Laugh openly and freely.
The Happy Laughter story
People often ask where the name Happy Laughter came from.
It actually popped into my head while I was sanding window frames! The vision of a child laughing freely, not weighed down by stressors or tension and so Happy Laughter was born.
The characters in Chinese refer to Happy Laughter (and coincidentally the Chinese also starts with H and L – Huan Le) as that of the laughter of a child. Free, with abandon and pure joy. How easy it is as adults to lose the ability to experience this kind of free and pure joy often experienced in childhood. Stress, tension, pain, digestive complaints just to name a few can all get in the way of us experiencing and living our lives to the full.
How we help
At Happy Laughter Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine we work with you on your chosen health goals to assist you to get back to what is important to you, enabling you to live your life to the full.
Whether that be exercise, hobbies, spending more quality active time with the kids or grandkids or getting back to work, we believe in working in partnership with you and the health professionals involved in your care to achieve your health and lifestyle goals.
We design treatment plans to assist you to get back to what is important to you, enabling you to live your life to the full.
We primarily utilise Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, in addition to diet and lifestyle guidance to bring about these changes in your health.
Our practitioners are highly trained and registered with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and at Happy Laughter we only use and recommend the highest quality products for your care.
Our Mission
Our mission is to become leaders in healthcare and health promotion to our greater community.
We consistently strive to discover new approaches that bring about better efficacy – better outcomes in less time, so that you get better, faster.
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Our Vision
At Happy Laughter Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine we believe in a future where our primary healthcare system is focused on wellness promotion and holistic healthcare. Our vision is to create a truly healthy community and thus a medical system where disease and symptom management becomes a small part of a larger prevention driven system of medicine.
We believe that great health is available to you, regardless of your current health status.
Our Mission
Our mission is to become leaders in healthcare and health promotion to our greater community.
We consistently strive to discover new approaches that bring about better efficacy – better outcomes in less time, so that you get better, faster.
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Our Vision
At Happy Laughter Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine we believe in a future where our primary healthcare system is focused on wellness promotion and holistic healthcare. Our vision is to create a truly healthy community and thus a medical system where disease and symptom management becomes a small part of a larger prevention driven system of medicine.
We believe that great health is available to you, regardless of your current health status.
Why choose Happy Laughter
High quality care for your goals
Whether you have chronic healthcare needs, an acute injury or are at the top of your game and just want to relax and improve your quality of life, Happy Laughter Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine has something for you.
After hearing about your healthcare goals and undertaking a thorough assessment our range of treatment options will be discussed and tailored to meet your individual needs.
You are not only receiving high quality evidenced based care but also our commitment to working with you on your goals to live the life you desire.
Tailored solutions to suit you uniquely
One of the wonderful benefits of receiving treatment with Happy Laughter Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine is that all treatments are able to be tailored to meet your unique healthcare needs and goals.
There are no one size fits all treatment and we will use our extensive training and diagnostic expertise to work with you to find the treatment solution to best suit your individual goals and concerns.
Dr Chris Mills
Founder of Happy Laughter
Principle practitioner Dr Chris Mills founded Happy Laughter in 2007 with a mission to become the leading healthcare and health promotion professional within his community.
Dr Mills has a strong belief in evidence based practice and continuous quality improvement. Dr Mills also has lived experience of the impact that fatigue, gut health issues and food intolerances can have on your life and believes that with high quality holistic care, freedom from the impact of symptoms is definitely possible.
Dr Mills experience
Dr Mills is committed to continuous improvement and therefore, in addition to receiving his Bachelor of Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine) from Victoria University in 2007, Dr Mills has completed a wide range of supplementary training to ensure that he provides you and your family with only the highest quality of care.
Dr Mills has trained with many of the most revered practitioners in the world in order to bring you the best of what Chinese Medicine has to offer. A comprehensive list is provided below.
