https://thehappydemic.com.au Spreading wellbeing through laughter, seriously! Tue, 06 Jan 2026 04:40:35 +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/library-talks-for-joyful-start-of-2026/ 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.

The post Library Talks for Joyful Start of 2026 first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/deception-bay-neighbourhood-centre-sparks-laughter-club-trial/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:00:13 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=6309 Deception Bay Neighbourhood Centre will pilot a laughter club, starting later this month, as a social prescription.

The post Deception Bay Neighbourhood Centre sparks laughter club trial first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> 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.

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The post Banking on your mental health 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/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/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.

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