Thursday, November 7, 2019
Daily Practice can be as easy as pulling up You Tube
I am sharing some wonderful, well explained walk through videos from several of our master teachers of Laughter Yoga for some amazing daily routines that are short but very effective for keeping a daily laughter practice alone. As a chronic illness warrior I completely understand the need for individual routines you can do at home. Its not always very easy to get out when in a physical flare, this gives a way to do so and enjoy the same benefits from going to a laughter club or class.
First up is my absolute favorite personal routine from our wonderful, Robert Rivest, master teacher.
Amazing how much better I feel even just after this short 15 min routine! I can't forget to add Robert's short alone Laughter Yoga Practice Video before moving onto others...
Now onto Laughter Ambassador & the owner of: https://www.dailylaughers.com/, Dave Berman.
This is a video about Imperfection, with Dr. Madan Kataria, covers one point of the many spiritual aspects to Laughter Yoga.
Dave Berman created over 3 1/2 years of daily laughter videos and they are available through his You Tube Channel. Dave's videos cover many topics of laughter yoga and the implications in his life he has found with his daily practice. These Daily Laugh videos are an excellent way to laugh alone every day for over 3 years. Check out all his offerings at his website link above.
My very favorite video on you tube currently is, Dr. Madan Kataria on a day when he doesn't feel like laughing but he does anyway, because he knows he needs to. I get to cracking up with him in no time.
I re-watch this on days I feel the same.
I absolutely love the realness in this video at the beginning of him, "faking it to make it". But sure enough he gets to laughing at himself in no time...
So as we can see, there is a bounty of laughter exercises and routines available on You Tube for Free to begin to see on your own the immense joy that laughter can bring to your daily life. Go and Explore the world of laughter yoga online!
Laughter Yoga as a Daily Practice and Its Impact on my Life
Laughter Yoga as a Daily Practice and It's Impact on my Life.
By: Jean Wilkerson
Laughter Yoga is a wonderful exercise regimen where Laughing uncontrollably is daily common place.
In fact, laughing heartily for at least 15 minutes can take away 4 hours of pain.
4HOURS!!! PAIN FREE!
Plus I get to feel JOY to receive it, wow, I'm all in!
For those of you like myself, who deal with chronic illnesses and pain that goes with them, this statement should entice you to this exercise as much as it did me. I have always enjoyed smiling and laughing as well as a great chuckle from time to time. In fact I was very playful as a child and truly enjoyed using my imagination and creativity during play.
Somehow, as I became an adult and was fed the lie we have all been fed, that I had to be serious as an adult, I began to not laugh or play like I once did daily. I truly did not realize how much I missed it, until I attended a Laughter Yoga Club in sycamore township, OH. In just one laughter yoga session (11/2 hours) I realized I truly missed being silly, using my childlike playfulness and feeling the utter joy from just simply laughing and playing with the group.
Pamela S. Hall & Judi A. Winall, Certified Laughter Yoga Teachers, run a Laughter Yoga Club out of the Sycamore Twp. Library the third Wednesday of each month at 7PM (EST). Truly they run a wonderful session for all and have a regular following of folks that come every month. Its wonderful the relationships built through LAUGHTER! If you'd like more information about what they offer, their website is:https://www.joyfulhealinglaughter.com/
Before my exposure to Laughter Yoga, pain from my several chronic illnesses had begun to cloud my life with negative thoughts as well as depression. Having a daily laughter practice has alleviated my depression, strengthened my immune system, regulated my blood pressure, alleviated my pain, brought peace and joy to my daily life and an overall feeling of unity and community with others that I had once lost.
Pain can take our minds to a dark place, but Laughter can most certainly bring us out of it and truly heal us simultaneously. "More than 80 % of all doctors' visits and medications prescribed today are for stress-related illnesses", that my friends is a huge indicator that our society needs more laughter in it. In fact, Laughter is nature's counter to stress.
Laughter is not only just good medicine for the body either but each part of our mind, body, soul connection. While laughter yoga is non-religious it IS spiritual. Meaning we can be healed of many mental maladies by simply laughing them off daily.
Several benefits of a daily Laughter practice Include:
Thoughts create feelings & we can decide which ones to entertain.
Laughter yoga teaches us to laugh at life and ourselves more.
Letting go of ego is just a positive by product of a daily laughter practice.
So Laughter yoga as a daily practice for me has truly impacted and made changes on every facet of my life: mind, body & soul.
Joyfulness is a daily by product of my practice and when you become so full of joy it overflows, joy is spread through-out everyone's lives you touch.
Therefore spreading laughter and joy for world peace is now my daily practice as well.
Side effects of laughing everyday are: joy,more feelings of unity and connection with others, being more present/ aware daily, feeling more peaceful and happy.
By: Jean Wilkerson
Laughter Yoga is a wonderful exercise regimen where Laughing uncontrollably is daily common place.
In fact, laughing heartily for at least 15 minutes can take away 4 hours of pain.
4HOURS!!! PAIN FREE!
Plus I get to feel JOY to receive it, wow, I'm all in!
For those of you like myself, who deal with chronic illnesses and pain that goes with them, this statement should entice you to this exercise as much as it did me. I have always enjoyed smiling and laughing as well as a great chuckle from time to time. In fact I was very playful as a child and truly enjoyed using my imagination and creativity during play.
Somehow, as I became an adult and was fed the lie we have all been fed, that I had to be serious as an adult, I began to not laugh or play like I once did daily. I truly did not realize how much I missed it, until I attended a Laughter Yoga Club in sycamore township, OH. In just one laughter yoga session (11/2 hours) I realized I truly missed being silly, using my childlike playfulness and feeling the utter joy from just simply laughing and playing with the group.
Pamela S. Hall & Judi A. Winall, Certified Laughter Yoga Teachers, run a Laughter Yoga Club out of the Sycamore Twp. Library the third Wednesday of each month at 7PM (EST). Truly they run a wonderful session for all and have a regular following of folks that come every month. Its wonderful the relationships built through LAUGHTER! If you'd like more information about what they offer, their website is:https://www.joyfulhealinglaughter.com/
Pain can take our minds to a dark place, but Laughter can most certainly bring us out of it and truly heal us simultaneously. "More than 80 % of all doctors' visits and medications prescribed today are for stress-related illnesses", that my friends is a huge indicator that our society needs more laughter in it. In fact, Laughter is nature's counter to stress.
Laughter is not only just good medicine for the body either but each part of our mind, body, soul connection. While laughter yoga is non-religious it IS spiritual. Meaning we can be healed of many mental maladies by simply laughing them off daily.
Several benefits of a daily Laughter practice Include:
- Anti-Stress and the Release of "Feel-good Hormones"
- Strengthened and Improved Immune system function
- Increased Circulation
- Oxygen & Aerobic Exercise
- Increased Emotional Intelligence
- Improved Social Connections and Group Dynamics
- Cathartic and Anti-Aging
Thoughts create feelings & we can decide which ones to entertain.
Laughter yoga teaches us to laugh at life and ourselves more.
Letting go of ego is just a positive by product of a daily laughter practice.
So Laughter yoga as a daily practice for me has truly impacted and made changes on every facet of my life: mind, body & soul.
Joyfulness is a daily by product of my practice and when you become so full of joy it overflows, joy is spread through-out everyone's lives you touch.
Therefore spreading laughter and joy for world peace is now my daily practice as well.
Side effects of laughing everyday are: joy,more feelings of unity and connection with others, being more present/ aware daily, feeling more peaceful and happy.
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