098: Living the laughter Lifestyle Chantal Rouleau

According to Chantal Rouleau, laughter is a lifestyle we all need to embrace. It makes difficult situations lighter and gives us a reason to keep fighting. Chantal is a laughter yoga leader and teacher from Ontario in Canada. She’s led groups into laughter for over 11 years working with corporate groups, retirement homes, mental health facilities, elementary schools, and a few things in between. She always loved to make people laugh.

In this episode, Chantal will allow us to get to know her better. Also, Chantal will share her laughter journey and why it has been so instrumental to her.

Listen in and laugh with us.

Key Talking Points of the Episode:

[01:36] How laughter came into Chantal’s life

[04:34] Chantal’s first meditation session after laughter yoga

[07:21] How Chantal founded a laughter yoga club

[09:34] How laughter has enhanced Chantal’s life

[15:04] Chantal’s standout moments with laughter

[19:28] Chantal’s message to us

[21:46] Chantal’s favourite laughing exercises

[26:39] Chantal’s positive habits besides laughter

[29:41] Three things that bring Chantal joy

Standout Quotes from the Episode:

“If you want to go and come and do laughter yoga in my local library, I don’t own the territory, it’s a movement more than anything else. We’re here to spread laughter.”

“We all have our story. We all have our baggage; we all have our poor little nice stories. But laughter yoga, it just lightens the heaviness.”

“Laughter has always been really easy. I think the hardest part is about people getting engaged is letting go of the inhibition. They just, oh, you have to look, proper and because a lot of people think that laughing doesn’t make you look very intelligent. Like if you laugh easily. It’s like, oh, you’re not that smart.”

“We all have that inner child that wants to be joyful, playful and have  fun.”

The Laughter Man, Pete Cann, is on a fun-filled mission to bring the positive benefits of laughter to the world. Since discovering Laughter Yoga, company owner Pete has transformed his business and family life and now wants to share his infectious secrets and get the planet laughing along with him.

You’ll find Pete, his trademark red hat, and his happy vibe on the following channels.