bar Stool Races
Drummond, WI

Feb 18-25
Ridgeway Chainsaw Rendezvous
Ridgeway, PA

Feb 20-26
World Ice and Snow Sailing Championships
St. Ignace, MI

Feb 25
19th Annual Outhouse Classic
Trenary,MI

Feb 26
Hustle Up the Hancock
Chicago, IL

Feb 28-March25
World Ice Art Championships
Alaska

About Us
Laughter Club
News and Events
Park Ridge Celebrates Laughter
Have You Laughed today?

Join us for laughter
Check our upcoming dates

The Park Ridge Plaza Building
350 S. Northwest Hwy
1st Floor Conference Room
Park Ridge, IL

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This Laughter Club is Free to all whether you reside in Park Ridge or not...everyone is welcome to join us. We have no fees or regular dues. We wish to keep this event open and free to all.

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Offering:
Laughter Workshops
Laughter Classes
Laughter Presentations
Certified Laughter Training
Corporate Laughter Events
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Offering:
Professional Leadership
Motivational Coaching
Inspirational Workshops
Speaking Presentations
The Greatness Challenge
Lessons of the Labyrinth

Laughter Sessions
held at:

The
Park RidgePlaza Building
350 S. Northwest Hwy
1st Floor Conference Room
Park Ridge

Everyone is welcome
no matter your
Stress level

We develop
the Humor Being
one laugh at a time!



World Peace through
Laughter

 


 

This is the site of the Park Ridge Hysterical Society dedicated to spreading Joy and Humor through Laughter in Park Ridge, IL and beyond one tickle at a time! Just laugh til it helps! We are Chicagoland's most consistent weekly club celebrating the joy of laughter since April 1st, 2008!

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Ours is an all inclusive society, we admit the hilarious, the jest, the guffawed, the snorters, the twitterers, the chucklers, the belly bursters and more....you know you are welcome whatever your terms of snicker.

There are THREE- FREE ways to participate

Monthly join us for a fun event where laughing becomes obvious and natural - See below and our News
Weekly we host laughter club where laughter lovers have fun with laughter exercises - Scroll Down
Every day there is laughter on the phone for 20 minutes that can change your outlook .... Laugh Line

The daily laughter call is open to everyone around the world at 9am Central Standard Time!

- Event Schedule -
Click on our Calendar for a full month view


Look for us in the Park Ridge Journal
Celebrating Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
Photographer Shawn Clisham came out to capture the fun and frolic!


The "Year of Joyful Living"
February 7th
7-8pm

Celebrating National Healthy Heart Month
This week: The Physical Heart

Laughter has wonderful benefits and is a healthy and happy form of cardiac exercise. In the manner in which we lead the laughter exercises the heart rate increase and when we keep the process moving for at least 15 minutes, the heart gets a workout and the inner workings of our body release tightness and tension so that oxygen and blood flow circulate more effectively.

This week our focus is on the healthy aspects of the physical heart. In the following weeks of February we will also experience the benefits for the Emotional Heart of our relationships, The Cognitive Heart of the mind and the spiritual heart of the soul.In this way by the end of the month you will begin to learn that there is more to laughter than first meets the eye, in particular the way we offer exercises.
The word Heart will come to mean Happy-Exciting-Amazing-Real-Truth as we surely get to the heart of the matter and beat in tune with the rhythm that is uniquely right for you!

Get Heart Happy and Healthy with us every week. This week Laughter Leader Jan Dubick will celebrate the heart in some healthy and happy ways. Join in and bring a friend. All Sessions are open to everyone and a complimentary offering to the community. Everyone is welcome!

350 S. Northwest Hwy
1st Floor Laughter Room
Park in our lot and enter off the doors marked 350 S. Northwest Hwy.
The doors are locked at 6pm, so please call our access number posted on the door if a member is not present to let you in.

Questions? Lynda@youcansayyes.com (847) 401-5787


"Get Out of the House and Grab Your Spouse"
Open to Any Two People who want to redefine or re-de"fun" their relationship, partners, siblings, friends, coworkers, etc
Saturday, Feb.11th
10am - 4pm

This is a workshop to build and grow relationships using the tool of laughter to increase connection.
This workshop is open to any two people who wish to have a better connection and relationship with each other. Whether it is your spouse, partner, sibling, friend or other association... this workshop will leave you feeling great about yourself and more connected and aware of the other person in your life.

Be part of our focus for a Year of Living Joyfully right in the midst of your own relationships!
Come join the fun... Pre-registration is a must. This is a dynamic quality program led by Lynda Tourloukis, Director of Fun and Frolic and Chicago's Expert on Laughter and Life!
BE A HAPPIER VALENTINE THIS YEAR!

