Life is a spiritual journey. I will share with you what comes across my path and I would hope that you will do the same. The stories we share are our hope and inspiration. Our shares are the footpaths of our journey. We need to tell our stories. They are for us, the heart to heart connection, the bond of spirit, the rise of consciousness, the merging into the universe. When we share our stories with others, we share the flame of our love. -- Shobi
Updated 12/20/2009
Editor and Publisher:
Shobhana Schwebke
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a.k.a. Shobi Dobi the Clown
"No one expects a clown to be profound. No one expects a clown to be anything but funny. Look again! The clown will catch you off guard and speak directly to your heart – make you laugh at yourself, and weep with the world. "
-- Shobi Dobi
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Clown Ambassador Trips
For all of you clowns who do humanitarian work
from Slapstick and Sweetie
Humanitarian Clown Trip to Russia 2009 (click below for video link)
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Humanitarian
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Gesundheit! Institute
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We hospital/caring clowns are skilled at dealing with suffering/ death/dying and knowing how to approach people. The clowning we do is called caring clowning as it appeals directly to the heart. It is not coping humor, it is hoping humor. It is a gentle, caring, unconditional kind of clowning. It is this humor we caring clowns bring to "Worlds of Hurt."
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Current Newsletter -
Vol. 12, No 2
In the mail December 12, 2009
In this issue (Vol. 12 No 2):
The UPlifement Programe of South Africa
A Care Clowning and Joy Activating organization in South Africa.. . .
"Great Bliss is found when we share joy with another." Nikki Jackman, Founder and Project Cheerleader of "The UP."
Interview with Nikki and stories from the Care Clowns
Please check out their video on You Tube."Laughter Is the Language of the World" is a video made by the UP and is on www.YouTube.org
Bubblz the Math Clown
From Caroline Ainslie a.k.a. Bubblz the Clown of London, England
Bubblz teaches math with balloons and bubblz. www.inspiringmaths.com
Please check out the video Inspiring Math with Bubblz and Klovnen Julius on YouTube www.youtube.com
Bouncing the Joy Around the Waiting Rooms
Routines for drawing patients and staff into play.
From Shobi Dobi and Joanie Macaroni at Kaiser Hospital, Oakland, CA USA
The following are PDF files to download mentioned in the above article
Elevator Pass (it-on) PDF
Print as two side and cut into tickets
Side one "Laughter quotes"
Side two "Jokes"
Handing out a Silly ticket
Download PDF "Official Citation"
You will need to put in your own clown name
See Back Issue for Samples of the Newsletter
This is not an on line newsletter. It is a 20 page publication for clowns in community and world service. It contains no advertising and is solely supported by its subscribers.
The Newsletter contains experiences, stories, props, routines, and articles by caring clowns and others relating to clowns in service in health care facilities and compassionate service around the world. We want to share our work, so we can expand and grow and encompass the world with our JOY.
The Newsletter is not aligned with any sect, religion or politics. Our purpose is to be a vehicle to share our ideas, hopes, failures and miracles. We recognize the diversity of the clown community and realize that there are as many ways to be a caring clown as there are clown characters.
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