Laughter Network New Events
The Telephone Laughter Club
Time: Monday-Friday 7:00am - 7:10am UK time ONLY
Phone: 0800 121 4136 - dial the number and wait to enter conference ID
Conference ID: please register online to receive passcode - enter conference ID followed by # and start laughing
Welcome to the Telephone Laughter Club where we laugh every morning at 7:00am GMT
From 1st January 2012 there is a small fee for dialing into The Telephone Laughter Club which can be paid monthly, quarterly or annually.
For more information please contact Lotte on lotte.mikkelsen@laughternetwork.co.uk or mobile 07736 341 717 or visit www.unitedmind.co.uk/telephonelaughterclub.php.
The Online Laughter Club
Date: every Tuesday
Time: 12noon to 12:30pm
Venue: Cisco WebEx full details on www.unitedmind.co.uk/onlinelaughterclub.php
Cost: £5 - booking in advance essential
We laugh at lunchtime for half an hour with a tip or two and a health benefit included!
For more information please visit www.unitedmind.co.uk or contact Lotte on lotte.mikkelsen@laughternetwork.co.uk or mobile 07736 341 717.
Everyone is welcome and a sense of humour is NOT essential!
Birmingham Gigglefest
Date: 18th February 2012
Time: 11am - 2pm
Venue: Centre for the Child, Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ
Cost: Free
Laughter Yoga sessions and other giggle activities on the Saturday as part of Birmingham Gigglefest!
Check the website for details!
www.birmingham.gov.uk/gigglefest.
More information from Robin Graham on 0161-831-9385, mobile 07930-570140 or e-mail at robin.graham@laughternetwork.co.uk.
Online Laughter One-On-One Coaching Training Day (for Laughter Graduates) (also in the South and North-East)
Date: 28th February 2012
Time: 10am-3pm (there will be a one hour breat at 12noon to 1pm)
Venue: Cisco Webex
Cost: £100
During the training day you will discover how you can structure your Laughter One-On-One Coaching sessions to suit your clients' needs and abilities.
We will cover the structure of the 8-week programme which enables people to learn Laughter Yoga exercises One-On-One and adopt laughter into their life.
You will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the training day.
Online Laughter Leader Training with UK Laughter Ambassador Lotte Mikkelsen
Date: 6-week programme - 8th February to 14th March ONLY FEW SPACES!
6-week programme - 2nd May to 6th June ONLY FEW SPACES!
6-week programme - 5th September to 10th October ONLY FEW SPACES!
6-week programme - 7th November to 12th December ONLY FEW SPACES!
Time: 12noon - 2pm six Wednesday
Venue: Cisco Webex
Cost: £175 per person incl. manual and certificate. Book and pay online.
The course is set over six evenings during which you will take part in activities and presentations with your Laughter Leader group over video conferences with Cisco WebEx.
You will get all the benefits of the course plus learn how to conduct and online / on-phone laughter sessions. This is a useful and essential tool should you wish to pursue the path of one-to-one Laughter Coaching.
During the six weeks you will
- get an understanding of the need for Laughter Yoga
- find out how the idea of Laughter Clubs originated
- learn the basic guidelines for a Laughter Session
- identify the role of the Anchor Person in a Laughter Club
- get to know the benefits of Laughter Yoga as well as the contra-indications
- find out how to start a Laughter Club
and much more
At the end of the course you will receive a Laughter Yoga Leader certificate enabling you to get appropriate insurance.
For more information please visit www.unitedmind.co.uk or phone Lotte on mobile 07736 341 717 or email lotte.mikkelsen@laughternetwork.co.uk.
Carlisle Laughter & Happiness Club inviste you to Walkin Talkin Tarn to Laughter Yoga
Date: 3rd March 2012
Time: 2pm
Venue: The Boathouse, Talking Tarn, Near Brampton, C
Cost: By donation (suggested £5)
Laughter led by members of the Laughter Network
Robin Graham from Manchester - Sarah Kleppsattel from Lauriston Hall, Dumfries & Galloway, Jo Bluett from Edinburgh and Keith Adams from Carlisle.
Laughter Yoga is the ultimate wellbeing exercise. It gives you the feel good factor, acts as an aerobic exercise, unleashes inhibitions and breaks down barriers. It relaxes the whole body by reducing stress and tension.
Come and walk the great outdoors! Join us for an hour plus of fun and laughter at beautiful Talkin Tarn, Near Brampton, Cumbria.
To book a place please telephone Keith Adams on 01228 818 450 or email keith.adams@laughternetwork.co.uk.
Potters Bar Laughter Club
Date: 1st Wednesday each month 2012
Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm
Venue: Wyllyotts Centre, Fetherstone room, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 2HN. Nearest Bus/Train: Potters Bar Station
Cost: £5 / consessions
Every first Wednesday night now!
Anyone is welcome! Enjoy with us a mix of laughter exercises to "take home" and fun games, gentle stretching and relaxing breathing and a laughter meditation. Wear comfortable clothing.
Beginners welcome!
Contact: Heike on 07533 347 299 or email heike.kolwe@laughternetwork.co.uk.
PiccFit
Date: Throughout March 2012
Time: Various
Venue: Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
Cost: Free
A month of exercise and sports sessions including some Laughter Yoga.
Dates to be confirmed.
More information from Robin Graham on 0161-831-9385, mobile 07930-570140 or e-mail at robin.graham@laughternetwork.co.uk.
The Art of Being Brilliant
Date: 12th March 2012
Time: tba
Venue: Exeter, Devon
Cost: £50+vat per person
"The Art of Being Brilliant" Conferences in the South West: Your Biggest Opportunity for Personal Development in 2012.
