Australia's premier workplace laughter leaders

Welcome to Australia's leading laughter leaders. We have been leading laughter, team-building, resilience and stress-busting seminars across Australia since 2004. So if you're looking for something that will bring your staff together, reduce stress, lift morale and fill your workplace with happy high performers you've come to the right place.
We've enjoyed success in all sorts of settings from micro-firms to large corporates including the ANZ Bank, Honda and the Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo and with groups from four to four hundred. Our talks on change, wellbeing, and happiness are legendary (ask about "Happy Hour is 9 to 5").

To find out more about the benefits to you and your organisation have a look at the links above - make sure you check out our blog for the latest research. Alternatively give us a call. We're always happy to help.

Employers who actively sustain a positive environment could experience up to 25% improvements in efficiency and customer satisfaction.Journal of Applied Psychology

In a group of people I hardly knew - all of a sudden we had bonded by laughing together. With Cris' guidance we had cleared our heads and decreased our social and mental barriers. We were ready to tackle the problems over which we had gathered.
Gillian H. Occupational Therapist

what will it sound like?

What to know what a laughter session will sound like at your event or workplace? Click here:

background

Since it began in India in 1995 the laughter yoga movement (we call them laughter clubs or laughter yoga - it's the same thing) has spread to more than 4,000 locations worldwide. Recent research has shown it to be higly effective are raising the performance of staff. It was a major event during the 2004 Melbourne International festival.

Hearty, roaring, silent and humming laughter, giggling, chuckling and smiling - who would say no to more laughter in their lives? The health benefits are undisputed and universal. A customised laughter session is the best way to enjoy “the medicine of laughter”.

some personal reasons to laugh ...

1. Stimulates the mind and gets the creative juices flowing.
2. Relieves stress and helps you cope with daily pressures.
3. Produces endorphins, which reduce pain and induce pleasure
4. Reduces blood pressure.
5. Strengthens the immune system and heals the body.
6. Oxygenates the blood and gives your respiratory system a tremendous workout.
7. Weight loss. It's true! 10 minutes of laughter burns about 45 calories.

For more reasons to laugh see benefits.

In this age of high-technology, scientific miracles and medical breakthroughs, it might just be that something as simple as laughter is the best medicine, after all. For a long time, medical doctors have known that happy patients generally respond more favourable to treatment and recover faster than cheerless and complaining ones.
Laurence Peter and Bill Dana: The Laughter Prescription - How to Achieve Health, Happiness and Peace of Mind Through Humour

what happens at a laughter session?

A qualified laughter leader comes to your event or workplace. After a short introduction you will be taken through 20 to 30 minutes of laughing, breathing and gentle exercise. Afterwards everyone feels energised, motivated and in a good mood.

like to arrange one?

Arranging a laughter session is easy - just call or email (more details on the contact page):

• 03 9481 0386
• 0438 54 56 07
• info[at]laughterclubs.com.au

Let me know:

• your needs number of people, time and place
• any special message you want included.

I'll customise the agenda and deliver the session.

Neurologists have discovered that newborn infants seem to have an inborn ability to laugh and smile, which has survival value because it is linked to the immune system. The immune effect of laughter stays with us for a lifetime. In light of the facts about how stress defeats the immune system, this is a very good piece of information to have. Whatever tickles your funnybone, laughter is the best medicine. The physiological benefits of laugher are indisputable. Steve Wilson, Psychologist

what is laughter therapy

The term "laughter therapy" is used interchangeably in Australia. Sometimes it refers to the use of laughter in a therapeuitic setting (ie with a counsellor or therapist) and sometimes it's used to refer to the therapeutic benefits of laughter in a workplace or social setting. In the US there is actually the "Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH)". www.aath.org. A group of therapists dedicated to using laughter to heal people. If you want to know more call me or contact the AATH