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Laughter Yoga In Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

This is another milestone for Laughter Yoga movement as it rapidly spreads into different areas from schools to companies, to hospitals and universities, special care centers to fitness studios and now to MIT, the most prestigious technology institute in the world. Known for scholastic distinction, the students and faculty of MIT went through the experience of Laughter Yoga and reported a marked difference in their attitude and perception.

Lynn Caesar, psychologist & Laughter Yoga professional recently conducted a Laughter Yoga ...

Fantastic Video On Laughing Alone By Dr. Kataria - Silent Laughter

On January 29, 2010, I got up at 5 am and wanted to Laugh Alone. The only problem was that there were guests sleeping in the house, and some people were praying in a temple behind my office. I realized if I laughed loudly, everyone would get disturbed, but I really did want to laugh in the morning. After some time of pondering over my dilemma, I thought the best way to laugh would be without any sound.

Laughter Yoga With NCC Camps

For the first time, Laughter Yoga was introduced in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp organized by the Jamia Milia Islamia University in New Delhi by certified Laughter Yoga teacher, Dr. Santosh Sahi.

The NCC is a Government of India organization under the Ministry of Defense and their objective is to groom the youth into disciplined and patriotic citizens. The history of NCC goes back to World War 1 when the British created the University corps as the second line of defense where youth members were available for employment in the...

17000 Members In Iranian Laughter Clubs No Joke!!!

Last month, few members of the laughter clubs from Tehran visited Dr. Kataria's house in Mumbai and extended their invitation to come to Iran and spread the Laughter clubs movement. The Government of Tehran has set up many Laughter clubs in  libraries and committee centers where they laugh everyday. There are more than 17000 members in these laughter clubs and they are looking forward to Dr. Kataria's visit to Iran.

Mr. Ali Merikhi who learnt Laughter Yoga by watching the training DVDs has also started a laughter club. Interestingly, over 80 pe...

Laughter Clubs Connect People

Lynn Caesar, MA, USA: I was first introduced to Laughter Yoga when I watched Mira Nair's documentary on Dr. Kataria and his "Laughing Club of India."  Soon after, I attended the Laughter Yoga training in Toronto and became a certified Laughter Yoga leader. I was so moved by the training and Dr. Kataria's message, that I started the Arlington Laughter club in Massachusetts the following week in October 2004.

At that time, there were very few laughter leaders and ongoing clubs, but since I did my training and started conducting laught...

Laughter Yoga Club Opens In Mumbai With Over 250 People

Every day new Laughter Clubs are being opened in India.  On 27th January, 2010, Madhuri and I opened a new Laughter Club with more than 250 people. We got up at 4:30 am and rushed to the venue which is a Community Centre for the Aga Khan Muslim community.The introductory session lasted for about an hour.  As a tradition in India, men and women usually do not mix together, so even though they stood separately, there was great energy and group dynamic among them.

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From A Serious Legal Person To Laughter Champion

PT Hinduja, Mumbai, India: I want to share my journey from a serious Company Secretary to a Laughter Champion. I lived in the same building as Dr. Kataria in Mumbai.  I was a very serious and introverted person, and hardly laughed. I worked as a Company Secretary dealing with law and legal matters, and barely had a sense of humor, but today, I am a 'Laughter Champion'!! This amazing transformation took place way back in 1995 when I joined Dr. Kataria's Laughter Club in Mumbai. I was very hesitant initially, but when I saw so many people laughin...

Laughter Yoga In Singapore

Elvie, Phillipines: In December last year, I attended the most unusual conference - the World Toilet Organization Summit (WTO) at Suntec Convention Center, Singapore. Mr. Avi Liran, Founder of Laughter Yoga in Singapore, with the help of my organization, Laughter Yoga Philippines, had organized putting up toilets in public schools. This toilet project furthered my interest in the Summit and I was keen to know more about the nature of their work. About 200 delegates from respective companies and organizations from all over the world, attended the...

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Laughter Yoga Arrives in Bulgaria

Barely ten days ago, two ladies from Bulgaria, Silvia Pencheva and Lilia Hristova, were trained as Laughter Yoga Teachers, by Founder of Laughter Yoga, Dr. Madan Kataria, in Bangalore, India.  During the first week after their training, Silvia and Lilia have started the first Laughter Yoga session in Bulgaria. Here we have a detailed report by Silvia Pencheva, about the way Laughter Yoga movement has reached Bulgaria!

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City of Staunton gets ready for World Laughter Day on May 2

The city of Staunton in Virginia State, USA, has started preparations to celebrate the World Laughter Day on May 2, 2010. The venue for this annual event being held for the third year in a row, in the city, is Gypsy Hill. World Laughter Day is observed by Laughter Yoga International – the brainchild of Indian Physician from Mumbai, Dr. Madan Kataria – throughout the world, on the first Sunday in May each year. The mission is to unite the people of the world through Laughter.

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