Media Coverage

Stourbridge News – April 2022

Article in Stourbridge news promoting World Laughter Day 2022:

https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/20104935.free-laughter-yoga-session-park-world-laughter-day/

Stourbridge News – 4July 2021

Bev Holder from Stourbridge News created a lovely full-page feature article on 4 July 2021 about Laughter Yoga and how the Zoom sessions I have run throughout COVID lockdown has helped participants to keep connected with each other.  Here is the link to her article (includes short video as she joined one of my sessions):

https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/19420454.laughter-yoga-kept-people-smiling-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR31147CaQdmS2aZf4PAWqeScLmAy3sQPAhtZLwDfG7w3MKCPlcbtDCS3dI

Here also is a photo of the article from the newspaper (click on the image):

BBC RadioWM – Interview with Llewela Bailey – 13 January 2019

Talking about Laughter Yoga and its benefits:

Mature Times – August 2018 edition

I wrote an article about Laughter Yoga in the monthly magazine aimed particularly for older people and you can find it on page 10 by following the link:

https://www.maturetimes.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/MT_AUG18_APP.pdf

You can also read the article here.

On 12 April 2018, the ITV Programme ‘Tonight’ showed a Documentary called ‘OAP Bootcamp’.  This highlighted the number of older people aged 65 plus that the NHS has to look after.  It also highlighted how a lot of older people are lonely, get little exercise and don’t have a healthy diet.  The programme took 5 volunteers and during the space of a week introduced them to different activities: Weights keep fit, Ballet keep fit, Healthy Eating, Knit and Natter and Laughter Yoga. I was delighted to be part of this documentary leading the 5 volunteers in a Laughter Yoga session.  The programme was available on the ITV Hub for 30 days after it was screened but a resume about the programme can be seen by following this link:

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-04-12/oap-bootcamp-tonight/

On 20 March 2018 I was invited to speak about Laughter Yoga on ‘World Happiness Day’ with BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester.  Here is the recording:

BBC Hereford & Worcester Interview

Express & Star had a feature on 20 January 2018 that included a full page about ‘What it’s like to teach ‘Laughter Yoga’:

20-1-18 Article in Express & Star

You can read the full content by clicking this link:

https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/weekend/2018/01/21/its-a-real-giggle-and-beats-stress/

On 17 February 2014 I was on BBC Radio WM being interviewed about Laughter Yoga and you can listen here

Also, early in 2014 I was interviewed by the Press Association from which they created an article about my Laughter Club which appeared in the March 2014 issue of Chat Monthly (page 59).

Chat Monthly Article

The Worcester News also created an article in their September 2014 health feature about Laughter Yoga and its benefits:

Front page – Worcester News
Article page – Worcester News