There are more than 400 laughter clubs in the United States alone, and 6000 groups worldwide.Laughter yoga can help to reduce stress, encourage a more positive outlook, and help you feel refreshed and energetic.Laughter yoga can be practiced alone or with a partner.Laughter yoga can be practiced with a large group of people.
Step 1: Warm up by clapping your hands.
Warm-up exercises that involve clapping and synchronized movements are what most laughter yoga sessions begin with.You can increase your energy level by clapping with your hands parallel to each other.Continue to clap with a rhythm, moving your hands up and down and swinging them from side to side as you clap.You can try your first chant with your hands.Breath from your belly with deep inhales and exhales.As you move around the room in a circle or from side to side, you can continue clapping and chanting.As you clap and chant, make sure you are breathing from your diaphragm with deep inhales and exhales.
Step 2: Do lion laughter.
Lion laughter is a warm up you can try.Keep your mouth open by sticking your tongue out.When you laugh from your belly, stretch your hands out like the paws of a lion.It's a good idea to stretch out your facial muscles, tongue and throat.It will allow you to play and loosen up.
Step 3: Laughter is good for deep breathing exercises.
Stimulating deep breathing is one of the key elements of laughter yoga.Deep breathing will allow you to access deep laughs during laughter yoga.Your lungs are located just below your ribs.If you want to take full inhales and exhales through your nose, place your hands on your diaphragm.Take a deep breath and exhale through your nose for the count of four.Release one to two belly laughs as you exhale.Continue to do this, deepen your breath equally on your inhales and exhales with an even breath cycle, with laughter at the end of every exhale.You can chant a chant as you inhale and exhale, such as Let live, Release and Heal.
Step 4: Do playful exercises.
Playful exercises can be used to encourage laughter and joy.The idea is to make you laugh out of joy and fun.Sing a song that says "every little cell in my body is happy" and "feels so good".You should tap your head, shoulders, knees, and toes as you do this.After you sing each line, you can add a laugh.A vowel laughter exercise is where you pick up your right hand and say the letter A.The letter "A" should be thrown aside.Pick up your right hand and draw out the letter E.The letter "E" should be thrown aside.For "I,O, and U", do this.If you want to try the electric shock laughter exercise, you have to pretend that every surface and object you touch gives you a shock of static electricity, from touching a wall to a part of your body.You should jump back every time you touch something.Chant "very good" and "Yay" after each exercise to cultivate joy.As you say these chants, you can swing your arms in a V shape.
Step 5: Laughter exercises can be value based.
Laughter exercises are made to help you laugh out loud.The exercises will teach you to laugh at a strong emotion and find joy in negative emotions.The embarrassment laughter exercise is where you think of an embarrassing gibberish incident and tell it to a group of people.As you clap, focus on speaking gibberish and laughing as you tell the embarrassing story.In the applause exercise, clap quietly and make quiet humming noises to signal approval.Until you are laughing and clapping faster and wilder, let the humming get louder.As you laugh, try to be as loud as possible to show your approval.Try an apology or forgiveness exercise, where you think of a person you would like to apologize to and say, "I'm sorry".You can either accept an apology or show forgiveness.You can do this by holding your ear lobes, crossing your arms, and laughing.
Step 6: It is a good idea to greet everyone with a laughter exercise.
The greeting exercise helps everyone get used to laughing in front of each other, so most laughter yoga sessions begin with this.Introduce them in gibberish, using made up words instead of real words.You can start a greeting with a handshake, where you look into the person's eyes and laugh.You can place your hands together in prayer at the center of your chest, make eye contact with the person, and laugh.If there is a leader in the group, he can clap and laugh as he walks around the room.The rest of the group should clap with their arms raised.
Step 7: Do a laughter exercise.
It's a good idea to do a laughter exercise to get everyone used to it.Have everyone sit in a circle side by side and then have one person give a command.Everyone should start laughing at the same time, trying to match the tone and pitch of each other's laughter.Have everyone spread their arms out towards the sky, tilt their head back, and laugh heartily.The laughter should come from within.Someone will start to chant and clap five to six times after everyone has laughed heartily.Everyone should chant with him.The exercise is done at the end of the sixth chant.Everyone should take two deep breaths.
Step 8: Try laughing at an argument.
The laughter will get the group to communicate with each other.On the other side of the room, divide the group equally.The groups should point at each other.Encourage them to laugh at each other with big belly laughs.For three to four minutes, each group laughing and louder at each other.
Step 9: Have a laugh at a good job.
This is a good way to end a yoga class.Have everyone sit in a circle and make eye contact as they laugh and give each other thumbs up and high fives.This will help the group bond with each other and reinforce the positive aspects of the session.
Step 10: There is a philosophy to laughter yoga.
Laughter yoga was created by Dr. Madan Kataria, who believes in the power of laughter and its ability to provide physical andholistic benefits.You can reap the benefits of laughter by laughing continuously for at least 10 to 15 minutes in a laughter yoga class.The laughter must be loud and deep, like a belly laugh.Laughter yoga classes allow you to laugh loudly and for long periods of time.According to the philosophy of laughter yoga, it is important to maintain a sense of openness when practicing this form of yoga.Rather than relying on your sense of humor, you will commit to laughing on a daily basis and teach your body and mind to laugh on command.Laughter yoga ties the mind and body together, creating harmony between them, through a combination of deep breathing, physical movements and laughter.Laughter yoga can help you learn to laugh as a form of exercise.
Step 11: The physical benefits of laughter yoga should be kept in mind.
Laughter can be done on a daily basis for thirty minutes to one hour.Laughter has been shown to encourage the release of endorphins, which are feel good opiates that carry signals of attachment and bonding to your brain.They increase your sense of self-worth and optimism.Deep laughter with deep inhales and exhales can help to ensure your major organs are fully oxygenated, giving you big bursts of energy and release.It can promote better circulation to your lymphatic system.Better circulation can boost your immune system and increase the number of cells that are anti-viral.Laughter can help to lower your cardiovascular system's blood pressure and pulse rates.Laughter is a form of stress relief that helps to release blocked emotions, mental issues and depression.Laughter can be a way to release heavy emotions that could be harmful to your health.
Step 12: There are benefits of laughter yoga.
Laughter yoga can help to improve your overall health, physically and emotionally.Laughter encourages a sense of play and childlike behavior, which can help to improve your emotional intelligence and your social skills.Through laughter, you can exert a better sense of control over negative emotions that can bring you down, such as depression, anxiety, and stress.