B. The Steps
Here is a high-level overview of how Laughter Wellness works. There are five steps. Everyone plays a role and is important. They are all elastic, meaning you can make them shorter or longer based on your personal preferences and needs.
| Step | Nr of activities | Format | Description |
| One: Tell | Up to 3+ | Facilitator talks + optional icebreaker(s). | Tell: Create context and safety. |
| Two: Show | 6 | Facilitator explains and demonstrates, participants practice. | Show: Establish leadership, initiate the shift from individuals to team, create safety, and identify and remove any potential troublemaker. |
| Three: Do | As time allows | Uninterupted sequence of short activities (20-60 seconds each) in a rolling sequence. Minimum explanations and talking. | Do: Create upward spirals of positivity dynamically and interactively. Fully shift from thinking and judging into feeling and experiencing. |
| Four: Integrate | 4 | Introspective activities. | Integrate: Deepen the benefits, and regulate chemistry. |
| Five: Wrap up | Up to 4+ | Optional spoken activities + group debrief. | Wrap-up: Make sense of the experience and integrate learning points. |
For a clear illustration of this process, please refer to the session plans of the preceding two lessons:
Class 1 (https://lou.pm/free1)
Class 2 (https://lou.pm/free2)
Let’s now look at this step by step.