Welcome to April 2025
…and news, stories, upcoming events and event reviews from UnitedMind Ltd. Laughter Yoga, Laughter Yoga in London, all over the UK and world, The Laughter Club International (UK) and The Telephone Laughter Club.
UnitedMind is on the forefront with laughter, happiness and joy!
In April News we share the following…
- It Has Arrived from Yours Truly
- Laughter Yoga Training – the game changer
- Stress Awareness Month
- Antalya Laughter Yoga Conference – Turkey at its best!
- Laughter Club (St Albans) and Telephone Laughter Dates and News
- Training Dates and News – are you delaying your laughter booking?
Important training and laughter club dates are listed at the end
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It Has Arrived from Yours Truly
Spring has arrived!
My go-to-sign that it is here is the arrival of the beautiful Magnolia Tree up the road from me.
Every early spring I spend weekends walking up the hill to check in on this beauty to make sure it has not sprung within my greeting.
The most beautiful sign of spring, and along with it the violets, daffodils, and soon tulips.
This time of year is a feast for the eye, heart and soul.
It is what sets us up for the rest of the year of constant change.
Even if you have no romantic partner, start romancing your life, flirt with time, love every moment, and breathe in every life force energy molecule you possibly can.
Spring allows us all to arrive young at heart and ready for new happenings, the time when all our dreams start budding and unfolding their petals in miraculous colours, shapes, sizes and universes.
There is no right or wrong at this time of year because there are only new beginnings, with no backstories to dramatise our own faith and belief it the unfolding story.
With unfaltering trust and bounce in our steps we move into a space of creation.
Laugh from the bottom of your heart and giggle from the top of your voice, there is no going back once you start laughing.
Birds remind us early morning that it is time! Time to pur our best foot forward, whichever one that is, and step into the present moment.
The birdsong’s early call heralds us to action and into being.
There really is no excuse to play it small when the world knows who you are.
Let’s laugh and rejoice in this spring of time.
Sending plentiful Spring Shenanigans and Vitality Vibes on your way this April – let’s get the groove on!
Love, Friendship, Honesty, Kindness, Health, Hope, Goodness, Grace, Gratitude, Understanding, Faith, Peace, Forgiveness, Patience, Diligence, Love, Blessings and Joy from me to you!
Lotte Mikkelsen
Laughter Yoga Specialist and Master Trainer
#youreverydaylaughterqueen
Laughter Yoga Training – a game changer
There are few natural things in life more connecting than laughter, and we have it within us to share abundantly.
We grow up and forget how laughter used to follow our play, because we forget to play and laughter stops flowing.
Laughter Yoga is simply a method of reconneting the elements of our joy – our playfulness and our laughter.
Once reconnected we start engaging in all sorts of other shenanigans like singing, dancing, in essence loving life.
Becoming a Laughter Yoga Leader holds a big responsibility, and you are that responsibility.
Laughter Yoga does not just work by completing a training course, no, it is a life-long commitment to yourself, your health, and living your life expontially more enthusiastically.
You commit to making a difference for others as you do for you and your near and dear ones.
Is it really that hard a choice when you think about it?
The doors of self-awareness, self-development and self-unfolding open to the profound space of curiosity, creativity, and unstoppability.
Check it out…
Since 2007 I have been running the entry level Laughter Yoga Leader course in person and since 2010 online
This course is a great way of learning the skillset required to set yourself up as a facilitator of Laughter Clubs and other laughter sessions.
The next leader training in person runs in Hemel Hempstead on 17-18 May and in London on 14-15 June, online it runs in April on 1, 8, 15, 23 April from 19:00-21:30. At the end you will receive your certificate and lots of supportive information.
Online Laughter Yoga Leader Training can be booked via www.unitedmind.co.uk/product-category/laughter-leader-training-online/ or in person the course is available via www.unitedmind.co.uk/product-category/laughteryogaleader/. There are many dates listed both online and in person.
Included with your online training with me you have the option, as and when suitable for you, to join a course in person so you also get the personal experience which is different to your online experience.
