Here is Dr Madan Kataria, the Founder of Laughter Yoga explaining a little about the origins of Laughter Yoga and sharing some of the exercises.
He asks the question - Why has laughter yoga spread across 72 countries without any advertising? His explanation is that it is because people are getting benefits from it because:
1. It can change your mood within minutes by releasing endorphins (those happy chemicals) and if you feel good you do everything well.
2. It strengthens your immune system and unwinds the negative effects of stress, with stress being the number one killer and depression being the number one sickness
3. If your body cells have enough oxygen, you cannot fall sick.
4. Finally, life has its ups and downs and laughter practice can make your mind positive so that you see the world in a different way.
His laughter certainly is infectious and I was laughing very shortly after the talk started.
Will be giving this a try and incorporating it into my yoga practice ! :-)
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