Susan Welch, is a certified Laughter Therapist, under Dr Madan Kataria, founder of the Laughter Clubs of India, and Dr Jane Yip, PhD USA; an Authentic Happiness Coach in the new Positive Psychology, a graduate of the Vanguard class, under the legendary Dr Martin Seligman, PhD USA (2003).
Susan has worked with over 25,000 people since 2002 in educational institutions, corporations, government departments, hospitals, aged care, health and mental health, charities, conferences and community service settings, to help them rediscover their baseline of happiness, and learn how to build and maintain positive thinking, emotion, action, institutions, and resilience. Her tools are simple, yet powerful.
Also, Susan's work has
been covered by major media such as Today Tonight, Channel 10 News, ABC,
Channel 9's Brisbane Extra, The Melbourne Age, The Sydney Morning Herald,
The Australian, Women's Day, and many national, local and regional radio
stations.
Why is Laughter a therapy?
Laughter, as supported by scientific findings globally, has been known
to:
~ relax muscles and reduce stress, pain and tension
~ reduce and depression
~ liberate us from the fear-driven ego
~ improve respiration, oxygenation and circulation
~ stimulate digestion and metabolism
~ improve the biophysical, biochemical and bioenergetic levels of the body
~ promote sleep
~ slow the brain rhythms to alpha level
~ improve self confidence and self esteem
~ strengthen the immune system
~ provide a meditative state to relieve us from the burdens of our thinking
~ increase the count of natural killer cells (that attack cancers and tumours)
~ raise antibody levels
~ make you more appealing, providing an instant facelift
~ reconnect people under a non-threatening, non-political, non-competitive
banner
~ unite all ages, personality types and cultures
~ provide a positive, supportive space for people to feel good about themselves
~ be the best aerobic exercise
~ be the gateway to inner and outer peace
