Welcome to May 2024
…and news, stories, upcoming events and event reviews from UnitedMind Ltd. Laughter Yoga, Laughter Yoga in London, all over the UK and world, The Laughter Club International (UK) and The Telephone Laughter Club.
UnitedMind is on the forefront with laughter, happiness and joy!
In May News we share the following…
- May Around the Corner from Yours Truly
- There was a Laughter Yoga Conference in Turkey…
- Leeds has a Laughter Club!
- Laughter Yoga Teacher Reunion 2024
- Laughter Yoga Training
- MS Society West Central London Online Laughter Club
- Laughter Club and Telephone Laughter Dates and News
- Laughter Yoga Training Dates and News – BOOK POPULAR COURSES NOW
- Important training and laughter club dates and info are listed at the end
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May Around the Corner from Yours Truly
The Laughter Yoga Conference in Antalya came and went.
What will never go away is the senses of awe that comes with experiencing and deeply understanding the love that flows between people who are at peace with themselves and the world, with every challenge they have faced and every solution they have chosen, every tear they cried and every laugh they laughed.
I am an outer-world-wealthy being to have such beautiful souls in my life and I am forever grateful for in the last moment setting my self sabotaging ego aside to find peace, tranquility and equilibrium.
Funny to think how ego gets in the way of many things in life yet acknowledging our inner work helps to quieten its voice more often than not.
We all have it and we all have the responsibility to hush it so we can get out of this life what we are meant to get.
And then I read a book, it was The Gift from a dear friend and Mia Dolan tells the very moving story of her life, and in the final pages I read on my return flight from Antalya, she acknowledges how ego drove her in business, but there is a bigger picture we must never lose sight of, and that is for the greater good of all.
We are healers, carers, nurturers, and the wisdom we bring to our work helps others connect with their own inner empowerment and truth.
I spoke on Laughter Yoga, MS and Mental Health, and just before travelling to Turkey but friend, Joe, said to not worry about PowerPoints and simply relax into the presentation.
Okay then.
I relax into my presentations all the time anyway…
Authentic communication happens in both the spoken words as well as the listening ears when we let go of structure and maintain flow instead.
So. There was serious silence.
There are over 979 million people living with mental health conditions, 280 million people have depression, 703,000 go on to take their own lives, 2.8 million people live with MS.
Those numbers are not okay – and then you have all the other physical, mental and emotional distresses people live with, and those people who do not come forward are not even included.
The Antalya Conference told beautiful personal stories of anguish and recovery, and the choice of laughter.
Laughter is an immediate cure for feeling down, but it may not be a cure for everything we experience.
However, practicing Laughter Yoga has real life changing benefits and the potential to heal and bring release, and although it may not reverse all illness there is opportunity to ease symptoms and progression.
Many ailments can be relieved through emotional release and Laughter Yoga is not only a physical practice, it touches mind, body and soul.
I was touched, moved and inspired in Turkey, and I feel it way every time I teach and facilitate a space for people to experience Laughter Yoga and the connection joy creates within and without.
May we share many moments of laughter together!
Love, Friendship, Honesty, Kindness, Health, Hope, Goodness, Grace, Gratitude, Understanding, Faith, Peace, Forgiveness, Patience, Diligence, Love, Blessings and Joy from me to you!
Lotte Mikkelsen
Laughter Yoga Specialist and Master Trainer
#youreverydaylaughterqueen
There was a Laughter Conference…
I feel a bit over the top continuing on about the Antalya Laughter Yoga Conference but I cannot stop myself… ho ho ha ha ha…
“Işte bu, işte bu – olé!”
It is impossible to fully describe how happy I am that I was invited to speak at the Laughter Yoga Conference in Antalya in Turkey this April and the levels of euphoria increased as the weekend unfolded.
My dear friend, Eser Mutlu, asked me to come – how could I turn down such a kind request, and when Joe then asked, too, it only made sense to join the group of laughter lovers.
My expectations were met beyond my dreams, as the conference unfolded with people who are up to something with laughter, song, dance, food and simply loving one another for being on this Earth at this point in time.
