Virtual Laughter Therapy to Reduce Anxiety & Stress at Work

When you laugh (fake or real), your mind releases endorphins and inhibits your stress and anxiety - thinking you are happy. Making use of this phenomenon, Laughter Therapy exercises are designed to free you from stress and promote your well-being.

The Virtual Laughter Therapy session is the best if your team members and work-from-home employees are feeling anxious and stressed out because of work. The session is taken by a Laughter Coach, with the addition of a virtual Clown towards the end of the session.

The Virtual Laughter Therapy session happens in 3 pahses:

- Phase 1:

The session starts with clapping of hands in a rhythm to activate acupuncture points and activate people for further phases. Eye contact is maintained to create more engagement and an experience of connectedness.

- Phase 2:

Deep breathing exercises are done during phase 2. It helps in lightening the mood and relaxes the lungs. These exercises help us increase focus on our day-to-day activities.

- Phase 3:

Laughing like a child without any reason is the main aim of this phase. To achieve this multiple techniques are employed by our laughter coach:

Method 1 - Hearty Laughter

Method 2 - Imitation Laughter

Method 3 - Embarrassing Scenario

Method 4 - Dyslexic Laughter

Method 5 - No-Sound Laughing, Silent Laughter

Method 6 - Celebration laughter

Method 7 - Silly Laughter

The execution of these methods depends on the team size and the receptivity of the members during the virtual session.

For stressed-out teams, this theme is something that should not be missed out.