Kellypalik Mungituk Mangitak, Man Carried to the Moon, 1959, stonecut on paper, 6/50, 61.0 cm x 46.0 cm
Gift of Pearce Lettner, 1960, 1960.004

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Special Guest: Janice Smith, Professional Development and Relationship Coach, Owner of Health Connection Laughter

Join us for a playful session that explores laughter! Janice Smith of Health Connection Laughter will share the science and benefits involved in laughter. Learn how to incorporate it in your daily life and why it is so important for our health and wellbeing. It is easy to laugh when things are going great, but how can we learn to laugh in the midst of a great challenge? Together we will learn to laugh… for no reason at all. We can boost our mood and our immune system all at  the same time.

Throughout this session, Ainslee will encourage us to deepen into this practice through the art making process. Transforming the mundane into an opportunity to re-energize and let go! We can’t wait to see you there! 

Suggested Materials: 

• Paper (2 sheets or sketchbook)
• Colouring Materials (pencils, markers, crayons, pastels, etc.) 
• Magazine clippings/collage materials
• Glue
• Scissors

Art Activity: Pt 1

1. It’s time to laugh on demand! Let’s see how you draw your breath.
2. What colour did you use? What did the lines look like? Did they differ from your initial check-in? 
3. Use these lines as a foundation and begin to transform the art into imagery, symbols, or continued designs. 

Art Activity: Pt 2

1. Visualize a current stressor in your life right now. Draw your breath while participating in 3 laughter breaths. 
2. What colour did you use? What did the lines look like? Did they differ from your initial check-in? 
3. Use these lines as a foundation and begin to transform the art into imagery, symbols, or continued designs. 

Janice Smith, Professional Development and Relationship Coach, Owner of Health Connection Laughter

Janice Smith is a Professional Development and Relationship Coach, with an Honours Degree in Economics and background in Communication and Education.  She has taught at a Business College in Finland as well as Community programming in Northern Italy and across North and South America. As the owner of Health Connection Laughter and a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader, Janice promotes mental and physical health through her Wellness Workshops. Her clients include Corporate Business, Skilled Trades, Conflict Mediation, Bereavement Support, Hospitals, Schools, Retirement Residences, Memory Care, Team Building and more. She also provides Respite Support for Children with Severe Disabilities.

Janice believes that if we all do a little, we can achieve a lot, and so she has volunteered with organizations such as The United Way, The  Cancer Society, The Unemployed Help Centre, The Do Good Divas, The House of Sophrosyne, The Kidney Foundation and “On Track To Success”, a program working to bring youth out of inter-generational low income. 

Taking Care: Where Art Meets Wellness is supported by the Solcz Family Foundation.