In the News

UnitedMind and Laughter Yoga in the News

Our press page covers Newspaper Articles, Press Releases, Radio Intervies and other media coverage since UnitedMind was founded in April 2002.
Over the past years the attention from the press has increased and the number of journalists interested in the topic of laughter and health has been on the rise.
Hopefully the effort of bringing health through laughter to people will continue to be of interest all around the UK and beyond.

The UK (and the rest of the World) needs more laughter and UnitedMind is ready to provide Laughter Yoga to workplace, organisations and individuals.

Newspapers and Magazines

  • 12 May 2005 – Luton Herald & Post – A LOTTE laughter is the best medicine by B Creagh
  • 03 June 2005 – St. Albans Review – Learning to laugh again by Caroline Cook
  • 03 June 2005 – Hendon & Finchley Times – Learning to laugh again by Caroline Cook
  • 03 June 2005 – Edgeware & Mill Hill Times – Learning to laugh again by Caroline Cook
  • 17 June 2005 – BBC 3Counties – Is laughter really the best medicine by Katy Lewis
  • 11 July 2005 – St. Albans Review – Stress can be a laughing matter
  • 11 July 2005 – St. Albans Observer – Stress can be a laughing matter
  • 26 January 2006 – WeightWatchers Mind Body Soul – Laughter Therapy by Roz Lewis
  • 08 February 2006 – Optima Magazine – We have ways of making you laugh! by P Shields
  • April 2006 – Being Girl – Get fit and have a laugh by Ruth Jamieson
  • May 2006 – HertsNews – World Laughter Day
  • 07 June 2006 – Carers Org – Laughter Yoga Workshop announcement for Carers
  • 28 September 2007 – SUR in English – Southern Spain – Your Health by Emma Pomfret
  • August 2008 Cosmopolitan UK
  • 14 August 2008 Urban Junkies about launch of Glaceau Vitamin Water
  • 29 September 2008 BBC 3Counties – Laughter is still the best medicine by Katy Lewis
  • 02 October 2008 – Herts Advertiser – by Charlotte Morgan
  • December 2008 – Herts Lifestyle – by Abena Bailey
  • December 2008 – Our St. Albans – Laugh for No Reason by Lotte Mikkelsen
  • January 2009 – Candis Magazine
  • June 2009 – Daily Express – Telephone Laughter Club article
  • July 2009 – The Lady – feature about comedy and laughter
  • 23 February 2010 – Women’s Weekly – well-being pages
  • September 2010 – Elle Magazine – feature about laughter and health
  • February 2011 – Glamour Magazine – Laughter Yoga
  • May 2011 – Saga Magazine – health benefits and laughter
  • January 2012 – Spirit and Destiny – Laughter Yoga
  • January 2012 – Cambridge News – Laughter Yoga
  • August 2012 – OM Magazine – laughter and benefits
  • August 2012 – Shortlist Magazine – health and laughter
  • January 2013 – Life & Living Magazine – Laughter is the best Medicine
  • February 2013 – Looking Good Magazine – Articles for the Blind
  • June 2013 – The Independent – Laughter Inc.
  • July 2013 – The Daily Telegraph – Now there is proof…
  • August 2013 – Top Santé Magazine – Laughter the best Medicine
  • September 2013 – Prima Magazine – Laughter Yoga article
  • April 2014 – Cultivate your Happiness by Emma Letessier
  • 05 June 2014 BuzzFeed – I joined a Telephone Laughter Club by Ailbhe Malone