I hold huge gratitude in my heart and soul for having been present when Laughter Yoga Leader and Teachers went on to share their stories of hardship, cancer, depression and much more – only to overcome these obstacles by creating the opportunity.
No one has been waiting for their lives to turn around, every single one of the unique and kind people have gone on to share Laugther Yoga widely so everyone can benefit.
No words describes the grace and love everyone shares so abundantly.
Definitely an experience of a lifetime.
If in doubt if this is a real experience of joy or simply clouded by my own journey, come next year! Just come next year!
To make sure you receive the news of the 2025 Laughter Yoga Conference in Turkey please contact Eser on email, kahkahaterapisti@gmail.com or feel free to email me on lotte@unitedmind.co.uk and I shall pass your details on.
Leeds has a laughter club!
I love hearing stories of the wonderful people who have come to train with me over the years, who have invested in my business and now have moved on to share laughter in their communities.
Lynne Carruthers is one of these extraordinary people!
She does not only run ONE Laughter Club, no, she runs TWO Laughter Clubs.
Well, it is one laughter club but it has two weekly sessions you can attend.
- Mondays 11am-12 noon, North Leeds/Harrogate, in person.
- Thursdays 7pm-7.45pm UK time, on zoom (anywhere!)
These classes are chair-based and designed to help people of all ages and capabilities to improve their health and wellbeing through laughter.
The classes cost £6 per session, and your first session is free.
I’ve always liked laughing, funny friends, funny films, funny books, so when I heard about Laughter Yoga, I wanted to know more.
I first started attending Laughter Yoga sessions online during lockdown to try and improve my own health during a difficult time.
I found it so beneficial that I trained with Lotte (UnitedMind) to be a Laughter Yoga Leader.
I have now been leading laughter sessions for the past two years, and am keen to help others to experience the health and wellbeing benefits of laughter yoga for themselves.
Come and Laugh with Lynne – you won’t regret it!
Lynne Carruthers
Please contact Lynne on email laughwithlynne@gmail.com to find out more.
Laughter Yoga Teacher Reunion 2024
All rooms have been booked so if you want more rooms to become available please book your place.
We only meet every 2 years and it is a real treat for us all to relax and refresh, reconnect and rejoice.
There will be chats, serious talks, laughs, games, food, sleep, no-sleep-perhaps, more fun, and lasting connections made.
Please do book your place on https://www.unitedmind.co.uk/product/laughter-yoga-teacher-reunion/ to ensure there is a room for you, they run out way to soon as there is a limited number of them.
I would love to share the weekend in July with you!
For more information about training and workshops please contact me on lotte@unitedmind.co.uk.
Laughter Yoga Training
In a day or so I will be heading up to Preston in Northwest England to teach Laughter Yoga Leader Training to a group of wonderful people.
I am only in Preston, Durham and St. Albans teaching Laughter Yoga Leader Training once a year and the rest of the time the course is held in London where I teach together with Mel.
Mel and I have created an incredible space for transformation to happen and individually we take our joint experience with us when we are not teaching together.
There is something truly magical and mesmerising about people who leave the training, the change visually there on their faces as they ready themselves to venture back into ‘real’ life is a physical sign of a shift.
You immerse yourself in a course where everyone is exploring possibilities of something extraordinary in life, and surrounding yourself with people who are willing to be in the moment where friendship, joy, health and transformation happens can have a truly purifying effect on you and everyone else.
It is definitely an awesome experience.
If you only want to connect with yourself and your laughter, this is the right training.
If you want to start a laughter club or bring laughter to workplaces, this is the right training, too.
With Laughter Yoga anything and everything is possible!
Read about Laughter Yoga Training on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training or simply book via the UnitedMind Shop.
To hear more about the Laughter Yoga courses please contact me on lotte@unitedmind.co.uk.
Please join the MS Society Online Laughter Club
The MS Society West London Online Laughter Club is now live!
Please get in touch to get the Zoom details so you can join us every Friday from 11:00-11:45, except Bank Holidays.
