When you laugh, you experience feelings of harmony, happiness and balance. Laughter allows you to get in touch with yourself, and with life itself. Of course, it is great fun to laugh, but laughter is much more than just fun – laughter is a deeply personal release, that can positively transform tension, stress and pain. When you laugh, you generate new energy, new motivation and increase your appetite for life.
In this book, Thomas Flindt, professional laughtercoach and motivational speaker, takes you on an insightful journey into the world of laughter. Thomas Flindt goes behind the psychology of laughter and reveals the crucial role of laughter in the maintenance of mental and physical health.
You will be guided into experiencing particular states and conditions achievable through laughter. And you will be introduced to concepts such as: laughter as communication, the power of now and the therapeutic physical effects of laughter.
Laughter Yoga and laughtercoaching are tools that provide unique and effective means of enhanching life quality, as witnessed and experienced by Thomas Flindt in his work with Danish companies. During the period, May 2004 and May 2005, Thomas Flindt facilitated a laughter course with the Copenhagen-based IT company, Four Systems. During the same period, the company’s sale increased by 40%. Thomas pioneering work has thus demonstrated that when humor levels rise in the workplace, profits follow.