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Workplace CultureLaughter yoga sessions that lift energy and connection
When a team has been under pressure, few things reset the mood as quickly as genuine laughter. A workplace laughter yoga session is a fun, surprisingly powerful way to release tension, lift spirits and bring people together. It works just as well as an energiser at an event as it does a standalone wellbeing boost.
Corporate Laughter yoga is a facilitated group session combining playful laughter wellness exercises with gentle breathing techniques to support stress relief, lift mood and create a shared sense of connection. HSG has delivered workplace wellbeing since 2003 and now coordinates laughter sessions onsite and online for employee teams, events and wellbeing days, with no traditional yoga experience required.
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Why laughter yoga belongs at your workplace
Busy periods can leave teams flat, tense and disconnected. A well-facilitated corporate laughter yoga session offers a low-barrier shared reset, but it should complement—not replace—broader work on culture, workload and psychosocial risk.
- Engagement remains low: Only 20% of employees globally were engaged at work in 2025, the lowest level since 2020, according to Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report.
- Promising, developing evidence: A 2024 systematic review of 10 workplace laughter yoga studies involving nurses and nursing students found reduced stress in four included studies and reduced burnout in three. The authors also noted that higher-quality research is needed to confirm its effectiveness. Read the 2024 systematic review of laughter yoga research.
For teams, the practical value is a shared experience that can support immediate mood and connection—not a standalone engagement strategy, clinical intervention or psychosocial risk control.
Talk to us about using laughter yoga as a purposeful team reset or employee wellbeing activity.
Who this is for
Workplace laughter yoga is designed for whole teams, staff at wellbeing days and campaign events, conference audiences wanting an energiser, and teams moving through or emerging from high-pressure periods. Seated and low-mobility options can help more people participate comfortably.
What the service involves
A specialist facilitator leads the group through a series of playful laughter exercises and gentle breathing, building from a few self-conscious giggles to genuine, infectious laughter. Sessions run onsite or online, typically 30 to 60 minutes, and suit small teams through to large conference groups. No special clothing, fitness or experience is needed.
Sessions can be tailored to the occasion, audience and participants’ comfort level. HSG coordinates onsite delivery across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and many regional locations, as well as online sessions across Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific. Contact HSG to confirm facilitator availability for a particular location and date.
What workplace laughter yoga is, and is not
What it is
- A facilitated team wellbeing activity
- Playful and inclusive
- Suitable for most fitness levels
- Useful as an energiser or team reset
- Delivered onsite or online
- Great for workplace connection and team engagement
What it is not
- A clinical intervention
- Stand-up comedy
- A traditional yoga class
- A forced-participation exercise
- Dependent on people already feeling confident
Outcomes you can expect
Where feedback is collected, HSG can report on participation and participant responses. In HSG’s experience, laughter sessions often attract enthusiastic qualitative feedback, particularly when used as an event energiser or team reset.
Laughter yoga can support immediate stress relief, positive mood and connection. Over time, repeated positive shared experiences may contribute to a warmer workplace culture, but a single session should not be presented as a clinical intervention, a psychosocial risk control or a substitute for broader culture work.
What clients say
Sharon ran just a 30 minute laughter workshop for a group of cynics and we JUST LOVED IT. We had around 16-18 staff, aged from early twenties to late fifties and it was a fantastic workshop. Everyone really enjoyed it and we have continued to talk about afterwards and to share our hilarious experience with other teams. It is THE most cheering group activity I’ve ever participated in. Thank you Sharon!
Helen Yardley
KPMG
What an amazing experience and really set the tone for our planning day. Thanks Heather-Joy 🙂
Cheryl Tether
Rockpool RAC
Experience and credentials
HSG has delivered workplace wellbeing since 2003 and is trusted by more than 1,600 organisations, including Microsoft, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank and Australia Post. Sessions are delivered by specialist laughter yoga facilitators across Australian capital cities and many regional locations, with online and selected onsite delivery available across New Zealand and Asia-Pacific, subject to facilitator availability.
Related services
Laughter yoga sits within HSG’s workplace culture, connection and team engagement pillar. It works well alongside team building and culture workshops and as an energiser at health and wellbeing expos. To plan a session for your team or event, get in touch.
Frequently asked questions
It suits whole teams, staff at wellbeing days, and conference or event audiences wanting an energiser. It is fully inclusive, with seated and low-mobility options, and needs no fitness or prior experience.
HSG’s facilitators are experienced at easing groups in gradually, including people who are sceptical or self-conscious. Participation should be invitational, with seated and lower-mobility options available, so people can engage at a level that feels comfortable.
Yes. HSG coordinates onsite laughter yoga sessions across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and many regional locations. Online delivery is available across Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific. Contact us to confirm facilitator availability for your preferred date and location.
Sessions typically run 30 to 60 minutes and suit groups of all sizes, from a single team to a full conference room. We will match the format to your group and occasion.
HSG can report on participation and feedback, and our experience shows that laughter sessions generate some of the most enthusiastic responses of any activity. We see that they support stress relief, mood and connection in the moment and a positive culture over time, as a wellbeing activity rather than a clinical intervention.
A laughter yoga session can create a memorable shared reset, lift energy and make it easier for colleagues to connect across roles. It is particularly useful as an event energiser, wellbeing-day activity or low-pressure team experience. It should complement, rather than replace, action on workload, work design, leadership, culture or psychosocial hazards.
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