30-Nov-06
At 5:45 a.m. there was a knock at my door. Two laughter leaders greeted me with laughter — one held a coffee flask and other glasses. After a quick coffee we headed for the laughter club which starts 6:15am sharp.
The remarkable thing about laughter clubs in India is that they all start on time. In other matters we Indians are not good at keeping time. This makes me feel proud about laughter clubs. I hear some people in the neighborhoods now know it’s 6.15 when they hear the ho ho ha ha ha. Read more…
28-Nov-06
I am often asked, Dr Kataria, who is your master, who is your guru? I answer, I don’t have a particular master, I learn from everyone who comes my way.
Let me introduce you today to one of my gurus. Yamma Gucci is a stray dog who lives in my street in Mumbai. Read more…
28-Nov-06
This story comes from laughter professional Eva in Zurich.
This event happened just a few months after i started my laughter club. Gradually more people were coming to our sessions and we all were very happy. People brought their stories of everyday life which often touched me deeply.
It was these stories that made me realize how important my work had become. Read more…
28-Nov-06
In Bangalore I often come across ladies standing with their hands joined in front of a tree, or even bowed down touching her forehead on the ground.
Since childhood, I have seen people worshipping trees. They say prayers and make offerings, but I never understood the meaning behind it. I am also aware of people who worship other aspects of nature like animals, rivers, and mountains. Read more…
26-Nov-06
On 24th November 2006 I visited a school for physically and mentally challenged children in Bangalore, India run by a group of volunteers supported by local government. There were 50 children aged 5 to 12 years and a group of up to 35 years of age.
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26-Nov-06
What a delightful name. The Romeo laughter club in Bangalore took its name from it’s founders and what they were doing when they decided to start the club.
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25-Nov-06
On November 22 I visited Athma Shree Educational Institute, a school where 300 children have practiced laughter yoga for 10 minutes during morning assembly daily for five years.
I joined the children assembled in a schoolyard. Suddenly a group of students on the first floor balcony of the school building across the road started shouting Ho Ho ha ha ha leading 300 students in laughter yoga.
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23-Nov-06
Cancer is the second most common killer after heart disease today. The number of people suffering from cancer is rising constantly. The most common cause of cancer is stress. Extreme physical, mental and emotional stress weakens our immune system.
On 9th November 2006 I spoke at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Breast Cancer Survival Conference in Mumbai. Here is a summary of my thoughts on the subject. Read more…
21-Nov-06
Anne posted a comment to this blog that got me thinking, and I’ve decided to answer her here. She wrote:
“I recently attended a conference where someone led a laughter yoga session for 10 minutes. Some people left the room before and during the session. Is this because they felt angry? Or maybe because they felt “forced” laughter was unreal? How would you handle this?”
Thank you Anne for your interesting question, here are my thoughts.
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19-Nov-06
Depression, sadness, anger, frustration, drug addiction and alcoholism all stem from an inability to effectively deal with life’s problems and an inability to express pent-up emotions. This is caused by our having too many wants and desires, and unrealistic expectations of comforts and pleasures, and an expected sense of gratification.
To deal with emotions we need to understand how our thinking mind and our emotional mind differ.
Our thinking mind is also known as our intellect or logical and rationalizing mind. It judges and evaluates what is good and bad for us. It is slow in making decisions and is very calculative. It does not believe in taking risks. Decision-making is based on past experiences, value systems and our knowledge-base.
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19-Nov-06
This will be first authentic study in India on Laughter Yoga. The research project is being sponsored by Indian heart Vishwa Prakash from New York who is a very close friend of Dr. Madan Kataria.
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19-Nov-06
I am in Bangalore for a laughter yoga research project. There are 160 laughter clubs in Bangalore city each with 50-100 members meeting every morning.On 14th November I visited Harehreshwara laughter club.
I met a lady named Nehatra Ramachandra, who is 52 years of age. She lost her husband from brain hemorrhage three weeks ago. She was driven to despair and was very depressed.
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17-Nov-06
Dr Sanjay Gupta of CNN recently interviewed me and shot film during our US Conference. The report has now screened.
Sheila Tronn of New York writes: “I just saw the piece on you and laughter on CNN. It’s wonderful. Read more…
17-Nov-06
Here’s an update I received from out Laughter Yoga team in Tokyo. I will visit Tokyo for a series of public events, corporate seminars, and a laughter leader training course 5-12 February 2007.
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15-Nov-06
Suddenly and unexpectedly, we lost a gem of a person in Shiv Sud, founder of Laughter Yoga Club in Toronto, Canada. A Laughter Yoga Teacher, he was recently awarded the honorary position of Laughter Yoga Ambassador. He left us on November 4th, 2006.
Along with his lovely wife Sarita Sud he worked to establish the laughter yoga movement in Toronto and supported Laughter Leaders all over Canada. He organized the World Laughter Day celebration, many training workshops and public seminars over the past years.
His presence will be surely missed. He leaves behind his wife Sarita, two daughters and a son. Shiv has left a legacy in the form of several Laughter Clubs in Ontario, Canada. His body is gone, but his spirit lives in the form of his Laughter Clubs.
On behalf of International Laughter Yoga and entire laughter yoga community, we want to assure Sarita and her family that they are not alone, we all are with them in this hour of difficulty.
Laughter Yoga International is supporting them by making a contribution to assist the Sud family. I appeal to the laughter yoga community worldwide to open your hearts and your pockets to contribute and help this Laughter Family.
Direct contributions may be sent to
Canada Trust Bank
Canada Trust Bank
Sarita Sud in Trust Acc # C318o62/o166 [account number has been corrected - ed]
or post cheques to Jan MacQuarrie made out to ‘Janet R. MacQuarrie in Trust for Sarita Sud’.
For further information, please contact:
Dave & Jan MacQuarrie
RR #1 (307085 Hockley Rd)
Orangeville, Ontario L9W 2Y8, Canada
Tel: 519-942-0860
E-mail: jan@aplacetwobe.com or aplacetb@sympatico.ca
On behalf of Laughter Yoga International, Madan and Madhuri Kataria announce the contribution of 1000 Canadian Dollars for this Fund.
15-Nov-06
The main reason I visited Singapore was to launch a new concept — the Laughter Party.
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15-Nov-06
On 4th November 2006 I arrived in Singapore at 7:30am and was met with laughter at the airport by Avi Liran, a laughter yoga teacher and his wife Ching. Read more…
At 5:45 a.m. there was a knock at my door. Two laughter leaders greeted me with laughter — one held a coffee flask and other glasses. After a quick coffee we headed for the laughter club which starts 6:15am sharp.
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