More Information
Our Flyer
Registration

350 S. Northwest Hwy
1st Floor Laughter Room
Park in our lot and enter off the doors marked 350 S. Northwest Hwy.
The doors are locked at 6pm, so please call our access number posted on the door if a member is not present to let you in.

Questions? Lynda@youcansayyes.com (847) 401-5787


The "Year of Joyful Living"
February 14th
7-8pm

Celebrating National Healthy Heart Month
This week: The Emotional Heart

Laughter has a hearty and healthy effect on the emotions lifing the attitude and shifting the mood. Often after a laughter exercise, individuals are surprised how easy it was to let go of a sad or mad disposition just by following along with laughter. It's easy to do and there is truly no right or wrong way to do it. That makes it easy for everyone to enjoy and boost their physical aspect along with their emotional outlook.

Whether you are alone or part of a couple, our laughter exercises lend themselves to develop the individual so that they can more joyfully be part of a relationship with others, whether it is a spouse, partner, friend, parent, sibling, or coworker, relationships can thrive when laughter is alive.

Join Lynda Tourloukis tonight for an hour of love and laughter as she is just returning from leading a Laughing Retreat in Georgia and the Laughter for the Lovers Soul Workshop. She has lots to share in the name of love and laughter and wants everyone to go home loving themselves and others more tonight.... no matter the circumstance they are currently in.

Everyone is welcome, this is a complimentary service to the community. Workshops and trainings offset the cost of this club, though the time and talents are given always with love through laughter.
Support Joyful living in our community!

350 S. Northwest Hwy
1st Floor Laughter Room
Park in our lot and enter off the doors marked 350 S. Northwest Hwy.
The doors are locked at 6pm, so please call our access number posted on the door if a member is not present to let you in.

Questions? Lynda@youcansayyes.com (847) 401-5787


The "Year of Joyful Living"
February 21st
7-8pm

Celebrating National Healthy Heart Month
This week: The Mindful Heart


Celebrating the Birthday of Erma Bombeck
Humor is typically centered in the mind, though a mindful heart can have lots of laughter too.
Laughter helps to clear the mind of all the distractions, tension, anxieties and worries. When you want to focus more effectively, take your mind off what your heart is fretting about and put your heart into laughter. You will be more focused and clear in short order and often dismissed the problems too.

Studies have shown that laughter in the classroom is a great way to increase effectiveness as 10-15 minutes of laughter before a test can relieve the tension and anxiety that accompany test taking. We've laughed with colleges before final exams and mid terms to illustrate this point.

Everyone is welcome, this is a complimentary service to the community. Workshops and trainings offset the cost of this club, though the time and talents are given always with love through laughter.
Support Joyful living in our community!

350 S. Northwest Hwy
1st Floor Laughter Room
Park in our lot and enter off the doors marked 350 S. Northwest Hwy.
The doors are locked at 6pm, so please call our access number posted on the door if a member is not present to let you in.

Questions? Lynda@youcansayyes.com (847) 401-5787


The "Year of Joyful Living"
February 28th
7-8pm

Celebrating National Healthy Heart Month
This week: The Soulful Heart


Celebrating Leap Year with a Leap of Laughter
A joyful soul can be created with hearty laughter and when practiced regularly can take the indivdiual from mere happy situations to the essence of joyfulness. The key is the regular practice and that is what our club is all about, the practice and development of our muscle of mirth. Laughter has quite an energetic quality from the physical way we feel when engaging in the exercise to the spirited and soulful peacefulness that comes over individuals.

This week enjoy the soulful pursuits of laughter and fill yourself up with what feels good and what tickles your inner spirit of joy. Laughter Exercises followed by our amusing laughing meditation and our very soulful guided relaxation create one very joyful and peaceful experience for all.

Everyone is welcome, this is a complimentary service to the community. Workshops and trainings offset the cost of this club, though the time and talents are given always with love through laughter.
Support Joyful living in our community!

350 S. Northwest Hwy
1st Floor Laughter Room
Park in our lot and enter off the doors marked 350 S. Northwest Hwy.
The doors are locked at 6pm, so please call our access number posted on the door if a member is not present to let you in.

Questions? Lynda@youcansayyes.com (847) 401-5787


Laughter Every Single Day of the Year!
10 Times to call in besides the 9am hour....See our Call Time Flyer

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Park Ridge Hysterical Society?
Contact us for more information

 

 

 

 





World Peace Through Laughter....one laugh at a time!