We all know that there is a link between our emotional state and our bodily expressions. If we’re happy, we may smile and laugh but if we’re sad we may slump our shoulders and avoid eye contact. Laughter yoga can positively impact your emotional state because...
My recent article Laughter As A Complementary Therapy For People With Parkinson’s shared information about how a therapeutic approach to laughter, such as laughter yoga, may benefit people living with Parkinson’s. The article was written in preparation for a laughter yoga class with a Parkinson’s Support Group. The class...
This article was written during the research and planning phase of a laughter yoga class for people living with Parkinson’s and their carers. I was interested in understanding what Parkinson’s is, the symptoms experienced by people living with this condition and how a therapeutic approach...
When Dave Hume, from Brisbane Laughter Club, presented his idea of a laughter massage at the Laughter Wellness 2014 Conference in Brisbane, I was highly sceptical. When we practised performing a laughter massage with a partner, I thought it was a novelty and treated it...