Zest for life
Professionally Joe has run meetings, delivered conference sessions and provided workshops for over 30 years. Director of the mould-breaking Pierian Centre in Bristol and occasional visiting lecturer at the University of the West of England in the fields of leadership, empowerment and health promotion. Trained in ‘Laughter Yoga’ with Dr Madan Kataria, founder of laughter clubs international, and runs regular NLS : natural laughter skills sessions for organisations and the general public.
Joe’s work regularly appears in the public eye, including BBC 2's 'Don't Die Young' with Dr Alice Roberts, the Johnny Walker Show on Radio 2, Points West, BBC 1's Inside Out, Discovery Health Channel, Radio 4, The Sunday Times, The Independent on Sunday, Nursing Times, Bristol Evening Post, among others.
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In the late 1990's Joe also ran BMA-accredited innovative stress management programmes. In 2006 Joe set up the UK's Laughter Facilitation course, to teach others. In 2000 he co-authored 'The Holistic Workspace', and in 2013 'Awakening the Laughing Buddha within' with the Barefoot Doctor.