People living with MS and other conditions benefit hugely from a daily practice of Laughter Yoga as the stress that often can cause deterioration of health through the impact of relapses can be reduced and the effect potentially diminished.
I am grateful to be able to share Laughter Yoga with MS Society members until end of 2025 and if we get it rigth we may even continue on into 2026.
To read my story with MS please visit Laughter and MS on www.lottemikkelsen.com/laughter-ms.
For more information about laughter clubs, training and workshops please contact me on lotte@unitedmind.co.uk.
Laughter Club and Telephone Laughter
Anyone and everyone is welcome to share laughter with us in the Laughter Club International (UK) St Albans on Zoom – and bring a friend or your whole tribe.
The Laughter Club in St Albans is still sharing laughter on Zoom on 1st Sunday every month (except August) at 1pm-1:30pm!
Please register online on https://form.jotform.com/200864136631350.
- Sunday 5 May 2024 at 13:00-13:30 UK time WORLD LAUGHTER DAY
- Please join on https://us04web.zoom.us/j/132683686 pw 305815
A Laughter Club is just like a fitness session and we encourage you to pay as you can to www.paypal.me/unitedmind. Thank you for your kindness.
Please get in touch about the laughter clubs and other options via email, info@unitedmind.co.uk, mobile/WhatsApp +447736341717.
Great news is that the Google Map of Laughter Clubs in the UK is being updated at the moment and you can already see a lot of laughter clubs that are running these days.
Note, updated laughter clubs are listed with 2024 at their name, in-person laughter clubs have a blue star place marker, and online laughter clubs have an orange star place marker. Check it out on https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Q-HDOwxlZX1kk7bW4U5haXxrRjM&usp=sharing.
If you know of any laughter clubs that are not listed or need updating please email lotte@unitedmind.co.uk with your information.
In addition The Telephone Laughter Club runs Monday to Friday at 7:00 to 7:10 on
- Dial: 0333 011 2319
- Room number: 33928453 #
- PIN: 8494 #
Please also contact me about The Telephone Laughter Club where we laugh weekday mornings from 7:00 to 7:10 if you have any questions about this service, lotte@unitedmind.co.uk.
Laughter Training Dates and News
There are opportunities to become a Laughter Yoga Leader in London, Preston and St Albans in 2024, returning to Durham in February 2025.
The 2-day courses are super popular and this year a few dates have had to close for registration – we recommend booking soon!
If you wish to become a Laughter Yoga Teacher or Laughter Therapists these advanced training courses take place in London, Hemel Hempstead, and on your location request with minimum 4 people.
Once you are a Laughter Yoga Leader your joy-journey has only just begund and the gates open to the world of Laughter Yoga, and to becoming a Laughter Yoga Teacher.
Along the way you meet awesome people who may become good friends and even besties.
To learn more about our training programmes, options and requirements, please contact via email info@unitedmind.co.uk.
The Accredited Laughter Yoga Training
More information about the different programmes is available on
- Laughter Yoga Leader – from £225 per person
- Laughter Yoga Teacher – from £595 per person
- Laughter Yoga Coach – from £895 per person (including Leader and Teacher training)
UnitedMind is registered with our insurance company as a Training Provider which means that our certificates grant you insurance.
When you choose your training provider please make sure you check their credentials as online training methods and courses are not always covered by insurers.
FHT Accredited courses uniquely from UnitedMind Laughter Yoga and our Accredited Laughter Yoga Teachers are
- 2-day Laughter Yoga Leader Training or 4-week online
- 5-day Laughter Yoga Teacher Training or Hybrid 6 online sessions + weekend
- 1-day Laughter Yoga Coach Training
- Laughter Therapist Training
With accreditation we are taking Laughter Yoga seriously and we are bringing the standards to another level of nationwide approval within the education system. The UnitedMind accreditation is the only UK accreditation for Laughter Yoga Training.
Our courses are continued professional development and gives you points to add to your CPD list!
To learn more about how you can become a Laughter Yoga Leader or Teacher please contact Lotte on mobile/WhatsApp +44 (0) 7736341717 or email lotte@unitedmind.co.uk.