Professional Development and Training Undertaken by Dr Mills:
Major Clinical Training
- Bachelor of Chinese Medicine – Acupuncture and Herbs – Victoria University – graduated 2007
- 3 month clinical placement – Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine University Hospital – 2006/2007
- Graduate Certificate of Clinical Laser Therapy – Australian Institute of Laser Therapy – 2010 ailt.com.au
- Hunyuan China Study Trip – Yaron Seidman – Jun 2012 – 8 days
- Acupuncture & Wellness Centre – Robert Doane – Inventor of Distal Needling Acupuncture – 7 week placement, Washington State, USA – Mar – May 2017
- “Human Microbiome and Dysbiosis in Clinical Disease” – 30 hours- April 2018
- NLP Practitioner Level 1 – 96 hours – June-Sept 2018
- NLP Practitioner Level 2 – 72 hours – Oct – Dec 2018
Gut Health
- Leaky Gut, Food Allergies, & Other Modern Disorders: Acupuncture & Herbs, Part I – 2 days – Jan 2018
- Leaky Gut, Food Allergies, & Other Modern Disorders: Acupuncture & Herbs, Part II – 2 days – Jan 2018
- “Human Microbiome and Dysbiosis in Clinical Disease” – 30 Hours- April 2018
Pain and Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Jing Jin Workshop 1 – David Legge – Sept 2010
- Emmett Technique – EMM Tech – Michael Rozenfeld- short course – Feb 2012
- Emmett Technique 1 & 2 – Ross Emmett – 2 days -May 2012
- Richard Tans Balance Method – Richard Tan – 4 Days – Sept 2013
- Best of Master Tungs Magic Points –Susan Johnston – Oct 2013
- Richard Tans Balance Method – Richard Tan – 1 Day – Oct 2014
- Traumatology And Orthopaedics: Sports Injuries And Musculoskeletal Disorders Treatment With Chinese Medicine – Karl Zippelius – 2 days – Nov 2014
- Painful Bi Syndromes: Effective Protocols Using Multi-Layer Meridian Model – Apr 2017
- Treating Sinews: Secrets of the Tendinomusclar Channels – Ann Cecil-Sterman – 2 days – Jul 2017
- Musculoskeletal Mastery – Hamish Reid – 2 days – Oct 2017
- Essential Tungs Acupuncture – Clinical Strategies For Treating Pain – Brad Wisnat
- Clinical Orthopaedic Strategies – Back Pain – David Wells
- Clinical Orthopaedic Strategies – Extremities – David Wells
- Chronic Pain – Integrative Acupuncture Care – Part 1- Phillip Tan
- Chronic Pain – Integrative Acupuncture Care – Part 2- Phillip Tan
- Master Tungs Acupuncture – Richard Tans Applications – Upper Body – Richard Tan
- Distal Needling Acupuncture (DNA) for the Collection Formulas – Part I – Robert Doane
- Treatment of Pain with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs: How to Make It All Go Away! Part II (Lower Body) – Robert Doane
- Treatment of Pain with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs: How to Make It All Go Away! Part I (Upper Body) – Robert Doane
- The Complete Course of Tung’s Acupuncture – Wei Chieh-Young – 4 days July 2019
- Acupuncture Orthopaedics – Dr James Lu – 2 days Sept 2019
Women’s Health, Infertility and Obstetric care
- TCM And The Treatment Of Infertility – Jane Littleton – Seminar 1 – Oct 2007
- TCM And The Treatment Of Infertility – Jane Littleton – Seminar 2 – Jul 2008
- Debra Betts – Acupuncture In Pregnancy & Childbirth By Debra Betts – Aug 2008
- Use of TCM In The Treatment Of Infertility – Jan Mclay – Nov 2008
- Heart And Soul Of Gynaecology And Obstetrics In TCM – Winton Terry – Nov 2009
- Better IVF Outcomes With Chinese Medicine – Peter Kington – Mar 2015
- Pregnancy Support, Labor Preparation, and Post-Partum Care with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs – Jan 2016
- Fertile Life Method – Kirsten Wolfe – 3 days – Feb 2016
General Practice
- Ageing Matters’ By Daniel Weber – Apr 2008
- Chi-Acupuncture Needling Techniques – Aug 2008
- The Treatment Of Lingering Pathogens – Will Mclean – Sept 2009
- Psychophysical Disorders – Daniel Weber – Aug 2010AX
- Endocrine Disorders – Daniel Weber – Mar 2011
- Elementary Aspects Of Canonical Chinese Medicine By Dr Arnaud Versluys – Intro Weekend – Sept 2011
- Canonical Chinese Med Training – Shanghan Lun Sequence – Arnaud Versluys – Module 1 – Jan 2012
- Acupuncture Business 101 – Kirsten Wolfe – Jul 2014
- Pulsynergy – Jimmy Chang – Oct 2014
- Scar Rejuvenation Workshop – Philip Strong – May 2015
- Finding the Root: Chaudoir’s TCM Diagnosis and Effective Treatment Strategies, Part I – May 2015
- Finding the Root: Chaudoir’s TCM Diagnosis and Effective Treatment Strategies, Part II – May 2015
- Identifying and Treating The Root Meridians – May 2016
- Scalp & Facial Needling and Supporting Root Meridian Imbalances – May 2016
- Medical Pulse Diagnosis – Sept 2016
- Integrative TCM Seminar – Feb 2017
- Treating thyroid conditions – Nov 2017
- Getting to the Point – April 2018
- Advanced Medical Pulse Diagnosis – June 2018
- 7 Golden Rules of Orthopedic Electro-Acupuncture – 2 days – April 2019
- Electro-Acupuncture Foundations – 2 days – June 2019
- EAM Dental Primer Online – 3.5 hours – July 2019
- EAM Headaches and Migraines – 1 Hour – July 2019
- Bob Doane’s Easy Approach to Pulse & Herbs – Robert Doane
- Master Tungs Bleeding Techniques – Brad Wisnat
- Practice Management – Making Private Practice Work – Brad Wisnat
- Essential Tungs
- Acupuncture – Clinical Strategies For Internal Medicine – Brad Wisnat