Jeannine Luby from Scranton, Pennsylvania, reiterates the motto that ‘laughter is the best medicine’. Founder of Laugh to Live, she says that laughter has legitimate physical and mental health benefits. She came across laughter yoga w..
An Iranian study conducted on 24 Parkinson’s patients, divided into two groups - control and experimental, showed a significant drop in the anxiety levels as well as improvement in the sleep quality of the experimental group, which was expo..
Did you know that laughter yoga is a great way to lose weight? It does not cost anything and is good for your overall health. It is one such practice that not only helps to destress but is also a calorie-burning exercise. It reduces levels of the..
According to the Natural Center for Biotechnology Information, almost 60-80 percent of primary care visits in the US are related to stress. An article published a few days ago, emphasized the fact that laughter yoga has a calming and positive imp..
In this fast-paced world where we barely pause to smile at each other, we need a good dose of LOL (laugh out loud) therapy. Laughter truly is an excellent way to reduce stress in our lives. Not only does laughter provide a full-scale workout for ..
Here is an interesting report about a Tucson Laughter Club, Arizona, where a local yoga class has gathered every Tuesday since 2010 with just one aim of making people laugh. Laughter leaders Jana Martin and Loti Gest look forward to these weekly ..
In a recently published report, Laughter Yoga was used to welcome the new batch of students at the University of the Philippines’ College of Music (UPCM) in Diliman, Quezon City. The hall reverberated not with the sound of music, but ..
Dr. Atsumasa Edahiro, Japan: His belief in health and longevity through laughter prompted Dr. Atsumasa Edahiro, also a Laughter Yoga teacher, to conduct regular laughter sessions in his hospital, for patients suffering from various mental and emo..
Doug Savage, a Certified Laughter Yoga leader in Marion, Australia, loves to laugh at the most mundane of daily chores. He has the ability to change stressful situations into a joyous experience. Whether it’s on his way to work, cooking a m..
This year, World Laughter Day will be celebrated on Sunday, May 5 and it is a good reminder to take some time to de-stress by laughing. Dr. Tanya Gold, MD and also a certified Laughter Yoga instructor recently held a seminar at The Bridges Assist..