The first start of Iran Laughter club was in 2002. Searching in internet to find some resources for my book, The Power of laughter, I knew about Madan Kataria and the new concept of Laughter Yoga. It was such surprising and exiting for me that I decided to travel to India and visit this great man as soon as possible. Dr Kataria and Madhury welcomed me warmly but their dog, Daizy, did not seemed to like me! During my staying in Mumbai we visited a number of laughter clubs and Madan taught me some of laughter yoga techniques. It was so interesting for me to be with giggling people early in the morning and to be welcomed by a special laughter.
After learning the basic techniques of laughter yoga and laughter meditation from Madan and becoming much more experienced, I got back to my country as a laughter leader and started the first laughter club of Iran in the capital city of Tehran. In 2005 I did my second trip to India and learnt some more new techniques. As an experienced laughter leader, I attended in Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher Training Course which hold in Mumbai in 2009 and became a laughter teacher.
In the way from a young curious laughter researcher to a skillful laughter professor, I have experienced profound changes in my personal and professional life. I have also seen lots of people has transformed to a new positive person just by learning how to laugh at their problems.
In the beginning days we were just 7 to 10 people and the only laughter club was in Tehran, but at the moment there are about 20 clubs in more than 10 cities.
Old Iranian said: "laugh and the universe will laugh with you." I now believe from my heart that, that is really so.