25 Laughter Yoga Exercises To Get Started

Posted On April 6, 2010 In Category (how to) Just Laugh!, About Laughter Yoga, Sample Exercise Ideas, Start Here

Here is a list of 25 Laughter Yoga exercises that we have compiled to help you easily get started using laughter as a form of exercise. Enjoy!

5 Classic Laughter Yoga Exercises

Cell Phone Laughter: Hold an imaginary cell phone to your ear and laugh.
Gradient laughter: Fake a smile; giggle, then laugh slowly and gradually increase in tempo and volume.
Greeting Laughter: Greet everybody the way you normally greet (e.g. shake hands) and replace words with laughter.
Hearty Laughter: spread your arms up, look up and laugh heartily as you direct your laughter to come straight from your heart.
Think Of A Socially Awkward Situation And Laugh At It (e.g. shoe laces untied, shaving cream behind your ears…)

Argument Laughter: voice your discontent in laughter sounds only, or in pig-latin. You can be as passionate as you’d like and point fingers if you want, just don’t hit (or even threaten to hit) anything or anybody.
Credit Card Bill Laughter: open an imaginary credit card bill (or any other letter that represents a bad news to you) and burst out laughing the second you look at what’s inside.
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).
I Don’t 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 “I absolutely don’t know why I am laughing”.
No Money Laughter: laugh as turn your pockets inside out looking for money that isn’t there.

Find Your Laughter Center: Probe your head with one finger as if looking for your laughter center. Imagine that each spot you push on triggers a different laughter sound.
Figure Of Eight Laughter: Laugh as you draw several imaginary figures of eight in the air with your head, shoulders, hips, knees.
Hula Hoop Laughter: imagine having a hula hoop around your hips. Get the hoop in motion by moving your hips back and forth saying “aeeeeeeeeee”. Once you feel your hoop is in motion laugh as you keep swinging it.
Mental Floss Laughter: Move your hands sideways on either side of your head as if you were flossing your brain (why not?) and laugh as you do so.
Stage Actor Laughter Technique: imagine you are the best Shakespearean actor in the world. Make large movements in the air with your arms as you recite your lines in laughter sounds.

Baby Laughter: one person must demonstrate how a baby laughs (take turns!). Everybody else must then do the same things.
Favorite Animal Laughter: laugh and behave the way your favorite animal or pet would behave if it was very happy to see you.
Chicken Laughter: Imagine you are a chicken. First lay 3 eggs in 3 laughs, then laugh with lots of excitement in your voice as you go tell the world about it.
Jumping Frog: squat down, hands on the floor between your knees. Jump once saying “ha”, then a second time saying “ha ha”, a third time saying “ha ha ha”, then jump in fast succession laughing a lot.
Laughter Vowels: let’s learn the laughter vowels! Let’s start with “A” as in “hat”: Aaaaa ha ha ha ha ha”. Next is “E” as in “hen”: Eeeee he he he he he. Next is “I” a in “hiccup”: Iiiii hi hi hi hi hi. Next is “O” as in “Otto”: Ooooo ho ho ho ho ho. Last is “U” as in “soup”: Uuuuu hu hu hu hu hu.

Back Pain Laughter: lean forward and put your hand on your lower back, then laugh as if you could not stand back up.
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 “ha ha ha”.
Ear-Wiggle Laughter: slowly slide your left hand upward along the left side of your head, slowly going over your head as you say an extended “aeeee” sound, then laugh as you wiggle your right ear with your left fingers. Do the same on the other side. Repeat a few times.
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.
Vowel Movement Laughter: have you had your vowel movement today? Laugh in the tonality of the following sounds: Eee Eee Eee Eee! Aye aye aye aye! Ah ah ah ah! Ho ho ho ho! Ooo ooo ooo ooo! Uh uh uh uh!