https://thehappydemic.com.au Spreading wellbeing through laughter, seriously! Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:10:51 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://thehappydemic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-logo-32x32.png https://thehappydemic.com.au 32 32 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.

The post What makes for a healthy mind platter first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> https://thehappydemic.com.au/help-yourself-to-a-slice-of-happiness-pie/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:15:19 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=6185 The Happydemic's HeatherJoy explains the 3 ingredients of 'happiness pie' and how Laughter Yoga helps her.

The post Help yourself to a slice of Happiness Pie first appeared on The Happydemic.]]> 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.

The post Laughter Yoga for Speech Pathologists: breathing, voice and therapy benefits 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/happy-hour-with-a-difference/ Mon, 12 May 2025 07:00:03 +0000 https://staging.thehappydemic.com.au/?p=5587 The Happydemic explains the laughter concoction served up in a workplace laughter yoga 'happy hour' workshop.

The post ‘Happy hour’ with a difference 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/laughter-yoga-helps-nursing-students-destress/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:10:18 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4647 Laughter yoga is more than a bit of fun for university students, research finds: it's a valid natural intervention that can be applied to beat daily stress.

The post Laughter Yoga helps nursing students destress 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/how-to-improve-eye-contact-for-customer-facing-jobs/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:19:08 +0000 https://thehappydemic.com.au/?p=4542 Laughter Yoga can help develop confident eye contact, a key nonverbal asset in customer-facing roles.

The post How to improve eye contact for customer-facing jobs 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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