The Laughter Facilitator Skills course - SOUTH / LONDON
Date : 23rd and 24th October 2010 Time : 10am - 5:30pm Venue : The Gallery, Troubadour Cafe, Old Brompton Road, Earls Court, London, SW5 9JA Cost : £300, early-birds if booked before 24th September 2010 £275, very early bird if booked before 27th August 2010 is £250 Contact : Julie on 07973 164 369 to reserve your space now as places are limited
New ways to beat the recession. Are you ready?
What you get:
lots of confidence;
a user-friendly toolkit;
a supportive group dynamic;
practical experience;
a certificate so you can get insurance.
What do you learn? Among other things:
To laugh more, and why its good for you;
How to use this professionally, eg for teambuilding, therapeutically, as a social activity
The positive psychology/emotional intelligence/psycho-neuro-immunology connections
The links between positive psychology, laughter and creativity
The health benefits of laughter – physical, emotional, mental, spiritual
Dr Kataria’s laughter club initiative and laughter yoga
Laughter exercises and laughter meditation
The difference between laughter and humour
And much, much more
This makes it the perfect training tool for both personal and professional development for: workshop leaders, facilitators & trainers, coaches, carers, therapists, nurses, wellbeing specialists.
Who we are:
Joe Hoare is a facilitator with over 25 years experience, and has been running laughter workshops for over 14 years. His clients include major organisations from both the private and public sector, and he also runs sessions run at venues like Alternatives, Cortijo Romero, and Mind Body Spirit festival in London. He is an occasional Visiting Lecturer ‘Laughter’ at the University of the West of England, his work features regularly in the media, including BBC 2’s ‘Don’t Die Young’ with Dr Alice Roberts, and his work on cardiovascular health is used by the Open University. In 2003 he founded the Bristol Laughter Club which is now the UK’s longest-running series of laughter workshops. In 2006 he set up the UK’s Laughter Facilitation Training programme and organised the UK’s 1st National Sponsored ‘Laugh-a-thon’ for the British Heart Foundation. He is a director of the Pierian Centre (www.pieriancentre.com) and a long-time full healer member of The Healing Trust.
Julie Whitehead, qualified Yoga, Relaxation & Meditation teacher; Qualified Laughter Leader Trainer and Happiness Coach. She has practised and taught Hatha Yoga for many years and since training with Doctor Kataria, the founder of the Laughter Club Movement in June 2002 has been spreading laughter throughout society. She ran regular public laughter clubs for 3 years but has now passed this role on to Laughter Leaders she has trained. With a fusion of laughter, fun, yoga, and breathing techniques Julie’s work brings about an awareness of the mind/body connection and how we can influence this for the improvement of our health and wellbeing, bringing more positive energy and control into our lives. She gives talks and seminars using laughter to motivate and team build for companies, exhibitions and special interest groups. She is a co-founder of the Laughter Network and loves chocolate.
The Laughter Facilitator Skills course - NORTH / MANCHESTER
Date : 5th and 6th June 2010 Time : 10am - 5:30pm Venue : Briton's Protection, 50 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5LE Cost : £275, early-birds paid by 30th April 2010 £225 Contact : Robin on 07930 570 140 or email robin.graham@laughternetwork.co.uk to reserve your place
New ways to beat the recession. Are you ready?
To propel you forwards, Robin is running a Laughter Facilitation Training course on 5th/6th June 2010.
What will we be doing?
Giving you tools and experience from many different presentational styles: a) for your own benefit, and b) so you can run laughter sessions yourself.
What you get: a) a toolkit for yourself; b) a toolkit for running groups; b) practical experience; c) a certificate
What do you learn? Among other things:
To laugh more, and why its good for you
How to use this professionally, eg for teambuilding, therapeutically, as a social activity
The positive psychology/emotional intelligence/psycho-neuro-immunology connections
The links between positive psychology, laughter and creativity
The health benefits of laughter – physical, emotional, mental, spiritual
Dr Kataria’s laughter club initiative and laughter yoga
Laughter exercises and laughter meditation
The difference between laughter and humour
And much, much more
This makes it the perfect training tool for personal & professional development for: facilitators & trainers, coaches, carers, therapists, nurses, wellbeing specialists.
Robin Graham
has been running laughter sessions since 1998.
He is co-Founder of the Laughter Network, founder of the World Laughter Pledge, and a Laughter Yoga Teacher Trainer; he is also a poet and playwright and shiatsu practitioner. He is currently taking a masters degree in Health and Happiness Awareness.
Robin is based in Manchester, and led an Arts Council Arts and Health project in the North West of England based on the use of therapeutic laughter. He piloted a laughter on prescription project, using laughter and creativity to help with wellness and dealing with depression.
He has led laughter sessions all over the UK and overseas.