Online is a great option if your schedule does not match the in person dates and venues.
And coming in person is not a requirement, just a nice opportunity when it arises for you.
If you are already a Laughter Yoga Leader, you may now be ready for the next level of becoming a Laughter Yoga Teacher.
The Laughter Yoga Teacher Training course can be booked via www.unitedmind.co.uk/product-category/laughteryogateacher/.
Laughter Yoga Teacher Training is an outstanding course, teaching you many additional skills to combine with your Laughter Yoga Leader skills including becoming a teacher or Laughter Yoga so you can start building your own network of laughter professionals.
The training covers the following topics and elements of Laughter Yoga
- Recap of Laughter Yoga Leader Training
- Laughter yoga for seniors
- Laughter Yoga for School children
- Laughter Yoga in Business
- Laughter Yoga in Hospitals and Health care
- Laughter Yoga for special need
- What are the different training programmes you can offer
- Teaching Laughter Yoga Leaders
- Promotion Marketing PR and presentation skills
- Inner Spirit of Laughter
- Games
- Creating new exercises
- Talent Show
- Gibberish workshop
- Vision board
- Learning to facilitate Yoga Nidra
- Laughter Yoga Bollywood Dance
Read about Laughter Yoga Training on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training or simply book via the UnitedMind Shop.
To hear more about the Laughter Yoga courses, workshops, workplace wellbeing, and other events please contact me on lotte@unitedmind.co.uk
Stress Awareness Month
All it takes is laughing with your friends, family, colleagues, co-shoppers, and other people.
However, stress has become a lifestyle choice.
Even if it is not something we consciously admit to it is part of how we live our lives.
Affecting us emotionally, mentally, and physically.
We try to cover it up with spa days, holidays, date nights, meal subscriptions, and what not, but it slowly manifests as aches and pains that are not going away.
A poorly stomach makes for sickday and that is just the beginning.
The signs of stress have us squirming without even realising it is the stressful habits we have all created as part of our lifestyly.
Practicing Laughter Yoga does not remove the challenges or reverse problems whether they are health-, work-, family-, finance-, relationship- or otherwise related to our everyday living life.
However, having a daily practice of Laughter Yoga can certainly alleviate some of the tension we may feel, and help us recallibrate while navigating the corners and hurdles we call ‘every day’.
There are many stories of how people practiced daily Laughter Yoga and overcame critical conditions.
The human body is an awesome factory of chemical reactions and fusions, laughter simply bring about the best internal connections and responses.
I laugh for a living and for a stressfree life… and this is my story of why I started laughing every day, http://www.lottemikkelsen.com/laughter-ms/.
Laughter happens in the moment we choose it, and can impact how we are now and in the future.
We ignite a joy cocktail, which can last all day, to splash around our body, and we reignite the connection with ourselves and each other as we become healthy and motivated, as well as great colleagues and friends plus we cope better with ups and downs.
Are you ready?
Laugh for 1 minute to bring mindfulness and peace to your busy minds.
Even if you do not feel in the mood, everyone can say haha and the muscle movement of the lips and cheeks lifting corners of your mouth connects with the pleasure centres in the brain and kicks off the biochemical response.
Speak to me about living with laughter at work and at home.
Please contact me for more information about how we can share laughter for creating memorable moments, improving teamwork, reducing stress, boosting confidence, creating connections that matter, and building strong health and resilience – for you and your team, family and/or friends.
You can email info@unitedmind.co.uk for more information about the UnitedMind training and workshop programmes.
Antalya Laughter Yoga Conference 2025
Welcome to Antalya Laughter Yoga Conference in Turkey from 9 to 11 May 2025.
Last year saw a fantastic event creation by Laughter Yoga Master Trainer Eser Mutly and Laughing Buddha Joe Hoare.
This year’s conference brings together even more Laughter Yoga enthusiasts from around the world to share insights, experiences, and innovative approaches to spreading joy and well-being through laughter.
I am excited to have been invited to share why I love Laughter Yoga…
Contact Eser on kahkahaterapisti@gmail.com for details.
