| “Get
ahead of the game”
Keep
your employee’s charged up!
Link them
up to The
Laughter Connection!
Laughter
Links Leadership
Training brings people together
for therapeutic laughter -- providing a sense
of belonging as well as a sense of being involved
in a worthwhile cause.
Numerous
studies have looked at the reasons for worker dissatisfaction. One of
the number
one causes of dissatisfaction in the work place
is the feeling of not being included in the process.
Whether that be in the decision making process,
general discussions that affect their work or simply
being told what their purpose is and why their
job is important to the overall company profitability.
Laughter Links training can bridge that gap of
uncertainty building trust and appreciation between
co-workers and management.
What
is organized laughter training?
Why
. . . do
we need someone to teach us how to laugh?
Believe
it or not most people only pretend to laugh. Few
give a heartwarming belly laugh. Most provide only
subdued, polite social giggles. However, engaging
the entire body in a full robust laugh will expand
your lungs, exercise your heart, stimulate your immune
system, and bring much needed oxygen to your brain.
We teach a form of yoga breathing that results into
full un-abandoned laughter. Laughter energizes
everyone! People, who
genuinely laugh together, have a hard time disagreeing
with each other afterward.
What
. . . does
it mean to laugh for NO reason?
Humor is
dictated by culture, language, intelligence, tastes,
preferences, values, and the mood of the moment.
Laughter on
the other hand is simply a learned physical act.
Laughter is universal and is not bound by race, creed
or language.
One
does not need to have a sense of humor in order to
laugh. In fact, it has been said that spending a
few minutes a day in complete abandon laughter can,
in fact, increase one's true sense of humor.
Why
. . . should
we offer laughter training in the workplace?
Laughter can
vastly improve your bottom line profits by:
- Laughter
is recognized as the world's greatest and least
expensive stress reliever! By teaching your employees
the Laughter Links method you will be reducing their S-T-R-E-S-S levels
thus increasing their productivity, which in turn
will increase your profitability.
- The
high cost of health care will be greatly reduced
by the benefits of good health derived from daily
laughter thus reducing the number of sick days,
which of course directly affects the cost of overhead.
Again increased profits.
- Laughter increases the endorphin
levels in the brain, thus giving a feeling of euphoria,
reducing stress and increasing productivity.
- Laughter encourages calmness and
respect for others.
- Laughter increases oxygen levels,
which increases awareness, producing fewer mistakes
-- another direct link to profits.
- Employee retention goes up when
morale rises; and morale rises when positive emotions
go up, increasing motivation and optimism.
- We know laughter works. It has for
thousands of years now.
Need
a cardiovascular workout?
Before
retiring from Stanford University Dr. William F.
Fry said, “Laughing 100 times amounts to the
same exercise as riding a stationary bike for 15
minutes. 3-5 minutes of intense laughter can double
the heart rate. The aerobic equivalent of 3 minutes
of laughter is 3 minutes on a rowing machine. Laughter
stimulates the circulation, tones the muscles, energizes
the lungs and respiratory system, stimulates endorphins
in the immune system and provides superb aerobic
exercise.
Get'em
charged up with Laughter Links!
Laughter
is good for the soul and good for business too!
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