Course Description
Applications of Laughter Therapy
Learn how to treat anxiety and stress with meditation and laughter therapy in this free online mindfulness course. They say that humour and laughter can add years to your life but we often encounter stressful situations that create anxiety and compromise mental health. This wellness and mindfulness course introduces you to laughter therapy by outlining various humour techniques and exercises that draw on laughter to alleviate stress. We explain how to harness the power of laughter therapy to improve mental wellbeing and build healthy social relationships.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Summarise the history, benefits and techniques of laughter therapy • Identify and assess various types of humour and their cultural variations • Apply laughing techniques to induce spontaneous laughter • Identify the physiological and psychological benefits of laughter • Combine laughter therapy with yoga principles and practices for enhanced wellbeing • Explain how to harness the power of laughter for greater physiological and psychological wellbeing • Create practical strategies to leverage laughter to improve social and emotional enrichment and workplace dynamics • Assess and apply laughter therapy effectively for individuals of all ages and abilities • Indicate how to operate a successful laughter therapy practice ethically and professionally • Explain how to utilise laughter as a tool to improve relationship-building and social skills in social scenarios • Discuss how to employ laughter strategies to boost mental and emotional health • Analyse case studies and success stories to evaluate the impact of laughter therapy on clients’ wellbeing |
| Course Code | 6144 |
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