Everyone loves the quote “laughter is the best medicine,” and you have probably even experienced the benefits of smiling and laughter. In fact, smiling can boost your mood and even your immune system. Here are some fascinating facts about our smiles…
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The author Jordan Ayan in his booklet, “Ignite Your Creative Spark, 20 Ways To Fire Up Your Imagination ” offers four tools and techniques which he calls your creative CORE.
ENTON, MO (KTVI-FOX2now.com) – It looks like an ordinary yoga class. Contemplative. Disciplined. Serious. So what’s everybody laughing about? Would you believe, nothing? It’s called “laughter yoga” – exercise for the funny bone.
Renowned Dr Andrew Weil recently wrote about Laughter Yoga in his “tip of the day” on www.drweil.com. Here is what he said:
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Hi, my name is Kundalata dasi and I live in New Delhi, India and lecture on our ancient Hindu scripture the Bhagavad-Gita and how it related to the modern world. This scripture is more than 5000 years old, but is still relevant as it was then. I recently came in touch with laughter yoga and it has changed my life for the better. Today, I would like to share with you a few words about laughter and how it is way to connect with the divine who is the basis of JOY.
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I recently read a blog from Dr Kataria responding to an actor who said he could easily laugh on command and was wondering what more Laughter Yoga could teach him (a lot!). Dr K’s reply was outstanding as usual, and I took the liberty to build on it. Here it is:
This one is a most interesting news coming from India. Apparently a high police official somewhere there misbehaved some and was recently sentenced to 18 months in jail… As it turns out his particular prison encourages inmates to practice … Laughter Yoga every morning! The impact? “He rarely smiled in the initial days”, jail source said. A fellow inmate said: “He looked very grim the first few days. But with the yoga sessions, he has come to terms with his fate.” Here is the full article:
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[...] Watching Lisa Pettersen light up the room tonight one might never guess she’s an arthritic woman who lives with chronic pain. Her laugh cascades in a way that’s infectious. It echoes across the room as she leads the others in a series of exercises and pretend situations. For a good, solid 40 minutes or so, there’s miming and squirming, slapstick moves and silly dancing. Walk in on this bunch and you may think you’ve reached the intersection of Saturday-Morning-Cartoon Avenue and Three-Stooges-Marathon Street. But after a while you realize there’s more to this night than pointless chortling. There are deep, therapeutic breaths and a contagious sense of buoyancy.
Laughter has a strong advocate in Ethiopia. Belachew Girma is a man who claims he healed himself from HIVAIDS through laughter. He holds a Laughter Guinness World Record (2002, 2003, 2008). His record is 3h and 6 minutes of uninterrupted laughter.
A 10 year study reveals the basic traits of what makes lucky people lucky, and then proves that luck is a skill that you can create.
