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Although I (Laughing John) am based in Nottingham I regularly travel to London to deliver laughter yoga workshops. Just about any location is possible on the tube. Typically this will involve a team from a company looking for a fun and different activity for their away day or meeting. The laughter Yoga workshop is a […]

On Friday last week I (Laughing John) was invited to a Hilton Hotel meeting room in Lincoln to lead a 30 minute laughter therapy workshop.   This was held at 8am!  The session was organised for respiratory nurses so at least we had people at hand if there were any casualties.  About fifteen nurses entered the […]

All you need is a spacious private room.  This tends to foster the best atmosphere for a session.  It’s important that everybody can see and hear the facilitator, so if there is a big group of one hundred people, a stage or elevation is best for the facilitator.  The use of a mic and sound […]

This is a another question we get asked often!  Although the session exercises might be almost identical to a ‘Laughter Yoga’ agenda, the focus of ‘Laughter Therapy’ is slightly different.  The therapeutic benefits will be explained throughout the session. For instance, reducing stress cortisol levels – ‘Laughter Therapy’  is a different focus – a systematic […]

  Yes. We get asked this question a lot, and we will try to answer it, as well as other questions you may have… Question: What happens? Answer: There is no yoga involved!  Just some basic yoga breathing to pace the session.  Most people will laugh a lot!  Some may laugh a little and one […]