Sebastien Gendry

• Author "From Zero To Laughter In 0.5 Seconds"
• Motivational Speaker
• Founder, Director, American School Of Laughter Yoga
• Official Representative Of The Worldwide Laughter Yoga And Laughter Club Movement In The USA

Typical is not a word that describes Sebastien Gendry. Born and raised in a small French village, he has lived in places such as Paris, Munich, Vienna, Florence, Hong-Kong, Calcutta, Mumbai, London and Los Angeles while crafting a compelling professional record. An entrepreneur, he started a telemarketing agency in England in 1996 and grew it with his two partners to a multi-million $ company within 6 years.

He was the first American to train as a Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher with Dr Madan Kataria and is the founder and Director of the American School Of Laughter Yoga. He served for 2 years as World Operations Director for Laughter Yoga International, the organization leading the Laughter Clubs Movement of over 6000 clubs in 60 countries and is still the official representative for this movement in the USA. He holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Angers, France, which he financed working as a free-lance journalist and doing round-the-world trips during his summer vacations.

He strives to inspire and empower others to live healthier, happier lives. His life passion is a field of knowledge he refers to as "Folk Wisdom": what anybody can do anytime, anywhere, at no or minimum cost to get better in body, mind and spirit. An experienced Fitness Trainer and Hatha Yoga Teacher, he is also certified in 7 other forms of mainstream alternative healing therapies (massage, acupressure, energy work) which he has used on a one-on-one basis with over 1000 people. He speaks five different languages, has run 4 marathons and 1 ultra marathon, and loves to push his own limits.

An intuitive teacher, he is emotionally open and intensefully thoughtful. He projects a combination of earnestness, recklessness, adolescence, mischievousness and yet has a mature introspection that is much more than intriguing. He is playful with people from all walks of life, and manages to expand their mind in a trivial manner.

An enthusiastic and articulate speaker, he has been featured several times in the US media (The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, National Public Radio, Associated Press, CBS News, Telemundo, Celebrity Fit Club, KCAL 9, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union Tribune, Inspire, and more).

His sensibility communicates across social and cultural barriers, giving him a chameleon quality. His richness lies in the fact that his intelligence and curiosity have granted him a much more complex understanding of life. He is like a throwback to the old school gentlemen era and his persona magnifies and radiates.

A man of talent, global glamour and international appeal, he has managed to preserve a palatable connection to his own country and culture, and is like France's thoughtful heart throbs.

He is happily married, has one child and currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

"Thank you Mr Gendry! I walked into your laughter session very depressed. It was Easter week-end and I was very lonely. What you had me do did not just lift stress from my body, it lifted stress from my soul." Regie Wells, Make-Up Artist Of Oprah Winfrey

Client List

• Aging Services Of California
• American Society On Aging
• Cal-a-Vie Health Spa
• California Institute Of Technology
• California State University Los Angeles
• CAMExpo West
• Celebration Of Oneness
• City Of Pasadena
• Creative Artist Agency
• Fowler Museum at UCLA
• FrontPorch
• Inner IDEA Conference
• Intelligence Group, a division of Creative Artists Agency
• Katharis
• LA7thPower
• L.A. Coalition of Adult Day Services
• Loma Linda School Of Medicine
• Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Center
• Multiplicity Media Productions
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• SimplyFun
• St. John of God Retirement & Care Center
• Tairiku Tours & Leisure Co., Ltd.
• US Department Of Veterans Affairs
• VH1
• White Memorial Medical Center
• And more

2007 Media Appearances / Interviews

• 09/28, Television: Univision (National)
• 09/17, Television: Crown City News (Los Angeles)
• 08/22, Television: The Oprah Winfrey Show (Worldwide)
• 07/04, Television: Living Live (Retirement Channel, USA)
• 06/25, Newspaper: The Deseret News (Utah)
• 06/17, Newspaper: The Advocate (Louisiana)
• 06/16, Television: New Orleans Fox Evening News (Louisiana)
• 06/16, Television: New Orleans ABC Evening News (Louisiana)
• 04/29, Radio: KNX with Todd Leitz (USA West Coast)
• 04/11, Television: The Oprah Winfrey Show (Worldwide)
• 02/20, Newspaper: Daily Southtown (Illinois)
• 02/17, Newspaper: The Post Journal (New York)
• 02/01, Magazine: Simply Fun Play Times (Nationwide)
• 01/24, Magazine: Ezine (Nationwide)
• 01/18, Radio: Jerry Doyle Show (Nationwide)

2006 Media Appearances / Interviews

• 12/30, Newspaper: The Brownsville Herald (Texas)
• 12/20, Radio: The Sally Jessy Raphael Show (Talknet, USA East Coast)
• 12/18, Radio: National Public Radio, "All Things Considered" (Nationwide)
• 12/16, Press: Pasadena Star News (Los Angeles)
• 12/4, TV: Good Morning America (ABC Nationwide)
• 11/30, Magazine: My Hero (Nationwide)
• 11/29, Press: Associated Press (Syndicated - Nationwide)
• 11/24, Radio: Roni Radio (California)
• 11/16, Radio: Marie Desaulnier / GreatBodyAt50.com (Nationwide)
• 9/18, TV: Fox (KTTV - Los Angeles)
• 08/17, Magazine: OpEdNews (Nationwide)
• 06/03, Magazine: Whole Life Times (California)
• 03/15, TV: Celebrity Fit Club (VHS - Nationwide)

2005 Media Appearances / Interviews

• 11/14, TV: With Yogi Ramesh (Los Angeles)
• 09/27, Press: San Diego Tribune (California)
• 09/12, TV: 9 On The Town (KCAL 9 - Los Angeles)
• August, Press: Whole Life Times (Los Angeles)
• 05/02, Press: Pasadena Star News (Los Angeles)
• 04/28, Press: L.A. Times (California)
• 03/22, TV: Telemundo (Nationwide)
• March-April, Press: Positive Thinking (Nationwide)