Laughter Therapist
With Laughter Yoga Expert Lotte Mikkelsen
Unique experiential training to become a Laughter Therapist
Unique experiential training to become a Laughter Therapist
UnitedMind’s unique Laughter Therapist Training programme gives youthe background as well as indepth experience of laughter therapy,including a brief introduction to Laughter Yoga, however, this is NOT Laughter Yoga Training.
The Laughter Therapist Training takes you on a journey through different ways of presentation, various ways of using laughter in life and in workshops, the meaning of laughter that we add, and it teaches you to structure a professional as well as personal laughter therapy programme for groups and individuals.
The course is a philosophical as well as practical course where we will get in touch with the inner-most laughter, and discover what REALLY tickles the giggles.
Our training is accredited by FHT (Federation of Holistic Therapists).
You can read more about the accreditation benefits on Certification and Accreditation.
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This programme adds depth and width to the knowledge and wisdom of therapeutic laughter by bringing together the technology with the latest research.
The Laughter Therapist Training addresses the much needed aspect of mind and mentality at play in joyfulness and fun, and the need for playing with the pain life presents.
This training is for people with a background in healthcare as therapist, holistic therapist or counsellor, being a Laughter Yoga Professionals is not a requirement but a therapist background is. As Laughter Therapist you must have an understanding and ability to handle your clients’ emotional release and experience of katharsis.
On the 2-day Laughter Yoga Leader Training you learn to run a Laughter Yoga session and finish your training with a presentation, whereas over the minimum 50 hours of learning on the Laughter Therapist Training you learn to facilitate one-on-one or group sessions using therapeutic laughter, creative storytelling, improvisation and drama, as well as Laughter Yoga techniques.
The Laughter Therapist Training runs over two and a half days but that does not complete the course. It runs in the following way allowing you to complete within the timeframe given
This training is a unique, innovative and a new way of learning laughter and joyfulness with a view to present and to teach.
As Laughter Therapist you must have an understanding and ability to handle your clients’ emotional release and experience of katharsis.
Required background:
At the end of your completed training programme you will receive a certificate that enables you to obtain insurance to practice and facilitate laughter therapy programmes and workshops in groups or one-on-one. It is not a Laughter Yoga Certificate but this training may be a great addition to your existing skills and certifications.
You will receive the following as part of your course package:
The training is held in Hemel Hempstead. Full details will be provided on registration.
The course runs once or twice a year and is currently scheduled at the following dates:
The course fee is £750 standard fee for booking within 1 month of the training dates.
Early bird fee is £550.
Including courseware and certificate.
Nicolette Smith2024-01-21Fantastic experience. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Lotte and Mel are the pinacle of Laughter Yoga, they are very experienced and have a lot to offer.Shanne Evans2023-10-17Absolutely loved a whole weekend of laughing, learning and more laughing. Lotte and Mel are truly amazing and Masters of their craft. Cannot recommend them enough, let's include more laughter into our lives and those around us. The Laughter Yoga Leader training was simply brilliant.Caz Keeping-Coventry2023-10-09Lotte delivered an incredible laughter yoga session for our Christmas conference for all our store managers at FatFace Head Office. She has fantastic communication, and nothing was ever too much trouble. The session was greatly received by all, and was a real energiser and something different for the team.Rita Jenkins2023-09-11What made this experience so great, was meeting Lotte - she is a fireball, so much fun, and had us laughing the whole session. Very beautiful experience, and would deffo love to do it again and again. Thank you Lotte for an amazingly wonderful afternoon!!Tallulah Tay2023-05-09Laughter Yoga training with Lotte was so much more than I had anticipated! We laughed (of course), I cried (surprisingly!) and we had an utter blast together over the two days. I'm eager to bring laughter to Leintwardine and looking at offering a taster session in June. Thank you so much Lotte, for the skilled way you shared Laughter Yoga practices with us and encouraged us to give it our all. You are a bundle of energy, making learning fun!Tobias Oliver2022-11-14Laughter Yoga training is seriously good fun! I had a brilliant two days training to be a Laughter Yoga teacher with UnitedMind. Lotte and Mel were fantastic tutors - welcoming, knowledgeable, and supportive. I learnt so much, including the science behind why laughter is so good for our health. What's more, I have never laughed so much on a training course before! I'd strongly recommend it.Charlotte Schuman See Naturally2022-11-10Great course, really recommend it, learned so much, and laughed so much, thanks Lotte!!Mary R2022-11-10What a nice experience and a great Laughter Yoga Teacher training we had last week with Lotte and Mel. Happy to meet my colleagues and work together as a team. After the training, I come back home peaceful and willing to continue my 40-day commitment.Thank you Lotte and Mel for the energy and the learnings.Michael Kelleher2022-11-07I recently completed my Laughter Yoga Leader and Laughter Yoga Teacher Training with Lotte and Mel. What a great experience! I would highly recommend this training, it is awesome. You get all the benefits of laughter and work with wonderful people. Lotte and Mel are skilled facilitators and get the best out of each person.