Why carers feel there’s nothing to laugh about
It’s Carers Week and certified laughter yoga teacher (and former carer) Heather Joy reflects on how the gift of laughter made a difference against challenging odds.
It’s Carers Week and certified laughter yoga teacher (and former carer) Heather Joy reflects on how the gift of laughter made a difference against challenging odds.
Laughter yoga leader training offers diverse outcomes professionally and personally: that’s why it’s becoming a sought-after qualification, says laughter yoga teacher Heather Joy ahead of the last 2 training workshops in Queensland for 2016.
You don’t need company or comedy to achieve a healthful laughter yoga session. You can laugh alone as certified laughter yoga teacher Heather Joy explains.
The Happydemic’s Heather Joy looks at presenteeism, a more costly workplace practice than absenteeism, that can be readily, cost-effectively addressed.
Connect with family, friends and workmates in reality not virtuality this RUOK? Day implores laughter yoga teacher Heather Joy who’ll be applying the social glue of laughter in the Rockhampton community on 7 and 8 September 2016.
Brain fitness specialist Dr Jenny Brockis talks with The Happydemic’s Heather Joy about 7 steps to anti-age your brain — and finds herself promising to give laughter yoga a try!
With scientific research proving a link between state of mind and longevity, there’s great health reasons to tap into laughter yoga to rekindle the inner child’s joy through playfulness, says certified laughter yoga teacher The Happydemic’s Heather Joy.
Is it time for Australia’s jam-packed school curriculum to include laughter yoga, teaching children and adolescents to face tough challenges, handle emotions and survive this competitive world, in a happier more content state of mind. Heather Joy thinks so.
Researchers say 30 minutes of parklife a week improves blood pressure and mood. Could that mean laughter yoga in the park could amplify winter outdoor exercise results, suggests The Happydemic’s Heather Joy.
For National Volunteers Week, The Happydemic’s Heather Joy reflects on her reasons for volunteering and ponders an addiction to the ‘helper’s high’.