Yoga! Again! But this time with a twist.
Part of our yoga session Wednesday was laughter yoga.
Last week in our regular session something happened that got us all laughing. Laughter is good anyway but within the context of yoga, it felt really good. We - half-jokingly we thought - said we should do laughter yoga sometime.
Our teacher Rosie did some research and found that far from being a joke, laughter yoga is a serious thing. It has a real yoga name - hasyayoga. There is an onlline Laughter Yoga University at laughteryoga.org (somebody will figure out a way to monetize anything!). Wikihow has a page devoted to laughter yoga. There are more than 100 laughter yoga videos on Youtube. There are clubs around the world devoted to laughter yoga. Even AARP's website has a page for laughter yoga for seniors. (Someday when I'm older, I check that out.)
Laughter yoga is a great for deep breathing. It is a fabulous stress reliever, lowers blood pressure, prove your mood. And it's crazy fun! What's not to love?
If you do yoga, ask you instructor/teacher/leader to incorporate a bit of laughter yoga into a session. Try it - you'll like it!
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