create a happier, more relaxed you
with laughter yoga

Join our New Plymouth and Taranaki community to reduce stress, boost your immune system, and find joy through playful, aerobic laughter – no yoga poses required.

Join us this Monday: We meet every Monday (except January and public holidays) at Level 2, 44 Liardet Street, New Plymouth.

Bring: $5 for donation, water and yoga mat for the relaxation.

Contraindications: There are times when it’s suggested that Laughter Yoga is not ok to do or you need to take it easy.  If you have existing medical conditions please consult your Doctor first and for guidance, check out Dr Kataria’s “Contraindications” 

“I laugh more often and more readily now” Gypsy Scott, Laughter Yoga Upper Hutt.

GUIDED LAUGHTER

Clare Ludlam Laughter Yoga Leader and Teacher

Founded in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria, Laughter Yoga is now a global movement practiced in over 120 countries, combining the science of laughter with yogic breathing for complete wellness.

 

As a qualified Counsellor (2004) and Laughter Yoga Leader (2015) and certified Laughter Yoga Teacher (2019), I provide a safe, expert-led environment for your wellbeing journey.

the science of feeling good

Laughter is the Best Medicine – you’ve probably heard that phrase and before I went into Laughter Yoga, I really didn’t understand the science and facts behind it and how it really is true!  

In our sessions, we trigger your body’s ‘feel good’ chemicals by combining breathing with playful laughter. This lowers cortisol and leaves you feeling, calm, optimistic and energised for the week ahead.

  • Revitalize Your Body:  Boost energy, improve circulation, lower blood pressure, protect heart health with aerobic laughter movement.
  • Calm Your Mind: Naturally lower cortisol and release “feel-good” endorphins and serotonin.
  • Strengthen Your Emotional Resilience: Teaches the brain to find a path to joy even when coping with life’s challenges.
  • Trauma Release: Laughter can help ‘break the spell’ of trauma by providing a physical outlet for stored tension and emotions.
  • Neurochemical Reset: It actively lowers cortisol (the stress hormone) and boosts serotonin and dopamine (feel good hormones), effectively acting as a natural antidepressant for the nervous system.
  • Natural Pain Management: Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, which act as the body’s natural way to increase pain tolerance and sooth chronic discomfort.
  • Immune System Fortification: Hearty laughter increases the production of T-cells and infection-fighting antibodies, strengthening you against illness. 
  • Social Prescription: A powerful tool to combat loneliness  by creating immediate social bonds and a sense of belonging.

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