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Laughter and Clowning Sessions for Health,
Happiness and Work/Life Balance
Pearlcatchers are passionate about bringing more joy and happiness to the world.
We help people realize their potential as positive, confident and honest
communicators who can connect to their sense of fun for the sheer joy of it.
Why - Because laughing is so beneficial to our lives. The positive effects of
laughter, joy and happiness on the mind, body and spirit continue to be
extensively documented in modern medicine. Laughter …
*encourages a happier, more cohesive and productive workforce
*relieves stress and anxiety
*boosts the immune system
*stimulates creativity
*strengthens confidence
*helps build links and teams
*helps reduce absenteeism
*releases a sense of fun and play
*improves respiration and blood circulation
10 Tips for Bringing more Laughter into your Life
1. Give yourself permission to laugh with other people when they laugh (even if you don’t get the joke !) Laugh because it feels good especially on those ‘No sense of humour days’.
2. Wake up in the morning with the intention to laugh long and often.
3. Look for humour around you – in the media, in funny things that people say and do. Keep a journal you can look back on.
4. Exercise your smile muscles while you think happy thoughts. A smile brings you closer to laughing.
5. Seek out entertainment that brings you a laugh. Movies, TV, DVD, cartoons, a tape of laughter or a laughing toy?
6. Be creative with fun and make sure you have fun. Silly socks?
7. Start an office/home notice board with funny pictures, stories, sayings, magic moments, jokes, cartoons etc.
8. Have a laughter break instead of a tea break.
9. Do a monthly laughter session for a group of willing participants after work on a Friday? You can start small. People will come in time.
10. Put up a sign saying ‘We don’t laugh because we’re happy. We are happy because we laugh’ (William James, philosopher 1842-1910)
The Trainers
Carol Thompson BA BEd Dip Psych MANLP is a Presentation Skills Trainer, Laughter Leader and Clown Within Facilitator with a background in education, theatre, psychology and business. Carol is also an NLP Master Practitioner and therapeutic counsellor with over 25 years’ experience of helping people communicate creatively. She trained in ‘Coaching Happiness’ with Dr. Robert Holden, is a Certified Teacher Trainer of ‘Laughter Yoga’ with Dr. Madan Kataria and trained in clowning and ‘Clown Within’ facilitation with Vivian Gladwell of ‘Nose to Nose.’
Steve Patterson specialises in group dynamic and individual performance coaching. He combines his skills as a Laughter Facilitator, Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner Coaching Practitioner, Surf coach, Mountain leader, bush craft and general outdoor enthusiast to encourage team building, motivation and creativity. He also holds certificates in Hospitality and Leisure Management and Health and Social Care. For several years Steve has used laughter as one of his main tools. Steve trained in Laughter yoga in 2007 with three of the U.Ks most esteemed Laughter experts. Since then he has continued Laughing in numerous arenas. He gained his Teacher Trainer Certification with the founder of 'Laughter Yoga' Dr Madan Kataria. Steve works closely with Training for Excellence Ltd to refine his Coaching and NLP skills. Steve is the founding director of the Cornwall Laughter Club which is a social laughter yoga club with a vision to get Cornwall laughing as a means of health and wellbeing.
Karen Hanley Dip RTS is a Joyologist and NLP trained laughter leader who specialises in performance, drama-based training and writing. She currently runs the Pickled Giggles Laughter Club in Surrey and coordinates Laughter Flash Mobs. Her aim is to heal the world through laughter and to generate a positive society. Karen comes from an artistic background having performed professionally for 10 years and going on to become an award winning playwrite. She understands the value of performance in the business world and works with Pearlcatchers to enhance awareness of laughter in organisations.
Half day Personal Wellbeing / Laughter Yoga
Personal Wellbeing is about having:
• Positive Self Image – the way we view ourselves (our
self esteem) is the first building block to personal wellbeing
• Positive Outlook – the way we view the world and how
we portray ourselves to the world
• Positive Physicality – the way we look after our bodies
(food and exercise) and the environment in which we live
and work
• Positive Stress Management – the way we handle the
stresses and strains of life
• Positive Relationship Management – the way we interact
with others and manage our most crucial relationships
Pearlcatchers’ Personal Wellbeing session is designed to give a speedy, high level view of how well you rate against the five key levers for personal wellbeing. With self assesment, top tips and activities, the key outcomes for the session are -
• To introduce you to a more positive approach to life and work
• Learn more about how to achieve wellbeing
• To learn how to positively manage your stressors
• To improve relationships by understanding different personalities
• To assess your self esteem and overall personal wellbeing
• To experience the power of laughter as a key tool for personal wellbeing
• Set personal action plans and achieve results
*To claim this session, over £5,000 worth of training and events needs to be agreed up front.
