Laughter
yoga
Have you ever had a really good laugh & noticed just how good you felt?
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Laughter Yoga is a body-mind exercise that creates that very feeling.
Started by a medical doctor, Dr Madan Kitaria, it combines simulated laughter exercises with gentle breathing techniques to teach the body how to laugh without relying on jokes or humour. It's based on scientific research that shows how your body can't tell the difference between real laughter & simulated laughter, so either way you'll benefit!
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When you're happy you laugh and when you laugh you become happy!
"Laughter is an instant vacation"
- Milton Berle -
benefits
Elevates Mood
Laughter Yoga can change your mood within minutes by releasing feel good endorphins from your brain cells.
Reduces stress and strengthens the immune system
Laughter Yoga reduces stress and strengthens the immune system. Laughter produces serotonin that helps to reduce cortisol levels which build up as a result of sustained stress.
Reduces anxiety
Any type of laughter stimulates diaphragmatic breathing, activates the parasympathetic nervous system, and triggers the “tend-and-befriend” response helping to calm the body and the mind and reduce anxiety.
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Increases oxygen levels
When we laugh we find we are breathing more deeply and take in more oxygen, enabling our brains and our bodies to function more optimally. You'll feel energized after a good laughter yoga session! And just 10 minutes of hearty laughter is the same as 30 minutes on the rowing machine.
Social Connector
Quality of life depends upon quality of our friends and our relationships.
Laughter is a great connector of people and brings lots of good friends with
caring and sharing relationships.
Laughing through Challenges
Anyone can laugh when times are good, but Laughter Yoga teaches people
to laugh unconditionally so that they can laugh even when times are hard.
It provides strength in adversity, a coping mechanism to help people keep a
positive mental attitude regardless of circumstances.
what
we
offer
We offer online or in-person laughter yoga which is about 45minutes. We also offer laughter challenges such as our 5 day 5 minute laughter challenge. We've had people tell us how energised they feel during these challenges & how it sets them up for a great day!
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We've run Laughter Yoga for organisations such as Vodacom, Woolworths, CANSA, Retreat Yourself. Check out the Laughter Yoga Cape Town facebook page or instagram for the next public event, or contact wendy to arrange a team session.
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There are no yoga postures or mats, instead we do some deep breathing, similar to yogic breathing & combine this with laughter exercises - that's why it gets its name laughter yoga.