What is Laughter Yoga based on?
The principle behind this is that the human brain does not differentiate between natural and forced laughter. The whole system reacts identically to both kinds of laughter. The usual sessions consist of laughter sessions along with breathing exercises. A typical session starts with simulated laughter with everyone present maintaining eye contact and laughing as a sort of bodily exercise. Some may tell jokes to make the session more jovial. This forced laughter soon turns to natural laughter as the participants get into the mood, let themselves go and start enjoying the feeling of laughing freely like a small child. These laughing sessions are accompanied or followed by simple Yogic practices like light stretches. This is followed by some simple and effective breathing techniques for better body and mind health. Benefits of Laughter Yoga • Helps to deal with everyday stress • Lets the body and mind relax • Calms the mind • Helps release “feel good” endorphin hormones in the body Laughte
