LAUGHTER
WELLNESS • YOGA • COACHING
Reconnect. Heal. Transform.
…and have a good time doing it!
It all begins with a little laughter.
I first discovered the power of intentional laughter during a team-building group Laughter Yoga session at my workplace in 2009. I LOVED the playfulness and freedom within it and decided then and there to become qualified as a Laughter Yoga Leader.
In 2016 when I started my online coaching business from scratch (a brand new business in a brand new industry), I struggled financially, mentally and emotionally. I had also come off the birth control pill and was having an identity-crisis, my head filled with negative thoughts and doubts that seemed out of character for me... or was this the real and natural me?
I became extremely anxious and knew that laughter could help me shift the nagging buzz in my body as well as clearing my mind. I committed to doing a laughter session every day and it shifted me back into a more positive, functional and familiar way of thinking, living and being.
Fascinated by the effects of laughter, I have since undertaken other courses for different laughter modalities including Laughnosis - a combination of laughter and Neuro Linguistic Programming techniques used for positive change, and Laughter Wellness - a more mindful and empowering version of Laughter Yoga, focused on building positive energy through various exercises, not just laughter. I have used laughter and laughter practices increasingly in my coaching work and found it to be an extremely powerful addition for many reasons (see 6 of them here).
What could laughter do for you?
So much laughter, which type’s for me?
Use the drop downs to explore and understand more about each service.
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A form of exercise that involves rhythmic, laughter and breathing activities, all executed with an overarching sense of child-like playfulness. Great to shake up the room, elevate the mood and reinvigorate an audience, group or workplace.
We begin with a brief rundown on laughter benefits and end with a laughter meditation and grounding exercise.
Sessions typically leave participants feeling happy, high-vibe and reinvigorated.ENERGETIC • ACTIVE • PLAYFUL
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A mindful practice designed to boost and sustain positive energy. On top of the rhythmic exercises, laughter exercises and breathing exercises involved in Laughter Yoga, Laughter Wellness has exercises to create positive energy and emotions (such as gratitude, pride, acceptance, love). In longer sessions and playshops, games, songs, dance and play may also be included.
We begin with a brief rundown on the benefits of laughter and play and end with a laughter meditation and grounding exercise.
Sessions typically leave participants feeling relaxed, energised and empowered with tools to activate more positive ways of thinking, feeling and being.MINDFUL • PRACTICAL • POSITIVE
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Utilising my experience and training in both coaching and laughter, sessions begin with a brief chat to establish where you’re at and what we want to focus on during our session.
We then move through the session, addressing different challenges, limiting beliefs etc through laughter and play, gaining new insights and perspectives as we do.Sessions end with participants empowered in setting some action steps to help them to integrate our work into daily life between sessions and keep momentum rolling in the direction they’d like it to go.
Laughter sessions, workshops or programs can be booked for:
individuals
businesses and corporations
special events and conferences - wellbeing days/programs, team-building events, mid-conference fun
sports teams
families
early learning centres, preschools, schools and colleges
clubs and community groups
retirement / aged care facilities
birthday parties
hen’s (bachelorette) or buck’s (bachelor/stag) parties
weddings
and more…
What People Are Saying about Laughter with me:
"I am a regular at Bondi Beach Laughter and on Saturday Bianca facilitated the group. I attend laughter sessions to unwind and reset after a busy week. Bianca lead the group through a number of laughter and breathing exercises and then laughter meditation. The class was interactive and a lot of fun. We laugh because we want to and there was a lot of genuine heartfelt laughter in the room.
By the end of the class I felt like a heavy weight had been lifted from me and that I could do anything.... even catch a rainbow. Thank you Bianca for an excellent class and experience."
- LISA CARROLI, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
"Bianca was an amazing leader. To do this testimony got me quite excited actually, because [the laughter yoga session with Bianca] was a game changer for me. What I found most out of the sessions that has still stuck with me to this day has been when it has kicked in when I have needed it... when the days get tough, I go "Laugh about it"... shift that energy, and that really is helpful."
- ROBERTA ALEXANDER, FOUNDER OF TOP LIVING INTERNATIONAL, AUSTRALIA
It is with great pleasure that I write this review for Bianca Spears, for the marvellous Laughter Wellness sessions Bianca facilitates. These sessions run at such as smooth pace, flowing freely with Bianca’s ease and down to Earth nature allowing one to feel right at home in all the play and fun games that allow for laughter and joy to bubble over, spontaneously.
It is an awesome fun experience accompanied by lasting wellness that I just can’t get enough of! I really recommend this, and am gratefully appreciative of all Bianca offers.
- COLIN MIRGIS, LAUGHTER YOGA LEADER, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
“I'm a psychologist and what I really loved was that it combined a bunch of stuff that we know really works for people and it was done in a really safe and fun way; there's a lot of good stuff underneath what seems to be playful exercises. You set it up really well so it was a trusting and safe environment for people to relax. I think people really got a lot out of the positive messages"
- ANNE-MARIE COOPER, DIRECTOR, MINDTREE COLLECTIVE