Your chance to spend an evening with authors
Patricia Cameron-Hill &
Dr Shayne Yates
You won't die laughing!
How to have less stress in your life and more fun.
You may die from stress, but you won't die laughing. Have you ever tried to lift something when you're laughing? You just can't summon the strength to do the lifting. The reason is that when you laugh, you lose control and relax.
Laughter is the exact opposite to that tense, tightly controlled feeling you get with stress.
Laughter may make you physically weak, but it can also make you strong in an emotional sense. That's why it's important to strengthen your sense of humour so can see the funny side of the things you can't change, especially those that cause stress. We've all had the experience of being caught up in a difficult situation unable to find a way out. Then we suddenly see the funny side and start smiling and having a bit of a laugh. The laughter acts as a circuit breaker before the system becomes overloaded and stressed.
Just as we've inherited the capacity for stress, we've also been supplied with the ability to laugh. Stress is the yin to laughter's yang; the night to laughter's day.
An evening of laughter, learning and fun…
This is a light-hearted seminar on the serious business of stress. You'll be kept amused as you learn
how to feel more in control of your life and relaxed. You'll join in the smiles, chuckles, giggles and even belly laughs as you tickle your funny bone with our of stories, quips, cartoons and jokes.
Laughter loves company.
You'll discover the fun of 'humorobics' or sense of humour exercises to get you 'humour fit' so you can think, talk and be funny. (Relax - you won't be asked to do anything on the night.) This includes everything from where to find humour, how to tell jokes and stories and why we laugh at different things.
Why is it that the people who are great at remembering jokes, can't remember how many times they've already told it to you?
Amidst all the fun of the seminar, is some serious guidance on what to do about the things in your life that you can't control. We'll show you how to manage the way you feel so you feel less stressed and more in control. You'll be surprised how quickly you can get into a good mood and make it last.
It's not what happens to you, it's how you take it that counts.
With a new attitude and a stronger sense of humour you'll be ready for some great ideas for putting more fun into your life - especially in the workplace. Mystery friends, celebrations, fun attacks, magic meetings and dress-up days are just a sampling of the ideas that await you.
The key measure of success in our organisation is if I walk around and hear staff laughing. If I don't hear laughter, I know something's wrong.
(Robyn Klos, CEO)
5 things most people don't know about stress
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Stress is the major workplace injury of the 21st century - fun at work has been proven to boost productivity, co-operation, creativity and wellness.
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It is much easier to keep on working than to take time off to relax and go to a seminar on stress - it takes self discipline to do this.
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You don't have to be a victim of stress - there is always something you can do, but the answers are not always obvious.
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When you can't change what's making you stressed, you must change you - you can learn how to change your outlook.
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A sense of humour leads to laughter - the greatest stress buster in the world, and everyone can strengthen their sense of humour.
Who should attend?
This is a great opportunity for family members or workgroups to attend together. Sharing laughter is a great way to reduce conflict and unite people especially in difficult times. The ideas in the seminar can be taken away and used immediately.
You may just feel like a fun night out. It's a chance to meet new people, take a fresh look at the stress in your life, have a good laugh and learn something new. Whatever your circumstances, you will discover for yourself why it is that You won't die laughing!
Our seminar attendees say…
I attended your seminar in Brisbane this morning and I have to tell you that in 21 years of teaching, yours was the most informative, useful and relevant session. (Wendy Orford)
Thank you both for giving me aching shoulders, sore chest, face-ache, removal of age lines - all caused by laughter on Tuesday. (Teddy Thompson)
I would like to say a very big 'thank you' for the wonderful seminar you presented yesterday. I came away feeling uplifted and motivated to change myself. (Barbara Robinson)
From my own part, I have always been a true believer in all that you advance - I simply wasn't sure whether my colleagues would buy it. Glad to be proven wrong. (Barbara Roux)
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