The Key to Enhancing Children’s Mental Health

The Key to Enhancing Children’s Mental Health

Unlocking the Power of Laughter Yoga: The Key to Enhancing Children’s Mental Health   In the realm of mental health, innovation is key. As we navigate modern complexities, effective interventions for children’s wellbeing are paramount. Laughter Yoga,...
What is Laughter Yoga?

What is Laughter Yoga?

What is Laughter Yoga? Is it Yoga? Laughing Yoga? Do we laugh whilst doing Yoga poses? Yes and no… Simply put, officially named Laughter Yoga (sometimes referred to as Laughing Yoga) is intentional laughter combined with deep Yogic Pranayama breathing. The History of...
8 Ways Laughter Yoga Helps Boost Your Energy Levels

8 Ways Laughter Yoga Helps Boost Your Energy Levels

Do you feel constantly tired? Worn out with your world filled with stress and exhaustion juggling work, life, and family? We all crave a little more energy to get through our busy lives. While many turn to caffeine or energy drinks, there’s a natural and...
Beyond your Comfort Zone

Beyond your Comfort Zone

How to go from your Comfort Zone to Growth Zone   As humans, we are creatures of habit. We tend to stick to what we know and what feels comfortable.  The thought of stepping outside of our comfort zones can feel awkward, and intimidating, and become sceptical to...
How to use Awareness Days in your Caring Company

How to use Awareness Days in your Caring Company

Awareness days give prompts to help the wellbeing of your team.  A reminder to bring to light the impact of taking care of the vital components in your business – the people who run it. Practical tips for implementing Wellbeing Awareness Days: 1. Plan in...
What is a Sound Bath and how can a Sound Bath help you?

What is a Sound Bath and how can a Sound Bath help you?

As Dr Nicholas Peters and I collaborate in delivering wellbeing sessions including Laughter Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Sound Baths, it seems perfect that I should invite him to write this article:   What is a Sound Bath and how can a Sound Bath help you?   As a...
Stress Awareness Month

Stress Awareness Month

Being aware of our stress levels is incredibly important.  The older we get the more we are susceptible to its effects on us. The observance of Stress Awareness Month every April started in 1992 to increase the knowledge about the causes and how to decrease stress in...
Puppets for a Positive Impact

Puppets for a Positive Impact

World Puppetry Day takes place on 21st March every year. Puppets have been featured in my life since I was probably about 8 years old. Do you remember Sooty and Sweep? Rod Hull and Emu? Nookie Bear? Pelham puppets? (my older sister joined me with that craze!)....
How did Laughter Yoga start?

How did Laughter Yoga start?

Today, we are answering a popular question: How did Laughter Yoga start? Laughter Yoga is an increasingly popular mind and body workout – but how did Laughter Yoga originate?   The day Laughter Yoga was created became the start of the best holistic medicine (in...
How to prevent Quiet Quitting

How to prevent Quiet Quitting

How to prevent quiet quitting Are you aware of the phrase quiet quitting? I used to be a disengaged, unmotivated, miserable team member. Honestly, I practiced quiet quitting back in 2002 – in an admin job which diminished my soul faster than ice melting in hot water....
7 Tips to Keep You Positive on Blue Monday (and beyond)

7 Tips to Keep You Positive on Blue Monday (and beyond)

7 Tips to Keep You Positive on Blue Monday (and beyond) You may already be aware that Blue Monday was initially a marketing ploy in 2005 by a British holiday company to make us buy more holidays after Christmas – on the back of psychologist Dr Cliff Arnall who...
The Comedian vs Laughter Yoga

The Comedian vs Laughter Yoga

Comedians have their place.. there’s often a work “joker” – they’re fabulous in-house comedians. Or there’s Peter Kay… Were you in the LOOOONG queue for Peter Kay tickets? Honestly, I clicked to see how long I would have to...
The Incredible Benefits of Kindness

The Incredible Benefits of Kindness

I’m writing this blog ahead of World Kindness Day (13 November) and personally I always strive to do random acts of kindness whenever it’s possible. But what I didn’t know was how many health benefits this has on the mind and body! So in this blog I thought I’d...