01 · The glovebox kit
The D.O.S.E. Starter Kit
The 60-second reset, the long-slow-deep breathing track, and five rescue tools for a red-zone day.
$27
Coming Soon
Work
With Heidi
21-day cohortsLive workshopsCertificationWorkplacesOut of the red zone, in 15 playful minutes a day. Here is every way to do it with her.
Wired at Midnight. Tired by Nine. You’ve Done the Apps and the Journals, and You Do Not Want to Talk About It One More Time.
You need to feel different, fast, and then keep feeling it. That is the whole job here.
The D.O.S.E. Method, in one breath
Your Body Makes Four Feel-Good Chemicals. Heidi’s Job Is to Get All Four Moving at Once.
- Dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, endorphins. That is your daily D.O.S.E., and you already own the cabinet.
- Laughter as exercise is the fastest honest way she knows to open it. No joke required, and no sense of humor either.
- Fifteen minutes a day gives your nervous system practice at stepping out of the red zone, so it gets easier to do on purpose.
- Most people feel a shift in the first session. If you don’t, it’s free. That is the guarantee.
Available for 21-day cohorts, eight-week groups, live workshops and keynotes, practitioner certification, and workplace sessions.
At first it seemed stupid, but after a few classes, it’s awesome.
Student, Ocean Academy, Belize
02 · The signature reset
The 21-Day D.O.S.E. Reset
Twenty-one live mornings with Heidi, one feel-good lever a day. Founding cohort opens this November.
$197 founding cohort $147
Coming Soon03 · Eight weeks, zero Pity City
The P.L.A.Y. Zone
One live play session a week, her whole operating system, and a small, loud, happy room.
$597
Coming Soon04 · Keep it going
Happy Hour With No Hangover
Two live sessions a week, the full library, and the community. Cancel any time.
$37 per month
Coming Soon05 · For practitioners
D.O.S.E. Method Practitioner Certification
Two live days, the P.L.A.Y. curriculum licence, and the "Get Paid to Laugh" business module. For yoga and fitness instructors, nurses, coaches, teachers, and anyone who leads rooms.
$1,497 founding $997
Apply →06 · For teams and events
Wake The Fun Up at Work
A 60-minute session your team will still be talking about on Friday. Single sessions, monthly series, and full workshop days.
from $750
Book a Call →07 · Free, seven sessions a week
The Laughing Wellness Club
A free global laughter club, live on Zoom. Two rooms, India and North American clocks. No jokes, no experience, no charge. The easiest way to find out what this feels like.
Free forever
Join the Club →Rooms she has led
Eighteen Years of Strangers Laughing on Purpose.
- 01The International Laughter ClubLive facilitator, every night, with 160 or more people from around the world.
- 02Colleges and schoolsStudents and teachers in Lethbridge, and the whole senior class at Ocean Academy in Belize.
- 03Community and seniorsSeniors Sports Day events with the Amrit Sagar Foundation and the South Asian community.
- 04Festivals and stagesJoyFest in Red Deer, World Laughter Day, and a laughter flash mob that made the local news.
- 05WorkplacesStaff sessions from the Good Samaritan Society to city crews who swore they couldn’t laugh on command. They could.
Inside the 21-Day D.O.S.E. Reset
What You Get, and What It’s Worth.
- 21 live D.O.S.E. sessions, 15 minutes each, recorded$297
- The D.O.S.E. Method Playbook (her 8 Cool Tools)$47
- The Red-Zone Rescue Kit (five 60-second resets)$37
- The fridge Accountability Calendar$17
- The Reset Room community$47
- Bonus: a live Happy Hour With No Hangover session$47
- Fast-action bonus: a front-row small-group session with Heidi$97
- Total value$589
- Your price$197 (founding cohort $147)
The First-Session Guarantee
Come to Day 1 live. Rate your state from 1 to 10 when we start, and again 15 minutes later. If your own number doesn’t move, send one word, "refund," and you get every penny back. You keep the Rescue Kit.
Cohorts run live, so seats are capped at what Heidi can hold. No countdown timers.
Speaker bio
Heidi Barkwell
Laugh Guard, certified laughter yoga teacher and ambassador, author, recovering perfectionist, and the person your Monday meeting wishes had shown up first.
Heidi spent thirty-four years working for the city, fifteen of them as a lifeguard, before laughter as exercise cracked her open and turned into her life’s work. She is the author of Laughing Wellness: P.L.A.Y. Your Way Every Day and the creator of the D.O.S.E. Method, a daily nervous-system reset built on the body’s own feel-good chemistry.
She facilitates the International Laughter Club live every night, has led rooms of 250 people and rooms of six, and has never once needed a joke to get a room laughing. She teaches with edge and a lot of heart, and she will absolutely make you do the breath.
Rooms she has laughed withInternational Laughter Club · Ocean Academy · Good Samaritan Society · JoyFest · Amrit Sagar Foundation
Before you book
Questions People Actually Ask.
Straight answers, in her words. Anything else, ask her directly.
Do I need a sense of humour for this?
No. Laughter as exercise starts as a physical practice and usually turns real in the room. Heidi has led rooms of strangers for eighteen years without a single joke.
What does a session look like?
Clapping and breathing warm-ups, playful laughter exercises done together, and a long, slow exhale to finish. Fifteen to sixty minutes, no mat, no experience needed.
How is this different from laughing at a video?
Laughing at something needs a joke, and jokes run out. Laughter as exercise is reps: you start the laugh on purpose, breathe with it, and the body does the rest.
How fast will I feel something?
Many people notice a shift within the first fifteen minutes, which is why the first live session comes with a guarantee: rate yourself from 1 to 10 before and after, and if your number does not move, it is free.
Is a cortisol detox real?
No. Cortisol is a hormone your body makes and clears all day, so there is nothing to detox. What people mean is helping the body recover from stress more often, and that is what a daily practice like the D.O.S.E. Method is designed to support.
Is laughter yoga safe for me?
It is gentle, but it works the diaphragm and raises your breathing rate. If you have a condition that affects breathing or movement, are pregnant, or are recovering from surgery, check with your health professional before joining.
Can I get certified to teach the D.O.S.E. Method?
Yes. D.O.S.E. Method Practitioner Certification is a two-day training with the P.L.A.Y. curriculum licence and a business module, built for yoga and fitness instructors, nurses, coaches, teachers, and anyone who leads rooms.
Does Heidi come to workplaces?
Yes. Wake The Fun Up at Work is a 60-minute session for teams, as a single session, a monthly series, or a full workshop day. She travels within Alberta and works online in any time zone.
Booking and cohort inquiries
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Heidi In.
Use the form, or email heidi@heidibarkwell.com. She reads everything, and she laughs first.
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