https://thehappydemic.com.au Spreading wellbeing through laughter, seriously! Sat, 18 Oct 2025 06:34:03 +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 https://thehappydemic.com.au 32 32 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/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.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/join-world-first-laughter-marathon/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:32:11 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4841 Join a world first Laughter Marathon online on Saturday 7 December and laugh for wellbeing!

The post Join World First Laughter Marathon 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/research-shows-laughter-yoga-inoculates-against-stress/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:16:00 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=2999 As little as one hour a month attending a social laughter yoga class helps participants ‘inoculate’ against stress and better handle life’s challenges, research shows.

The post Research shows laughter yoga inoculates against stress first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/6-steps-to-better-mental-health-using-laughter/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 21:49:02 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=1855 For the time-poor and those who thrive on instant results, laughter yoga addresses 6 key steps for better mental health all in one!

The post 6 steps to better mental health, using laughter first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/older-australians-face-life-and-health-challenges-with-laughter/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 23:01:46 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=1113 Older Australians facing life and health challenges turn to laughter yoga for their physical, psychological and social wellbeing.

The post Older Australians face life and health challenges with laughter first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/laughteryogaleadertrainingnow/ Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:30:26 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=774 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.

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