Laughter Yoga
in the News
The Real Marigold Hotel
If you have been following the adventures of the celebrities trying out the real Marigold hotel experience you will have seen that early one morning they went to a local park to do Laughter Yoga. As you can see Wayne Sleep is enjoying his laughing without any jokes and exercises loads of muscles too. |
Googlebox also got into the spirit of Laughter Yoga as you can see. We aim to bring out your inner child (no matter how many candles on your birthday cake).
Laughter Yoga is a great way to improve your mental, physical and emotional well-being and just have fun doing it.
In India Laughter Yoga is in a public park, British weather does not encourage this so the Cotswold Laughter Club is mainly indoors although in the summer we laugh in the garden (never at 5am the neighbours would complain!)
Laughter Yoga is a great way to improve your mental, physical and emotional well-being and just have fun doing it.
In India Laughter Yoga is in a public park, British weather does not encourage this so the Cotswold Laughter Club is mainly indoors although in the summer we laugh in the garden (never at 5am the neighbours would complain!)
About Laughter yoga
Laughter Yoga is a form of exercise and stress release, but is predominantly fun! Laughter Yoga is a combination of laughter exercises, deep breathing and stretching, which helps to encourage that child-like playfulness so often lost in today's modern world. It is a form of mind-body exercise with lots of positive health benefits and most importantly FUN!
The first Laughter club started in a park in Mumbai in 1995 with just 5 participants, and now there are over 10,000 laughter clubs in 70 different countries – showing the need for laughter fun and silliness in the world today.
This unique and joyful technique was devised by Dr Madan Kataria, a medical doctor from India. Whether laughter is genuine or ‘fake’ the body reacts in the same way, releasing the same ‘happy chemicals’ in either case. To stimulate this laughter Dr. Kataria developed a range of laughter exercises. These exercises put an emphasis on childlike playfulness and laughing for no reason.
The combination of Laughter Exercises with Yogic Breathing (pranayama) increases the amount of oxygen in your body whilst being playful results in you feeling more healthy, energised and alive yet relaxed. This actually changes the physiology of your body so that you start to feel happier.
AND guess what? You can learn to “Laugh for no Reason”! You don’t even need a sense of humour, any funny jokes or comedy programmes – just a willingness to let go and laugh – and let's face it, in the current climate everyone needs to laugh more.
The first Laughter club started in a park in Mumbai in 1995 with just 5 participants, and now there are over 10,000 laughter clubs in 70 different countries – showing the need for laughter fun and silliness in the world today.
This unique and joyful technique was devised by Dr Madan Kataria, a medical doctor from India. Whether laughter is genuine or ‘fake’ the body reacts in the same way, releasing the same ‘happy chemicals’ in either case. To stimulate this laughter Dr. Kataria developed a range of laughter exercises. These exercises put an emphasis on childlike playfulness and laughing for no reason.
The combination of Laughter Exercises with Yogic Breathing (pranayama) increases the amount of oxygen in your body whilst being playful results in you feeling more healthy, energised and alive yet relaxed. This actually changes the physiology of your body so that you start to feel happier.
AND guess what? You can learn to “Laugh for no Reason”! You don’t even need a sense of humour, any funny jokes or comedy programmes – just a willingness to let go and laugh – and let's face it, in the current climate everyone needs to laugh more.