Laughter Club and Telephone Laughter
Anyone and everyone is welcome to share laughter with us in the Laughter Club International (UK) St Albans on Zoom – and bring a friend or your whole tribe.
The Laughter Club in St Albans is sharing laughter on Zoom on 1st Sunday every month (except August) at 1pm-1:30pm!
Please register online on https://form.jotform.com/200864136631350.
- Sunday 6 April 2025 at 13:00-13:30 UK time
- Sunday 4 May 2025 at 13:00-13:30 UK time WORLD LAUGHTER DAY
- Please join on https://us04web.zoom.us/j/132683686 pw 305815
Please get in touch about the laughter clubs and other options via email, info@unitedmind.co.uk, mobile/WhatsApp +447736341717.
The Google Map of Laughter Clubs in the UK is on track with up-to-date information about Laughter Clubs.
Note, updated laughter clubs are listed with 2024 at their name, in-person laughter clubs have a blue star place marker, and online laughter clubs have an orange star place marker. Check it out on https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Q-HDOwxlZX1kk7bW4U5haXxrRjM&usp=sharing.
If you know of any laughter clubs that are not listed or need updating please email lotte@unitedmind.co.uk with your information.
In addition The Telephone Laughter Club runs Monday to Friday at 7:00 to 7:10 on
- Dial: 0333 011 2319
- Room number: 33928453 #
- PIN: 8494 #
Please also contact me about The Telephone Laughter Club where we laugh weekday mornings from 7:00 to 7:10 if you have any questions about this service, lotte@unitedmind.co.uk.
Laughter Training Dates and News
I have so many wonderful memories spread over hundreds of pictures, and although the quality of the pictures have changed over the years, the quality of the laughter remains steady as you go.
There is no way of comparing the laughter that was shared in every group, every one has been outrageously fabulous, and each group has built on top of each other to new heights of laughter and joy. Thank you.
Becoming a Laughter Yoga Leader is the first step on the journey of bringing intentional laughter to your own life and the lives of others.
If you wish to become a Laughter Yoga Teacher or Laughter Therapists these advanced training courses currently take place in Hemel Hempstead, or on your location request with minimum 4 people.
Once you are a Laughter Yoga Leader your (ad)venture with laughter has only just begun and possibilities and opportunities open to the world of Laughter Yoga, and to becoming a Laughter Yoga Teacher as well as Laughter Yoga Coach.
Along the way you meet inspiring people who may touch your heart and move you onto extraordinary pathways.
Some of us become best friends for life whereas others pass through in a gentle, kind, and laughing way.
We create pathways as we walk – and laugh along the way makes them easier to tread.
To learn more about our training programmes, options and requirements, please contact me via email lotte@unitedmind.co.uk.
The Accredited Laughter Yoga Training
More information about the different programmes is available on
- Laughter Yoga Leader – from £275 per person
- Laughter Yoga Teacher – from £675 per person
- Laughter Yoga Coach – from £895 per person (including Leader and Teacher training)
Now is a good time to book your training!
UnitedMind is registered with our insurance company as a Training Provider which means that our certificates grant you insurance.
When you choose your training provider please make sure you check their credentials as online training methods and courses are not always covered by insurers.
FHT Accredited courses uniquely from UnitedMind Laughter Yoga and our Accredited Laughter Yoga Teachers are
- 2-day Laughter Yoga Leader Training or 4-week online or self-study
- 5-day Laughter Yoga Teacher Training or Hybrid 6 online sessions + weekend
- 1-day Laughter Yoga Coach Training
- Laughter Therapist Training
With accreditation we are taking Laughter Yoga seriously and we are bringing the standards to a level of nationwide approval within the education system. The UnitedMind accreditation is the only UK accreditation for Laughter Yoga Training.
Our courses are continued professional development and gives you points to add to your CPD list!
To learn more about how you can become a Laughter Yoga Leader or Teacher please contact Lotte on mobile/WhatsApp +44 (0) 7736341717 or email lotte@unitedmind.co.uk.