Radio and TV Interviews

  • 10 June 2005 6:20 pm – BBC 3Counties Radio – Drive Time with Katherine Boyle
  • 13 April 2006 1:40 pm – BBC 3Counties Radio – Katherine Boyle live – radio interview
  • 05 May 2006 2:10 pm – BBC 3Counties Radio – Katherine Boyle live – radio interview
  • 07 May 2006 8:40 am – BBC Asian Network – Hot Breakfast with Tazeen Ahmad
  • 22 July 2006 11:00 am – Aylesbury Vale’s Mix 96 – Saturday Alternative, Fiona Faulkner
  • 27 February 2007 5:45 pm – BBC 3Counties Radio – radio interview
  • 12 April 2007 5:50 pm – Milton Keynes TV (Sky Channel 227) – MK Tonight – TV interview
  • 23 April 2007 12:30 pm BBC 3Counties Radio – Justin Dealey and Jane Killich
  • 06 May 2007 9:10 am BBC Asian Network – radio interview regarding World Laughter Day
  • February 2008 8:45 am – BBC 3Counties Radio – Katherine Boyle live – radio interview
  • 27 February 2008 6:00 pm – BBC2 Eggheads – The Laughter Network challenging Eggheads
  • 19 September 2008 7:30 am – BBC 3Counties Radio – Breakfast Show with Stephen Rhodes
  • 04 October 2008 8:55 am – BBC 3Counties Radio – Saturday Show with Howard Hughes
  • 16 September 2009 8:00am – BBC Radio Scotland – MacAulay & Co – radio interview
  • 26 February 2010 – Hertbeat FM – radio interview regarding working with MIND
  • 06 July 2010 3:05pm – LBC Radio London – Jeni Barnett – radio interview
  • 21 October 2010 5:30pm – Verulam Radio – West Herts Drivetime with Danny Smith
  • 17 January 2011 10:15am – BBC Radio Newcastle – Jonathan Miles – radio interview
  • 01 February 2011 5:30pm – Verulam Radio – West Herts Drivetime with Danny Smith
  • 15 July 2011 4:00pm – ONFM London – with Samira Kiyani – radio interview
  • 04 August 2011 10:00pm – BBC Radio Leeds – with Dominique Busby – radio interview
  • 14 September 2011 8:30am – BBC Radio Sheffield – launch of Oxford University research
  • 05 January 2012 5:30pm – Verulam Radio – West Herts Drivetime with Danny Smith
  • 25 January 2012 8:15pm – Radio Verulam Spiritual Matters with Energy Brown+Liz Kaloczi
  • 25 October 2012 8:15pm – Radio Inspired Talk Matters with Energy Brown
  • 08 November 2012 3:00pm – ITV Alan Titchmarsh Show – ‘making Britain happy’
  • 21 January 2013 12:35pm BBC Radio Leeds about Blue Monday – radio interview
  • 02 July 2013 3:50pm BBC 3Counties Radio – Roberto Perrone live – radio interview
  • 16 September 2013 BBC Inside Out South – featuring The Telephone Laughter Club
  • 05 June 2014 BuzzFeed – I joined a Telephone Laughter Club by Ailbhe Malone
  • 10 June 2014 RTE Radio Dublin – featuring The Telephone Laughter Club

