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Have you ever wondered how I became Pete Cann, the laughter man? This episode is for you. I will be sharing my laughter journey with you. And hopefully, you'll enjoy the story of my journey.
In 2016, I was at a festival called WOMAD back in the UK in the southwest of the UK, and I was walking through the Arboretum, and I heard laughter. I thought to myself; there must be a comedian or some funny act going on. As I walked around the corner, I was greeted by 100 people just lying on the floor laughing for what I thought no reason at all.
When I looked a bit more closely, a sign said they said laughter yoga daily at 11 now. I thought to myself that was crazy and weird—just people lying on the floor laughing. Regardless, I want to be part of them. The following day, we did lots of different laughing and breathing exercises run by Curly Steve. I was sold! Even after the session was over, I couldn't stop laughing.
A couple of months later, my wife, Chloe, and I went for a date night. We did the same laughter yoga system, but this time it was different since Curly Steve was not running it. I didn't enjoy it much. The following year (2017), I did WOMAD again. They were four days of laughter, and I attended all of them. I became addicted to laughter. WOMAD started bringing laughter into my day-to-day life and started laughing through some adversities; you know, I've been through some quite traumatic stuff financially. There were some tough times back in sort of 2017 where laughter me to sort of stay sane.
In 2018 there was no laughter yoga at WOMAD since Steve decided to stop doing it. 2019, we went on a retreat with business owners. I suggested a laugher session, and they agreed to run the session on a Saturday, and everybody was laughing uncontrollably, yet I had no experience in running a session. The following day, as we talked about what we want to do in that year, my goal to have a laughter club.
I got my first booking then, and it was time for me to get some training. My laughter session had around 150 attendees, and it was a success. A part of me was tired of my other business, and I was convinced that laughter was my calling. I started getting bigger job, and that's how I became Pete Cann, the laughter man.
When Covid hit, my other business was severely affected, and I decided to take laughter yoga to the next level. Currently, my goal is to get laughter to over one million people.
That's how Pete Cann, the laughter man, was born.
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;
www.petecann.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelaughterman/
https://www.instagram.com/petecannthelaughterman/
https://www.facebook.com/thelaughterman
https://www.youtube.com/c/petecannthelaughterman
https://www.tiktok.com/@petecannthelaughterman
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By Pete Cann 'The Laughter Man'Have you ever wondered how I became Pete Cann, the laughter man? This episode is for you. I will be sharing my laughter journey with you. And hopefully, you'll enjoy the story of my journey.
In 2016, I was at a festival called WOMAD back in the UK in the southwest of the UK, and I was walking through the Arboretum, and I heard laughter. I thought to myself; there must be a comedian or some funny act going on. As I walked around the corner, I was greeted by 100 people just lying on the floor laughing for what I thought no reason at all.
When I looked a bit more closely, a sign said they said laughter yoga daily at 11 now. I thought to myself that was crazy and weird—just people lying on the floor laughing. Regardless, I want to be part of them. The following day, we did lots of different laughing and breathing exercises run by Curly Steve. I was sold! Even after the session was over, I couldn't stop laughing.
A couple of months later, my wife, Chloe, and I went for a date night. We did the same laughter yoga system, but this time it was different since Curly Steve was not running it. I didn't enjoy it much. The following year (2017), I did WOMAD again. They were four days of laughter, and I attended all of them. I became addicted to laughter. WOMAD started bringing laughter into my day-to-day life and started laughing through some adversities; you know, I've been through some quite traumatic stuff financially. There were some tough times back in sort of 2017 where laughter me to sort of stay sane.
In 2018 there was no laughter yoga at WOMAD since Steve decided to stop doing it. 2019, we went on a retreat with business owners. I suggested a laugher session, and they agreed to run the session on a Saturday, and everybody was laughing uncontrollably, yet I had no experience in running a session. The following day, as we talked about what we want to do in that year, my goal to have a laughter club.
I got my first booking then, and it was time for me to get some training. My laughter session had around 150 attendees, and it was a success. A part of me was tired of my other business, and I was convinced that laughter was my calling. I started getting bigger job, and that's how I became Pete Cann, the laughter man.
When Covid hit, my other business was severely affected, and I decided to take laughter yoga to the next level. Currently, my goal is to get laughter to over one million people.
That's how Pete Cann, the laughter man, was born.
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;
www.petecann.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelaughterman/
https://www.instagram.com/petecannthelaughterman/
https://www.facebook.com/thelaughterman
https://www.youtube.com/c/petecannthelaughterman
https://www.tiktok.com/@petecannthelaughterman