LAUGHTER YOGA

EnJOY An ideal blend of Laughter and Deep Breathing for your health.

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Laughter Yoga (also referred to Laughing Yoga or Yoga Laughter) is a practice initially started in India that promotes the use of laughter as a form of physical exercise. Nobody really knows who invented it nor when it first appeared, and there are no mentions of it in the ancient Yogic literature. Several eye-witnesses (US and UK servicemen) reported seeing villagers gathering on daily basis just to laugh in the 1940s.

Laughter Yoga owes its modern success to Dr. Madan Kataria, who modernized its practice by simplifying and making accessible to the common man the teachings of earlier laughter pioneers who taught very similar concepts starting in the 1960s.

Its core premise is that your body can and knows how to laugh, regardless of what your mind has to say. Because it follows a body-mind approach to laughter, participants do not need to have a sense of humor, know jokes, or even be happy. The invitation is to "laugh for no reason," faking it until it becomes real.

Physical Health

Laughter is known to strengthen all immune functions, tone the cardiovascular system, exercise the lungs, decrease pain, diffuse stress, release muscle tension, and much more.

Mental Health

Laughter brings you back instantly to the here and now. It breaks the cycle of negativity and helps to find stressful events less disturbing and easier to deal with.

Emotional Health

Laughter is a natural stress buster that creates a lot of feel good chemistry. The results are more equanimity and mindfulness, and also less stress, anxiety, and depression.

Social Health

Laughter connects people, bringing positive feelings and fosters an emotional connection, which in turn creates positive bonds.