North Sydney Laughter Club

Welcome to the home page of North Sydney Laughter Club. This club meets every Sunday at North Sydney Community Centre.   The session lasts about an hour. The session is longer than other laughter clubs in that it is also a  “laughter yoga” session.

Details of the club are as follows :

VENUE : North Sydney Community Centre,  220 Miller Street (near Ridge St.)  Here’s a map of North Sydney Community Centre.  As you can see, its right next to and behind Stanton Library.  The Library closes at 5pm on Sunday, meaning you can visit the library just before coming to North Sydney Laughter.

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TIME : Every Sunday 5 – 6pm

COST :  By voluntary donation, suggested: $5, to help meet room hire.

BRING : Bottled water.

REQUIREMENTS : None, not even a sense of humour. Just the willingness to give a go.

AIM : Natural laughter that produces a high that lasts a while after the session. The health benefits from laughter will also follow.

HISTORY: North Sydney Laughter Yoga was started on February 11th 2007 by Jackie Curran.   Because of her other commitments, Usuff Omar took over the laughter leading on November 1st 2009.

USUFF’S TIPS FOR LAUGHTER :

Laughter Yoga, the way I lead, is EASY!  There are no requirements except being open to the possibility of laughter.  You need not laugh if you don’t feel like it.  All exercises are gentle and you have total control over the extent to which you participate.  Some in the past have even sat out most of the session.  That’s OK.  There is never ever any force or compulsion.

1. Bring bottled water (laughing a lot can be dehydrating.)
2. Stay within your comfort zone (emotionally and physically.)
3. Preferably leave issues at door (best if don’t spill into laughter.)
4. Less talking better (talking leads to thinking.)
5. Don’t think about it too much (The more we think, less we laugh.)
6. Hold back on anything that drops the laughter of others (laughter is co-created.)
7. Be open to laughter, allow it when it finds you (it shouldn’t be forced.)

Its all worth it for the “high” once you catch the laughter wave.

Here it is again, this time below, a map showing the location of North Sydney Community Centre.  The location is actually set in from the road, across a grassy open space. I’ve included this map as I just figured how to insert Google maps into webpages.

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