Wendy Cooke

About Wendy

Wendy Cooke is a Mindfulness & Compassion Teacher, Laughter Yoga Leader, Coach, and Transformation Facilitator. While completing her life coaching certification Wendy became interested in the many forms of mindfulness & laughter yoga tickled her fancy so to say! Wendy takes laughter seriously, believing that when you’re happy you laugh & when you laugh you become happy! She has run laughter yoga for various organizations.

After spending over 20 years in Corporate she set up Start Within, a collective of individuals who support people in becoming more of their authentic selves by creating change from the inside out.

Wendy believes that we might not always be able to change our external environment but we can change our mindset and renew our response to change and the stressors around us. Fundamental to all of this: Don’t take yourself too seriously! As Ethel Barrymore says: “You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself”.

Listen to her Quiet Waters Podcast Episode

Ep 44: Laugh Out Loud: A Remarkable Way to Heal

Go ahead, laugh out loud!  Laughter is a feel-good “medicine”, which has proven to have a positive effect on our physical, mental and emotional health.  

Laughter has the power to uplift our spirits, lessen our stress load, lighten our hearts and joyfully connect us with one  Wendy Cooke, co-founder and co-owner of Start Within, is a transformational facilitator, life coach, mindfulness teacher, and certified laughter yoga leader. Join us in this episode as she shares more about this this joyful, healing modality and leads us in a laughing yoga practice! 

Listen now to the Episode on BuzzSprout , Apple Podcast, or Spotify!