Benefits of Laughter Therapy

Research has proved that just 10-20 minutes of fake or real laughter has a profound impact on life and is great for stress management.

Laughter Yoga is a unique concept of unconditional laughter according to which anyone can laugh for no reason at all.  It doesn’t rely on jokes, humour or comedy.  It initiates laughter as a form of exercise in a group and as the session progresses, laughter becomes real and contagious.

 

The name laughter yoga is derived from combining yogic breathing (pranayama) with laughter exercises.  This effective blend allows for multiple health benefits, primarily increasing the suplly of oxygen and boosting the immune system.  It energises and recharges the metabolism making one feel fresh and energetic.

 

5 Benefits of Laughter:

1. Personal Life:  Laughter Yoga helps add more laughter to your life, develop a sense of humour and a smile.  You will feel more self confident, have a positive outlook, hope and optimism.  It changes your mood within minutes and if your mood is good, everything seems good and you are at your best everywhere. 

2. Business Life:  Your output and performance depends on your energy levels.  For optimal functioning of the brain, you need 25% more oxygen than any other body organs.  Laughter Yoga increases the supply of oxygen, not only to the brain but to the entire body to help you work more than normal and efficiently.

3. Health benefits:  Laughter Yoga is a powerful cardio workout, in fact 10 minutes of hearty laughter is equal to 30 minutes on a rowing machine!  It decreases the negative effects of stress on your body which is the root cause of all illnesses.  Laughter Yoga is a single exercise that deals with physical, mental and emotional stress simultaneously.  It also strengthens the immune system, lowers blood pressure, controls blood sugar and keeps your heart healthy.  It is a powerful antidote against depression - the number one sickness today. 

4. Social Life:  The quality of life and life satisfaction does not depend on how much money, power, position and success you have; rather it depends on the number of good friends with whom one has a caring and sharing relationship.  This appreciation and acknowledgement helps in emotional development.  Laughter Yoga is a positive energy which quickly connects you with people and helps to make friends easily.

5. Inner spirit of laughter:  Laughter Yoga will teach you how to keep your spirits high when you face challenges in life.  it promotes a positive mental attitude to help you cope with negative situations and deal with difficult persons in a much better way than a normal person.