UnitedMind teaches Laughter Yoga courses in the following locations:
- Accredited Laughter Yoga Leader Training
This training is a requirement for becoming a Laughter Yoga Teacher- London, Online, Preston, Durham, St Albans, or Your venue your group – minimum 4 people
- Accredited Laughter Yoga Teacher Training
This training is a requirement for becoming a Laughter Yoga Coach- London, or Your venue, your group – minimum 4 people
- Accredited Laughter Therapist Training
- London
- Accredited Laughter Coach and Certified Gibberish Coach Training
- Online, or Your venue, your group – minimum 4 people
Your Self Study
A way to learn at your own leisure, at times to suit. If you are able to come to the in-person training at a later time, the 2-day training is included in the fee of £225.
It is exciting to launch a new way of learning Laughter Yoga online as an almost-self-study, where you will be able to learn at your own pace and finish by presenting a Laughter Yoga session as you will have learned through the lessons, at a face-to-face Zoom session.
Book www.pensight.com/x/unitedmind.
Accredited Laughter Yoga Leader
The 2-day Laughter Yoga Leader Training runs on the following dates and venues (full details are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-yoga-leader/) provided by UnitedMind in the UK since 2007:
- 02-03 May 2024 Laughter Yoga Leader Preston from £225 – ONLY OPPORTUNITY
- 15-17 June 2024 Laughter Yoga Leader London from £225
- 14-15 September 2024 Laughter Yoga Leader St Albans from £225 – ONLY OPPORTUNITY
- 12-13 October 2024 Laughter Yoga Leader London from £225
- 07-08 December 2024 Laughter Yoga Leader London from £225
- 15-16 February 2025 Laughter Yoga Leader Durham from £225 – ONLY OPPORTUNITY
- 01-02 March 2025 Laughter Yoga Leader London from £225
- More dates are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-yoga-leader/
- Your workplace or with your group at dates to suit you!
12-hour Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Training Online – click to choose your dates:
- Sundays 05, 12, 19, 26 May/02 June 2024 at 09:00-11:30 from £225
- Tuesdays 04, 11, 18, 25 June 2024 at 19:00-21:30 from £225
- More online training dates in 2024 are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/product-category/laughter-leader-training-online/
Accredited Laughter Yoga Teacher
The 5-day Laughter Yoga Teacher Training and Hybrid Laughter Yoga Teacher Training runs on the following dates and venues (full details are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-yoga-teacher/) provided by UnitedMind in the UK since 2012:
- 08-12 July 2024 in Hemel Hempstead non-residential from £595
- 16-20 October 2024 in Hemel Hempstead non-residential from £595
- HYBRID Sundays in March-April + 26-27 April 2025 in Hemel Hempstead from £595
- More dates on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-yoga-teacher/
Accommodation is not included.
Feel free to enquire about special offers at any time, info@unitedmind.co.uk.
Accredited Laughter Yoga Coach
The 1-day Laughter Yoga Coach Training for Laughter Yoga Teachers runs online on the following dates (full details are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-yoga-coach-cpd/):
Add-On to Laughter Yoga Teacher Certification
Or you can book your 8-week One On One Laughter Coaching Programme and get closer to your real laughter through the practice of Laughter Yoga exercises.
Accredited Laughter Therapist
The 2-day Laughter Therapist Training is only the beginning of the 6-12 months programme (full details on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/laughter-therapist/)
Accredited Gibberish Coach
The 1-day Gibberish Coach Training for Laughter Yoga Leaders and Teachers runs on the following dates (full details are listed on www.unitedmind.co.uk/training/gibberish-coach/):
All fees listed in the newsletter are early bird fees available until one month before training dates and excluding travel and accommodation costs unless otherwise stated. Other deals may be available as well as special agreements with companies and organisations who wish to train teams and individuals in their workplace.
If you want to be sure to get a place on the course of your choice please book now in the UnitedMind Online Shop.
For more information about accredited training courses please contact us via info@unitedmind.co.uk, phone 0800 1214 714, or mobile/WhatsApp +447736341717.
