Laughter Yoga Saved My Marriage

Shalani McCray, Australia: About a year ago, I heard a very brief story about Laughter Yoga on TV. My work at the time centred on Preventive health education. My years in private practice had led me to believe that about 95% of all physical condition starts in the mind, and research seemed to back this up. This was a good thing because it suggested there was something we could do about it.

I Googled Laughter Yoga. The more I read about it the more excited I became as to what a useful tool it was for Preventive health. My father, a doc...

Laughter is the Best Medicine

Attachments In Life Stops Us From Laughing

In Laughter Clubs, we Laugh For No Reason, to get the multifold benefits of Laughter and Yogic Breathing on the body and mind. In addition to the physical and mental benefits, we also try to identify the various factors in our life which stop us from laughing. We discovered five major roadblocks, taken from Indian scriptures, which have proved as the biggest challenges or obstacles on our way to attain spirituality.

Laugh Clubs Say a Yuk a Day Keeps Doctor Away

http://www.straight.com/article/laugh-clubs-say-a-yuk-a-day-keeps-doctor-away
By Gail Johnson
In her television documentary "The Laughing Club of India", director Mira Nair, looks at a daily ritual that thousands of people are turning to: gathering in groups for some serious chuckling. Mumbai doctor Madan Kataria started the Laughter Club International almost 10 years ago to find out if, in fact, laughter is the best medicine. According to the organization, there's truth to that cliché, and Laughter Clubs are now popping up in cities...

New Laughter Yoga Research Studies

Germany

A Television film in Germany showed one group of people doing Laughter Exercises and another group doing Callisthenics. The objective was to do a comparative study about the impact of Laughter Yoga on the muscles of the belly. The study was conducted by Professor Dr. Heiko Wagener of University of Münster. And guess what? The Laughter group showed greater mobilization of the low lying muscles than the group doing Callisthenic Exercises. The participants of the Laughter group belonged to the Laughter Club of Neuss (near Düsseldorf) and ...

Great Opportunity to Visit India during the All India Laughter Yoga Conference

Laughter Yoga Inter-Club Cultural Exchange Program

Australian couple Carolyn Nicholson and her husband Des enjoyed the hospitality of Laughter Yoga Founders, Madan and Madhuri Kataria, on their visit to Mumbai and Bangalore under the aegis of our new Laughter Club Exchange Program. For many people around the world it is a dream to come and visit India, and see the incredible Laughter Yoga Clubs happening here every single day. So, if you want to visit the land of Laughter Clubs, pack your bags as we have officially launched the Laughter Yo...

2009 All American Conference a Great Success

Merv Neal reports from Australia: Well, I've just returned from Denver, Colorado, where I attended the 4th All American Laughter Yoga Conference. It could be summed up in just one word...WOW ! ! ! The Americans have a tendency to be "way out there" at the best of times but they went "over the top" with this one. Even the fact that my luggage took a three-day detour via Alaska didn't deter me from having a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience

It was held at the Roadway Inn at Estes Park. This is a little town nestled in the foothills o...

Laughter Yoga – An Answer to My Prayers

This is a moving story of how Laughter Yoga helped Judy Mikeska bond with her 83-year-old mother and transformed her relationship with her forever.This story was sent by Monnet Zubeit, a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher in the USA.

I have an 83-year-old mother, but unfortunately we’ve not had a great relationship since the last 40 years. Looking after her has been a difficult task and has left me bitter and frustrated. Though, sincerely saying “I love you, Mom” has been on my bucket list for long, I was not able to break the ice. I had been ...

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Laughter Yoga - A Spiritual Approach Towards Non-Violence

These are just my thoughts on how a simple thing like becoming a vegetarian can help dissipate violent thoughts and negative emotions. Almost all great spiritual leaders in the world have spoken against violence and have endorsed non-violence in daily living and thinking. As Laughter Yoga is based on unconditional love and an inner spirituality of a sort, it can be an important tool to dispel destructive thoughts and change one’s attitude towards life.

Laughter Yoga helps to Beat Stress

In the last two decades, extensive research all over the world has shown that Laughter has a positive impact on various systems of the human body. Laughter helps to unwind the harmful effects of Stress, the number one killer in the world, today. Stress causes the most number of illnesses in today’s world – Heart disease, High Blood Pressure, Depression, Anxiety, frequent Cough and Cold, Insomnia, Allergies, Asthma, Menstrual troubles, Peptic Ulcer, Fibromyalgia, Tension Headaches. Stomach upsets, and even cancer, are somewhat related to Str...