Laughter and positive thinking help to improve your mental health.
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.
While few of us have a sixth sense to foretell what the future holds, all of us have the ability to develop our resilience to change and difficulties. Heather Joy explains how Laughter Yoga can be added to your resilience tool kit.
The Happydemic interviews Australian laughter yoga professional and academic Ros Ben -Moshe about her research and experiences delivering laughter wellness to residents of aged care facilities in Victoria.
Whether it’s a chortle, a chuckle, a coo, a gurgle or a full-belly laugh, laughter is part of a baby’s experimentation in making sounds and communicating. So how is it that we can get so caught up in the seriousness of life and forget something as natural as breathing, wonders certified laughter yoga leader and blogger, Heather Joy.
Laughter yoga is not the silver bullet for depression and anxiety but it does cultivate a positive outlook, it does get your mind and body thinking ‘happy’ and it does help restore balance and peace.
Why do I believe in laughter yoga? Let me count 5 ways.