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why laugh? more oomph
By practicing the intentional breathing in yogic laughter, we- increase our lung capacity
- boost mental clarity
- promote healthy digestion
- and yes - even tone our abs
Laughter Yoga is Keeping People Healthy
virbrant and expressive
When we consciously laugh, within 30 seconds our brains begin producing natural mood boosters and painkillers. We get:- increased serotonin - soothes anxiety and helps us feel happier
- increased endorphins - the natural confidence and "high" that many athletes experience
- decreased stress response hormones, inlcuding epinephrine, cortisol, dopac, and growth hormone.
Oprah Winfrey Show Reggie Wells: Laughter Yoga
deny the dull
“If you’re laughing with a group of other people, fake laughter very quickly becomes real. It’s part of the social phenomenon.” -- Jeffery Briar, MSNBC Finding humor in circumstances can help us to:- develop control over situations that disturb us
- relax in social situations
- release our inhibitions
- become more playful and child-like
Laughter Yoga CNN Report
immunity powerhouse
Extended laughter builds the immune system by increasing the blood’s supply of T-cells, our body’s natural illness fighters. "Laughter yoga helps me to relieve stress and take life more lightly. I had an opportunity to use it for pain relief when I got orthotics a couple of years ago. After 10 minutes of laughter my pain would stop. At the end of a 20 minute laughter call I would be pain free for 3 + hours." --Rosemary Heenan, CLYT Laughter Yoga Is Serious Medicine For Cancer Patients
worldwide acclaim
65 Countries (and counting) and 11,000 laughter Clubs have discovered that laughter is still the best medicine - no matter the circumstance or illness. Laughter is part of the universal human vocabulary. All of us understand it!- Non-Political
- Non-Religious
- Non-Exploitive
- Non-Competitive
- Non-Perfectionistic
- Non-Threatening
Laughter Yoga Crosses Cultural Barriers in Hawaii
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