Welcome to November 2015
…and news from UnitedMind Ltd., Laughter Yoga Ltd., Gibberish Communications Ltd., and The Laughter Club International (UK).
Our newsletter is a combination of news, stories and upcoming events. We hope you will enjoy our content on a monthly basis, and look forward to seeing you on courses and training, workshops, Laughter Clubs or other laughter events.
Please also feel free to follow the scribbles about laugh life and life in general on The Laughter Blog as well as The Healthy Laughing Blog.
Information in this newsflash about
- Laughter Yoga Leaders and Teachers in London
- Health and wellbeing through laughter
- Laughter Facilitation in workplaces, schools, and communities
- Certified Gibberish Training
- Reminding of Certified Training
And just to mention
- Laughter Yoga Leaders and Teachers October 2015
- Laughter Yoga Conference June 2015 Pictures
- Meet some of the wonderful people who’ve trained with us since 2007
- Testimonials from Laughter Yoga Teacher Training
- The Laughter Club in 2015 – hope to see you here or there
- UnitedMind’s Online Shop – products, services, subscriptions
Laughter Yoga Leaders and Teachers meeting
Almost 30 Laughter Yoga Leaders and Laughter Yoga Teachers spent Saturday 24 October together at London Welsh Centre planning and playing.
The Laughter Yoga community of professionally trained people in the UK is growing as is on a mission to share true, real life benefits with everyone.
We came together to discuss professional methods, compliance, governance, laughter, and to play and have fun!
And we went away with a sense of great achievement, with new friendships, fresh ideas, and with Laughter Yoga oozing from us all!
Next time we meet is Saturday 19 March 2016 in Leeds and Sunday 24 April in London. Book your place now on www.unitedmind.co.uk/shop/.
Health and wellbeing through laughter
I am delighted and excited to see an increase in the number of organisations/workplaces who are now taking laughter seriously.
More and more companies are returning for more laughter to be brought to their staff, not just for one-off laughter sessions but also to find ways to make the benefits of the laughter sessions sustainable.
Healthy and stressless living is what everyone wants and the fastest route to lowering stress is laughing. It gives you an instant relief from tension and stress, and when practiced regularly laughter can change the face of anyone living a fast-paced worklife as well as personal life.
We are killing ourselves with often self-induced stress!
Self-induced, you may say, and I say yes, because we need to take responsibility instead of pushing it onto the outside circumstances blaming targets, ‘if I don’t then…’, colleagues, traffic etc. Our fear of lack is getting in the way of enjoying life.
Practicing Laughter Yoga and enjoying the benefits that come from the practice does not remove the challenges we face.
However, we are left with a ‘can-do’ attitude which essentially gives us the energy and motivation to be at out best regardless of what is coming our way – and have a great day being at our best!
Last month I wrote that to fully get the long-term benefits of incorporating team building, stress management, communication skills and other essential tools based on Laughter Yoga and Gibberish into a workplace, we recommend a 3-6 months programme to enhance the learning and the benefits of the technology to the team and/or organisation.
There are other ways, too…
- Train your team to incorporate laughter sessions into your breaks
- Subscribe to a telephone laughter session
– or organise a timeslot for your team - Say good morning to your colleagues
– even when the morning seems less good… - Those random little sunshine acts of kindness
Laughter Yoga not only delivers immediate personal change but also a wide variety of professional change to benefit any organisation whether in the public, private or third sector.
Undoubtedly the testimonials speak for themselves but it is the first hand experience that counts.
If you would like to learn more about the benefits of our team building, stress management, communication, confidence and presentation skills programmes, , please contact us via email, info@unitedmind.co.uk, mobile 07736 341 717 or start by booking your own personal training via www.unitedmind.co.uk/shop/.
Laughter Facilitation in workplaces, schools, etc
The Laughter Yoga Basic Training provides a great platform for bringing wellness through laughter into any workplace, school or community.
During the 1-day training any health representative can optain a certificate that allows them to share the benefits of Laughter Yoga with their groups.
