Stress is the world’s #1 killer. It’s the root cause of most illnesses. Laughter Yoga helps unwind the negative effects of stress on the body and mind. Physical stress, mental stress and emotional stress can be broken down simultaneously.

Laughter Yoga helps:

•    Relax muscles tension
•    Increase blood circulation ( more oxygen to the body)
•    Strengthen immune system
•    Change breathing pattern by learning deep breathing from diaphragm
•    Unblock negative emotions that are suppressed and turn into disease
•    Shift negative thoughts and building positive emotions.

Laughter Yoga is like aerobic exercise. It’s a FUN & EASY way to stay healthy!

The importance of Oxygen

Dr. Otto Warburg, President, Institute of Cell Physiology, Nobel Prize Winner ( He is the only person to ever win the Nobel Prize for medicine twice and to be nominated for a third) , said about the importance of oxygen;

“Deep breathing techniques increase oxygen to the cells and are the most important factors in living a disease-free and energetic life. When cells get enough oxygen, CANCER will not and cannot occur”.


History and Facts of Therapeutic Laughter

•    NORMAN COUSINS, publisher of “ Anatomy of an illness” while battling a fatal illness in 1964 , discovered that just 10 minutes of mirthful laughter gave him 2 hours of pain-free sleep.

•    DR. WILLIAM P. FRY, psychiatrist, Stanford University, California was considered the father of ‘gelotology’ (the science of laughter). One of his studies confirmed that 20 seconds of intense laughter, even if ‘faked’, can double the heart rate for 3-5 minutes. One minute of intense laughter is equal to 10 minutes of jogging. Laughter provides good physical exercise and can decrease chances of respiratory infections.

•     DR. LEE BERK PhD, Loma Linda University Medical Center studied the effects of humour therapy on heart attack patients. He divided them in two groups, one with just standard medical care while the other watched humorous videos for 30 minutes each day. After a year, the ‘humour group’ had fewer arrhythmias, lower blood pressure, lower levels of stress hormones, and required lowered doses of medication. The non-humour group had two and a half times more recurrent heart attacks than the ‘humour group’ ( 50% vs. 20%).

•    DR. HUNTER (PATCH) ADAMS MD immortalized in film by Robin Williams, Patch inspired millions of people by bringing fun and laughter back into the hospital world and putting into practice the idea that “healing should be a loving human interchange, not a business transaction”.