https://thehappydemic.com.au Spreading wellbeing through laughter, seriously! Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:37:52 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://thehappydemic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-logo-32x32.png https://thehappydemic.com.au 32 32 https://thehappydemic.com.au/library-talks-for-joyful-start-of-2026/ https://thehappydemic.com.au/library-talks-for-joyful-start-of-2026/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:00:25 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=6191 At City of Moreton Bay library talks this summer, learn how to harness laughter as an exercise for greater health, happiness and social connection in 2026.

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The post Deception Bay Neighbourhood Centre sparks laughter club trial first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/im-not-in-the-mood-to-laugh/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:50:36 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=5717 Find out how Laughter Yoga can help lift your mood even when you're NOT in the mood to laugh.

The post I’m not in the mood to laugh first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/the-brain-body-exercise-supporting-dementia-care-with-science-and-joy/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 03:37:54 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=5907 Ageless Grace brain fitness supports physical, cognitive, emotional and social wellbeing for people living with dementia.

The post The Brain-Body Exercise Supporting Dementia Care with Science and Joy first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/the-benefits-of-being-a-volunteer-laughter-leader/ Sun, 18 May 2025 21:15:43 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=5839 Laughter clubs, run by trained laughter yoga leaders, give much back to the volunteer. Here's my Top 10.

The post The benefits of being a volunteer laughter leader first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/science-backed-actions-to-build-resilience/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:45:17 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=2475 Try these proven techniques to help you cope better with life's challenges.

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The post Join World First Laughter Marathon first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/laughter-yoga-as-a-social-prescription-for-better-mental-health/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:30:47 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4390 Queensland Mental Health Week kicks off today yet there's a year-round social prescription supporting positive mental health: laughter yoga’s laughter clubs.

The post Laughter yoga as a social prescription for better mental health first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/prescribing-laughter-for-disaster-survivors/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 21:41:00 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4693 The Laughie has evolved from hand-held tool to a therapy nurses and other health professionals can prescribe for more laughter daily.

The post Prescribing laughter for disaster survivors first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/how-laughter-yoga-is-easing-australias-loneliness-epidemic-2/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:19:43 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4682 Laughter clubs, practising laughter yoga in community, could be part of the solution to Australia's loneliness epidemic.

The post How Laughter Yoga is easing Australia’s loneliness epidemic first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/how-laughter-yoga-is-easing-australias-loneliness-epidemic/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:22:10 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4536 Laughter clubs, practising laughter yoga in community, deserve to be part of the solution to Australia's worsening loneliness epidemic.

The post How Laughter Yoga is easing Australia’s loneliness epidemic first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/celebrating-international-day-of-yoga-with-laughter/ Sun, 18 Jun 2023 08:10:00 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4312 There's cause to celebrate International Day of Yoga, June 21, with laughter, harnessing the practice of laughter yoga.

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