This Wednesday & Thursday, November 25 & 26th 2009, was the opening of Laughter Yoga Cyprus!

I was delighted and overwhelmed by the great response and turn-out for our first sessions.

On Wednesday, our Laughter Club had a perfect balance of people from all different ages, and backgrounds. It was amazing to witness the bonding and the joy of this wonderful group coming together for the first time, to laugh!

Thursday's group was even more ready to go! I am sure that the laughter from the previous day, left the room full of positive energy, and we all surely felt it at our second session. The group bonded immediately and laughed, laughed, laughed!

I am truly blessed to have the support of so many people willing to share their laughter with me. Our common ground is the willingness and the commitment to learn new ideas and to work towards our wellbeing, in mind, body and spirit! I saw immediate change in many of my new laughter friends, change in their faces, bodies and energies from the time they walked in, to the time they left. What a beautiful experience!

Our sessions...

On both days, we started with a short introduction to what Laughter Yoga is all about. We explained the many benefits laughter can bring to our lives, from health to fitness and of course to our minds.

It was obvious that many of my new laughter friends were able to take full advantage even from the first session, as they relased a lot of emotional stress with their wonderful laughter. We all worked very well together, and got off to a wonderful new start.

Our chant was a big hit! The words " Very good, very good, YEY!" echoed louder and louder in the room with the joyous sound of laughter.

Our efforts showed results and we were all more than willing to show ourselves and each other appreciation! "Very good, very good, yey!"

Towards the end of the session, as we had all worked so hard on our laughter, I surprised everyone with a grounding dance. This is a simple dance with arm moves and " HO HO HA HA "exhalations, as we followed African drum beats. It normalizes our energy after a laughter session, to avoid feelings of emptiness, sadness or even anger due to the release of so much emotional stress. It was exactly what we all needed and some of us even got a little funky with our dance moves! Fantastic vibes!

To end the session; a candle lit room, soft Indian meditation music and a guided body relaxation. It was 10 minutes of releasing our bodies and minds to the soft flow of our breath and enjoyed being in the moment.

Live life with love and laughter!