Laughter Time w/c 15th February

It's been so lovely to share laughter with friends and colleagues around the country... which is one benefit of the online time. I'm as ready to be seeing real people, having hugs and big face licks by now as anyone else (ah I appreciate everyone else might not be into the licks - perhaps I've spent too long around the dogs by now!). The gift of increased nationwide connection has been gorgeous and I think I'll continue in some form like this. I'm also visualising meeting in parks to laugh, maybe inside in the winter months or rainy days, let's see what happens. But for now, I've three sessions this coming week that anyone is welcome to join in with.

The sessions are given freely for several reasons - I'm aware I laugh more with others than by myself so it's lovely for me, I want to share it with others and I'm still in training as a leader of laughter yoga, so am sharing as a friend not a teacher. It really helps me consolidate what I'm learning in the classes to be sharing it so am very appreciative of those joining me. And importantly, I've felt the benefit of laughing through tough times and want to extend that to other people who may benefit too.

I love the Pay it Forward concept (if you need a good cathartic film it's worth a watch, starring the 'I see dead people' kid Haley Joel Osment) and the idea is really simple - if you want to work with it, enjoy the session then do something lovely for someone else. If you don't fancy the idea, then just enjoying the session works too :)

Laughter Yoga works by using laughter exercises and yoga breathing and can help increase the oxygen in our bodies and brains thus helping us feel more energetic, healthier and even perhaps more productive! Our mind doesn't distinguish between real and voluntary laughter, if done with willingness so the proven health benefits are possible to gain, and possibly even more accessible, from Laughter Yoga sessions than from relying on life in general making us laugh. 

This week it's half term holidays for me and times are slightly different to the last two weeks. I'm going for Monday at 4pm, Wednesday at 6pm and Friday at 4pm. Children are welcome to join in and have joined in with several of the sessions so far - even suggesting some laughter exercises that we all did together which has been great. 

Zoom links for each day are as follows: 

Topic: Laughter Time
Feb 15, 2021 04:00 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79709560701?pwd=cVhNU051SW9xY1lBSXl2Z3JQZXpmdz09

Meeting ID: 797 0956 0701
Passcode: Fwuf1u

Feb 17, 2021 06:00 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75413006860?pwd=NGFGU2Zjai9CVFJkelR5dld3M3ovdz09

Meeting ID: 754 1300 6860
Passcode: fCW9gp

Feb 19, 2021 04:00 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72324029259?pwd=RkFNUEFoN1BkZGpvcDQ2NTJBakxiQT09

Meeting ID: 723 2402 9259
Passcode: fud6zV

Might see you there!

With love and laughter, 

Em x