Health By The Bay - Your Natural Health Centre

Laughter Yoga is based on the principle that ‘laughter is the best medicine’. It is based on the scientific fact: your body is unable to distinguish between simulated and real laughter. Thus, ‘real’ laughter and ‘fake’ laughter provides the exact same benefits to our bodies and minds. Laughter brings down the levels of anxiety and stress hormones such as adrenaline, cortisol, dopamins and it increases health promoting hormones like endorphins. Therefore laughing is effective in the reduction of pain, stress and conflict.

Benefits of Laughter Yoga (Laughter Therapy)

• Relaxes your body.A nice deep and hearty laugh will relieve physical stress and tension, leaving your muscles relaxed for around 45 minutes a session.

• Stimulates the release of endorphins,these are the body’s natural ‘feel-good’ chemicals. Endorphins enhance an overall sense of happiness and well-being and temporarily relieve physical pain.

• Leads to enhanced circulation.

• Increases your immune system by decreasing stress hormones and increasing immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies.

• Protects your heart. Laughter improves the functioning of blood vessels around your heart and enhances blood flow, which assists in building a healthier heart and so protect you from cardiovascular (heart) problems.

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