Laughter Yoga for Healthy Body and Mind

Laughter is the simplest form of instant relaxation that distresses the mind and body. According to Dr. Lee Berk, laughter is a state of Eustress, which is a form of stress that is healthy and in simple terms, the opposite of distress. For this reason, laughter yoga is considered as a stress management yoga.

To understand and practice laughter yoga,  join a laughter yoga class. Laughter yoga classes introduce you to  a wide range of laughing exercises such as:

• Greeting laughter: This form of laughing exercise requires you to shake hands and laugh with others in the group.
• Hearty laughter: This laughing therapy  is practiced by raising both the arms in the sky with your head tilted a little backwards, in the spirit of total abandon
• Cellphone laughter: In this form of laughter yoga you hold an imaginary cellphone, which gives you a license to laugh loudly as you look into others’ eyes, even if the phone battery is dead!

Laughter reduces the stress hormone, cortisol. It also increases the level of the happiness hormone oxytocin in the body. The enhanced level of happiness hormone triggers a great spike in immune-boosting antibodies. Laughter causes the inner lining of blood vessels, endothelium, to dilate, thus increasing the blood flow to various organs. 

Laughter is a form of stationery jogging and offers the same health benefits as offered by vigorous physical exercise. Just 20 seconds of belly laughter is equal  to approximately 3 minutes of heavy exercise and burns up to approximately 400 calories per hour!

To reap the considerable benefits of therapeautic laughter, join a laughter class or laughter club. This helps you get a healthy body, mind and soul. There are some popular laughing classes in New York that offer yoga of laughter. A well-known laughter yoga class or laughter workshop in New York is the Yogalaff center.

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