We don't laugh because we are happy, we are happy because we laugh!
It is easy to laugh when times are good, but it is when times are not so good that we need to laugh.
Laughter yoga teaches us to laugh unconditionally so that we can laugh even when times are hard.
Laughter yoga teaches us to laugh unconditionally so that we can laugh even when times are hard.
About Laughter Wellness
Laughter Wellness, also known as Laughter Yoga, combines a blend of yogic deep breathing, stretching and laughter exercises that cultivate child-like playfulness.
Laughter Yoga was started by Dr Madan Kataria, a medical doctor in India who was doing research for a paper he was writing on the benefits of laughter on the human mind and body. In March 1995, Dr Kataria and four other people got together in a park in Mumbai, and generated laughter by telling jokes and funny stories. However, after two weeks the good jokes and hence, the laughter, dried up. This was when Dr Kataria started the movement of laughing for no reason.
The Laughter Club Movement started with just five people in 1995. Today Laughter Yoga is a world-wide phenomenon with thousands of clubs in more than 65 countries around the world.
A Laughter Club is where we gather in a group to laugh because we choose to. It is not a comedy show and we are not there to make you laugh – we merely provide the place and opportunity for you to allow yourselves to laugh. We do not need to rely on jokes or sense of humour.
Laughter is a universal language which transcends all barriers: age, gender, language, hierarchy, physical abilities and race. We are non-political, non-religious and non-judgmental.
Scientific studies show that our bodies cannot differentiate between acted laughter and genuine laughter. Also, what often starts as intentional laughter, soon turns into real and genuine laughter as laughter is contagious.
For more information, please visit www.laughteryoga.org
Laughter Yoga was started by Dr Madan Kataria, a medical doctor in India who was doing research for a paper he was writing on the benefits of laughter on the human mind and body. In March 1995, Dr Kataria and four other people got together in a park in Mumbai, and generated laughter by telling jokes and funny stories. However, after two weeks the good jokes and hence, the laughter, dried up. This was when Dr Kataria started the movement of laughing for no reason.
The Laughter Club Movement started with just five people in 1995. Today Laughter Yoga is a world-wide phenomenon with thousands of clubs in more than 65 countries around the world.
A Laughter Club is where we gather in a group to laugh because we choose to. It is not a comedy show and we are not there to make you laugh – we merely provide the place and opportunity for you to allow yourselves to laugh. We do not need to rely on jokes or sense of humour.
Laughter is a universal language which transcends all barriers: age, gender, language, hierarchy, physical abilities and race. We are non-political, non-religious and non-judgmental.
Scientific studies show that our bodies cannot differentiate between acted laughter and genuine laughter. Also, what often starts as intentional laughter, soon turns into real and genuine laughter as laughter is contagious.
For more information, please visit www.laughteryoga.org