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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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.
Quick: do you think working out is fun? If you’re groaning at the thought of your next appointment with the treadmill, you may want to rejig your attitude towards getting in shape. Having fun with your exercise regime can be good for the head and the bod, says YuMee Chung, a Toronto yoga instructor who says her fitness routine these days is less and less about going to the gym and more about play.
“Laughter helps us get through life’s challenges,” said Kueny, wearing a jester hat and a laughter yoga jersey. “It has lots of great benefits. It helps to improve social connections. If you laugh with people, you instantly form a bond. And happy people are easier to get along with.” Mike Kueny has suffered from depression for 10 years but he still laughs nearly nonstop for 45 minutes every Sunday.
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Sydney, Australia: I walked into my first laughter yoga class expecting to see a hippie in a tie dyed shirt and leggings. I did not expect my yoga teacher to be a lawyer. And I certainly didn’t expect to be rolling around on the floor laughing with a bunch of people I’d never met before. But that’s exactly what happened.
Two women are planning to set up laughter clubs in Zimbabwe, one of the world’s most challenging economies.
