1. Laughter Yoga Dr Aditya Menon

2. Laughter yoga It’s a combination of breathing and physical exercise and focuses on social inclusion. It commences with warm ups, brief discussion on laughter including history of laughter, theories of laughter, followed by laughter exercises and relaxation. Benefits of Laughter Yoga (Picture Courtsey: Scientific Benefits of laughter, American School of laughter yoga) 2

3. Laughter Yoga - Success Story With Carers in Charlestown and Argenton. Qualitative & Quantative Feedback: What was the most useful thing to come out of today's workshop for you? Made me realise my grief is normal & I am not alone - very informative - awesome yoga laughter yoga x 2 knowledge of laughter yoga - never heard of it before workshop exercise A little exercise & food for thought Carers & mental health laughter with yoga Understanding Grief & Loss & importance of laughter In Liasion with ‘Hunter- -EduCare’ 3

4. Laughter Yoga - Success Story/Opportunity Laughter yoga with health professional students at Laughter Yoga At School AGQUIP 2012. (Picture courtesy: HNE Health Matters, Feb 2012) Banksia( Tamworth Rural Refferal Hospital Mental Health Inpatient Unit) Opportunity: Client Feedback Form It gave us an opportunity to promote healthy lifestyle to people all age group and sexes ranging from school children to health staff and mental health clients, carers as well. It’s all about believing in oneself, getting together and doing something really positive; all of which supports physical, social-emotional-mental health and wellbeing. Success story: The pictures & slides above depict successful Laughter Yoga workshops in Partnerships with various agencies such as: Hunter EDU Care Public Schools, such as in Walcha and Warialda. Beating them Blues Away/Carer’s events -2011, held at Glen Innes, Inverell, Narrabri, and Moree organised in liaison with NSW Carers Forum. Mental Health In-patient Unit (Banksia)-Tamworth. Community Health Strategy (HNELHD). Mental Health Inter Agency (HNELHD). 4