Bring more joy into your life

and the lives of others through laughter.

History of Laughter Yoga

Laughter yoga is a unique form of exercise developed in 1995 by a medical doctor in India named Dr. Madan Kataria.  He was writing an article called “Laughter is the Best Medicine”.   His conclusion after doing all the research is that laughter really is the best medicine.  He wanted to prescribe 20 minutes of sustained hearty laughter to all of his patients.  While thinking about how to get his patients to do that he came up with the idea of laughter clubs.  He started the first club at a park in Mumbai India with his wife and 3 other friends.  After a week there were 50 people laughing together.  Now there are over 6,000 laughter clubs in 60 countries all around the globe.

Laughter Clubs

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  1. BulletHarbin Hot Springs Laughter Club 3rd Sat.

  2. BulletMorning Laughter Club Tues & Thurs @ 8:30am

  3. BulletSebastopol Evening Club Wednesday’s @ 7pm

Laughter Leaders

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Laughter Events

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What happens at a Laughter Yoga Session or Club?

Laughter sessions usually begin with stretching and breathing, because this is a form of exercise so it is important to warm up the body.  Then we do laughter exercises that simulate and stimulate laughter.  We invite laughers to participate with a sense of childlike playfullness.  Kids don’t have to use their intellect to decide if something is fun
ny.  That is why they laugh so much more than adults. We don’t use jokes or comedy, you don’t have to be in a happy mood and you don’t have to have a sense of humor.  It is a scientific fact that you get the same health benefits from fake or simulated laughter that you get from genuine laughter.  And it is also a scientific fact that laughter is contagious, so once you start doing the laughter exercises natural spontaneous laughter usually erupts.  We end a laughter session with sitting and/or lying down laughter.  This is the time to just laugh for no reason.
 

Therapeutic Benefits of Laughter

  1. BulletIncreases oxygen supply

  2. BulletRemoves negative effects of stress

  3. BulletImproves Self Confidence

  4. BulletBoosts your immune system

  5. BulletIncreases longevity

    (people who laugh live longer)

  1. BulletHelps fight disease

  2. BulletCirculates lymph fluid

  3. BulletReduces inflammation

  4. BulletExercises your abdominal muscles

  5. BulletEnhances flexibility of various joints

  6. BulletImproves relationships

  7. BulletProduces endorphins

    (natural pain killers)

  1. BulletLowers blood pressure

  2. BulletRaises good cholesterol

  3. BulletReleases serotonin

   (a natural antidepressant)

  1. BulletLowers risk of cardiovascular disease

  2. BulletImproves academic achievement

  3. BulletPromotes kindness & compassion

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