Key Moments

  • 2004 – the first press announcement of the Laughter Club International in St. Albans with coverage in St. Albans, London and Luton
  • 2005 – the first anniversary celebration of the Laughter Club was shared with the press who came to the laughter session and interviewed the participants
  • 2006 – the World Laughter Day was celebrated in St. Albans for the first time in Verulamium Park with 25 participants who laughed and played
  • 2007 – the first television appearance on SKY TV in Milton Keynes – 10 minutes live local tv
  • 2008 – the Telephone Laughter Club in the UK launched and created huge media interest with radio interviews and stories all over UK
  • 2009 – the succesful completion of new Laughter Yoga Leaders around the UK.  UnitedMind trained nearly 60 people. The feedback from the new Laughter Leaders was fantastic!
  • 2010 – the launch of the teamwork with The Regency Training Foundation to combat social exclusion in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire
  • 2010 – the introduction of the Laughter Yoga Leader Training programme to the NHS
  • 2011 – the first Online Laughter Yoga Leader Training programme to pilot in January
  • 2011 – the original 2004 Laughter Medicine workshop to re-surface with renewed energy and content in St. Albans and in Durham
  • 2011 – launch of the Online Laughter Club – laughing every week on Tuesdays
  • 2011 – teaming up with Sole Developers in North-East England to fire up powerful communication using Gibberish and other empowering techniques
  • 2012 – Telephone Laughter on Subscription adding serious laughter to weekday mornings
  • 2012 – UnitedMind celebrates 10th anniversary at our 7th celebration of World Laughter Day on 6th May 2012
  • 2012 – UnitedMind celebrates 5th anniversary for teaching Laughter Yoga Leader Training to individuals and team across the UK. The longest non-stop delivery of Laughter Yoga Leader Training in the UK
  • 2012 – Lotte Mikkelsen of UnitedMind is appointed and trained as Laughter Yoga Master Trainer and becoming the first Laughter Yoga Professional to uniquely teach the Laughter Yoga Teacher Programme in the UK
  • 2013 – UnitedMind launches programme for teachers and students in a bid to tackle stress and pressure in the school system
  • 2013 – UnitedMind develops The Psychology of Laughter Facilitator Training a new facilitator qualification for anyone with or without Laughter Yoga qualifications
  • 2014 – UnitedMind organises Advanced Training Day with Dr. Madan Kataria in Manchester. The day kicks off the Laughter Festival which is organised by Feelgood Communities CIC.
  • 2014 – UnitedMind and Laughter Lines Coaching organise the Laughter Flashmob in London, 5 July
  • 2015 – UnitedMind organises the 20th Anniversary Laughter Yoga Conference in the UK, 5-7 June
  • 2015 – UnitedMind launches an initiative to gather Laughter Yoga people to develop LY in UK
  • 2016 UnitedMind teams up with Retune with a view to promote corporate wellbeing awaydays

Press Releases

  • 22 June 2004 – UnitedMind launches the Laughter Club International in St. Albans
  • 01 May 2005 – UnitedMind introduces executive Laughter Workshops
  • 01 June 2005 – The Laughter Club in St. Albans celebrates 1st anniversary
  • 10 April 2006 – World Laughter Day to be celebrated in St. Albans
  • 01 May 2006 – Overwhelming support for World Laughter Day in St. Albans
  • 07 May 2006 – World Laughter Day kicks of with a laughing start
  • 17 April 2007 – World Laughter Day to be celebrated in St. Albans
  • 17 March 2008 – Laughter Yoga Leader Training Brought to you by UnitedMind
  • 17 April 2008 – World Laughter Day to be celebrated in St. Albans
  • 14 September 2008 – Launch of The Telephone Laughter Club
  • 14 April 2009 – World Laughter Day to be celebrated in St. Albans
  • 26 February 2010 – UnitedMind and The Regency Training Foundation team up
  • 15 April 2010 – World Laughter Day to be celebrated in St. Albans
  • 01 January 2011 – Launch of the Online Laughter Yoga Leader Training
  • 18 February 2011 – UnitedMind re-launches the original 2008 Laughter Medicine workshop
  • 05 January 2012 – The Laughter Club publishes a map of regular Laughter Clubs in the UK
  • 01 May 2012 – World Laughter Day is now on a countrywide map for people across Britain
  • 04 September 2012 – Lotte Mikkelsen appointed Laughter Yoga Master Training
  • 01 January 2013 – The Regency Training Foundation awarded funding
  • 01 March 2013 – Launch of Outdoor Laughter Yoga Leader Training in World Laughter Day weekend
  • 01 April 2013 -Unleash the Laughter Within! a new workshop to combat depression in North-East
  • 01 June 2013 – The Psychology Laughter Facilitator Training – a new way to teach laughter
  • 01 August 2013 – Dr. Madan Kataria teaching in the UK for first time in 10 years in 2014
  • 01 January 2014 – Laughing in London on Blue Monday with a group of Laughter Professionals
  • 30 October 2014 – New timeslot added for The Telephone Laughter Club at 12noon to 12:10pm
  • 15 May 2015 – 20th Anniversary Laughter Yoga Conference in the UK