| with Betsy Mercer, certified Laughter Yoga instructor
Get more laughter in your life with Betsy Mercer! Her mother, a WM patient, lived to the age of 92. When Betsy received her own WM diagnosis in 2010, she decided to do something different with her life, and got certified as a laughter yoga instructor.
Did you know? Recent research shows that laughter yoga can significantly improve the quality of life of cancer patients by addressing both physical and mental well-being. It’s been shown to:
- Enhance mental well-being
- Strengthen immune systems
- Improve social connections
- Boost self-confidence
Laughter yoga incorporates:
- Mild physical exercises
- Deep breathing
- Childlike playfulness
- Laughter exercises
Class meets on a quarterly basis. Confirm scheduling on the IWMF Wellness Calendar
This class is NOT recorded, to provide safe space for our WM community to interact with one another live.
Bio: Betsy received her certification at Yogaville, in Virginia, in 2013. Starting out with “Happy Hours” at yoga studios, she soon was giving presentations for a number of local cancer support groups, an Assisted Living Memory Support Unit, and various civic groups. In 2018 she started a weekly laughter club at her church and, since the start of the pandemic, laughter club has been on zoom. Betsy looks forward to sharing the documented physical and mental health benefits of Laughter Yoga with the WM community, including caregivers.
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