Standing in a room full of strangers, making direct eye contact with others, and laughing in their face might sound like a nightmare to some. Members of the Iowa City Senior Center’s Laughter Club ...

Attendees of A Senior Retreat interact with horses as part of an equine therapy opportunity in mid-July. A Senior Retreat is an adult day care center committed to providing care and enriching ...

Psychology Today defines animal-assisted therapy as: A therapeutic intervention that incorporates animals, such as horses, dogs, cats, and birds, into the treatment plan. The client, therapist, and ...

A new, first-of-its kind study has demonstrated that laughter can indeed be good medicine – especially for those with heart disease. Researchers, including Marco Saffi from the Hospital de Clínicas de ...

Therapies of all kinds have emerged in the past decade seeking to improve human health and well-being. Laughter therapy, like art therapy, pet therapy, meme therapy and music therapy have captured the ...

Laughter isn't just an emotion or feeling; it acts as a natural medicine for your body, mind, and skin. Whether elders or experts, everyone says that laughing keeps you young. The benefits of laughter ...

A client jokingly told me his cat was traumatized because “it heard profanity” in the house. I thought he said the cat was upset because of “turd profanity.” I asked, “Is there something about ‘turds’ ...

The physiology of laughter: What happens in our bodies when we laugh? Laughter has been found to start from infancy between the second and sixth month of newborn life and is one of the first social ...