Walking in the morning: The laughter clubs

ADULTHOOD PROBABLY snatches smile from the faces of people. The rigours of daily life take away the child in us and we forget the very concept of laughter. Months pass before we really have a hearty laugh. At best we twitch our lips at some joke or situation and that is all we remember about a laugh.

By whom and when the concept of Laughter Clubs was introduced may be a point of debate but no one can deny the usefulness of such clubs. Laughter Clubs are said to have started in the USA (where else?) and spread all over the world. Generally a group of like minded people assemble at a place, preferably in the morning and form a circle.

They start with some warming up exercises and then start laughing their hearts out. Various techniques have been adopted to make people laugh a bit naturally like telling some jokes, making comical faces, or doing anything that may inspire a laugh. With repeated efforts, at times people really laugh naturally but most of the time it looks more of an artificial laugh. In any case it is better than not laughing at all.

Laughter Yoga Clubs were started by Indian physician, Dr. Madan Kataria in 1995 with just five people. Today, the Laughter Movement is widely accepted and has become a global phenomenon with over 6000 clubs in 60 countries. Realising the tremendous power of laughter and its efficacy as the best prescription for wellness, Laughter Clubs have brought smiles and laughter in the lives of many people suffering from physical and mental and emotional upsets.

Jokes cannot make you laugh every day. For one, you need a fresh joke everyday & for the other, one should be a humorous too. But the million-dollar question is how to laugh or who will make you laugh? The answer lies in Laughter Club where one can regenerate and get recharged by joining Laughter Sessions.

You cannot think anything while laughing. Because you can do it only one thing at a time- either laugh or think. When you repeat this process again & again your mind muscles get relaxed thus break the stress. Laughter is a stress breaker.

In addition, Yoga centers too conclude their sessions by laughter exercise.

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