"Had the best time today! After the session I felt as if I was one of the dogs you see passing by with their face sticking out the car window. Woosh...face lifted and smile being kept up by the wind! I needed that so much! I have severe fibromyalgia and what a relief it was to free my mind and take a break from the pain! THANK YOU!" ~ L.M. ~ Mass.
"We all had such a fabulous time participating in the Laughter Yoga with you. The next day at our office was so much fun as we all brought and recognized more laughter throughout our day. Thank you for opening our lenses even further and for bringing Laughter Practice into our lives." ~ B. Brown
LAUGHTER YOGA
Every morning in parks & businesses throughout India, and now the world, thousands of people gather for one purpose… to share laughter. The experience of millions have proven that, real or fake, LAUGHTER REALLY IS THE BEST MEDICINE.This global phenomenon has now reached Rhode Island.
Through simple and playful “exercises” that promote laughter you will:pump up your energy level, elevate your mood, boost your immune system, increase your heart rate, oxygenate the blood & lungs, reduce stress, and invite more joy & happiness into your life.
Laughter is a common experience shared by humankind.Laughter Yoga can be done sitting or standing by all ages, creeds, shapes, and sizes. There is no need for special clothing or equipment.A flexible mind is the only flexibility needed!
Laughter Yoga is the perfect group, team building and fundraising activity.
Laughter can infuse your home with fresh energy, joy, peace & happiness! I recently led a Laughter session in a friends home to help remove some nasty vibes created by a traumatic situation. A few chuckles can foster an amazing shift in energy while creating fresh memories!
Next Laughter Yoga Sessions...
Sunday, March 4th 3:00 pm Screening of Laughology - followed by a Laughter Yoga session. Laughology is the first full length documentary devoted to Laughter! Informing & Inspiring!
Focus Yoga East Greenwich, RI
Monday, March 19th 1:00 pm Hamilton House East Side - Providence, RI Senior Friendly!
LAUGHTER MEDITATION
LAUGHTER MEDITATION
Create unity, healing energy and joy with a chuckle. Be prepared for a hilariously uplifting experience. Seated guided Laughter, deep breathing and mindfulness join forces to heal the body, clear the mind, soothe the soul and electrify your life.
Next sessions...
Heavenly Hugs ~ Warwick, RI Monday, February 27 6:30 pm
Angel Whispers RI - Warwick, RI Thursday, March 15 2:00 pm
Future sessions at It's My Health & Changing Lives are in the works! Stay tuned...
Recent comments on Laughter Meditation... "This was an awesome evening! It expanded my mind and my heart!"
"What an experience!!"
"A feeling of calmness was so welcomed. I laughed and actually had tears - it felt so good. I've missed Laughing!" "Fantastic! A sacred experience..." "You rock!" "Wonderful technique for living, relaxation and focus." "Loved it! Truly laughed the hardest I have in a long time." "I'm happie :)"
Laugh - n - Stretch Designed for older seniors & Alzheimer's patients... A little breathing, a little moving, a little stretching, a little laughing = a lot of fun. High level of engagement!
Warm or cleanse you space with a party infused with Laughter!
Create new memories ~ eliminate negative energy...
Laughter Yoga or Laughter Meditation can infuse your home with fresh energy, joy, peace & happiness! I recently led a Laughter session in a friends home to help remove/replace some nasty vibes created by a traumatic situation. We practiced traditional Laughter Yoga exercises and some specific cleansing themed laughter scenarios in the company of great friends and family. A few chuckles can foster an amazing shift in energy while creating fresh memories!
Need a Laugh right now? Check out two of the world's most contagious LAUGHS! Guaranteed to make you smile!
Here's the video from Dr. Kataria, the creator of Laughter Yoga, that inspired me to include a few moments of Silent Laughter in nearly all of my Laughter Yoga & Meditation sessions.
Laughter is Contagious!
Scenes from the First Boston Yoga & Chant Festival - June 26, 2010
Seated/Senior Laughter Yoga - That's my 103+ year old grandma to my left!
What people are saying about Laughter Yoga!
I had loveley moments of pushing myself into laughter. I could feel the release and kept releasing!
Marvin N. - East Providence
Good for moving energy, good for magick... Tim C. - Woonsocket
My Laughter Yoga experience was wonderful for my fibro pain. An hour of Laughter gave me 2 - 3 hours of pain relief. M. Habershaw (age 74)
Laughter is a damn good workout! Sadie (age 88 ~ Johnston, RI)
I always have tension in my shoulders and neck, now I don't have it anymore - I feel amazing! M.B. - Riverside
Very good therapy before surgery. Terry C. - Barrington
"It's better than Ex-Lax. - if you can't Laugh, you're in trouble." M.A.W. (83 yrs.) - Norton, MA
"Two sessions ago I just got out of the hospital; you were here the next day. The session (Laughter Yoga) erased the whole bitter experience. It was magical - it cured me!" Bessie Deering (87 yrs.) - Warwick, RI
I have asthma and this class did not make it worse... I feel very balanced & my lungs feel great. Jeff M. - Warwick
Truly enjoyable experience... The laughter is really invigorating and uplifting to my spirits. It's also contributed to lowering my blood pressure. M.L. Leddy (age 72) - Providence
I feel soft and mushy!!! Jorgan Bakken - Smithfield, RI
Some interesting quotes on Laughter...
