Laughter article: Shore Times
A lame joke doesn’t stop Louise Stevens from getting the giggles. Ms Stevens says she laughs all the time. When she wakes up in the morning, when she’s cooking dinner and even in traffic when everybody else is getting road rage. She swears by it to reduce stress, lower blood pressure and generally brighten your outlook on life. She calls it “internal jogging” and has been holding Laughter Yoga at Browns Bay and Glenfield for just under five years. Laughter’s the best medicine – 9 March 2012 Issue |
Do you remember ROTFLOL? Think back, perhaps to when you were a child, to a time when you laughed and laughed, laughing so hard and so long that eventually you were laughing just because you were laughing. And afterwards, when you were again able to speak, how you then felt, how everything seemed to have a glow, how the world seemed lighter, more enjoyable. We are told that this is the result of a release of endorphins, ‘feel good’ chemicals which help boost our immune system. In Laughter Clubs we teach your mind how to access these feelings whenever you need them, and remind your body how to do this easily. We believe that being able to laugh more easily leads to inner joy, good health, and promotes world peace. |
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Brain Day at Auckland University   
Click on images for full size At this year’s Brain Day the Auckland Laughter Clubs had their new banner to attract visitors to their stand – and it worked! Although the main focus of the event is the free lectures, we found there was plenty of interest in Laughter Yoga. Club members were kept busy handling out fliers listing the Auckland clubs and the benefits of Laughter Yoga, inviting people to World Laughter Day, and recommending the Leader Training in July. Thank you to all our helpers and a BIG well done to Louise and Gay for organising the whole event for us. |
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World Laughter Day
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