Laughter Yoga in the Business World
In this high pressure, high tension modern world, stress levels are higher than ever before. With many people facing an enormous amount of stress and burnout in the workplace.
Occupational stress is a rapidly growing phenomenon and something that many people face. People face daily work pressure, with the effects of this being felt globally throughout all levels of the workforce and within different types of industry.
Many of us find ourselves stretched, caught up in a whirlpool of hurry, lack of time, targets and demands from our professional and personal life; striking a healthy balance often feels impossible.
Workplace stress can be broadly divided into three types:
1: Physical stress
2. Mental stress
3. Emotional stress
This rise in unhealthy stress levels is linked to a number of health conditions and consequences ranging from exhaustion to depression, insomnia, anxiety, migraine, emotional upset, allergies, hypertension, heart disease and stomach disorders, to name but a few - such stress can also alter our immune function. Taken together, these stress-related disorders are responsible for a high percentage of disease, death and disability.
With continuous stress, the workplace can become a serious place, and though people may attribute a serious demeanour with responsibility and productivity, the opposite is actually true. People are far more productive where they take their work seriously, but take themselves and life lightly.
Occupational stress is a rapidly growing phenomenon and something that many people face. People face daily work pressure, with the effects of this being felt globally throughout all levels of the workforce and within different types of industry.
Many of us find ourselves stretched, caught up in a whirlpool of hurry, lack of time, targets and demands from our professional and personal life; striking a healthy balance often feels impossible.
Workplace stress can be broadly divided into three types:
1: Physical stress
2. Mental stress
3. Emotional stress
This rise in unhealthy stress levels is linked to a number of health conditions and consequences ranging from exhaustion to depression, insomnia, anxiety, migraine, emotional upset, allergies, hypertension, heart disease and stomach disorders, to name but a few - such stress can also alter our immune function. Taken together, these stress-related disorders are responsible for a high percentage of disease, death and disability.
With continuous stress, the workplace can become a serious place, and though people may attribute a serious demeanour with responsibility and productivity, the opposite is actually true. People are far more productive where they take their work seriously, but take themselves and life lightly.
Laughter - The Best Medicine
Scientific research shows that laughter can resolve many major workplace issues creating a sense of comradery and connection.
Laughter yoga is a breakthrough laughter delivery system. It allows us to harness the physiological and emotional benefits of laughter using a body-mind exercise, and can enable a person to laugh continuously for 15-20 minutes or more, with short breaks of yogic breathing.
With new research on laughter, the business world is beginning to take laughter seriously as a tool to improve workplace performance, increasing productivity and profitability.
By introducing Laughter yoga sessions for all staff, companies have reported a happier workplace, increased efficiency, better communication, increase in productivity, better teamwork, reduced illness and absenteeism and a reduction in employee turnover.
Laughter yoga is a breakthrough laughter delivery system. It allows us to harness the physiological and emotional benefits of laughter using a body-mind exercise, and can enable a person to laugh continuously for 15-20 minutes or more, with short breaks of yogic breathing.
With new research on laughter, the business world is beginning to take laughter seriously as a tool to improve workplace performance, increasing productivity and profitability.
By introducing Laughter yoga sessions for all staff, companies have reported a happier workplace, increased efficiency, better communication, increase in productivity, better teamwork, reduced illness and absenteeism and a reduction in employee turnover.
Team Building
"People who laugh together, work together" (John Cleese).
Laughter breaks all hierarchies and is a force for democracy. Laughter yoga is a powerful tool that can give you highly motivated and energetic workforce, resulting in maximum productivity.
Laughter yoga also fosters a positive mental attitude, hope, optimism and improves communication skills which supports teambuilding.
The child-like playfulness cultivated by laughter yoga stimulates the right brain activity, which is the seat of creativity and innovation. This helps to generate new ideas and insights about workplace issues and problems, which is essential to stay ahead within highly competitive markets and for business growth.
Laughter yoga improves attention span. The human brain cannot concentrate for more than 90 minutes after which our attention span reduces. Even a 5-10 minute Laughter yoga session can provide a great energy boost during a long HR training session and conference. It helps to increase attention span, enhance learning skills, concentration powers and potential.
Contact me to enquire about regular laughter yoga sessions for staff wellbeing or one-off workshops for your business.
Laughter breaks all hierarchies and is a force for democracy. Laughter yoga is a powerful tool that can give you highly motivated and energetic workforce, resulting in maximum productivity.
Laughter yoga also fosters a positive mental attitude, hope, optimism and improves communication skills which supports teambuilding.
The child-like playfulness cultivated by laughter yoga stimulates the right brain activity, which is the seat of creativity and innovation. This helps to generate new ideas and insights about workplace issues and problems, which is essential to stay ahead within highly competitive markets and for business growth.
Laughter yoga improves attention span. The human brain cannot concentrate for more than 90 minutes after which our attention span reduces. Even a 5-10 minute Laughter yoga session can provide a great energy boost during a long HR training session and conference. It helps to increase attention span, enhance learning skills, concentration powers and potential.
Contact me to enquire about regular laughter yoga sessions for staff wellbeing or one-off workshops for your business.