Laughter is the spark of the soul. -unknown
Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects. -Arnold H. Glasgow A smile starts on the lips.A grin spreads to the eyes.A chuckle comes from the belly.But a good laugh bursts from the soul, overflows, and bubbles all around. -Carolyn Birmingham
It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time.Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either. -Wayne Dwyer
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. -Victor Hugo
Laugh because that is the purest sound. -Hafiz
Time spent Laughing is time spent with the gods. -Japanese proverb
Laughter connects you with people. It's almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when you're just howling with laughter. Laughter is a force for democracy." ~John Cleese
With mirth and laughter, let old wrinkles come. -Shakespeare Man, when you loose your laugh you loose your footing. -Ken Kesey
With the fearful strain that is on my night and day, if I did not laugh I should die. -Abraham Lincoln There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being HAPPY. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs, he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter. -Friedrich Nietzsche
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
One laugh is worth ten thousand serious thoughts. -Lau Tsu
Laughter is heard farther than weeping. -Yiddish proverb
10 Good Reasons To Laugh For No Reason
From the American School of Laughter Yoga
1.Laughter is a stress buster It reduces the levels of stress hormones epinephrine and cortisol.
2. Laughter strengthens the immune system The immune system is important in maintaining good health by keeping infections, allergies and cancers at bay. Recent research into the effects of laughter by Dr. Lee S. Berk, Professor at Loma Linda University, California, USA, demonstrates that laughter will increase the count of natural killer cells (NK cells - a type of white cell) and antibody levels. Laughter therapy helps to increase antibodies (Immunoglobulin A) in the mucous of the nose and respiratory passages.
3. Laughter is anti-aging It tones facial muscles and expressions. Laughter causes an increase in blood supply to the face, which is why some people look flushed. This nourishes the skin and makes it glow. People look younger and more fun when they laugh!
4. Laughter is aerobic exercise Laughter stimulates heart and blood circulation and is equivalent to any other standard aerobic exercise. Dr. William Fry, Standford University, USA claims one minute of laughter is equal to 10 minutes on the rowing machine. The singular benefit almost everybody derives is a sense of well-being because more oxygen is taken in during laughter. It is an exercise regime suitable for all, including people confined to a bed or a wheelchair.
5. Laughter is internal jogging. - Laughter massages internal organs by enhancing the blood supply and increasing their efficiency. This is especially good for proper bowel movement. Laughter exercises the abdominal muscles and helps to improve muscle tone.
6. Laughter is a Natural Pain Killer Laughter increases the levels of endorphins the bodys natural pain killers. Norman Cousins, an American journalist who was suffering from an incurable disease of the spine, benefited from laughter therapy in a situation when all painkillers were ineffective. Endorphins released as a result of laughter may help in reducing the intensity of pain in those suffering from arthritis, spondylitis and muscular spasms of the body.
7. Laughter can control high blood pressure Laughter helps to control blood pressure by reducing the release of stress-related hormones. Experiments have demonstrated that a 10-minute laughter session leads to a reduction of 10-20 mm in blood pressure. This however does not mean that patients taking 2-3 tablets for blood pressure every day will be completely cured.
8. Laughter can help with depression and anxiety The stress and strain of modern life takes a heavy toll on the human mind and body. Better sleep Reduced depression. Some people claim they can manage without prescribed anti-depressant pills and tranquillizers.
9. Laughter Alleviates Bronchitis and Asthma Laughter improves lung capacity and oxygen levels in the blood. Laughter Club members report a marked reduction in the frequency of asthma attacks.
10. Laughter just makes you feel good Laugh and the world laughs with you. How you react to life is up to you. Live life laughing!
I have led Laughter Yoga & Meditation sessions at the following locations/events, and many more...
Hockomock YMCA Blissfest, Millis, MA Yoga Spririt, Cranston Phoenix House, Exeter Simplify Yoga, Coventry C.C.R.I. Nursing Faculty Smithfield Senior Center RI ADDult Support Group Heavenly Hugs, Warwick Trudeau Center, Warwick Cortland Place, Greenvile West Bay Manor, Warwick All That Matters, Wakefield Bristol Yoga Studio, Bristol Pocasset Manor, Johnston Learning Brooke, Cranston Cumberland Senior Center R.I. Community Food Bank Greenwich Farms, Warwick Atria Bay Spring, Barrington The Met School, Providence South Bay Manor, Wakefield North Bay Manor, Smithfield Hamilton House, Providence Focus Yoga, East Greenwich Changing Lives, Johnston, RI Boston Yoga & Chant Festival R.I. Rehabilitation Association Barrington Community School It's My Health, Cumberland, RI Harmony Library, Harmony, RI Bryant University, Smithfield, RI Keys for Intuitive Living, Lincoln Providence Childrens Museum North Providence Senior Center Epoch Senior Living, Norton, MA Rainbow Diversity House, U.R.I. Epoch Senior Living, Providence Breathing Time Yoga, Pawtucket Santosha Yoga Studio, Cranston Atria Harbor Hill, East Greenwich VillageWellnessCenter, Warwick Lincoln Housing Authority, Lincoln Mass Mothers of Twins Conference World Laughter Day, Providence, RI Breathing Space Yoga, Dighton, MA Brightview Commons, Wakefield, RI United Cerebral Palsy Rhode Island Emerald Bay Manor, Cumberland, RI Greenwich Bay Manor, East Greenwich Southern New England Women's Expo. Reflexology Association of Rhode Island Rhode Island Veterans Home - Bristol, RI Mount Hope Learning Center, Providence Love, Light & Laughter Events for Women Rhode Island Holistic Healers Association Neuro-Rehabilitation Center at Middleboro Positive New Beginnings, East Providence National MS Society, Rhode Island Chapter Whispering Pines Conference Center - U.R.I. Anchor Recovery Community Center Pawtucket, RI R.I. Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Apeiron Institute - Sustainable Living Expo, Coventry Renaissance Memory Support at Tamarisk, Warwick, RI Central Mass Yoga & Wellness Center, West Boylston, MA Spirit of Change Magazine ~ Natural Living Expo, Sturbridge, MA
