Laughing Life - Vikki Friedman

26/04/2026

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁’𝘀 ‘𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴’ 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁!

An awesome group of open-minded and curious business professionals came together to try a unique and different way of networking.

We first spent some time really getting to know each other - who we ARE as a person as well as what we DO for a job. It was really beautiful to see how quickly and deeply everyone opened up to each other.

Next up was the main event - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿! Everyone participated with enthusiasm and joy, despite feeling somewhat out of their comfort zones and a little bit ridiculous at times!

Then it was time for informal networking with some wine, cheese, crackers and fruit to nibble on whilst real connections were being formed.

Last up, we came back together to reflect on the evening. Many people had arrived feeling tired, in their heads, distracted and stressed.

Below is a list of the words my guests used to describe how they were feeling at the end of the evening.

☺️𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙭𝙚𝙙
☺️𝙁𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙
☺️𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙
☺️𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙢
☺️𝙅𝙤𝙮𝙛𝙪𝙡
☺️𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮

Many of the women in the room were surprised that there were men attending! There were comments about how easily we all gelled together, how our focus shifted to the present moment, and just how kind and supportive everyone was.

This is the power of 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀! When we laugh, the body softens, the nervous system settles, and everything feels a little less heavy. When we laugh TOGETHER, that effect deepens - people feel more at ease, more open and more connected.

I’d love you to join me at a future Laughing Life event and discover the power of Laughter Wellness for yourself. You can find out what’s coming up and book your ticket at the link in the comments below.

A big thank you to Roee Kohn, Matthew Murray, Ben Abood, Eva Rado , Kim Guthrie, Jo Grist, Nishane Karunaratne, Valentic, Shoshana Blagin, Pollyanna Lenkic and Ge**er for joining us and for the talented professional photographer 𝗬𝘂𝗿𝗶 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 for managing to both participate and capture the night so beautifully.

🙏 ☺️ 🧡 😄

19/04/2026

𝗜’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆! 𝗡𝗼, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 (𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻!) 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲!!

Yes, the gestation period of this website has been closer to that of an elephant, but it has been a labour of love and I couldn’t be any prouder of what I have created.🎉🎉🎉

I’d heard from so many people that AI can build a website for you in a day, and this may well be true. But I'm so glad that I chose the wonderful human that is Dina Zaitman to help me with this project. Dina has already done some fabulous work on my METreat Retreats website and is an absolute joy to work with. She not only designed and built the website, but wrote the copy for it too. Dina - you are a star! 🌟

It would be remiss of me to not thank the talented Nikki Liebman from Mango Bang Design again for nailing the brief for my Laughing Life logo - I love it so much and it perfectly encapsulates what Laughing Life is all about.

So without any further ado - 𝙏𝘼 𝘿𝘼!! 𝙈𝙮 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨!

I’d love you to check it out (the link is in the comments) and any feedback will be gratefully received.

I’m on a mission to share the transformative power of 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. Whether it’s for a workplace event, a celebration or for personal growth, my offerings provide practical tools for a healthier, happier life.

I’d love you to reach out or refer a friend/colleague to me to explore how we can work together to bring more laughter into this crazy world of ours!

PS My next '𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜' event is happening this 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹. Check out the 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 page on the website to find out more and to book your spot for a joyful evening of networking combined with the power of laughter!

PPS The website is even more fun when viewed on desktop!

😊🧡🤣🙏

10/04/2026

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿!

I mean, it’s not a profession that the school career counsellor would have recommended to me in my final year of school, is it?!

And given that I’ve previously worked in business publishing, dispute resolution, university administration and online fundraising - it didn’t really seem the natural career progression for me!

But here’s the thing… I’m the kind of person who, when I find something beneficial to me personally, wants to share it with the world.

That’s why I started my women’s wellness retreat company METreat Retreats in 2018. I wanted to share how transformational having some time out on retreats can be for busy, exhausted and stressed out women who are holding everything together for everyone else.

And it was through MeTreat Retreats that I was introduced to laughter yoga and the concept of 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. Our retreats are all about wellness, friendship and fun so over the years we invited laughter yoga facilitators to run some sessions at them, which everyone just loved.

One of these was the wonderful Ros Ben-Moshe MPH who has even written two books about the powerful healing properties of laughter - ‘𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳’ and ‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵’. When Ros mentioned that she was running a ‘𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴’ course via La Trobe University I jumped at the opportunity.

I was amazed how laughter can be used as a powerful wellness tool and how good it can make you feel. And because it made me feel so good, of course I wanted to share it with the world through my new company Laughing Life - Vikki Friedman.

Laughter wellness has changed my life for the better in so many ways. It forced me to come out of the shadows where I was hiding, and show up at the front of the room as a confident, friendly and fun facilitator of laughter events and workshops. My work literally lights me and the people who join me up!

