What to Expect in a Laugh Alive Workshop?
Our Laugh Alive Workshops involve stretching, laughter warm-ups, breathing, movement and interaction with others in the room, whilst using non-postural Laughter Yoga - stimulated laughter exercises that release stress and barriers, induce a state of relaxation, spontaneous laughter and a low-physical but dynamic experience for the whole body system. The group are then integrated with a laughter meditation and relaxation.
Laugh Alive works without the need for the participant to be entertained or put on the spot - it is an interactive group experience. The exercises are non-strenuous and fun and may be learnt and used for daily, office life or developed for use in daily group sessions. Laugh Alive is an effective way to bond teams; from the apprentice to the CEO... where languages, cultures, age or health issues are no longer barriers.
And finally, at a Laugh Alive Session, you can laugh your way to health and fitness. The laughter exercises are quirky, fun and a great stress-buster, stimulating the respiratory, circulatory, digestive and muscular systems. One of the most prominent laughter researchers, Dr William Fry, suggests that 100 daily laughs are equivalent to 10 minutes of rowing or jogging.
A LAUGH IS NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS… IT’S FOR LIFE!
So how can we stock up and keep the laughing engine running throughout our lives? Here are some tips to boost your laughter count each day:
Don’t take life too seriously. When you can laugh at your situation, you’ll feel a huge sense of relief
Always smile back if someone smiles at you
Share your embarrassing moments with other people
Laugh at your own jokes, even if others don’t
Put something on your desk that makes you smile each time you see it
Practise laughing for 5 minutes each day either alone or with a partner! Fake laughter to make laughter...
Seek laughter gym and laughter yoga classes in your lunch hour
Amanda Bate - November 2023