{"id":151,"date":"2011-02-28T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lidaprypchan.org\/?p=151"},"modified":"2011-02-28T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T12:36:00","slug":"laughter-yoga-try-it-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lidaprypchan.org\/?p=151","title":{"rendered":"Laughter Yoga – Try It Out!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Laughter Yoga?<\/span>

\u201cLaughter Yoga\u201d was developed in 1995 by Dr. Madhuri Kataria, a physician from India who was responsible for launching the first laughter club. Laughter is simulated as a body exercise in group through yogic breathing, with eye contact and playfulness that turns into real and contagious laughter. It is the belief that laughter, whether real or pretend, has benefits that can enhance one\u2019s wellbeing. Today, there are more than 6,000 laughter clubs in 60 countries.<\/span>

Potential benefits:<\/span>
Boost the immune system<\/span>
Endorphins<\/span>
Lowers blood pressure<\/span>
Recent research on mentally ill and the elderly<\/span>
Alleviate some of the daily distress experienced by seriously mentally ill<\/span>
Distraction, physical release, connection<\/span>

Sample Exercises<\/span>

\u2022 Warm up: hands on cheeks (\u201cha ha ha\u201d), hands over mouth (\u201che he he\u201d), hands over belly (\u201cho ho ho\u201d)<\/span>
\u2022 Vowel laugh: laugh through the letters of the vowels<\/span>
\u2022 Greeting Laughter: Greet everybody the way you normally greet (e.g. shake hands, Namaste, bow) and replace words with laughter.<\/span>
\u2022 Cell Phone Laughter: Hold an imaginary but entertaining cell phone to your ear and laugh.<\/span>
\u2022 Hearty Laughter: spread your arms up above your head as you inhale deep (\u201chold it, hold it\u201d), look up and laugh heartily as you fold arms down to toes.<\/span>
\u2022 Think Of A Socially Awkward Situation And Laugh At It (e.g. shoe laces untied, shaving cream behind your ears\u2026)<\/span>
\u2022 Argument Laughter: voice your discontent in laughter sounds only. You can be as passionate as you\u2019d like and point fingers if you want, just don\u2019t hit (or even threaten to hit) anything or anybody.<\/span>
\u2022 Skiing laughter: ski down a slope and then laugh loudly as you make a big jump over<\/span>
\u2022 Electric Shock Laughter: Imagine that everything and everybody you touch gives you a shock of static electricity. Jump backward and laugh each time it happens (make it happen a lot).<\/span>
\u2022 I Don\u2019t Know Why I Am Laughing: laugh (fake is perfectly fine) and shrug your shoulders and make a big smile as you look at yourself in a mirror or anybody else who might be there and try to convey the message with your eyes and body language \u201cI absolutely don\u2019t know why I am laughing\u201d.<\/span>
\u2022 Milkshake: Pretend to pour a milkshake from one cup to another and then drink it back and laugh<\/span>
\u2022 Pain Laughter: lean forward and put your hand on your lower back, or some other injured area, then laugh as you explain it to others<\/span>
\u2022 Conductor Laughter: Imagine you are a conductor. Direct an imaginary orchestra with enthusiastic arm movements as you sing any song of your choice in laughter sounds only e.g. (ho ho ho) or \u201cha ha ha\u201d.<\/span>
\u2022 Do A Dance: Break a move, whether it\u2019s the lawnmower or sprinkler. Dance and laugh.<\/span>
\u2022 Laughter Pill: take some laughter pills! Each pill has a unique effect and makes you laugh and jerk in a peculiar way for just a few seconds. Try another one as soon as the effects wear off.<\/span>
\u2022 Lion laughter: stick your tongue out, mouth wide open and hands up like claws and challenge your peers<\/span>
\u2022 Ants in the pants: run around the room as if you really have ants in your pants<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is Laughter Yoga?\u201cLaughter Yoga\u201d was developed in 1995 by Dr. Madhuri Kataria, a physician from India who was responsible for launching the first laughter club. Laughter is simulated as a body exercise in group through yogic breathing, with eye contact and playfulness that turns into real and contagious laughter. It is the belief that … <\/p>\n

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