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Do you get enough laughter in your life?
Some questions to ask yourself….
Do I look for the humor in every day life?
Am I ‘fun’ to be with?
Am I happy and smile and laugh frequently?
Do I hang out with happy people?
…..Like attracts Like….
So if you want to be happy……hang out with happy people…
5 things most people don’t know about stress
- Stress is the major workplace injury of the 21st century – fun at work has been proven to boost productivity, co-operation, creativity and wellness.
- It is much easier to keep on working than to take time off to relax and go to a seminar on stress – it takes self discipline to do this.
- You don’t have to be a victim of stress – there is always something you can do, but the answers are not always obvious.
- When you can’t change what’s making you stressed, you must change you – you can learn how to change your outlook.
- Laughter is the best stress buster of all. There are UNIQUE TECHNIQUES that enables you to laugh WITHOUT JOKES because humor is a personal feeling. What’s funny for some can actually be actually offensive to others. So laugh because you CAN…..for no reason other than to feel great.
How Humour and Laughter affects the brain
Humor perception involves the whole brain and serves to integrate and balance activity in both hemispheres.
Derks, at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, has shown that there is a unique pattern of brain wave activity during the perception of humor. EEG’s were recorded on subjects while they were presented with humorous material.
Laughter truly is the best medicine! (more…)
The Amazing Life of Norman Cousins
The man who laughed himself to health.
Norman Cousins – (1915 to 1990), longtime editor of the Saturday Review, global peacemaker, receiver of hundreds of awards including the UN Peace Medal and nearly fifty honorary doctorate degrees, overcame a life threatening disease and a massive coronary, each time using his own nutritional and emotional support protocol.
Cousin’s seminal book ”Anatomy of an Illness” details his healing journey overcoming ankylosing spondylitis (a degenerative disease causing the breakdown of collagen). Given up to die within a few months in 1965, almost completely paralyzed, Cousins checked out of the hospital, moved
into a hotel room and began taking extremely high doses of vitamin C while exposing himself to a continuous stream of humorous films and similar ”laughing matter”. His condition steadily improved and Cousins regained the use of his limbs until he was able to return to his full-time job at the Saturday Review.
Why We Need To Laugh More
Because it’s a form of self medication.
Because WE CAN … laughter is a flat out CHOICE.
Because it energizes our mind to be creative.
Because it alters the brain neuron chemistry.
Because it increases the hormones that make us feel good – such as ……dopamine and Serotonin.
Because it’s convenient.
Because it’s safe.
Because it’s easy to access.
Because there’s no cost.
Because it’s fat free.
Because it burns calories.
Because there’s no cholesterol.
Because you need no elaborate equipment.
Because it can be used anywhere for any reason, almost.
Because there are few, if any, side effects
Because it’s healing to the brain and body.
Dr. Leroy Berk who researches the benefits of laughter…..from California USA……..says…………………..
“Laughter is like aerobic exercise…….
20 seconds of aerobic laughter gives the body a work-out equivalent to 3 minutes. of hard rowing in terms of giving the heart a work-out”
LAUGHTER is a bit like changing a babies nappy.
“It may not be permanent
But
It sure makes things a whole lot better for a while”
Testimonials and personal laughter stories
Some more awesome stories of the transformational power of laughter.
I think laughter ought to be part of every medical prescription.
Dr. Paul M. Fleiss – CALIFORNIA.
My friends Mum and Dad were living in an Aged Home at Noosa. They became very depressed as their health deteriorated and so I decided to go to the Age Home and cheer them up with my laughter techniques. I took along my bag of bright mixed colored tutus. The residents put on a tutu (the oldest being 95 yrs) and their eyes lit up with excitement. Dress up
has always been good fun. Everyone, including the nursing staff, all joined in with the fun and laughter. Even the men put on tutu’s which really got them all laughing. When the laughter stated…..it became so contagious that everyone came ‘out of the wood work’ to gravitate towards the sounds of laughter. Everyone had wonderful fun, staff included. Les died two weeks later and when they had the wake I was asked to bring along my tutu’s to celebrate her Dad’s life. Everyone celebrated what a great life Les had and rejoiced TO THE CELEBRATION AND APPRECIATION OF LIFE.
Susan Brown – Noosa – Qld. – AUSTRALIA
Some laughter testimonials
This is a few stories from people about how laughter has helped in their lives. You can visit the founder of laughter yoga, Dr Kataria’s website at – www.laughteryoga.org
I had a major surgery for cancer of the ovaries in Year 2001 and my husband also died in 2002. I wqs very depressed and lost interest in life. Never went out to meet people. I joined Laughter Club in Koln, Germany and it has completely changed my life. I met beautiful people who supported me in the laughter club, made me friends. We have a weekly laughter session in the laughter club but I do laughter exercises on my own every morning without fail.
Thank you Dr. Kataria for introducing laughter yoga.
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