Increases endorphins, the body's natural painkillers
Improves lung capacity and oxygen levels
Provides a massage for internal organs
Is contagious, like yawning
May help prevent heart disease
Sources:
American Journal of Medical Sciences, Alternative Therapies, Psychology Today,The Scientist of the University of Maryland Medical Center (as cited in The Orange County Register)
A story where things are set up, expected to go a certain way – and then something changes, and it goes in a different direction. Not where you expected.
And what is life?
Life is full of experiences where you set things up, expecting them to go a certain way – and then something else happens, and it goes someplace you had not expected.
Life is a cosmic joke.
“If you want to make God laugh, tell Her your plans.”
“The Sense of Humor of God — is weird.” (- Madan Kataria, MD)
By jbriar, on April 26th, 2011%
The Laughter Club BUS TOUR is now all set and ready to take off! See the updated Itinerary (you can join us for just a day, or part of the ride) atwww.Laughterbus.com. If all goes well, the blog of events will be published here first (every few days, beginning around May 8).
Welcome to the new blog page at The Laughter Yoga Institute.
You can also often find postings at the international Laughter Yoga Headquarters website, www.laughteryoga.org (see their “LY Blogs” page); and on our YahooGroup, Laugh4Health.
At Laugh4Health (join free, download free… everything’s free!) you also have access to hundreds of files and articles valuable for Laughter Leaders, Teachers and profiessionals.
I suggest that you turn up your speakers and make the image large. There are some split-screen effects you won’t want to miss! And the 4-part harmony swingin’ singin’ is pleasant on the ears.
Extra-special thanks to Ross Costa, Kathy Burns and Lisa Morrice for spending an hysterical evening filming the bulk of the video.
Anyone can laugh for twenty minutes without depending upon a sense of humor or comedy. No joke: there are 8000 Laughter Clubs worldwide, with 300,000 members.
Laughter Yoga is an evolution of body-mind medicine that combines simple laughter exercises and gentle yoga breathing to enhance health and happiness.
Laughter Club Meetings: Easy stretches, yogic breathing, laughter practices. Meetings often include Laughter Meditation (spontaneous, self-directed laughter) and Yogic Relaxation. Club meetings last about 45 minutes.