If laughter is the best medicine, then it stands to reason that laughter yoga is good for the body and soul. Yes, laughter yoga. The movement began in the mid-1990s when Madan Kataria, a physician ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The pandemic is sparking new interest in a type of exercise that is helping people lift their spirits. Ute Devika leads groups in laughing and dancing at a park in Cairo, Egypt.

(RNS) — Wearing a bright pink tank top, Celeste Greene enthusiastically pops off the Zoom screen, clapping as she chants: “HO HO. HA HA HA. HO HO. HA HA HA. YAY,” each smack of her forceful hands ...

It has been said that through meditation, we can bring about world peace. Dr. Madan Kataria, co-founder with his wife, Madhuri, of the laughter yoga movement, believes it can be done with laughter.

Ever wonder why we react to the same things over and over again in the exact same way? Since birth, our eyes, ears, and brain have been influenced to create movement patterns that our central nervous ...

Regular participation in laughter yoga sessions can significantly boost the immune system. The act of laughing increases the production of antibodies and activates immune cells, which help fight off ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The pandemic is sparking new interest in a type of exercise that is helping people lift their spirits. Ute Devika leads groups in laughing and dancing at a park in Cairo, Egypt.

When Betty Brown first read about Laughter Yoga in 2008, it was only beginning to grow in the United States, with the nearest program online showing up in California -- a distance not easily traveled ...

Media, Pa -- Alexa Fong Drubay is a local practitioner, master trainer, and all-around global ambassador of a growing movement in wellness called Laughter Yoga. Founded 30 years ago by a medical ...

Six in the morning is way too early for the kind of raucous guffaws that are echoing around a sports ground in central Bombay. Walkers and joggers are frowning at a group of 40 people hooting and ...