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The Laughter Works story

Our story

Before Laughter Works was created, Cris was on the dating scene and found some research about how laughing makes us more attractive. One week later, Dr Kataria came to Australia to run Laughter Yoga sessions. Naturally, Cris decided to go along to improve his chances at romance.

What he found instead was a love for Laughter Yoga! Its power to improve our physical, mental and workplace health was too enticing. So Cris became a Laughing Yoga teacher and launched Laughter Works.

Our vision

A workplace culture built on genuine psychological safety, where people feel comfortable being themselves, speaking up, and contributing with confidence. We believe the best workplaces balance laughter with productivity, strengthening trust, connection and team performance.

We envision workplaces where resilience, authenticity and accountability are part of everyday culture. Through Laughter Yoga, we help create environments where people feel energised, supported and valued — because when people feel safe and connected, high performance follows naturally.

Our mission

To bring laughter to as many workplaces as possible.

You can enjoy yourself AND work hard. It’s okay to have a laugh. It’s okay to make mistakes. To be perfectly human – which is imperfect.

We want everyone to be able to recover quickly from obstacles and conflict. Together we’ll build a workplace based on authenticity and high performance.

To us, laughter is serious business.

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Media and conferences

A sought-after speaker and consultant, Cris has appeared in the media and presented at many conferences.

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Trusted by Teams Across Australia

★★★★★
An action speak louder than words and in Cris’ case, his presentation of his ‘G.O. S.M.I.L.E.’ model at a recent Biennial Professional Development Day in Sydney, was thoroughly engaging.
Cris delivered his strong, succinct message about living an optimistic life to an auditorium of 400 School Support Staff, teachers’ aides, lab assistants, administration support staff, secretaries and bursars alike. Well-researched evidence, supporting the value of connection, was shared by Cris in his easy, engaging manner.
Feedback from participants included “Brilliant, affirming and uplifting!!

Caroline Benedet, Catholic Education Office

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We arranged to have Cris Popp come and hold a “Laughter Workshop” with our Victorian Facility Managers at our monthly State Managers meeting. Whilst not really knowing too much about the laughter session and wondering how this could possibly work, we went ahead and booked Cris for a session. As first thought, there were a few people who were a little hesitant to participate in “laughter therapy” but by the end of the session, everyone was laughing without the thought of trying.
The session was informative and very funny and we all had a great time laughing in many different ways, not only with each other but also with Cris. To laugh as a group first thing in the morning is invigorating and it left a good positive attitude for the rest of the day. I would highly recommend Cris for another session and to any other work place that needs to learn how to laugh the day away.

Tracie Thompson, Human Resources, Regis

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Hi Cris,
Three people have contacted me in regards to our laughter workshop. They want to run workshops for their organizations. I have passed on your details.
Also, I have had very positive feedback from the workshop you ran for us on 3rd of August 2007. It is a credit to you to be able to put people from such diverse backgrounds and various abilities at ease in such a short time. Hope to work with you again in the future.

Elfie Häggblom, Coordinator, St. Albans Community Youth Club Inc

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Afternoon Cris!
Just thought I would say on behalf of NatRoad, what a wonderful session yours was. It was great to see so many people get involved and have fun.
And to mention that you’re a hit in the NatRoad office. We now use all the laughs everyday and we can’t stop! Lol. So thanks a bunch and look forward to keeping in touch!

Cate Patrick, Marketing Officer, NatRoad Limited

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Cris,
Thanks for the photos sent. Thank you for the fabulous laughter team building day you facilitated for us on 10 July 2007. I received much positive feedback from the staff after the day and the energy in the office has increased. I have noticed more staff making an effort to communicate better and we have used some of your laughing exercises before Departmental Meetings to get the energy levels higher and bring happiness to the workplace.
The structure of the day was extremely good as it provided clear direction and gained outcomes in a flexible environment. I would be more than happy to recommend your method, techniques and facilitation to other organisations particularly for team building. The staff felt very comfortable with your style and approach which was much welcomed and appreciated.

Julie Reid, Manager Urban Strategy and Culture, Bayside City Council