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Laughter yoga (Hasya yoga) is a laughter exercise program which emphasizes three elements: laughter & playfulness, yogic breath-work, and mindfulness meditation. [ 1 ] Laughter Yoga was introduced in Mumbai, India in 1995 by family physician Madan Kataria and his wife Madhuri. [ 1 ]
Several types of therapy have emerged which use laughter to help patients. Humor and Laughter Therapy consist of the use of humorous materials such as books, shows, movies, or stories to encourage spontaneous discussion of the patients' own humorous experiences. This can be provided individually or in a group setting.
Laughter has been used as a therapeutic tool for many years because it is a natural form of medicine. Laughter is available to everyone and it provides benefits to a person's physical, emotional, and social well being. Some of the benefits of using laughter therapy are that it can relieve stress and relax the whole body. [32]
Laughter can evolve as a medium for self-preservation, detaching the individual from any adversity faced allowing for perceived control over uncomfortable situations. [ 9 ] Sad clown paradox is characterised by a cyclothymic temperament , which encourages the creation of light-hearted humour in a professional setting, despite inner turmoil. [ 10 ]
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Carr's sixth Live DVD, Jimmy Carr: Making People Laugh, was released on 8 November 2010. [52] Carr's 2010–11 tour, entitled Laughter Therapy, started with a run at the Edinburgh Festival before touring the UK. [53]
An affected individual exhibits episodes of laughter, crying, anger or a combination of these without an apparent motivating stimulus or in response to stimuli that would not have elicited such an emotional response before the onset of their underlying neurologic disorder. In some patients, the emotional response is exaggerated in intensity but ...
Theory of laughter; Laughter therapy; W. World Laughter Day; Y. Laughter yoga This page was last edited on 22 September 2024, at 05:59 (UTC). Text is available ...