Interviews / testimonials
Akihro Oda
 He is 73 and had a heart attack 10 years ago. Suffering from depression, he had become very introverted and reclusive. After joining the laughter club, his life underwent a remarkable change. Laughter Yoga helped him to gain self-confidence and communicate easily with other people. He now runs Laughter Yoga sessions with a government organization which looks after old people in a senior center. He is so enthused with Laughter Yoga that he practices laughing without any reason everyday all by himself at home.
Akira Sugira, 41
He is a Laughter Yoga teacher and runs a laughter club in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo. He did most of my translations from English to Japanese during the tour. He is also a coordinator of laughter clubs in Japan along with Mary Tadokoro. Ever since he joined the laughter movement, he has become more positive and does not take life too seriously. He has improved upon his communication skills, which has enabled him to garner more friends.
 Karin kitahara, 55 Female
She runs a laughter club in Kobe and gets around 20 people every week. She said, “Laughter Yoga has really changed the quality of my life. Earlier, I used to be very negative but now I have a more positive attitude.”
She has become more humble and caring and does not lose her temper as often as she did earlier.
Makato Iwai, 54 
He has been running the Kansai Laughter Club in Osaka since November 2007. As a laughter leader, his social life has improved and he has made many new friends. Earlier, he used to get irritated looking after his bedridden mother, but after joining the club, his entire perspective underwent a change for the better. Laughter Yoga has brought a change in his attitude and he feels more settled and at peace with his surroundings.
Yuuko, 53 
She joined the Osaka Laughter Club six months ago and since there has been a noticeable change in her behavior. Her daughter feels she now laughs more than she ever did. Laughter Yoga has increased her capacity to laugh.
Mariko, 30
 At the Osaka public seminar, she laughed like crazy during laughter meditation. During the question - answer session, she pointed she was feeling sad and felt like crying. This is common with people who have repressed emotions. Laughter Yoga works as powerful cathartic mechanism to release all the pent-up feelings and emotions from the deep subconscious mind. It is a physical method of releasing the deeper emotions in a non-violent way.
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