Morning Time: Have a Really Good Laugh Together
Laugh Yoga is gradually becoming popular around the world. One of the best things about laughing is you can do it at any age. It is interesting to know that your body does not know the difference between fake deep laughter and the real thing but one often leads to the other. In laugh yoga one learns to laugh for no reason but you can also have prompts. YouTube has many comedy sketches to chose from or use funny films or CD’s, even a good joke book will work.
"The old saying that 'laughter is the best medicine,' definitely appears to be true when it comes to protecting your heart," says Michael Miller, M.D., director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center and associate professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Here are some benefits listed by Laugh Yoga teachers
- Blood & all major organs are fully oxygenated and charged with prana which is energizing
- Blood pressure drops, circulation improves and pulse rate drops
- Depression is lifted, even chronic depression is often cured
- High endorphin levels put us in a great mood which can reduce any aches and pains
- Immune, digestive and sexual systems that are switched off by stress are switched on
- Self confidence is boosted, communication skills and creativity are boosted
- The lymphatic system is massaged and the immune systems boosted
- Stress levels reduce by 75% or more and we become more stress resistant
