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Dancing Every Day: The Science-Backed Benefits for Your Mind, Body, and Soul When was the last time you let loose and danced like nobody was watching? If it’s been a while, you might want to consider making dance a regular part of your day. Not only is dancing a fun and enjoyable activity, but it […]

Did you know that singing has just as many well-being benefits as laughter therapy? Singing has been shown to provide oodles of benefits for both physical and mental health. Which is why it’s an essential juicy joy ingredient in our Joyworks for Self-Compassionate online programme. Whether you’re an uplifter who’s coming through change, dealing with loss […]

Seven Ways to Be Your Own Hero Absolutely love getting messages like this and so happy for my lovely client. How laughter gets us out of our heads and into our hearts into joy, love, acceptance and awe. And there’s thirty years science backed research to show us just why that is. This beautiful lass […]

I’m happy to be getting back into life after a wee blip overcoming pesky virus. It’s  a grand opportunity to get right back to basics of deep self-care. As soon as I woke up in the morning I placed my hand to my heart and said out loud in the sweetest loving voice I could […]

When did you last have a right good belly laugh? If you trained in Laughter Yoga thankfully this isn’t all you are guaranteed! What would you get and what would you be able to do with it? Here’s five benefits and seven transformative applications  Laughter Yoga isn’t just an exercise; it’s a proven scientifically researched method for health and happiness and […]

When was the last time you took yourself on a play date? This Easter Holiday is the perfect time to do it- do it just for you. Here’s fifteen ways to nurture yourself into joy! 1) What lovely memories do you have when you were a child in spring time? Plan an inner child date date […]

What happiness rituals can we cultivate for ourselves? What are the happiest countries? What can we learn from them? March 20th 2023 was  International Day of Happiness, I was delighted to celebrate it with two events at Caledonian University – those that happened to attend were African and so much fun to be with. In South […]

I often wonder what would have happened if my sister Laura who I was staying with at the time hadn’t encouraged me and rallied all her pals together to come to my first public event in Ruthven Lane (just off Byres Road in Glasgow.) The last thing I wanted to do was have fun or laugh! I […]

Joyworks celebrated it’s fiftieth birthday on Tuesday! I set the timer for I know from happiness research that we have more fun when there’s a time limit on things. Guess that’s why remembering our lives are short and this could be our last day can be so profound for our joy So here’s my top […]

A wee note to our Papa and who’d be 96 today…… (18th Feb) We all live in our own places now Pop. We do our own thing on a Sunday. I rarely take the train. I’m rarely in Kilmaurs. Laura’s in Australia. Lyndsay’s in England. Stacey’s in New Zealand. Shirley Ann is with you. It […]