UnitedMind teaches Laughter Yoga courses in the following locations:
- Accredited Laughter Yoga Leader Training
This training is a requirement for becoming a Laughter Yoga Teacher- London, Online, Preston, Durham, St Albans, or Your venue your group – minimum 4 people
- Accredited Laughter Yoga Teacher Training
This training is a requirement for becoming a Laughter Yoga Coach- Hemel Hempstead, or Your venue, your group – minimum 4 people
- Accredited Laughter Therapist Training
- Hemel Hempstead
- Accredited Laughter Coach and Certified Gibberish Coach Training
- Online, or Your venue, your group – minimum 4 people
Your Self Study
A way to learn at your own leisure, at times to suit. If you are able to come to the in-person training at a later time, the 2-day training is included in the fee of £275 early bird / £325 full fee.
Learn Laughter Yoga online as an almost-self-study, where you will be able to learn at your own pace and finish by presenting a Laughter Yoga session as you will have learned through the lessons, at a face-to-face Zoom session.
Book www.pensight.com/x/unitedmind.
Accredited Laughter Yoga Leader
The 2-day Laughter Yoga Leader Training runs on the following dates and venues (full details are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-yoga-leader/) provided by UnitedMind in the UK since 2007:
- 17-18 May 2025 Laughter Yoga Leader Hemel Hempstead from £275
- 14-15 June 2025 Laughter Yoga Leader London from £275
- 13-14 September 2025 Laughter Yoga Leader St Albans from £275
- 11-12 October 2025 Laughter Yoga Leader London from £275
- 23-24 October 2025 Laughter Yoga Leader Preston from £275
- 14-15 February 2026 Laughter Yoga Leader Durham from £275
- 07-08 March 2026 Laughter Yoga Leader London from £275
- More dates are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-yoga-leader/
- Your workplace or with your group at dates to suit you!
12-hour Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Training Online – click to choose your dates:
- Tuesdays 01, 08, 15, 22 April 2025 at 19:00-21:30 from £275
- Wednesdays 07, 14, 21, 28 May 2025 at 19:00-21:30 from £275
- Mondays 02, 09, 16, 23 June 2025 at 19:00-21:30 from £275
More online training dates in 2024 are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/product-category/laughter-leader-training-online/
Accredited Laughter Yoga Teacher
The Laughter Yoga Teacher Training and Hybrid Laughter Yoga Teacher Training runs on the following dates and venues (full details are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-yoga-teacher/) provided by UnitedMind in the UK since 2012:
- Sundays July+August and 24-25 August 2025 HYBRID online and in Hemel Hempstead from £675
- 22-25 August 2025 in Hemel Hempstead non-residential all days 8:00-18:00 from £675
- 15-18 January 2026 in Hemel Hempstead non-residential all days 8:00-18:00 from £675
- More dates on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-yoga-teacher/
Accommodation is not included.
Feel free to enquire about special offers at any time, info@unitedmind.co.uk.
Accredited Laughter Yoga Coach
The 1-day Laughter Yoga Coach Training for Laughter Yoga Teachers runs online on the following dates (full details are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-yoga-coach-cpd/):
Add-On to Laughter Yoga Teacher Certification
Or you can book your 8-week One On One Laughter Coaching Programme and get closer to your real laughter through the practice of Laughter Yoga exercises.
Accredited Laughter Therapist
The 2-day Laughter Therapist Training is only the beginning of the 6-12 months programme (full details on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-therapist/)
Accredited Gibberish Coach
The 1-day Gibberish Coach Training for Laughter Yoga Leaders and Teachers runs on the following dates (full details are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/gibberish-coach/):
All fees listed in the newsletter are early bird fees available until one month before training dates and excluding travel and accommodation costs unless otherwise stated. Other deals may be available as well as special agreements with companies and organisations who wish to train teams and individuals in their workplace.
If you want to be sure to get a place on the course of your choice please book now in the UnitedMind Online Shop.
For more information about accredited training courses please contact us via info@unitedmind.co.uk, phone 0800 1214 714, or mobile/WhatsApp +447736341717.