Laughter Yoga is the practice of laughing as exercise in order to boost our physical and mental well-being.Scientific studies have shown that our bodies are not aware of the difference between real laughter and fake laughter. So, by “practicing” laughter we gain all the physical, mental,  and emotional health benefits of laughter. While real laughter does tend to be the result of simulating laughter, it is not our goal.  Our goal is to bring better health and well-being into our bodies and our lives.

Through a series of laughter exercises, yogic breathing, and childlike playfulness, laughter yoga  serves to improve one’s mood, boost the immune system, lower stress, increase confidence and productivity, and offer a new perspective  and approach on one’s life and work experience.

Laughter Yoga was founded in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria of Mumbai, India while researching the use of laughter in his medical practice. His pivotal findings of the brain’s inability to decipher between real and simulated laughter have opened up doors to the possible applications laughter can have in our lives.

This discovery has launched a worldwide movement in over 60 countries. As its popularity is gaining, there is more and more research to support Dr. Kataria’s original findings. Now, health care professionals are actual prescribing 15 minutes of laughter a day for better health! Laughter Yoga is now being practiced in schools, corporations, hospitals and local clubs. Also expanding are the populations it benefits: business people, children, seniors, cancer patients, and prison inmates.

Levity Leadership is the partner company to The Levity Coach and offers levity and Laughter trainings for professional development.

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