Ctlaugh.com – Laughter Yoga In Connecticut

Laughter Yoga is an incredibly fun, incredibly effective way to release stress and bring more joy into your life.  It is the simple yet powerful practice of using laughter as exercise.

In Laughter Yoga — and in life — there is no need to wait until something funny happens or something funny is said. You can laugh intentionally and laugh whenever you want!

Laughter Yoga can be done sitting down or standing up. No challenging stretches involved. A flexible mind is the only flexibility needed!

Laughter Yoga has been recommended by Oprah, Dr. Oz, and Dr. Andrew Weil.

Also, Laughter Yoga has received positive coverage in the New York Times and on CNN and BBC. Popular TV shows, such as Dancing with the Stars and the Today Show, have featured Laughter Yoga.

Try Laughter Yoga, if you want to. . . .

•  feel happier and more relaxed,

• alleviate anxiety, loneliness, and depression,

• feel relief from chronic pain,

• burn calories and prevent emotional eating,

• maintain a positive attitude during challenging times,

• meet other laughter-loving folks, and

• have a fantastic time!

Scientific studies show that laughter lowers stress, boosts the immune system, and increases the production of endorphins — the body’s “feel-good” hormones and natural painkillers.

“I was in a vile, despicable mood when I arrived at laughter yoga. . . . An hour later I floated out onto Broadway, ready to break into song and speed-dial a few friends to sign them up for the next class. This stuff worked,” wrote a New York Times reporter.

Here are upcoming Laughter Yoga classes in Connecticut.

Some thoughts on laughter. . . .

“If we took what we know about the medical benefits of laughter and bottled it up, it would require FDA approval. Laughter can lower blood pressure, trigger a flood of endorphins – the brain chemicals that can bring on euphoria and decrease pain, and enhances our immune systems. . . . [Also] laughter lowers the flow of stress hormones.”
-Lee Berk, professor of family medicine
University of California, Irvine

“Laughter is an express train to the present moment.”
-Katie West, founder of the Levity Institute

“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”
— Victor Hugo, writer

“When you laugh, you change. When you change, the whole world changes.”
— Madan Kataria, M.D. and Laughter Yoga founder

“The result [of laughter yoga] is joy and good fellowship. And the joy lingers; regular participation in laughter clubs has been shown to improve long-term emotional and physical health in a variety of ways, including a significant lowering of the stress hormone cortisol.”
- Dr. Andrew Weil, director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

“Everything I read suggests that enlightenment is about lightening up and travelling lightly and not being so attached to things. My dad used to say nothing is so bad if it can be laughed at.”
—Mike Meyers, comedian and actor