086: Building a laughter club with Emma Jennings

Laughter & Positivity with Pete

Would you consider having laughter yoga on your first date? Emma Jennings tells us how a couple walked into one of her laughter sessions, and she thought they must have been so in love because they had the time of their life during the session. Later, she found out they were on their first date.

In this episode, I have Emma joining me on the show. She is a laughter yogi, works as a freelance editor, and is trained to be a therapist. Emma has a background in publishing, and she is the founding editor of the green guide for London and Juno magazine. She is one of the cofounders of Brighton laughter Club, which has been meeting weekly in the heart of Brighton since 2011. In 2019, she was named the laughter ambassador.

Emma will share her laughter journey, how she built a laughter club, her experience having laughter sessions in a school, among other things.

Get comfortable and listen to this inspiring episode.

Key Talking Points of the Episode:

[01:18] How Emma discovered laughter yoga

[04:13] How Emma built the laughter club

[07:23] Emma’s laughter sessions in a private school

[11:43] How has laughter enhanced Emma’s life?

[16:41] Standout moments where someone has come up to Emma and said how laughter has helped them

[19:37] Emma’s message to anyone unsure of laughter yoga

[20:29] Emma’s laughter games

[22:40] Emma favourite laughing exercises

[24:35] Emma’s positive messages

[27:05] Something many people don’t know about Emma Jennings

[30:07] The transition between the in-person laughter to moving online

Standout Quote from the Episode:

“Polyvagal theory suggests that we have different ways of being in our nervous system. We can either be in fight or flight. I don’t mean when we’re poised because we perceive we’re under threat or we can be shut down, which is when we know there’s a threat and can’t escape. It’s easier just to shut down, or we can be socially engaged.”

Resources Mentioned in the Episode:

Molecules of Emotions: Candace Pert

Connect with Emma Jennings:

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The Laughter Man, Pete Cann, is on a fun-filled mission to bring the positive benefits of laughter to the world. Since discovering Laughter Yoga, company owner Pete has transformed his business and family life and now wants to share his infectious secrets and get the planet laughing along with him.

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