https://thehappydemic.com.au Spreading wellbeing through laughter, seriously! Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:08:51 +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/what-makes-for-a-healthy-mind-platter/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 08:00:29 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=6208 A healthy mind platter that nourishes your mental wellbeing is a great choice to minimise stress and anxiety, all year, not just at Christmas.

The post What makes for a healthy mind platter first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/banking-on-your-mental-health/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 08:45:55 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=6068 Bank on your mental health and build your mental wealth. HeatherJoy tells her story.

The post Banking on your mental health first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/how-a-belly-laugh-soothes-mind-and-tummy-wobbles/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 09:15:57 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=5957 A psychiatrist explains how Laughter Yoga stimulates gut-friendly chemistry for better mental health.

The post How A Belly Laugh Soothes Mind And Tummy Wobbles first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/turning-on-the-feel-goods-in-february-with-laughter-yoga/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:05:00 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4881 The summer holiday season is behind us and we’re heading into February. I’m setting out to make it feel-good February by spreading word about Laughter Yoga. Of course, laughter does make us feel good, right? Perhaps you enjoyed plenty of laughs with friends over the festive season or had time to binge a fav comedy […]

The post Turning on the feel-goods in February with Laughter Yoga 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/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 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.]]> 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/playfulness-key-to-adult-health-and-happiness/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 06:11:49 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4432 New Australian research says regular group play activity makes for happier, healthier adults.

The post Playfulness key to adult health and happiness first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> 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.

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