Laughter Yoga International

Laughter yoga is a unique exercise regime fast sweeping the world. It combines laughter exercises with  yoga breathing which brings more oxygen to the body and the brain making one feel more energetic and healthy. Safe, easy and scientifically proven, Laughter Yoga is a lot of fun.

People do Laughter Yoga because it feels so good – you can feel a difference after your first laughter yoga session. It is a healing force and the biggest changes occur in areas where an individual requires healing the most. Personal benefits may only become obvious as one becomes aware of them over time.

Laughter yoga provides an excellent aerobic workout and is the only exercise that impacts positively and directly on your body, mind and emotions. Ten minutes of hearty laughter causes our body to release a cocktail of hormones and neuropeptides that could cost thousands of dollars over the counter. This 'joy cocktail' has profound influence and results in several preventive and therapeutic benefits.

Reduces Stress
Laughter Yoga is a single exercise routine which reduces physical, mental and emotional stress simultaneously and brings an emotional balance in a shortest period of time. Two recent studies confirmed the effectiveness of Laughter Yoga exercises in bringing down the level of the stress hormone cortisol and increasing positive emotions.

Regular practice of Laughter Yoga increases longevity and enhances the capacity of the body to fight stress related illnesses. Since it works like a stress-buster, it reduces the risk of psychological and physiological disorders, hypertension and cardiac problems.

Changes Mood State
Laughter Yoga can change the mood state within minutes by releasing "Feel Good' hormones from the brain cells called Endorphins. Your personal. business and social life improves when the mood is good and you're feeling good from within. Just 15 - 20 minutes of laughter Yoga makes you feel cheerful and positive throughout the day.

Strengthens Immune System
The immune system is the master key to good health and plays an important role in keeping away infections, allergies, even cancer. Laughter Yoga quickly boosts our immune system with fast increases in levels of anti-viral and anti-infection cells and also cells that fight cancer. It may attenuate some stress-related hormones and modify Natural Killer Cells activity (NK cells protect us from cancer), resulting in immunomodulation.

Laughter Yoga also increases the levels of immunoglobulin A (IgA) that is the first line of defense which protect us against viral infections like cough and cold.

Best Cardio and Aerobic exercise
Laughter Yoga is like any other aerobic exercise and provides an excellent cardio and mid-body workout. According to Dr. William Fry just one minute of hearty laughter is equal to 10 minutes of rowing or jogging. This is in respect to cardiopulmonary endurance. The heart rate of 120 can be achieved much faster through laughing than running on the jogging tracks. Lloyd (Journal of General Psychology, 1938) showed that laughter is a combination of deep inhalation and full exhalation, inspiring excellent ventilation, wonderful rest and profound release.

It also exercises muscles and works out stomach, abs, back and pelvic groups. It is the only exercise that provides an internal massage of the digestive tract and internal organs such as the liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and adrenal glands.

Increases Circulation
Laughter Yoga also causes an ‘internal jogging’ that massages and promotes circulation to the digestive system and the lymphatic systems. It increases circulation to flush the body and organs of waste products leaving one ready to operate at peak performance. Also facial flushing from improved circulation leaves the skin glowing and radiant.

Increases Supply of Oxygen
Laughter Club members feel fresh throughout the day. The reason for the sense of well-being is that you inhale more oxygen while laughing. Two thirds of the lung capacity comes from abdominal breathing, which means that if you don’t use your abdomen to breathe, approximately 2/3 of the air in your lungs is stale. Laughter Yoga exercises fully flushes the lungs of stale air, thereby bringing more oxygen into the blood stream which helps to maintain a healthy balance and keeping one feeling fresh and energetic.

Easy to follow routine
Life today is extremely stressful and sedentary. High pressure, tension, technological onslaught, sleeping late, getting up early to reach the workplace, hardly leave people with any time for physical exercise. Another reason why people don't stick to an exercise routine is that most exercises become boring and non motivating after some time.

Laughter Yoga is a fun exercise and easy to follow. It is ideally suited for busy professionals and business people who have very little time to exercise. 20 minutes of laughter and breathing exercises can give similar results as those of going to the gym for one hour.