health benefits https://thehappydemic.com.au Spreading wellbeing through laughter, seriously! Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:01:06 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thehappydemic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-logo-32x32.png health benefits https://thehappydemic.com.au 32 32 Laughter Yoga for Speech Pathologists: breathing, voice and therapy benefits https://thehappydemic.com.au/laughter-yoga-for-speech-pathologists-breathing-voice-and-therapy-benefits/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 22:00:24 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=6051 Bring more joy into speech therapy! See how laughter yoga helps speech pathologists boost breath, free the voice, and lift client confidence in a fun, safe way.

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The post Laughter Yoga: A Heart-Smart Addition to Cardiac Rehabilitation first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> 5 reasons to put the hohoho into your life https://thehappydemic.com.au/5-reasons-to-put-the-hohoho-into-your-life/ Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:32:16 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=833 Certified laughter yoga teacher Heather Joy presents 5 ways laughter yoga can help you get through the Christmas season stresses even when you're as busy as Santa writing lists and checking them twice!

The post 5 reasons to put the hohoho into your life first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> Laughter yoga as a social prescription for better mental health 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.]]> How Laughter Yoga is easing Australia’s loneliness epidemic 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.]]> Laugh Your Way to Better Diabetes Management https://thehappydemic.com.au/laugh-your-way-to-better-diabetes-management/ https://thehappydemic.com.au/laugh-your-way-to-better-diabetes-management/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:03:26 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4637 Mounting scientific evidence supports the practice of Laughter Yoga as part of the lifestyle changes and health interventions critical to good diabetes management. Here's why.

The post Laugh Your Way to Better Diabetes Management first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/laugh-your-way-to-better-diabetes-management/feed/ 1 Depression and exercise: could laughter yoga help? https://thehappydemic.com.au/depression-and-exercise-could-laughter-yoga-help/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:34:22 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4550 Newly-published research that exercise ought to be part of core treatment for depression has laughter yoga practitioners celebrating. Find out why.

The post Depression and exercise: could laughter yoga help? first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> How Laughter Yoga is easing Australia’s loneliness epidemic 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.]]> Laughter-infused therapy helps cancer patients https://thehappydemic.com.au/laughter-infused-therapy-helps-cancer-patients/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:01:26 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4331 Laughter yoga, done regularly and continuously, can wind back negative psychological effects of cancer treatments, recent research confirms.

The post Laughter-infused therapy helps cancer patients first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> Celebrating International Day of Yoga with Laughter 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.

The post Celebrating International Day of Yoga with Laughter first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> The Laughter Effect is a must-read https://thehappydemic.com.au/the-laughter-effect-is-a-must-read/ Mon, 15 May 2023 05:27:58 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4283 If you’ve ever questioned ‘laughter is good medicine’; If you’ve ever thought laughter yoga was ‘just a bit of fun’; if joy, positivity and resilience are something you would welcome a little more of, you need to read this book.

The post The Laughter Effect is a must-read first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> How Laughter Yoga Can Help People with Parkinson’s https://thehappydemic.com.au/how-laughter-yoga-can-help-people-with-parkinsons/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 02:05:00 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4250 This article shines the spotlight on evidence-based reasons for Laughter Yoga supporting people with Parkinson's disease, and their carers.

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