Laughter yoga was founded on the concept of laughing on purpose for better health and world peace. Laughing intentionally is super good for our health.
However, can we force laughter? Is forced laughter going to give us the same health benefits?
Forced Laughter is different from laughter done from a joke or just to laugh for no reason. Some people force laughter in awkward situations, some don't understand that they can laugh for no reason and feel they have to force it out just to laugh with others.
This is not true.
We can laugh at jokes or other external stimuli but to laugh for no reason seems foreign to many new to the laughter community.
However we are simply allowing our inner laughter and child out to play without the need for external stimuli in laughter yoga. Some use techniques or laughter exercises to achieve genuine laughter but truly nothing is needed to let your inner laugh out.
As Dave Berman, CLYT, says, "Laughter is the sound of joyful breathing" we do it naturally as infants. Laughter is not learned but innate. A quality we are all born with.
So Do we really need medicine if we laugh for no reason, or are we really the sane ones...
Laughing intentionally for better health has proven positive effects. Does it change the health benefits if the laughter is not genuine? I notice a clear difference in the lack of feel good hormones released with forced laughter. A real laugh session will bring you to a higher level of vibration (joy) more than forced, fake laughter ever could.
What are your experiences? I would love to hear others takes on this topic.
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