Laughter Yoga: The science of laughing yourself to wellness in the workplace

Join this interactive online workshop hosted by the IIL Young Members’ Committee and Jeff Heasman for an hour of fun and laughter, where you can learn how laughter exercises can boost physical and mental wellbeing as well as your immune system, to produce better results in the workplace.

People very rarely succeed in something unless they are having fun doing it. This may explain why laughter clubs are popping up in companies, large and small, across the world and why it has been receiving so much coverage in the press in recent years!

Featured in Ricky Gervais´ An Idiot Abroad on Sky One and After Life on Netflix and practised by comedy great, John Cleese, laughter yoga is a craze that is sweeping across the world. Here is your opportunity to experience the incredible impact laughter is scientifically proven to have on your immune system and your mental and physical wellbeing, through a combination of laughter and yogic breathing exercises. The session will be led by Jeff Heasman who is a certified laughter yoga leader and was mentored by the person who first started laughter yoga in India back in 1995, Dr Madan Kataria.

Learning objectives:

• Identify the scientific research behind laughter´s impact on our mental and physical well-being as well as our immune system
• Recognise the various exercises you can practise at home or in the workplace to make laughter an integral part of your daily life
• Implement a strategy to laugh more and so create joy and happiness for yourselves and those around you

Please note that to get the most out of this session, participants are encouraged to join from a location where they feel comfortable participating in the workshop exercises.

The session will be followed by an interactive Q&A session - please feel free to submit any questions in advance when you book online.

Please contact Flora Simpson (020 7397 3912) with any queries regarding this event.

You will be sent a confirmation email shortly after booking. If you have not received this within one hour, please contact Flora Simpson (020 7397 3912).

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