Merrie Maggie - Laughter Yoga

01/09/2025

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30/08/2025

As the end of August approaches, here is my newsletter for September with anecdotes from this month and sessions to look forward, including Ageing Well Festival 2025 into October. 😊

I was delighted to be asked for a second time to run Laughter Yoga sessions for the ‘Out to Grass Shenanigans’ at Woodend Farm, near Malvern.

24/08/2025

I always love running Laughter Yoga at festivals and to be asked again to ‘Out to Grass Shenanigans’ at Cradley, near Malvern was such a treat. A friendly, family atmosphere deep in the heart of Herefordshire countryside was a perfect setting and I was able to run two sessions 30-minutes long each.

Such a warm, fun-loving group of people who totally embraced the crazy exercises, hand clapping, ‘ho, ha and he’ chants and relaxed through the deep breathing combined with the exercises.

Near the end of each session, we made use of technology to record laughter selfies – ‘laughies’ on our phones so that each person would have someone to laugh with when watching back their videos. Magic day.

13/08/2025

Hope to laugh with you tomorrow (Thursday)

11/08/2025

Join us for this evening's Laughter Yoga session from 7.00 pm at Wordsley Community Centre, The Green, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5BN. Gentle exercises this evening as it's so warm today. Bring a drink ... as well as your chuckles 🤣

09/08/2025

Thanks Joe H***e for sharing this. Click the link below titled 'Will laughter help you live longer'. Professor Sophie Scott CBE also joins in the discussion. It's worth putting 30-minutes aside to have a listen:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002grrb?fbclid=IwY2xjawMElFBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHthmvlIbB_mbt2ETxGNjMj2Ww8hB7P9ncjr_bZH4DCuBLlSoD6d-HFq0yTmy_aem_-lMSpamyDumzdNiBr7rPtw

Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken discuss whether laughter really is the best medicine.

09/08/2025

Couldn't resist the opportunity for a bit of laughter as I walked alongside Lawnswood Woods near where I live in Stourbridge. It was great to feel the laughter flow as I invited viewers to join me ... I hope you will / did. 🤣

05/08/2025

Here's a reminder for this Thursday's Zoom Laughter Yoga session:

01/08/2025

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31/07/2025

Plenty to read about in my August Newsletter, here is the link:

We had a lot of fun for the monthly Wordsley Laughter Yoga session, particularly as we were able to hold it in St George V Park. Joining us part way through the session was a bunch of teenage youngsters who took part in the ‘Parachute’ laughter exercises with us.

30/07/2025

Two questions: What stops us laughing and what makes us laugh.

I ask these questions at the beginning of Certified Laughter Yoga Leader training and, over the years I have been training leaders, I have collected quite a list of answers for both.

Here is the link to my latest blog on my website. It will also be featured in my August newsletter which will be published tomorrow:

https://merriemaggie.co.uk/reasons-why-laughing-can-be-as-difficult-as-it-can-be-easy/

29/07/2025

Come and join us this Thursday from 5.00 pm. Bring an open mind and a heart full of giggles 😋