A game changing day to give yourself and your team a huge boost. Fun, high-impact and effective ways to change an 'Average You' into a' Brilliant You' !
These events are delivered by the UK's leading positive psychologists and should:
- Boost your happiness levels at work and at home
- Boost your performance and that of all those you interact with
- Boost your business by creating a positive can do environment
For more information please contact Joe Hoare on joe.hoare@laughternetwork.co.uk or 07812 159 943.
The Art of Being Brilliant
Date: 13th March 2012
Time: tba
Venue: Bristol
Cost: £50+vat per person
"The Art of Being Brilliant" Conferences in the South West: Your Biggest Opportunity for Personal Development in 2012.
A game changing day to give yourself and your team a huge boost. Fun, high-impact and effective ways to change an 'Average You' into a' Brilliant You' !
These events are delivered by the UK's leading positive psychologists and should:
- Boost your happiness levels at work and at home
- Boost your performance and that of all those you interact with
- Boost your business by creating a positive can do environment
For more information please contact Joe Hoare on joe.hoare@laughternetwork.co.uk or 07812 159 943.
Online Laughter Alone Workshop (also in South and North-East)
Date: 15 March 2012
Time: 10am-1pm
Venue: Cisco Webex
Cost: £60
Laughter is for all times - whether they are up or down times.
For most people it is easy to laugh when life is great and everything is happening on a positive note! But how do you laugh when faced with challenges?
Laughter Yoga provides unique tools and techniques for adopting laughter into life at all times!
During this workshop you will explore how you can bring lasting and positive change into your life. You will learn different breathing as well as laughter techniques and you will put it to the test.
Wimborne Positive Living Group
Date: 4th April 2012
Time: tba
Venue: Wimborne, Dorset
Cost: £5 per person
NLS: Natural Laughter Skills!
For more information please contact Joe Hoare on joe.hoare@laughternetwork.co.uk or 07812 159 943.
Clown and the Art of Mindfulness
Date: Thursday May 3rd (5pm) until Monday May 7th (2pm)
Time: Thursday May 3rd (5pm) until Monday May 7th (2pm)
Venue: New Barn Field Centre, Bradford Peverell, Dorset, DT2 9SD
Cost: £380 (includes tuition, meals and accommodation)
A lighthearted playful long weekend in the Dorset countryside that will develop a sense of wellbeing and provide plenty of fun and laughter!
Discover how stopping, calming and being fully present to each and every moment is the perfect companion on the path to meeting our own unique 'inner clown'.
This clown has nothing in common with the big shoes and squirty flowers kind.
This is the free, fun, spontaneous and playful part of you that copes with life without being concerned about getting it right or being clever all the time, just as your 'buddha-nature' or awakened mind can accept the world as it is, without judging or comparing.
Through play, games and short improvisations, we will learn to let go of our need to be in control. Through practicing mindful breathing, movement and deep listening we will develop the ability to live in the present moment- the only place where we are truly alive. The group size is limited to 12. All levels of experience welcome.
Facilitated by Carol Thompson and Teri West.
Please contact Carol on carol.thompson@laughternetwork.co.uk for further details and to book. Advance Booking Essential.
Look at www.ntncarol.blogspot.com and www.nosetonose.info for more about Carol and Clowning.
Laugh to Love - NLS: Natural Laughter Skills
Date: 9th June 2012
Time: tba
Venue: Alternatives, London
Cost: £70 per person
NLS: Natural Laughter Skills - Laughter as spiritual practice.
“Laughter as spiritual practice builds you an ecstatic, sublime sacred space where you revitalise yourself again and again.” Joe Hoare
For more information please contact Joe Hoare on joe.hoare@laughternetwork.co.uk or 07812 159 943.
Laughter One-On-One Coaching
Date: individual
Time: individual
Venue: full details on registration and online on Cisco Webex and Skype
Cost: £160 introduction price for a programme of 8 sessions (£20 per session)
One-On-One Laughter Yoga Coaching is ideally suited for anyone who wants to add more laughter and joy to their life.
It is for people facing enormous stress and depression, for introvert and shy, for older people who have forgotten to laugh, for physically challenged and bedridden, and for those with chronic diseases.
Learning basic laughter techniques may prove to be a means to creating unparalleled and extraordinary results in all areas of life.
This is an 8-week programme which enables people to learnLaughter Yoga exercises One-On-One.
The programme includes one lesson every week for eight weeks. It is a combination of practice sessions at home and on the phone with the coach.
- Lesson 1: Intro and background of Laughter Yoga
- Lesson 2: Fake it until you make it
- Lesson 3: Motion creates emotion
- Lesson 4: Difference between happiness and joy
- Lesson 5: You can train yourself to laugh
- Lesson 6: Breathing and laughter connection
- Lesson 7: Bringing Laughter Yoga into real life
- Lesson 8: Evaluation and commitment
The UK Laughter Festival
Date: 17th-23rd June 2012
Time: Events all day
Venue: Manchester and also around the UK
Cost: Some free and some with a fee
A week of laughing for no reason, including daily laughter yoga, interfaith laughing events, and culminating in the UK Laugher Championships on Saturday 23rd June.
A team including Albert Nerenberg, Canadian film maker, Michael Stretch and Robin Graham are putting together a week of activities culminating in the first National UK Laughter Championships.
Based in Manchester, and with Laughter Network members leading events around the UK, the UK Laughter Festival will celebrate different aspects of laughing, includung laughing for no reason, Laughter Yoga, and the serious side to laughter.
More information from Robin Graham on 0161-831-9385, mobile 07930-570140 or e-mail at robin.graham@laughternetwork.co.uk.
