laughter yoga research

In an observational study of 200 healthy normotensive IT call- center workers in Mumbai, India, 20-minute laugh-yoga sessions were associated with significant reductions in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, Madan Kataria, M.D., reported at the American Society of Hypertension meeting. The conclusion of the study are that Laughter Yoga can result in increased productivity and quality of work, better communication and interpersonal relationships, and a more harmonious workplace.