So if you are feeling curious, why don’t you join me at my ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 - 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩!’ event which is coming up on the evening of 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 in Elwood.

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 so you can have a laugh about getting your ticket at the best price!

See the ticket link in the comments below.👇

🧡😆🎉☺️🥳

06/04/2026

😄𝔼𝔸ℝ𝕃𝕐 𝔹𝕀ℝ𝔻𝕊 𝔾𝔼𝕋 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕃𝔸𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕊 (𝔸ℕ𝔻 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝔻𝕀𝕊ℂ𝕆𝕌ℕ𝕋)😄

𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙛, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚!

My next ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ event on 𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 is shaping up to be a fantastic night of networking and laughter wellness combined!

If you want to join us at the best possible price, you’ll need to move quickly.

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹.

With limited spots available, we recommend booking sooner rather than later to ensure you’re in the room.

To snap up your 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁, see the booking link in the comments below.

'NetLaughing' is wellness infused networking with a smile!

I can’t wait to see you there! 😃🧡😆

19/03/2026

𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼!

I don’t know about anyone else, but I have some of my biggest ‘aha’’ moments when I’m in the bath or the shower!

I thought the concept of combining networking with laughter wellness was pretty cool and unique, but like with any new idea or offering, I didn’t really know if the combination would work or not.

I was pretty sure that the participants who joined me at my first ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ event a few weeks ago enjoyed themselves and left feeling uplifted and really connected with the other participants at the end of the event.

But it was only when I received this kind review from one of my guests, the lovely 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺, that my feelings were confirmed:

“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘸𝘬𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘹𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘹𝘺𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥. 𝘔𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵. :)

𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 — 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬, 𝘯𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝘐 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘬𝘪 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥.”

Now I KNOW I’m really onto something!

My next two ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ events are up and ready for you to book in to join me and some other awesome business professionals connect through the power of intentional laughter.

☺️𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝟳-𝟵.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗘𝗹𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗩𝗜𝗖

☺️𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝟮-𝟰.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗘𝗹𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗩𝗜𝗖

The booking links are in the comments below.
I can’t wait to connect and laugh with you soon!

🙏 ☺️ 🧡 😆

07/03/2026

07/03/2026

😊‘ℕ𝔼𝕋𝕃𝔸𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕀ℕ𝔾’ 𝕀𝕊 𝔸 ℍ𝕀𝕋!😊

Yesterday, a small but delightful group of business professionals gathered to take part in my inaugural NetLaughing Event.

The concept of ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ is a unique one. I was interested to find out if combining networking with laughter wellness would be both enjoyable and effective.

Well I’m pleased to report that the morning was a huge success.🎉

Participants were able to share ‘𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦’ as well as ‘𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰’ and get to know each other much more intimately than you would at a traditional networking event.

The laughter activities helped them relax, de-stress, improve their mood and most importantly have fun with each other!

After a delicious morning tea, we sat around the table sharing the answers to some interesting questions about how we navigate both our personal and business lives. We shared wisdom, ideas, wins, strategies and stories.

At the end of the morning everyone agreed that they felt extremely relaxed and that they were surprised about just how connected they felt to each other after such a short time.

To me, a deep personal connection in business is everything. When we understand the human behind the business we are much more likely to reach out to collaborate and refer others to them.

And adding laughter into the mix means that ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ is not only good for business, but good for participants’ minds, bodies and spirits too.

Keep your eyes out for future ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ events - I’ll be releasing more dates for this novel way of networking very soon!

🙏😆🧡 🤣

07/03/2026

😊‘ℕ𝔼𝕋𝕃𝔸𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕀ℕ𝔾’ 𝕀𝕊 𝔸 ℍ𝕀𝕋!😊

Yesterday, a small but delightful group of business professionals gathered to take part in my inaugural NetLaughing Event.

The concept of ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ is a unique one. I was interested to find out if combining networking with laughter wellness would be both enjoyable and effective.

Well I’m pleased to report that the morning was a huge success.🎉

Participants were able to share ‘𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦’ as well as ‘𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰’ and get to know each other much more intimately than you would at a traditional networking event.

The laughter activities helped them relax, de-stress, improve their mood and most importantly have fun with each other!

After a delicious morning tea, we sat around the table sharing the answers to some interesting questions about how we navigate both our personal and business lives. We shared wisdom, ideas, wins, strategies and stories.

At the end of the morning everyone agreed that they felt extremely relaxed and that they were surprised about just how connected they felt to each other after such a short time.

To me, a deep personal connection in business is everything. When we understand the human behind the business we are much more likely to reach out to collaborate and refer others to them.

And adding laughter into the mix means that ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ is not only good for business, but good for participants’ minds, bodies and spirits too.

Keep your eyes out for future ‘𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’ events - I’ll be releasing more dates for this novel way of networking very soon!

🙏😆🧡🤣

03/03/2026

02/03/2026

Love you to join me at my first Laughing Life 'NetLaughing' event on Friday 6 March in Elwood! :)