However, for long-term benefits of sharing improvement in health, motivation, connection and overall outlook the 2-day Certified Laughter Yoga Leader course comes highly recommended. Team across the UK bring laughter into their workplaces, to staff and service users, students and teachers, family and friends, delivering regular laughter sessions simply because it is so, so good for you!
The 2-day training can be organised at dates to suit, over 2 full days or 4 half days, and with a minimum of 4 people. For your workplace, school or personal group.
Developing your skills does not necessarily stop there!
There is a route to ensuring the health and wellbeing of any organisation whether it is the family organisation or a workplace or other group. With the Laughter Yoga approach you create long-term sustainable positive change and through practicing the techniques daily your community is nourished in a fun and healthy way.
Laughter without mocking, bullying, joking – simply through fun and playfulness servicing everyone, creating strong connections and confidence.
The benefits are many and well-documented. For specific research please contact us on info@unitedmind.co.uk.
If you would like to learn more about the benefits of our workshop and training programmes, please contact us via email, info@unitedmind.co.uk, mobile 07736 341 717 or start by booking your own personal training via www.unitedmind.co.uk/shop/.
Certified Gibberish Training
Learning a new language can for many people be a big challenge.
Communicating effectively does not always imply that you have to master a language to the full stop.
Gibberish gives the opportunity to add an extra dimension to any communication. You learn to express your emotions, how you feel about certain things, you learn to listen, and respond – all without any hurt or pain.
What is not to like?
It is fun, groundbreaking and essential for improving team work and communication skills.
The Certified Gibberish Training is now running online on 27 January 2016 and in St. Albans on 23 April 2016.
This is also an ideal training day for your team, for any team whether in the workplace or among friends and family.
To book your place at early bird rate of £60 please go to www.unitedmind.co.uk/shop/.
Reminding of Certified Training
Courses are really popular and 2016 is already looking full – there mush be something about this laughter thing…
- Laughter Yoga Leader in
- London
- St. Albans
- Blackpool
- Durham
- Online
- Laughter Yoga Teacher in
- Hemel Hempstead
- Durham
Laughter Yoga Leader
The Laughter Yoga Leader Training runs on the following dates and venues:
2-day Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Training
- 21-22 November in Durham £150 early /£200
- 23-24 January 2016 in St Albans £150 early /£200
- 20-21 February 2016 in Durham £150 early /£200
- 03-04 March 2016 in London £150 early /£200
- 07-08 April 2016 in Blackpool £150 early /£200
- Your workplace or with your group at dates to suit you!
Laughter Yoga Teacher
The 5-day Laughter Yoga Teacher Training runs on the following dates and venues:
5-day Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher Training
solely provided by UnitedMind in the UK since 2012
- 11-14 April 2016 in Durham £550 early / £695
- 11-14 July 2016 in Hemel Hempstead £550 early / £695
- 7-11 November 2016 in Hemel Hempstead £550 early / £695
Fees are excluding accommodation. Feel free to enquire about special offers at any time.
Laughter Yoga Coach
The Laughter Yoga Coach Training runs online on the following dates:
1-day Certified Laughter Coaching Training
for Laughter Yoga Leaders and Teachers
- 17 November 2015 Online £80
- 30 November 2015 Online £80
Laughter Therapist
The 3-day Laughter Therapist Training runs online on the following dates:
3-day Certified Laughter Therapist
- 23-25 February Online £250 early / £300
- 02-03 April St. Albans £250 early / £300
Your workplace at dates to suit you!
All of the training courses are great addition to any type of therapy or workshop facilitation, health work as well as business related demands, as the courses take you through learning a skillset that can successfully be utilised and adopted to any group whether it is about laughter, play, relaxation, mindfulness, or balance in life in general.
All fees are excluding travel and accommodation costs. Other deals may be available as well as special agreements with companies and organisations who wish to train teams and individuals in their workplace, or concessions.
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 certified training courses please contact us via email, info@unitedmind.co.uk, or mobile 07736 341 717.
