With more than 400 laughter clubs across the United States alone,[1]
and 6000 groups worldwide, laughter yoga is seriously taking hold
as a "well-bumming workout".[2] It's an infectious workout regime
that helps you to stop taking things too seriously and to
concentrate on the funny side of life.
If you'd like to go laughing through the day, with all the benefits
laughter brings, practice laughing yoga. Laughter is healthy –
through the restoration of laughter, you'll regain happiness all too
easily repressed in our serious, somber and speedy modern world.
Turning this trend back to laughing more frequently can only be good.
Here is how to get started in Laughter Yoga.
!! Steps !!
Learn about the purpose of Laughter Yoga. Laughter Yoga was started
by Dr Madan Kataria in 1995.[3] It combines gentle yoga breathing
(Pranayama), stretching, and simulated unconditional laughter.[4]
When the laughter is practiced in a group setting, the laughter soon
becomes genuine.[5] Some of the benefits from laughter and Laughter
Yoga include:
* Health benefits: The health benefits of laughter are extensive.
After laughing, the positive effects of laughter last up to 45
minutes, benefiting the cardiovascular system and reducing blood
pressure;[6] indeed, studies have shown that people suffering from
heart disease are 40 percent less likely to laugh in many
situations compared to people without heart disease.[7] Laughter
even speeds healing.
* Stress relief: Laughter is a means to reduce anxiety and stress,
as well as fostering a positive attitude and feeling of
happiness.[8] Within minutes of laughing, stress levels drop.
* It's an aerobic workout. Laughter Yoga workouts are good for your
heart, diaphragm, abdominal, intercostal, respiratory, and facial
muscles.[9] As part of the "workout", endorphins are released,
giving you a sense of well-being.
* It restores playfulness in your life. Children laugh up to 300-400
times a day during their formative years, and this reduces to
10-15 times a day as an adult.[10] And, it helps reduce wrinkles
to leave you looking and feeling younger![11]
* Laughter can make you more attractive to others, improving your
communications, relationships, and maybe even your dating life!
* Accept that you don't need a reason to laugh – just start
laughing.[12] Perform the Laughter Yoga exercises. The following
steps will explain the Laughter Yoga exercises that make up each
class or session. Your teacher or group may develop their own
variants, but these basics are standard and knowing them will help
you to practice at home as well as within the group.
Clap your hands in front of the heart chakra.
* Focus on your stomach and laugh "Ho, ho."
* Focus on your chest and laugh "Ha ha."
* Change constantly between your abdomen and your chest up and down,
and shout, "Ho ho, Ha ha, Ho ho".
Lay your hands on your head. Laugh inside your head "He he he", to
clean your head of tension.
* Then lay your hands on your chest and shout "Ha ha ha".
* Lay your hands on your stomach and yell "Ho ho ho".
* Concentrate on your feet and trample with your feet on the ground,
saying: "Hu hu hu".
* Do the laughing wave. Bow your upper body to the earth. Have your
hands facing down. Focus on the ground. Send your hands upward to
heaven. Wail like a siren: "Ha ha ha ha." Perform the laughing
wave several times. Through your laughter, connect heaven and
earth.
* Do the welcome laughter. Within a group, keep eye contact and
laugh, until all people in the group are happy. At home, look in
the mirror and welcome yourself. When you look into the mirror
there is always something to laugh about.
* Extend your hands to heaven. Concentrate on your chest and laugh
"Ha ha ha" for a minute.
* Think the mantra: "May all beings be happy. Let there be a world
of laughing." See all people in the world and see ourselves as
laughing Buddhas, laughing gods, or laughing holinesses.
* Sing the Om Song. At the end of your Laughter Yoga, sing the
mantra "Om" for one minute. Sing it with your own melody. Sense in
which part of your body the Om resonates best. Sing the Om until
you are calm. Then proceed optimistically through your daily life.
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!! Tips !!
* Laughter clubs are free, non-profit, non-political, non-religious,
and are run by volunteers.[13] The most you should expect to be
charged is costs coverage for venue hire, or similar overheads.
* Laughter Yoga is also known as "instant yoga" as it is thought to
bring about changes much more rapidly than normal yoga.[14]
* Laughter Yoga is suitable for everyone, but it will be of especial
benefit to people under high pressure and who are stressed or
unwell.
* You don't need a yoga mat, or yoga gear. Just comfortable clothing
that allows you to laugh!
!! Warnings !!
* Do not laugh at others, only with them. Prefer jokes about
yourself in place of humiliating another person for the sake of a
joke.
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!! Sources And Citations !!
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughter_Yoga
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